A Tribute to Strength
You’ve broken our hearts,
But you’ve made them stronger, too.
You showed us how to fight
The fight until the Father
Says we’re done,
And that seeing Him
Is the only way we’ll know
For sure we’ve won.
You fought with cancer;
You fought it year by year.
You fought to see your family
And the friends you held so dear.
You fought because you knew
Your work just wasn’t done,
But the day came when Christ
Told you your race was won.
On that day he took you
Gently in His arms
And took away your pain.
He held you closely
To His breast and
And took you home again.
He reunited you with family
That you had sorely missed
And stood by smiling
As every cheek was kissed.
After you reveled in heaven
And in the riches you had stored,
You fretted just a bit
For the souls you had adored.
I know that Jesus leaned
And whispered softly in your ear,
“They’ll be just fine. You’ll see them soon.
They will hold you ever dear.
You taught them well. You taught them true.
You may have broken their hearts,
But you made them stronger, too.”