The Band Perry If I die Young
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If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
oh oh oh oh
Lord make me a rainbow, I’ll shine down on my mother
She'll know I’m safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
ain't even grey, but she buries her baby
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had just enough time
If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had just enough time
And I’ll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom
I’m as green as the ring on my little cold finger
I’ve never known the lovin' of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
There’s a boy here in town says he’ll love me forever
Who would have thought forever could be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had just enough time
So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls
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What I never did is done
A penny for my thoughts, oh no I’ll sell them for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I’m a gone
And maybe then you’ll hear the words I been singin’
Funny when you're dead how people start listenin’
If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
oh oh
The ballad of a dove
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep ‘em in your pocket
Save them for a time when your really gonna need 'em oh
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had just enough time
So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJqUN9TClM&ob=av2e)
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I was listening to this song and I kept thinking what a possibility,dying young that is.Young lives cut short by selfishness,greed,inpatience and so many other things including others selfishness and greed and inpatience.How sad.I also read a blog this morning called Bowensheart.com a story of a family who really is struggling to save their very short life of their beautiful baby son.I pray God gives this family strenth and heals this child quickly and brings him safely through these surgerys he needs to have.
Back to short lives.
If your life was suddenly cut short what would be said of you?Where would you go?questions that always try and erge my brain to crazy with thoughts,thoughts for myself and also for others people I care very deeply about.I dont want to see people I love lost for eternity no matter if they died young or old I want them to know the comfort of our Lord Jesus I want them to have the eagerness to save others and share a glorious eternity with a saviour who wants nothing more than for us than to join him in heaven one day.
So if my life gets cut short what will my son, my husband say.What legacy do I leave to this earth?What will people remember of me?I want to be remembered as someone who gave her all for "the cause of his cross" I want to be seen more for him than me I long to be successful in that:)God Make me more than you in my life no matter it's length,I need to be you with skin to a world who may or may not know who you are.I pray at the end of each day I can truley see where you have used me and worked through me each day.
"Love your neighbor as yourself" Mark 12:31
“be conformed to the likeness of his Son” (Romans 8:29).
I cant take credit for what is written below but I found it encouraging and wanted to pass it along
To become more like Jesus, we must be willing to give up ourselves
I don't know about you, but I want to become more like Jesus.
As a single person, I've developed a lot of habits that aren't very positive. I can indulge my selfishness at home, but sometimes I wrongly let it influence my relationships with others.
I can eat whatever I like, even if it isn't good for me. Sometimes I watch TV programs that are a complete waste of time.
Those don't seem like major problems, but on reflection, they also don't seem like things Jesus would do. The Bible tells us that he enjoyed a good meal and conversation with all kinds of friends. He told people not to sin, but I don't get the impression that he was a killjoy when it came to innocent funOver the years, I've discovered an important truth:
