This is a by-product of surveys conducted in Norfolk for NAOMI.
Here you will find the origin of wording used on gravestones, if it is known.
To quickly go to texts with initial letter Z for example, search for ZZZ using
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Some of these texts were found only once and others on many occasions.
Abide with me fast falls the eventide [Hymn "Abide with me"]
Absent from the body, present with the Lord
A child of light [Found in the plural form Ephesians Ch 5 v 8 and I
Thessalonians Ch 5 v 5]
Adorned with many virtues stained with no crimes
A faithful loving tender wife and mother, rejoicing in hope, patient in
tribulation
A father to the fatherless and a judge of the widows is God in his holy
habitation [Psalm Ch 68 v 5]
Afflicted by our loss we lay thee here
A friend loveth at all times
After a life of charity she has gone to receive her reward
After a lingering illness borne with Christian fortitude her end was peace
After labour cometh rest ["The pauper child" by George Heath]
After labour how sweet to rest
After long and great suffering she died in peace
After long weariness rest
After much suffering may she rest in peace
After the cross the crown [From hymn "Your choice"]
After weary pain comes rest safe in the arms of Jesus
A gathered lily
A gentle and quiet spirit is of great price in the sight of God
Age shall not wither nor the years condemn
["For the fallen" Laurence Binyon]
A guileless soul
A life fulfilled caring for others
A life laid down
A little bud so young so fair
A little trust that when we die we reap our sowing and so goodbye
Alive in the hearts of those who loved her
All earthly comforts vanish thus so little hold of them have we that we from
them or they from us may in a moment [ravished be]
["A hymn for a widow or widower" George Wither]
All go unto one place all are of dust and all turn to dust again [Ecclesiastes
Ch 3 v 20]
All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by
[From "Sea fever" by John Masefield]
All journeys end in welcome to the weary and Heaven the hearts true home will
come at last [From "Hark hark my soul" by Frederick W Faber 1854]
All journeys end in welcome weary and heaven the spirit will come at last
All my trust on Thee is stayed [Charles Wesley]
All the days of my appointed time will I wait till my change come [Job Ch 14 v
14]
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me and him that cometh to me I will
in no wise cast out [St John Ch 6 v 37]
A loving wife lieth here, a mother kind and tender
Although we are not together we shall never be apart
Always in our thoughts
Always remembered
And all wept and bewailed for her, but He said weep not she is not dead but
sleepeth [Luke Ch 8 v 52]
And death shall be no more neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain
any more the first things are passed [based on Rev Ch 21 v 4]
And give us peace
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more
death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the
former things are passed away [Rev Ch 21 v 4]
And God's word say He loved me and gave Himself for me, the just for the unjust,
the price of my life was the precious blood of Christ [Galatians Ch 2 v 20, 1
Peter Ch 3 v 18 and 1 Peter Ch 1 v 19 put together in "The traveller's Guide"]
And happy too the Shepherd because his lamb he bore
And I heard a voice from Heaven saying unto me "Blessed are the dead which die
in the Lord"
[Rev Ch 14 v 13]
And in dying that we're born to eternal life ["Prayer of St Francis"]
And in their mouths was found no guile for they are without fault before the
throne of God [Rev Ch 14 v 5]
And Jesus called a little child unto him [St Matthew Ch 18 v 2]
And now Lord what is my hope truly my hope is even in Thee [Psalm 39.3? the
verse most closely resembles verse 7]
And so after he had patiently endured he obtained the promise [Hebrews Ch 6 v
15]
And so He bringeth them unto the haven where they would be [Psalms Ch 107 v 30]
And such as be faithful in love shall abide with Him
[Wisdom Ch 3 v 9]
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures which are able to make
thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus
[2 Tim Ch 3 v 15
And the hopes that were lost in life's journey we shall find in that City of rest. ["The disappointed" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox]
And the King shall answer and say unto them verily I say unto you inasmuch as
ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto
me [Matt Ch 25 v 10]
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it and depth and hell delivered up
the dead [Rev Ch 20 v 13]
And there shall be no night there for the Lord God giveth them light and they
shall reign for ever and ever
[Rev Ch 22 v 5]
And these shall be mine that day when I make up my jewels [Malachi Ch 3 v 17]
And the trumpets sounded fro her on the other side
And they shall see his face and his name shall be in their forehead [Rev Ch 22 v
4]
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee for thou Lord never
failed them that seek thee [Psalms Ch 9 v 10]
And this is the promise that He hath promised us even eternal life [1 John Ch 2
v 25]
And thou art gone in hurried haste thy brief career is run thy little pilgrimage
is past farewell, farewell my son
And when I saw the star we rejoiced with exceeding great joy [St Mat Ch 2 v 10]
And when the Chief Shepherd shall appear ye shall receive a crown of glory that
fadeth not away
[1 Peter Ch 5 v 4]
And with the morn those angel faces smile [John Henry Newman 1800 – 1890 "The
pillar of the cloud"]
Animo et fide [Courage and faith]
A paragon of love and devotion
As for man his days are as grass as a flower of the field so he flourisheth the
wind passeth over it and it is gone [Psalm Ch 103 v 15-16]
As for me I will behold thy face in righteousness I shall be satisfied when I
awake with thy likeness. [Psalms Ch 17 v 15]
As she lived so she died trusting in the Lord
As she was so she still is and always will be
A silent thought brings many a tear for one we miss and love so dear
As in Adam all die even so in Christ shall all be made alive [1 Cor Ch 15 v 22]
A sinner saved by grace
Ask not "How many shall be saved?" but "Shall I be one of them?": not "What
shall become of others?" but "What will become of us?" O Lord God, Thou knowest
[Luke Ch 13 v 28]
Asleep in Jesus [hymn "Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep" by Margaret Mackay]
Asleep in Jesus till the resurrection morn
As man dieth and wasteth away, yea man giveth up the ghost and where is he? [Job
Ch 14 v 10]
Assured alone that life and death His mercy underlies ["The Eternal Goodness"
by John Greenleaf Whittier]
As they were in life so let them be in death be thou faithful unto death and I
will give thee a crown of life [composition from James Ch 1 v 12 and Rev ]
As thy days so shall thy strength be
[Deut Ch 33 v 25]
A still small voice of calm ["Dear Lord and Father of Mankind"]
A storm came the lily fell
At even ere the sun was set [Hymn title by Henry Twells 1868]
At evening time it shall be light [Poem by Jennie E Haight]
At eventide it was light
At eventime there shall be light [Title of painting by Stephen Swiney copied
from John Everett Millais]
At home with the Lord
A tireless worker for God
A tribute of love and gratitude
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember him ["For the
Fallen" poem by Laurence Binyon]
A voice we loved is still
Awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead and Christ shall give thee
light [Eph Ch 5 v 14]
Beatae memoriae [Of blessed memory]
Bear ye one another's burdens and so fulfil the law of Christ
[Gal Ch 6 v 2]
Because I live ye shall live also [St John Ch 14 v 19]
Be followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises
[Hebrews Ch 6 v 12]
[Hebrews Ch 6 v 12]
Behold He taketh away who can hinder Him? Who will say unto Him what doest thou?
