Meant for Heaven, God knows why,
You'll never see these tears we cry.
Meant for Heaven's glorious light,
To never know the dark of night.
In the Father's arms so strong,
Never knowing sadness long,
Never knowing pain or fear,
Ever with the Lord, so near.
Though our arms so empty, ache,
We never from such bliss would take,
Our babe, so precious in God's arms,
You'll never know life's pain or harm.
So dear sweet one, precious child,
Wait for us, we'll see your smile,
And once again gaze on your face
In that pure and radiant place.
Until that day we'll say goodbye,
And hope you know these tears we cry
Are only 'cause we miss you so,
And wish you didn’t have to go.
Please ask the Lord to make us strong,
So the wait won’t seem so long,
Where once again we'll hold you tight
In realms of never-ending light.
Goodbye sweet bundle, we rest sure
That you are joyful, strong, and pure.
It won’t be long, we'll see you then,
Forever we'll be close again.
C 2006, Val Halloran