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In
Remembrance
Of
Our Daughter.
1/17/97
- 1/29/97
Brianna
Our
beautiful little girl passed away from complications due to heart surgery.
Brianna was born with multiple heart defects.
Like
every family when we discovered I was pregnant we had high hopes and dreams
for our unborn child.
Brianna
was born into our hopes and dreams and took them with her along with a
piece of our hearts and souls.
THY
WILL BE DONE
"I'll
lend you for a little time
A
child of mine," He said
"For
you to love the while he lives
And
mourn for when he's dead.
It
may be six or eleven years, or
twenty-two
or three;
But
will you, till I call him back,
take
care of him for me ?
He'll
bring his charm to gladden you,
and
should his stay be brief,
You'll
have his lovely memory
as
solace for your grief
I
cannot promise he will stay
since
all from earth return;
But
there are lessons taught down there
I
want this child to learn.
I've
looked this wide world over
in
my search for teachers true
And
from the throngs that crowd
life's
lanes, I have selected you;
For
I know you'll give him all your love
nor
think the labor vain,
Nor
hate me when I come to call
to
take him back again
I
fancy that I hear you say
"Dear
Lord, Thy will be done,"
For
all the joy my child shall bring,
the
risk of grief we'll run;
We'll
shelter him with tenderness
We'll
love him while we may,
And
for the happiness we've known,
Forever
grateful stay.
But
should the angels call for him
Much
sooner than we've planned,
We'll
brave the bitter grief that comes
And
try to understand.
Author:
Edgar Guest