[Job Ch 9 v 12]
Behold I come quickly [Rev Ch 3 v 11]
Behold I have refined thee but not with silver I have chosen thee in the furnace
of affliction
[Isaiah Ch 48 v 10]
Behold I make all things new [Rev Ch 21 v 5]
Behold I take away from thee the desires of thine eyes with a stroke [Ezk Ch
24 v 16]
Be it unto me according to thy word [St Luke Ch 1 v 38]
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved [Acts Ch 16 v 31]
Beloved and respected by all who knew her
Beloved and respected her end was peace
Beloved and respected in life and in death deeply lamented
Beloved and unforgotten
Beloved thou hast brought me many flowers tell thy soul their roots are left in
mine
Beneath are the everlasting arms
Beneath this tomb sleepeth the body of ......
Be not afraid only believe [St Mark Ch 5 v 36]
Be of good cheer I have overcome the World [St John Ch 16 v 33]
Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life [Rev Ch 2 v 10]
Be ye also ready [St Matt Ch 24 v 44]
Be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh [St
Mat Ch 24 v 44]
Be ye therefore ready also for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think
not [St Luke Ch 12 v 40]
Beyond the veil sweet memories still remain
Blessed are the dead [who/which/that] die in the Lord for they rest from their
labours [Rev Ch 14 v 13]
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord: They rest from their labours and
their works do follow them [Rev Ch 14 v 13]
Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. [St Mat Ch 5 v 4]
Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy [St Mat Ch 5 v 7]
Blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called the children of God [St
Mat Ch 5 v 9]
Blessed are the peace makers for they shall inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.
[Mixed quote St Mat Ch 5 v 9 and 10]
Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God [St Mat Ch 5 v 8]
Blessed are the servants whom the Lord when he cometh shall find watching [St
Luke Ch 12 v 37]
Blessed are they that do his commandments that they may have right to the tree
of life and may enter in through the gates into the City [Rev Ch 22 v 14]
Blessed are they that have not seen and have yet believed [St John Ch 20 v 29]
Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted [St Mat Ch 5 v 4]
Blessed are they that trust in the Lord
[Jeremiah Ch 17 v 7]
Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb [Rev Ch
19 v 9]
Blessed are those servants whom the Lord when he cometh shall find watching [St
Luke Ch 12 v 37]
Blessed be God which hath not turned away my prayer nor his mercy from me
[Psalms Ch 66 v 20]
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven [Psalms Ch 32 v 1]
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried he shall
receive the crown of life which the Lord hath promised he that love Him [James
Ch 1 v 12]
Blessings they were God made them so and deeds of Christ like holiness fell from
them noiseless as the snow
Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me bless His holy name [Psalms
Ch 103 v 1]
Blest be thy memory and blest thy bright example be
["Rest from thy labours" by James Montgomery]
Boast not of tomorrow for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth [Prov Ch
27 v 1]
Boast not thyself of tomorrow for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth
[Prov Ch 27 v 1]
Both are gone but not forgotten may you rest in peace with the Lord
Both lay me down in peace and sleep [Psalms Ch 4 v 8]
Brave unselfish loving
Brethren if a man be overtaken in a fault ye which are spiritual restore such an
one in the spirit of meekness considering thyself lest thou also be tempted
[Galatians Ch 6 v 1]
Brethren in faith in the atonement offered on Calvary Cross prepare to meet your
God
Bright is the glory now boundless their joy above
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it
[Romans Ch 8 v 25]
But I have trusted in thy mercy my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation [Psalms
Ch 13 v 5]
But I would not have you to be ignorant brethren concerning them which are
asleep that ye sorrow not even as others which have no hope
[Thess Ch 4 v 13]
But now abideth faith, hope, love [1 Cor Ch 13 v 13]
But now the Lord my God hath given me rest
But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God and there shall no torment
touch them [Wisdom of Solomon Ch 3 v 8]
But thou dead yet speaketh [Hebrews Ch 11 v 4]
But to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God [Micah Ch 6 v
8]
By grace are ye saved [Ephesians Ch 2 v 8]
By thy cross and passion, by thy precious death, good Lord deliver us
[Based on "A Litany for a happy death"]
Called home
Called into His eternal glory [2 Thess Ch 2 v 14]
Called suddenly to the land beyond
Call upon Me in the day of trouble I will deliver you and thou shalt glorify Me
[Psalms Ch 10 v 15]
Call when the time is fully come and I will answer thee
Cast thy burden upon the Lord and He shall sustain thee [Psalms Ch 55 v 22]
Chosen in the furnace of affliction made perfect through suffering
Christ in us our only hope of glory
Christ is all and in all [Colos Ch 3 v 11]
Christ long trusted in below doth not in His glory fail
Christ the first fruits afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming [Verse
appears to be incorrect] [I Cor Ch 15 v 23]
Christ will gather in His own
[Hymn title Nikolaus von Zinzendorf 1754]
Come to me saith one and coming be at rest
[From hymn "Art thou weary art thou langid"]
Come unto me all ye that are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest [St
Matt Ch 11 v 28]
Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest [St
Mat Ch 11 v 28]
Come unto me ye weary and I will give you rest
[St Matt Ch 11 v 28]
Come unto the Lord ye weary and rest in peace
Commit all your works unto the Lord [Prov Ch 16 v 3]
Commune with your heart and in your chamber and be still [Psalms Ch 4 v 4]
Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall
say, Amen [Deut Ch 27 v 17]
Darkness is not dark with thee those thou keepest always see light at evening
time
Day by day the voice saith come enter thine eternal home [From the hymn "The
Lord doth all things well]
Dear Lord remember me
Death divides love abides
Death divides but memories cling
Death divides but memory clings
Death doth hide but not divide they are but on the other side
Death is swallowed up in victory. Thanks be to God which giveth us the
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ [1 Cor Ch 15 v 54 & 57]
Death like a narrow sea divides that heavenly land from ours ["There is a land
of pure delight" by Isaac Watts 1707]
Death where is thy sting O grave where is thy victory
The sting of death is [sin] and the strength of sin is the law [I Cor Ch 15 v
55-6]
Deeply lamented
Departed this life in hope of joyful resurrection
Deus meus in te confido [= My God in you I trust
from "Veni Domine"]
Died in peace to sin no more
Do justly and love mercy and speak humbly with thy God
[Micah Ch 6 v 8]
Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return [Gen Ch 3 v 19]
Dying and behold we live
Earth hath one gentle soul the less and Heaven one angel more
Enter not into judgement with thy servant O Lord [Psalms Ch 143 v 2]
Ephphatha [= Be opened]. [St Mark Ch 7 v 34]
Esteemed and lamented not only by her relatives but all persons of her
acquaintance
Esteemed for his integrity in a long and faithful life of service
Eternal rest
Eternal rest grant to her O Lord and let light perpetual shine upon her [Te Deum
or Psalm Ch 46 v 1]
Even down to old age all my people shall prove my sovereign eternal
