While You Were Sleeping

While you were sleeping so peaceful An angel took you away He said your life on earth Had reached its final day The pain that you did suffer Will harm you never again And though my heart does understand My mind can’t comprehend Each day I watched you suffer Yet still you chose to pray Thanking God for grace and love To live just one more day How could a God ignore the plea Of a soul he calls his own Something I do not understand For my flesh still wants you home Today we return you to the ground Your face I’ll see no more I still do not understand But will not cry and moan I know God’s will is perfect And I am glad your pain is gone While you were sleeping peaceful An angel took you home