I have read the following at many funerals. Look at the words and allow
them to minister to a loss that you have had. It's called, With Hope
You left us with the memory of your smile,
And nothing we can do, And nothing we can say,
Can take away the pain, The pain of losing you,
But we can cry with hope,
Cause we believe with hope,
There’s a place by God’s grace,
There’s a place where we’ll see your face again.
Through the cloud of tears,
I see the Father’s smile and say well done,
And I imagine you,
Where you most wanted to be,
Seeing all your dreams come true,
Because now you’re home, and now you’re free,
And we have this anchor because we believe,
That everything God promised us is true,
So, we wait with hope, and we ache with hope,
We hold on with hope, we let go with hope. - Steven Curtis Chapman