unchangeable love and when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn like lambs they
shall still in my bosom be borne
Even so Father for so it seemeth good in thy sight [St Luke Ch 10 v 21 of St Mat
Ch 11 v 26]
Even to your old age I am He, even to hoar hair will I carry you [Isaiah Ch
46 v 4]
Ever in our thoughts
Eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither have entered into the heart of man the
things which God hath prepared for them that love him [1 Cor Ch 2 v 9]
Faithful in adversity
Faithful in life peaceful in death
Faithful unto death. [Rev Ch 2 v 10]
Farewell be perfect be of good comfort be of one mind live in peace and the God
of love and peace shall be with you
Farewell dear friends a long farewell for we shall meet no more
Farewell dear husband and children, I am not dead but sleeping [based on St Matt
Ch 9 v 24]
Farewell my friends beloved though for a while we part yet always joined in
heart we’ll meet in glory
Father into thy hands I commend my spirit
[St Luke Ch 23 v 46]
Father the hour is come [St John Ch 17 v 1]
Faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy [Jude Ch 1 v 24]
Fear not for I have redeemed thee I have called thee by thy name thou art mine
[Isaiah Ch 43 v 1]
Fervent in spirit serving the Lord
Fondly we loved her she is dear to us still
For as in Adam all die even so in Christ shall all be made alive [1 Cor Ch 15 v
22]
For as much as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things but
with the precious blood of Christ as of a lamb without blemish and without spot
[1 Peter Ch 1 v 18-9]
For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is the
gift of God [Eph Ch 2 v 8]
Forever honoured, forever mourned
Forever in our love enshrined
Forever in our thoughts
Forever with the Lord
Forgive blest shade! The tributary tear that mourns thy exit from a world like
this
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish but have ever lasting life. [St John Ch 3 v
16]
For He hath delivered me out of my trouble [Psalms Ch 54 v 7]
For He hath said I will never leave thee nor forsake thee
For he looked for a city which hath foundations whose builder and maker is God
[Hebrews Ch 11 v 10]
For here we have no continuing City but seek one to come [Hebrews Ch 13 v 14]
For he that is entered into his rest he also has ceased from his own work as God
did from his, let us labour therefore to enter into that rest [Heb Ch 4 v 10-11]
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again even so them also which sleep
in Jesus will God bring with Him wherefore comfort one another with these words [1 Thess Ch 4 v 14
- 18]
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be
compared with the Glory which shall be revealed in us [Romans Ch 8 v 18]
For me to live is Christ and to die is gain
[Philippians Ch 1 v 21]
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation
[St Luke Ch 2 v 30]
For of such is the Kingdom of Heaven [St Matt Ch 19 v 14]
For our light affliction [which is] but for a moment, worketh [for us a far more exceeding]
and eternal weight of glory
[2 Corinthians Ch 4 v 17]
For our afflictions but for a moment worketh for us a far more exceeding and
eternal weight of glory [2 Cor Ch 4 v 17]
For so He giveth his beloved sleep [Psalms Ch 127 v 2]
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them and shall lead
them unto living fountains of waters and God shall wipe away all tears from
their eyes [Rev Ch 7 v 17]
For the Lord hath called thee [Isaiah Ch 42 v 6]
For the loved ones taken from us seem the ones we least can spare but God knows
best and he gives peace and rest
For there is none other name under Heaven given among men whereby we must be
saved. Acts Ch 4 v 12
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost
For the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be raised [I Cor Ch 15 v 52]
For the word of the Lord is good and all His works are faithful [Based on Psalms
Ch 33 v 4]
For this corruptible must put on incorruption and this mortal must put on
immortality [1 Corinth Ch 15 v 53]
For thy servant O Lord death transforms life but does not destroy it
For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain [Phil Ch 1 v 21]
For we believe that Jesus died and rose again so them also which sleep in Jesus
will God bring with Him
[1 Thess Ch 4 v 14]
For we must needs die and are as water spilt on the ground which cannot be
gathered up again [2 Sam Ch 14 v 14]
For what is your life? It is even a vapour that appeareth for a little time and
then vanisheth away. [James Ch 4 v 14]
For ye are dead and your life is hid with Christ in God. [Col. Ch 3 v 3]
Free spirit
From death to life eternal
From sorrow and from sin released
From the darkness into the light
Full of good works
Gentle reader keep thyself in godly fear of the Lord all the day long
Give diligence to make your calling and election sure
Give me Lord eternal rest
God be merciful to me a sinner [St Luke Ch 18 v 13]
God be with you until we meet again
God bless
God calls our loved ones but we lose not wholly what he has given
God closed her weary eyelids and whispered "peace be thine" [Poem "In His
Garden"]
God commendeth His love towards us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died
for us
[Romans Ch 5 v 8]
God give thee rest till break of day
God hath called us to peace
God himself is judge [Psalms Ch 50 v 6]
God is love [I John Ch 4 v 8]
God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love [Heb Ch 6 v 10]
God is our help and strength a very present help in trouble [Psalm Ch 46 v 1]
God is our refuge and strength a very present help in trouble [Psalms Ch 46 v 1]
God is thy refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms [Deut Ch 33 v 27]
God keeps you in His Heaven we keep you in our hearts
God laid His hands upon her brow and gently whispered come
God only lends us those we love
God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death
neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain [Rev Ch 21 v 4]
God so loved the World that he gave His only begotten Son that whosoever
believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life [John Ch 3 v 16]
God’s servants shall serve him and they shall see his face. [Rev Ch 22 v 3-4]
God takes our loved ones from our home but never from our hearts
God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, for He shall receive me
[Psalms Ch 49 v 15]
God works in mysterious ways
Golden memories treasured forever
Gone but not forgotten
Gone from our homes but not our hearts
Gone from us but not forgotten
Gone on before
Gone to the beautiful City of light
Good and faithful
Goodnight sweet prince and the flights of angels sing thee to thy rest [Hamet by
Shakespeare. Closing lines of the play]
Go thou and do likewise [St Luke Ch 10 v 37]
Grant her eternal rest O Lord may light perpetual shine upon her
Grant that we also may be followers of those who through faith and patience
inherit the promises
Grant that through the grave and gate of death we may pass to our joyful
resurrection
Grant them eternal rest O Lord
Grant us as we come to die light at evening time [Possibly derived from
Zachariah Ch 14 v 7]
Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends
[St John Ch 15 v 13]
Grieve not for me my children dear but seek the joys above
Happy are the faithful dead in the Lord who sweetly die they from all their toils are free in God’s keeping safely be
Happy are the dead who die in the faith of the Lord
Happy on Earth his eyes were closed to open them in Heaven
Happy the child that dies young, without sin and death has an [?]
