Cross Over Ceremony

Crossing Over 

By the threads that still connect us 
By the silver cord unbroken 
By the love that is eternal 
Now, _________________ I will call you. 
(name of person) 
As the western gate stands open 
To the land of golden sunsets 
In the peace that is unending 
In that life that is eternal 

On this night of ancient wonder 
Where our souls can join together 
I will close my eyes and see you smiling 
As I slowly reach to touch you 
In that land beyond the dawning 
Where you journey never ended 
Where the pathway still leads upward 
On that circle laid through time. 

May the moonlight guide your footsteps 
May the starlight be your pathway 
As we journey to the center 
On this ancient night together 
When our souls can be united 
When our worlds are now the closest 
When the silence choirs our love 
When the circle is unbroken. 

By the mystery of all surrounding 
With this breath by which I called you 
In the flickering of the firelight 
I say your name within my heart 
It echoes down through time unending 
In the protection of this evening 
May your presence wash through me 
And together we are one. 

You who have passed to another plane 
___________________ I remember you. 
(name of person)