Remembered
January 24th, 2012
In memory of SL, a colleague who died suddenly on 18. January 2012.
Just as the stars disappear in the morning
Just as the stars disappear in the morning,
fading away in the light of the sun,
shall you depart from the earth and its toiling,
only remembered by what you have done.
Only remembered, only remembered,
only remembered by what you have done.
Thus you depart from the earth and its toiling,
only remembered by what you have done.
Where you in springtime have laboured and planted,
shall you as surely a harvest have won.
Quickly all trace of the sower has vanished,
only remaining that which you have done.
Only remembered, only remembered . . .
If you for God and the truth here have striven,
faithfully fought sin and evil to shun,
tho’ you’re forgotten there’s budding and blooming,
rip’ning to fruit what in love you have done.
Only remembered, only remembered . . .
Heavenly blessings; ah, who can them fathom,
shall all the faithful receive from the Son;
nothing at all is by Jesus forgotten
what in your lifetime in love you have done.
Only remembered, only remembered . . .