Hard it is to part with those we love so dear
Have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith [Based
on 2 Tim Ch 4 v 7]
Have mercy upon me Oh God according to thy loving kindness according unto the
multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions [Psalms Ch 51 v 1]
Having fought the good fight and kept the faith she rests in hope [Based on 2
Tim Ch 4 v 7]
Having passed through the valley of the shadow of death I shall lift up my
head with joy
Having received the word in much affliction she became a follower of the Lord
Hear council and receive instruction that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end
[Prov Ch 19 v 20]
Hear ye children the instruction of a father and attend to know understanding [Prov Ch 4 v 1]
Heaven's morning break ["Abide with me"]
He being dead yet speaketh [Hebrews Ch 11 v 4]
He bringest them unto their desired haven [Psalms Ch 107 v 30]
He bringeth them unto the haven where they would be [Psalms Ch 107 v 30]
He brought down my strength in my journey and shortened my days [Psalms Ch 102 v
23]
He called a little child unto him and set him in the midst of them and said
verily I say unto you except ye be converted and become as little children ye
shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven [St Mat Ch 18 v 2-3]
He cometh up and is cut down like a flower, his sun is gone down while it is
yet day
He died that we might live, God rest his soul
He giveth his beloved sleep [Psalms Ch 127 v 2]
He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows
He hath done all things well [St Mark Ch 7 v 37]
He hath smitten and He will bind us up [Hosea Ch 6 v 1]
He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds [Psalms Ch 147 v 3]
Heirs together of the grace of life [ 1 Peter Ch 3 v 7]
He is the rock his work is perfect for all his ways are judgement a God of truth
and without iniquity just and right is he [Deut Ch 32 v 4]
He leadeth me beside still waters [Psalms Ch 23 v 2]
He lived by faith in the everlasting love of God and died in confident hope
He liveth long who liveth well all other life is short and vain
He loved Christ sincerely he has gone to be with Him perpetually
He loved me and gave Himself for me the just for the unjust the price of my life
was the precious blood [Galations Ch 2 v 20]
Help us to say "Thy will be done"
He maketh sore and bindeth up: He woundeth his hands make whole [Job Ch 5 v 18]
Her blessed Saviour saith "for of such is the Kingdom of God"
Her children arise up and call her blessed her husband also and he praiseth her
[Prov Ch 31 v 28]
Here lies a contented farmer. How strange
Here lieth one, believe it if you can, tho' a miller yet an honest man
[more usually used of Attorneys]
Here religious matron? buried lies whose sudden change was no surprise for when
call’d was well prepared to go and to die well had learn’d by living
Here resteth a departed friend
Here resteth in hope of a joyful resurrection
Here the wicked cease from troubling and here the weary are at rest [Job Ch 3 v
17]
Here we have laid the body, but trusting that the soul is bound up in the bundle
of life with the Lord our God, there it is safe while the dust of the body is
scattered
Here we have no continuing City [Heb Ch 13 v 14]
Her last words were "All is well I am going to be with Christ which is far
better than being here I am dying in peace meet me in Heaven"
Her last words were "I shall praise the Lord for ever and for ever"
Her life a beautiful memory her absence a silent grief
Her name liveth forevermore
Her record is on high [Job Ch 16 v 19]
Her sun went down while it was yet day
[Jeremiah Ch 15 v 9]
He shall gather the lambs with his arms [Isaiah Ch 40 v 11]
He shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom [Isaiah Ch 40
v 11]
He shall give his angels charge over thee
He sought the glory of his country he found the glory of God
He that believeth on me hath everlasting life [St John Ch 6 v 47]
He that doeth the will of God abideth for ever [I John Ch 2 v 17]
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the
shadow of the Almighty [Psalm Ch 91 v 1]
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord and look what he layeth
out it shall be paid him again [Prov Ch 19 v 17]
He that overcometh shall inherit all things [Rev Ch 21 v 7]
He took her by the hand [Acts Ch 9 v 41??]
He took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them and blessed them [St Mark
Ch 10 v 16]
He was honourable and we loved him
He will keep the feet of his saints [1 Sam Ch 2 v 9]
He will swallow up death in victory and the Lord God will wipe away tears from
off all faces. [Isaiah Ch 25 v 8]
Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out [St John Ch 6 v 37]
His banner over me was love [Song of Solomon Ch 2 v 4]
His duty nobly done
His end was peace may he rest from all his labours and troubles with the
redeemed and blessed
His folds were full of sheep
His grace is sufficient for me
His king called him and he answered
His lambs shall not perish
His memory is our greatest treasure
His names shall not perish
His own most gracious smile shall welcome you above [Hymn "The Blessed Life]
His servants shall serve him and they shall see his face [Rev Ch 22 v 3-4]
Hold Thou me up and I shall be saved [Psalms Ch 119 v 117]
Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes shine through the gloom and point me
to the skies heaven’s morning breaks and earth’s vain shadows flee in life in
death O Lord abide with me [Words from the hymn "Abide with me"]
How much he was loved ye general concern of this neighbourhood sufficiently
testifies
How sweet to think of peace at last and feel that death is gain [Phil Ch 2 v
21-4???]
