Only Her Name in the Wind

[Verse 1 – quiet as a breath]
The house is still, the clock won’t chime
No footsteps now, no spoken rhyme
But every room still holds her grace
Every mirror knows her face

I open windows just to feel
If heaven’s near, or if it’s real
Sometimes it’s quiet, sometimes it’s thin
And I hear her name in the wind

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[Chorus – sacred, aching, but sure]
Only her name in the wind remains
Soft like the whisper of temple veins
She’s gone ahead, but not too far
She’s just behind the veil we part
I feel her near when the Spirit speaks
In sacrament silence and mountain peaks
And when the boys kneel down again
I hear her name… in the wind

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[Verse 2 – storytelling with doctrine]
She bore her cross with no complaint
Taught me faith without restraint
Her temple clothes were laid with care
Like angels folded them right there

And though the grave holds only stone
Her soul ascended, not alone
Sealed in the house the Lord designed
For hearts that never stay behind

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[Chorus – fuller, with soft harmonies building]
Only her name in the wind remains
Like the echo of eternal flames
She’s gone ahead, but not too far
She’s just behind the veil we part
I feel her hand when the children sing
When we read of Zion and angel wings
And when I weep, I feel again
Her name… in the wind

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[Bridge – scripture paraphrased, spoken over soft piano]
“For Christ hath broken the bands of death…
And the spirits of the righteous shall rise, clothed in glory, to dwell forever in the presence of God.”
(— Doctrine & Covenants 138)

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[Final Chorus – sacred and soft like a testimony]
Only her name in the wind remains
But I know we’ll meet again one day
And when the Savior lifts the veil
And calls the faithful through that trail
She’ll be there with her flower crown
And I’ll rise up, and lay mine down
To walk with her once more again
Not just a whisper…
Not just the wind

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[Outro – faint children’s laughter and breeze, fading into silence]
“Until we meet again… sealed in Christ.”

A sacred lament. Slow piano, subtle strings, and distant harmonies like voices beyond the veil.