NOW YOU STAND IN GLORY

What you now know we can only dream of.
     You have taken our Lord's Hand home.
          You see His Face and stand in His glory.

In your life you pursued the prize
     of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus,
          your love touching many along the way.
               Now His work in you has been made complete.

No more pain; no more struggles~
     just a peace that truly does surpass our understanding.
          You know the same Hand that led you home
               is now lifting your loved ones; comforting them in your absence.

And, oh, how glorious the chorus of the angelic host must sound.
     Greeting the godly home; rejoicing over lost but now saved souls.

And you are there in the midst of it all.
     The hope you had through knowing your Savior while alive on earth,
          has now been satisfied beyond all measure.

Still alive for all eternity, yet gone from this earth.
     We will miss you until our hope too is satisfied
          and we find ourselves standing with you in all God's glory.
 

2/10/94
XXXO