Hold her O Jesus in thy arms
And let her henceforth be
A messenger of love between
Our human hearts and thee
When she suffered she told but few
She did not deserve what she went through
Tired and weary she made no fuss
But tried so hard to stay with us
How dearly we loved her
And prayed she might live
But Jesus just beckoned
And we had to give
We were with you when you
closed your eyes
We were with you when you died
We all knew you were going
When you said your last goodbyes
God gave us strength to bear it
And courage to fight the blow
What it has meant to have you
God alone will ever know