For Love Alone Be Proud In Dying Poem by Chris Embrick

For love alone be proud in dying
You've earned jewels for many crowns
The life you've lived's too great for crying
You gave more love than most have found

Love freely from your heart was spoken
Now those you loved stand by your side
You lived your life out in the open
Charity's gift was your source of pride

Good deeds speak well there's no denying
You lived beyond the dreams that failed
When hope seemed lost you kept on trying
Against all odds your heart prevailed

Alone on death's bed many cower
Inside the heart show little gain
With peace you've kept life's final hour
Your unselfish love never feigned

For love alone be proud in dying
We've come old friend to say goodbye
The life you lived's too great for crying
Today, you taught us how to die.