Lyrics to With Hope by Steven Curtis Chapman

Troy sings at a lot of funerals.  This is my favorite song he does for them.  It is such a comforting song.  I thought I'd post the lyrics since we've had so many losses lately.  I pray these words comfort you.

This is not at all how
We thought it was supposed to be
We had so many plans for you
We had so many dreams
And now you've gone away
And left us with the memories of your smile
And nothing we can say
And nothing we can do
Can take away the pain
The pain of losing you, but ...

We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
'Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
And we can grieve with hope
'Cause we believe with hope
(There's a place by God's grace)
There's a place where we'll see your face again
We'll see your face again

And never have I known
Anything so hard to understand
And never have I questioned more
The wisdom of God's plan
But through the cloud of tears
I see the Father's smile and say well done
And I imagine you
Where you wanted most to be
Seeing all your dreams come true
'Cause now you're home
And now you're free, and ...

We have this hope as an anchor
'Cause we believe that everything
God promised us is true, so ...

We wait with hope
And we ache with hope
We hold on with hope
We let go with hope

I put this song on the CD I made for Linda and family... It is soo beautiful and comforting.

Thats beautiful Jacqui. You know, most of my life I have been disappointed by people in the world because so many just don't show compassion for eachother or about life in general. I know tragedy's bring people together and they help remind us all just how fragil life really is. But, on here, this Indiana board... I have never known such a heartfelt group of people like we have here. I am blessed to be a part of this group and with my weight loss effort, not only are my body and mind getting better, my soul has been healed and inspired by you all and I can luckily say I am a part of that each and every day.
God Bless you for who all of you are!

Wow.. thanks.. although I have tchnicly not lost my siter yet seeing her leave me slowly day by day this is sweet to my heart..

Linda Kay