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Funeral and Death Poem for a Coal Miner

Funeral Poems And Reflections-Vol I

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I Spent My Life In Darkness So That Others Would Have Light


Lay
my body in the cold, dark cave
I spent my life in darkness
I've got no fear of the grave  

My spirit will soar in a Godly flight
I spent my life in darkness
So that others would have light

_____


I bent my back inside those hills
Carving out the mountains in a test of wills
Giving all my strength, yet keeping my pride
Facing death daily as I walked inside  

Yet what I’ve done meant more to me
Than the risks to my life and family
Light, warmth, and joy was my goal
And I drew each one from the black, dusty coal  

My work has kept people safe and warm
Kept the sick alive, and others from harm
Brought people together, making sweet memories
And provided a living for my own family  

But none of us live forever, we know
I know it too well…a life risked for the coal
So when my number's up- bravely I’ll leave
Trusting God to comfort my loved ones who’ll grieve  

And confidently toward His heaven I’ll fly
Where I’ll join that peace with my head held high
Approaching God's throne...seeking His mighty grace

Never again to wear that dust on my face  

Trusting God to accept me...
All the ways I've blessed others in life 

For I spent years in darkness
So that others would have light



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