Richard E. Harper

Pastor Richard E. Harper, 76 of Hot Springs, Arkansas transitioned from Labor to Reward on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at Chi St. Vincent - Hot Springs. Services are incomplete.

For a Pastor Who Has Passed Away

You guided us through quiet streams. And held our hands in shadowed deeps, You taught us how to anchor faith, And how a grieving spirit weeps.  But now the Shepherd calls you home,

To pastures green and skies of light, You fought the fight, you kept the faith,  And walked into the morning bright.

We weep, but not without a hope, For though our earthly shepherd’s gone, You pointed us to Christ the King, The bright and everlasting dawn.

~UNK