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
Copyright © Joshua Vick | Year Posted 2010
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