The Beginning of An Ending

Do not grieve for my passing, for it was my time For life is but the Lord's property, and now he has reclaimed mine I regret leaving you here, though I've indeed been set free But I could no longer ignore God's call for me Though I went with Him, I made sure to take you along And I left with you memories of times past but definitely not gone I go home to my father in a place of peace To be reunited with sisters and brothers, a whole line of family Cry if you must, mourn if you may But not over things you failed to say Death is not eternity, it was a short bridge I had to cross And though I have departed from this world, my life is not lost I say farewell to you now, for it is a temporary goodbye For one day you too will go where I now arrive Someday in the future we will cross paths again And together we will travel that long road, and there speak of the end