If I Should Die
If I should die quite suddenly
Don't grieve, my dear. Don't cry for me
I've waited, oh, so fervently
From bonds of life to be set free
This world is not how it should be
Today the Lord has heard my plea
Don't mourn for me
I've been set free
Don't stand too long around my grave
For death is friend and not a knave
He came my breaking heart to save
I rest with all whose hearts were brave
To mournful thoughts, don't be a slave
Let souvenirs your tears now stave
Death's not a knave
He' come to save
So live your life without a care
For what I've learned I gladly share
Take in the beauty, all that's fair
There's not a moment left to spare
Do all you've dreamt of on a dare
Let every love your heart lie bare
This truth I share:
Live, love, and dare
For one day death will come for you
Don't leave this world with things to do
There's no escape, this much is true
So use your time, try something new
Let passion burn you through and through
For when death knocks, you'll say adieu
This life pursue
Until adieu
Eileen Manassian
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