IF I COULD GIVE YOU

If I could give you, somehow leave you

a priceless legacy,

I’ve often sat and pondered

what the greatest gift would be.

Oh I could leave you money,

treasures, untold wealth,

but that’s not going to happen.

I barely make ends meet myself…

though I wish you all you need

and a fair share of what you want,

that is not the legacy I’d leave,

it truly is not

for gold and silver turn to dust

and vanish on a breeze,

and wealth won’t buy you happiness,

‘tis not a fitting legacy,

not the best that I could give

to you, my family and friends

when on this Earth I cease to live,

when my time with you should end.

If I would leave you anything,

it would be fond memories

of good times, happy times we’ve shared,

those days of you and me

as we’ve overcome life’s obstacles,

burdens, sickness, pain,

leaning on each other,

learning to smile again…

the joy we’ve found in sharing

both sunny and rainy days,

if I could leave a legacy

it would be sweet memories that stay

and the greatest legacy of all,

I hope and pray I leave

is that Love, the greatest love of all,

is that you will receive.

You see, I haven’t always done things right,

life isn’t always fair,

I haven’t always taken time

to show how much I care.

I’ve often used poor judgment,

acted, spoke before I thought

and that in retrospect I see

has tarnished life a lot

but there is a gift that I can share,

the love of Jesus Christ,

how very much He’s done for me,

how He has changed my life.

I haven’t always followed Him

nor done things as I should,

to often doing what I wouldn’t

instead of what I would

but He’s forgiven me my past

with a mercy and the greatest love,

so someday, when I’m no longer here

I’ll go on living with Him above

and I want you to know this Jesus,

so you forever will live too,

in glory, peace and happiness,

this is my legacy to you.

For God so loves each one of us

and I want you to know

how very much I love you,

and that God loves you so

much more, so very much.

If I could give you anything, 

one thing I can leave to you from me

is that you’ll know, 

know the change that God has made,

within the heart of me,

know how very much I love you

and how much more God loves you too,

this, my family and friends

is the gift I’d wish for you.

Lord, let this be my legacy

should today my life here end,

let this be the gift I leave

to my family and friends.

The greatest love I’ll ever know

is that love You’ve given me,

Lord, let others see You in my life,

let that be my legacy

that they also will know You,

accept this gift of life,

Your gift that we may always live

should my life here end this night.