Humbly trusting in Christ as his Saviour to whom be everlasting praise and glory
I am delivered out of my affliction
I am gone like the shadow when it declineth [Psalms Ch 109 v 23]
I am I, and you are you. Whatever we were to each other, that we still are
I am not alone Thou art with me Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me [Psalms Ch
23 v 4]
I am not dead but gone before
I am the Resurrection and the life [St John Ch 11 v 25]
I am the Resurrection and the life he that believeth in me though he were dead
yet shall he live and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die [St
John Ch 11 v 25]
I am with you always follow then me if thou would my disciple be
I asked of thee life for her and thou gavest her life everlasting
I believe in the forgiveness of sins the resurrection of the body and the
life everlasting ["Apostles' Creed"]
I believe in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting
I can go to him but he will not return to me
I cannot now come to weep with you but you can ascend and rejoice with me
I come quickly [Rev Ch 22 v 20]
I cried unto the Lord with my voice and he heard me out of his holy hill
[Psalms Ch 3 v 4]
I determined not to know anything among you save Jesus Christ and Him crucified
[1 Cor Ch 2 v 2]
If a man die shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait
till my change come
[Job Ch 14 v 14]
I feed my lambs
I flee unto Thee to hide me Thou O Christ art all I want more than all in Thee I
find
["Jesus lover of my soul" Charles Wesley 1740]
If thou wilt openly confess with thy mouth that Jesus is Lord and wilt believe
with thy heart that God raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved [Rom Ch 10
v 9]
If we believe that Jesus died and rose again even so them also which sleep in
Jesus will God bring with Him
[Thess Ch 4 v 14]
If ye abide in Me and my words abide in you ye shall ask what ye will and it
shall be done unto you [John Ch 15 v 7]
I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish neither shall any man
pluck them out of my hand [John Ch 10 v 28]
I have fought a good fight I have kept the faith
I have fought a good fight I have finished the course I have kept the faith [2
Tim Ch 4 v 7]
I have trusted in thy mercy [Psalm Ch 13 v 5]
I have waited for thy Salvation O Lord [Gen Ch 49 v 18]
I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me write. From henceforth blessed are
the dead which die in the Lord [Rev Ch 14 v 13]
I heard the voice of Jesus say come unto me and rest
["I heard the voice of Jesus say" Horatius Bonar 1846]
I heard the voice of Jesus say come unto me thou weary and I will give thee rest
[St Matt Ch 11 v 28]
I know my Redeemer liveth
["My Redeemer Lives" Nicole C Mullins]
I know that my Redeemer liveth and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the Earth and though after worms destroy yet my flesh I shall see God [Job Ch 19 v 25]
I know not what shall be on the morrow
I know O Lord that thy judgements are right and that Thou in faithfulness hast
afflicted me [Psalms 119 v 75]
I know that my Redeemer liveth and that he shall stand at the latter day upon
the Earth and though after my skin worms destroy this body yet in my flesh shall
I see God [Job Ch 19 v 25-26]
I know that my Redeemer liveth for all flesh is as grass and all the glory of
man as the flower of grass. The grass withered and the flower therefore falleth
away but the word of the Lord endureth forever [Job Ch 19 v 25]
I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which
I have committed unto him against that day [2 Tim Ch 1 v 12]
I look for the resurrection of the dead [from The Nicene Creed]
I love them that love me and those that seek me early shall find me [Prov Ch 8 v 17]
Immortalis amor
In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren ye have
done it unto me Jesus said unto him "Go and do thou likewise"
In Christ shall all be made alive [1 Cor Ch 15 v 22]
In death not divided
In God I have put my trust [Psalms Ch 56 v 11]
In God's house for ever more my dwelling place shall be [hymn "The Lord's my
shepherd" Francis Rous]
In God’s keeping
In God's own time we shall meet again
In God we trust
In Heaven above were all is love we meet to part no more
In heavenly love abiding
In her is lost a loving wife a tender mother a good neighbour and an honest
woman
In His keeping
In honesty and integrity excelled by none, equalled by few
In hope of eternal life
In hope of eternal life which God that cannot lie promised before the World
began [Titus Ch 1 v 2]
In hope of meeting at ye joyful resurrection of the just
In Jesus care we are safe
In life beloved in death amen
In life devoted in death united
In life, in death, Oh Lord abide with me ["Abide with me"]
In love he lived in peace he died
In my Father's house are many mansions I go to prepare a place for you [St John
Ch 14 v 2]
In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength [Isaiah Ch 30 v 15]
In sure and certain hope of the resurrection of the dead [Burial service]
In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord ["Committal Service"]
In the consoling expectation of one endless and better
In Thee O Lord do I trust
In Thee O Lord have I trusted
In Thee O Lord I put my trust
In Thee O Lord our God and king we place our hope and trust. Thy command we
meekly yield
In the evening peace
In the hope of eternal life [Titus Ch 1 v 2]
In the grave beneath resting in the humble hope of a blessed immortality are
deposited the remains of .......
In their death they were not divided [11 Sam Ch 1 v 23]
In their mouths was found no guile for they are without fault before the throne
of God
[Rev Ch 14 v 5]
In the joyful anticipation of a glorious resurrection
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found [Prov Ch 10 v 13]
In the Lord I have trusted
In the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength [ Isaiah Ch 26 v 4]
In the midst of death hope sees a star [Robert Ingersoll
In the midst of life we are in death ["Burial Service"]
In the midst of life we are in death, of whom may we seek for succour but of
Thee O Lord
[1662 Book of Common Prayer]
In the morning it flourisheth and groweth in the evening it is cut down and
withereth [Psalms Ch 90 v 6]
In the multitude of the sorrows I had in my heart thy comforts have refreshed my
soul [Psalms Ch 94 v 19 not verbatim]
In the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul [Desiderata]
In the power of His Resurrection [Phil Ch 3 v 10]
In the quiet hours of thinking you are always here
In thy light shall she see light [Psalms Ch 36 v 9]
In thy presence is fullness of joy at the right hand there are pleasures for
evermore [Psalms Ch 16 v 11]
Into thy hands I commend my spirit thou hast redeemed me O Lord God of truth
Into thy hands commend my spirit for thou hast redeemed me O Lord God of truth
[Night prayer]
In thy precious fullness of joy at thy right hand there are pleasures forever
more. [adopted from Psalms Ch 16 v 11]
I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared
with the glory which shall be revealed in us [Rom Ch 8 v 18]
I say unto all Watch [St Mark Ch 13 v 37]
I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness [Psalms Ch 17 v 15]
I shall go to her but she shall not return to me
I shall not die but live
I shall pass through this World but once any good thing that I can do let me
do it now [Precise origin unknown. Variously attributed to Quakers Stephen
Grellet, 1773-1855, and William Penn, 1644-1718, and to Mahatma Gandhi,
1869-1948, Indian leader]
I shall remember while the light lasts and in the darkness I shall not forget
I shall see Him but not now I shall behold Him but not nigh [Num Ch 24 v 17]
Is it well with thee? It is well [2 Kings Ch 4 v 26]
I sought the Lord and He heard me and delivered me from all my fears
It is sweet to know that we shall meet where partings are no more
It is the Lord let Him do what seemeth good [1 Sam Ch 3 v 18]
