When sorrow will not be consoled, when heaven seems a fairy tale, when life is like a shattered dream, remember Christ felt every nail. When joy in life is robbed by pain, when sickness reigns and grief invades, when death defeats life all too soon, believe in joy that never fades. Give thanks for joys too briefly known, give thanks for nights in love's embrace, give thanks for days when life was full, remember God's redeeming grace. When hearts are sore and hope comes hard, when unexpected turns bring pain, when sadness seems too much to bear, remember love can rise again.