The silent tears that each must shed,
Like rain upon the ground,
Will nourish all the love for her,
Which did in life abound.
Our Mother’s labors now are over,
Her earthly labor done,
And now she rests in peaceful sleep,
Her rich rewards are won.
Her family sheds a silent tear,
The grandchildren, too, must mourn;
But they again will meet her,
When eternal life is born.
INTO YOUR ARMS (GRANDMOTHER)
Into your arms, O God,
we humbly entrust our mother,
grandmother, and friend.
In this life you embraced her
with your tender love.
Deliver her now from every evil
and bid her enter eternal rest.
The old order has passed away.
Welcome her into paradise,
where there will be no sorrow,
no weeping, nor pain,
but the fullness of peace and joy
with Your Son and the Holy Spirit,
forever and ever.
Amen.