GC 859 - Marty Haugen
Lyrics
Refrain
The hand of God shall hold you, the peace of God enfold you,
the love that dreamed and formed you still surrounds you here today;
The light of God beside you, above, beneath, inside you,
the light that shines to guide you home to the loving hand of God.
Verse 1
May God's light shine ever upon you, may you rest in the arms of God;
may you dwell forevermore in communion with all the blessed.
Verse 2
May the angels lead you into paradise; may the martyrs come to welcome you
and take you to the holy city, the new and eternal Jerusalem.
Text: Marty Haugen, b.1950, © 1994, GIA Publications, Inc.; verse 2 from In paradisum; Rite of Funerals , © 1970, ICEL