When All I've Loved

When all whom I have loved are gone,
Dear Lord, when I'm the only one
Who cares if I should live or die,
When there is no one left to cry;
Then Lord, take me.

But if there is a single soul
For whom I play important role,
Who might just stumble, lose his way
Without my guidance through the day,
Then I would be

Content to stay another while
To give him courage, bring a smile;
Teach him to look to You above,
For truest guidance, purest love,
His way to see.

Then I would say, "My work is done.
On Earth there is no other one
Who needs the love I have to give.
No reason now for me to live."
Dear Lord, take me.

By: Joyce 7/23, 05