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