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A few lines from "Missing You At Christmastime":

"We're missing you at Christmastime

When the world is filled with cheer

As families gather to celebrate

And hold their loved ones, dear

We face each day with a sadness

A deep heaviness of heart

Made worse by all the cheeriness

In which the world is taking part

When nightfall comes and lights aglow

In sparkling, colored array

And shoppers scurry with packages

Meant for loved ones on Christmas Day

Our hearts feel aching loneliness

That this year you won't be near

And we find ourselves returning to Christmases past

When this emptiness wasn't here

When you were alive and well with us

And in festivities took active part

Sharing the arrival of Christmas morn

Enjoying gifts planned from the heart

When your laughter rang out like silver bells

That pierced the starry, winter sky

When you warmed our souls with your goodness and love

When you were precious close, nearby

But now you have gone to that better place

That we have not yet known

And have left such a hole, it can't be replaced

In our hearts, our family, our home

Just let us know that you are okay

Through the peace of feeling you near

Somehow get us through this "season of hope"

That fills us with loneliness and tears

Sing that you're safe in the carols

That so sweetly fill the air

May these melodies give us peace we miss

Release our hearts from this burdened care

Shine bright in all the Christmas lights

Filling houses, nativities and streets

And may this light heal our grieving souls

Till our broken hearts are mended and complete

Whisper peaceful words in snow falling from heaven

In layers soft, crystalline and light

Which in springtime turn to silvery melt

And will renew this whole earth to life

Most of all, come to us in the Spirit of Christmas

Help us feel this season's sweet embrace

May it enter our hearts and restore us to hope..."