Is it well with the child? And she answered it is well [2 Kings Ch 4 v 26]
I sought the Lord and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears [Psalms Ch
34 v 4]
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man [Psalms Ch 118 v
8]
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes
[Psalm Ch 119 v 71]
It is not goodbye only goodnight
It is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little
ones shall perish [St Mat Ch 18 v 14]
It is the Lord let Him do what seemeth good
[I Samuel Ch 3 v 18]
It is the Lord let Him do what seemeth Him good
[1 Samuel Ch 3 v 18]
It is the Lord the friend of little children let Him do what seemeth Him good [1
Samuel Ch 3 v 18]
I trust in the mercy of God [Psalms Ch 52 v 8]
It shall come to pass that at evening time it shall be light [Zech Ch 14 v 7]
It will save us from a thousand snares to mind religion young
I waited patiently for the Lord and He inclined onto me and heard my cry [Psalms
Ch 40 v 1]
I wait for the Lord my soul doth wait and in His word do I hope [Psalms Ch 130 v
5]
I was in affliction and He healed me
I was sore afflicted and He healed me
I will behold Thy face in righteousness I shall be satisfied when I awake with
Thy likeness [Psalms Ch 17 v 15]
I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall continually be in my mouth
[Psalms Ch 34 v1]
I will both lay me down in peace and sleep for thou Lord only makest me dwell in
safety [Psalms Ch 4 v 8]
I will come again and receive you unto myself [St John Ch 14 v 3]
I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever [Psalms Ch 23 v 6]
I will lay me down in peace and take my rest for it is thou Lord only that
maketh me to dwell in safety [Based on Psalms Ch 4 v 8]
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills [Psalms Ch 121 v 1]
I will ransom them from the power of the grave I will redeem them from death
[Hosea Ch 13 v 14]
I will say of the Lord He is my refuge and my fortress my God in Him will I
trust [Psalms Ch 91 v 2]
I would not have you to be ignorant brethren concerning them which are asleep
that ye sorrow not even as others which have no hope [1 Thes Ch 4 v 13]
Jesu lover of my soul let me to thy bosom fly
["Jesu lover of my soul" Charles Wesley 1740]
Jesu mercy
Jesus called a little child unto him [St Mat Ch 18 v 2]
Jesus calls me home let not your heart be troubled
Jesus call us to Heaven's perfect peace
Jesus Christ called my little one to his bosom
Jesus lives henceforth is death but the gate of life immortal [hymn by C F
Gellert]
Jesus said follow me
Jesus said I am the resurrection and the life, he that believeth in me though he
were dead yet shall he live. And whosever liveth and believeth in me shall never
die. Believest thou this [St John Ch 11 v 25 - 26]
Jesus said I will receive you unto myself that where I am ye may be also [St
John Ch 14 v 3]
Jesus said "Suffer little children to come unto me for of such is the Kingdom of
God" [St Luke Ch 18 v 16]
Jesus said unto her "I am the Resurrection and the life he that believeth in me
though he were dead yet shall he live" [St John Ch 11 v 25]
Jesus said verily verily I say unto you "He that believeth in me hath
everlasting life" [St John Ch 6 v 47]
Jesus will His mercy give to every true believer
Journeying on together
Joy cometh in the morning [Psalm Ch 30 v 5]
Judge not lest ye be judged
Just as I am
Just as I am without one plea [Hymn by Charlotte Elliott]
Kept by the power of God Lord grant us all a place with Thee at home in Heaven
Kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation [1 Peter Ch1 v 5]
Lead me by thine own hand choose out the path for me
Lead us heavenly Father lead us [Hymn title by James Edmeston 1821]
Leaving this world with a Christians hope for a better
Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord
Let him who was in life beloved be not in death forgotten
Let light perpetual shine upon her [Te Deum]
Let me die the death of the righteous and let my last end be like his [Num Ch 23
v 10]
Let not time sweep away the memory of the just
Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid surely goodness and
mercy have followed me all the days of my life [Psalm Ch 23 v 6]
Let sickness blast and death devour if heaven must recompense our pain perish
the grass and fade the flower if firm the word of God remains [Rev Samuel Wesley
"Collection of poems on sundry occasions"]
Let the rest of the world be quiet for God alone is judge
Let us run with patience the race that is set before us looking unto Jesus as
author and finisher of our faith [Hebrews Ch 12 v 1]
Let your light so shine before men [St Mark Ch 5 v 16]
Life how short, eternity how long
Life is brief but love is long
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to our courage
[Quotation: Anais Nin]
Life's labours o'er I lay me down and take my rest
Like as a father pitieth his children the Lord pitieth them that fear Him for He
knoweth our frame He remembereth that we are dust [Psalms Ch 103 vs 13-14]
Like the stars of the morning his bright crown adorning they shall shine in
their beauty bright gems for his crown
["When he cometh" William Orcutt Cushing 1856]
Lived her life with joy and set an example in dying
Live for evermore
Live we a thousand years we do but die
Living on through her family and all her friends
Lo behold the death of the righteous and let your last end be like hers
Lo I am with you always even onto the end [Matt Ch 28 v 20]
[St Matt Ch 28 v 20]
Lo I am with you always even to the end of time
Looking for that blessed hope [Titus Ch 2 v 13]
Looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. [Jude Ch 1 v
21]
Looking unto Jesus author and furnisher of our faith
Look upon my affliction and my pain and forgive all my sins [Psalms Ch 25 v 18]
Lord have mercy upon me, Christ have mercy upon me, Lord have mercy upon me
[" A Litany and prayer for a happy death"]
Lord I come
Lord I have loved the habitation of thy house and the peace where Thine honour
dwelleth [Psalms Ch 26 v 8]
Lord I have loved the habitation of thy house and the place where thine honour
dwelleth
[Psalms Ch 26 v 8]
Lord is strong confidence and his children shall have a place of refuge
Lord Jesus receive my spirit [Acts Ch 7 v 59]
Lord Jesus receive my spirit. I go and prepare a place for you, I will come
again and receive you unto myself that where I am there ye may be also. [St John
14 v 3]
Lord make me to know mine end and the measure of my days [Psalms Ch 39 v 4]
Lord now letest thou thy servant depart in peace [St Luke Ch 2 v 29]
Lord remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom [St Luke Ch 23 v 42]
Lord when thy kingdom come remember me
Love abideth forever
Loved and remembered always
Loved by all, fondly remembered
Loved in life and still to memory ever dear
Love is strong as death
Love lives on and hath a power to bless when they who loved are hidden in the
grave
Lovely and pleasant in their lives and in their death they were not divided
Love never fadeth
Love never faileth
Love still lives in sweetest memories
Loves last gift remembrance
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour therefore love is the fulfilling of the law
Loving thoughts and memories are ever with us
Made perfect through suffering God shall wipe away tears from their eyes and
there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be
any more pain for the former things are passed away [Rev Ch 21 v 4]
Make her to be numbered with the saints in glory everlasting [Te Deum]
Man is like a thing of nought time passeth away like a stream [Based on Psalm Ch
144 v 3-4]
[based on Psalms Ch 144 v 4 but modified by other sources]
Man is like to vanity his days are a shadow that passeth away [Psalms Ch 144 v
4]
Man is weak but God is merciful
Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble he cometh forth
like a flower and is cut down, he fleeth also as a shadow and continueth not.
