If tomorrow
starts without me, and I'm not there to see;
If the sun should
rise and find your eyes filled with tears for me;
I wish so much
you wouldn't cry the way you did today,
while thinking
of the many things we didn't get to say.
I know how much
you love me, as much as I love you,
and each time
you think of me I know you'll miss me too;
But when tomorrow
starts without me, please try to understand,
that an angel
came and called my name and took me by the hand.
She said my place
was ready in heaven far above,
and that I'd
have to leave behind all those I dearly love.
But as I turned
to walk away, a tear fell from my eye,
for all my life,
I'd always thought I didn't want to die.
I had so much
to live for and so much yet to do,
it seemed almost
impossible that I was leaving you.
I thought of
all the yesterdays, the good ones and the bad,
I thought of
all the love we shared and all the fun we had.
If I could
relive yesterday, I thought, just for awhile,
I'd say goodbye
and kiss you and maybe see you smile.
But then I fully
realized that this could never be,
for emptiness
and memories would take the place of me.
And when I thought
of wordly things that I'd miss come tomorrow,
I thought of
you, and when I did, my heart was filled with sorrow.
But when I walked
through heaven's gates, I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me, from His golden throne.
He said, "This
is eternity and all I've promised you.
Today for life
on earth is past but here it starts anew.
I promise no
tomorrow, but today will always last,
and since each
day's the same day, there's no longing for the past.
You have been
so faithful, so trusting, and so true.
Though there
were times you did some things you knew you shouldn't do.
You have been
forgiven and now at last you're free.
So won't you
take my hand and share eternity with me?"
So if tomorrow
starts without me, don't think we're far apart
For everytime
you think of me, I'm right there in your heart.
Author Unknown