[Job Ch 14 v 1 & 2]
Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivereth his out of
them all [Psalm Ch 34 v 19]
Many make the household but only one the home
Mark the perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace
[Psalms Ch 37 v 37]
May God grant her eternal peace [or rest]
May light perpetual shine upon him [Te Deum]
Memoriam sacram
Memories keep you ever near
Memory is a garden that has many fragrant flowers
Memory is a golden chain that binds us till we meet again
Methinks I see her joyful stand before the God of Heaven she smiles and her new
life is given
Miles to go
Mine eyes have seen thy salvation [St Luke Ch 2 v 30]
Mizpah [originally meant a "watch tower", then "God watch over you". Now means
"may good fortune follow you wherever you are"]
Much beloved in her life deeply lamented in her early death
Much lamented by his family and friends
My beloved is gone down into his garden to gather lilies [Song of Sol Ch 6 v 2]
My beloved is mine and I am hers
My days are like a shadow that declineth and I am withered like grass [Psalms Ch
102 v 11]
My days are past my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart, the
eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more, thine eyes are upon me I am
not [Job Ch 17 v 11]
My flesh and my heart faileth but God is the strength of my heart and my portion
forever Psalms Ch 73 v 26
My flesh shall rest in hope
My God I am thine what a blessing to know that my Jesus is mine
My Grace is sufficient for thee [11 Cor Ch 12 v 9]
My heart and my flesh faileth but God is the strength of my heart and my portion
forever and ever Amen [Psalms Ch 73 v 26]
My hope is even in thee
My Lord, my life, my way, my end
[from "How Sweet the Name of Jesus sounds" by John Newton]
My peace I give unto you [St John Ch 14 v 27]
My presence shall go with thee and I will give thee rest
[Exodus Ch 33 v 14]
My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for morning [Psalms Ch
130 v 6]
My spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour [St Luke Ch 1 v 47]
My time is come my life is o’er my love for you was to the last now death is
come I must obey prepare to meet me at the judgement
My times are in thy hand [Psalms Ch 31 v 15]
My time was short so remember thy Creator in the days of your youth [Eccles Ch
12 v 1]
Nearer my God ["Nearer my God to Thee" by Sarah F Adams 1841]
Nearer our God to Thee
["Nearer my God to Thee" Sarah Flower Adams 1841]
Neither death nor life shall be able to separate us from the love of God [Romans
Ch 8 v 38-39]
Neither shall there be any more pain [Rev Ch 21 v 4]
Night night darling God bless
Nite nite luv you
No more parting no more sorrow no more pain
No more sorrow no more parting home at last
None of us liveth to himself [Rom Ch 14 v 7]
Non nobis tantum nati (Not for ourselves alone)
Not as I will but as thou wilt [St Mat Ch 26 v 39]
Nothing in my hand I bring simply to thy cross I cling [Augustus M Toplady line
from hymn "Rock of Aged"]
Not lost but gone before
Not my will O Lord but thine be done [St Mark Ch 14 v 36]
Not my word but thine be done [St Luke Ch 22 v 42]
Now at rest in the home where her forehead is starred with the beauty that dwelt
in her soul
[from poem "I know thou hast gone" by T K Hervey]
Now asleep in peace
Now behold my witness is in Heaven and my record is on high
[Job Ch 16 v 19]
Now comes rest
Now is Christ risen from the dead and become the first fruits of them that slept
for as in Adam all die even so in Christ shall all be made whole [1 Corinth Ch
15 vs 20 & 22]
Now re-united for evermore
Now the labourer’s task is o’er
[Hymn title John Ellerton 1875]
O blessed Lord I come [Hymn title]
O come let us sing unto the Lord, let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our
salvation
Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven [Matt Ch 19 v 14]
O death where is thy sting O grave where is thy victory. The sting of death is
sin and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God which giveth us the
victory through the Lord Jesus Christ
[1 Cor Ch 15 v 55 - 57]
O God our help in ages past [Hymn Isaac Watts 1719]
O God to us may grace be given so to follow in His train
O grave where is thy victory thanks be to God which give thus the victory
through Jesus Christ our Lord
[1 Corinth Ch 15 vs 55 & 57]
O hear us when we cry to thee for those in peril on the sea
["Eternal Father strong to save" William Whiting 1825-78]
Oh for a touch of a cherished hand and a sound of a voice that is still
Oh for a touch of a vanished hand and sound of a voice that is still
Oh Lord Thou art our Father we are the clay and Thou our potter [Isaiah Ch 64 v
8]
Oh rest in the Lord wait patiently for Him
[Psalms Ch 37 v 7]
Oh Thou being of beings, source of all entity have mercy upon me thou great
being
O Lamb of God I come ["Lamb of God just as I am" by Twila Paris and Thomas
Whitfield]
O Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the World
["The Litany of Jesus Christ priest and victim"]
O look Thou upon me and be merciful unto me [Psalms Ch 119 v 132]
O Lord my strength and my Redeemer [Psalms Ch 19 v 14]
O Lord in Thee have I trusted let me never be confounded
O Lord Thou knowest
O! Lord uncertain are the days of man certain to die but yet uncertain when an
instance here you had before our eyes how soon the healthiest is cut down and
dies at morn’ I rose, in healthiness at noon and ever the sun was set my hour
was come Dear readers be always prepared to meet your God
O love that will not let me go
[Hymn George Mattheson 1882]
One dieth in his full strength
One family we dwell in Him
One less on Earth one more in Heaven
Only he who bears a cross can ever hope to wear a crown
Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing and when
you have reached the mountain top then you shall begin to climb and when the
Earth shall claim your limbs then shall you truly dance [by Kahlil Gibran]
O spare me that I may recover strength before I go hence and be no more [Psalms
Ch 39 v 13]
O reader prepare to meet thy God
O taste and see how gracious the Lord is blessed is the man that trusteth in Him [based on Psalm Ch 34 v 8]
Our conversation is in Heaven [Phil Ch 3 v 20]
Our days on Earth are as a shadow and there is none abiding [Job Ch 8 v 9]
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast perfect praise [St Matthew
Ch 21 v 16]
Out of weakness we're made strong
Parents that twine around our hearts experience best can tell how hard how
very hard to part and bid a sad farewell
Patient in suffering happy in death
Peace after pain
Peace at last
Peace be thine
Peacefully sleeping
Peaceful rest after much devotion
Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you
Peace peace! He is not dead he doth not sleep he hath awakened from the dream
of life [from Adonais by Percy Shelley]
Peace perfect peace with loved ones far away
Peace perfect peace with loved ones far away in Jesus’ keeping we are safe and
they
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him with stringed instruments and organs [Psalm Ch 150 v 4]
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints [Psalms Ch 116 v
15]
Prepare for sudden death
Prepare to meet thy God [Amos Ch 4 v 12]
Prodesse Quam Conspici [To accomplish rather than to be conspicuous]
Quietly sleeping
Reader follow not that which is evil but that which is good
Reader in all thy sins think on eternity
Reader prepare to meet thy God
Reader what art thou for God Himself is Judge
Redeemed with the precious blood of Christ as of a lamb without blemish and
without spot [1 Peter Ch 1 v 19]
Rejoice in glorious hope Jesus the judge shall come and take his servants up to
their eternal home
Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice [Phil Ch 9 v 4]
Rejoicing in hope patient in tribulation [Rom Ch 12 v 12]
Remembered with a smile
Remember me Oh my God concerning this also and spare me according to the
greatness of thy mercy [Neh Ch 13 v 22]
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth [Eccl Ch 12 v 1]
Remember now thy place in the days of thy youth [Based on Ecclesiastes Ch 12 v
1]
Remember, prepare to meet thy God
Remember the words of the Lord Jesus how He said "It is more blessed to give
than to receive" [Acts Ch 20 v 35]
Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not nor
the years draw nigh when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them [Ecclesiastes
Ch 12 v 1]
Repent ye for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand [St Matthew Ch 3 v 2]
Requiem aeternam dona eis domine et lux perpetua luceat eis [Requiem mass]
Requiscat in pace [= Rest in peace]
Respected by all who knew her
Rest after toil, sleep after pain
Rest after weariness
Resting in God's heavenly love
Resting in hope of eternal life
Resting in hope of glorious resurrection
Resting in the Saviour's love
Resting until we meet again
Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him [Psalms Ch 37 v 7]
Resting together in God's care
Resting where no shadows fall
Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him
[Psalm Ch 37 v 7]
Rest on dear parents thy labour is o’er thy willing hands will toil no more
Return unto thy rest O my soul for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee
[Psalms Ch 16 v 7]
Reunited in His safekeeping
Righteous art Thou O Lord and upright are Thy judgements [Psalms Ch 119 v
137]
Rock of ages cleft for me let me hide myself in thee [Hymn Augustus M Toplady
1776]
Safe in God's keeping
Safe in the arms of Jesus in his gentle breast in paradise
Safe in the arms of Jesus
Save into the haven guide O receive my soul at last ["Jesus lover of my soul" by Charles Wesley]
Safely anchored in the arms of Jesus
Safe under the shadow of the Almighty
Saved by the Lord rejoicing in his love
Save me O God for the waters are come in unto my soul [Psalms Ch 69 v 1]
Say not "goodbye" but in some brighter clime bid me "good morning"
Say is not death a gain to she whose life to God was given
Seek the Lord while he may be found [Isaiah Ch 55 v 6]
Seek the Lord while He may be found call upon Him while He is near
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things
shall be added onto you [St Matt Ch 5 v 33]
Selfless full of fun and loved by everyone
Serve Christ and follow on
Serving her country, loving her friends, her life was a sacrifice to duty
Set thine house in order for thou shalt die and not live [Isaiah Ch 38 v 1]
Set your affections on things above not/ on things on the Earth for when
Christ who is our life shall appear then shall ye also appear with Him in glory
[Col Ch 3 v 2,4]
Shall not the Judge of all the Earth do right? [Gen Ch 18 v 25]
She cometh forth like a flower and is cut down she fleeth also as a shadow and
continueth not [Job Ch 14 v 2]
She exchanged this mortal soul for an immortal life
She fell asleep in hope of immortal life
She fought the fight the victory won and entered into rest
She has ceased from her labours and her works do follow her
She has gone to that blessed haven of rest until that awful day of the Lord come
She hath done what she could [St Mark Ch 14 v 8] [Aldert Smedes 1810 – 1877 "The
duty and responsibility of woman"]
She hath done what she could she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the
burying [Mark Ch 14 v 8]
She is gone before
She is gone but not forgotten never shall her memory fade
She is gone where the redeem’d are keeping a festival above Looking unto Jesus
the author and finisher of our faith
She is not dead but gone before
She is not dead but sleepeth [St Luke Ch 8 v 52]
She is not dead but sleeps till Christ shall come
She is not dead whose memory lives in the hearts that knew her worth
She is not tasting death but taking rest [11 Esd 4 26]
She is numbered with the blest
She is one of the sainted band she has reached the joys of Heaven
She lived for others
She lived in hope she died in peace
She looked well to the ways of her household and her husband also and he
praiseth her [Prov Ch 31 v 27]
She opened her mouth with wisdom and in her tongue was the law of kindness
[Psalms Ch 45 v 26]
She shall rise again at the last day when we shall meet to part no more
She sleeps in perfect peace whose mind is staid on Him
She sleeps trusting in the promise of her Redeemer
She sought the Lord early and through faith and patience held on her way and is
now inheriting the promise
She that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much [St Luke Ch
16 v 10]
She trusted in God [St Matthew Ch 27 v 43]
She turned herself and saith unto Him "Rabboni" [St John Ch 20 v 16]
She was afflicted with [ ] at the early age of [ ] but God provided
for her earthly wants and we trust for her immortal soul
She was dead and is alive again
She was made willing by affliction and anxious to exchange this society of
mortals for the presence of God
She was much respected by all who knew her she served herself by serving
others
Short toil, eternal rest
Show us the way O Lord and give us thy salvation [Psalms Ch 85 v 7]
Silent thoughts bring many a tear of a daughter we loved and miss so dear
Silent thoughts hold memories dear
Simply to thy cross I cling
Sincerely esteemed by all her friends
Sleep on and take thy rest [St Mark Ch 14 v 41]
Sleep on beloved sleep and take thy rest
Sleep where no shadows fall
So dearly loved so greatly missed
So He bringeth them to their desired haven [Psalm Ch 107 v 30]
So He bringeth them unto the haven where they would be safe [Psalms Ch 107 v 30]
So He giveth his beloved sleep [Psalms Ch 127 v 2]
So man lieth down and riseth not till the heavens be no more they shall not
awake nor be raised out of their sleep [Job Ch 14 v 12]
Some day we will understand
Some time we’ll understand
Sorrow not for those that sleep
Sorrow vanquished labour ended Jordan past [from "Art Thou Weary"]
So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom [Psalms
Ch 90 v 12]
So then it is not of him that willeth nor of him that runneth but of God that
showeth mercy [Rom Ch 9 v 16]
Soul of my soul I shall meet thee again with God be the rest
Spectator prepare to meet thy God
Spes mea in Deo [God is my hope]
Steadfast in the faith
Still dawns the sweet consciousness I am with thee
Suddenly called but quite ready
Suffer little children to come unto me for of such is the kingdom of Heaven [St
Mat Ch 19 v 14]
Suffer little children and forbid them not to come unto me for of such is the
kingdom of Heaven [St Mat Ch 19 v 14]
Surely goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life Psalms Ch 23
v 6
Sweet are the memories always remembered
Sweetest memories silently kept
Sweetest rest at last
Sweet his beloved sleep
Sweet in the calm of Paradise the blest
Sweet is the fragrance of remembrance
Sweet is the memory of a beautiful life
Sweet is the rest that follows pain
Sweetly resting in the arms of Jesus her Saviour
Take heed that ye despise not [St Mat Ch 18 v 10]
Take ye heed watch and pray for ye know not when the time is [St Mark Ch 13 v
33]
Teach us in Thy love to learn love for ever
Tha e air dol dachaidh [Gaelic = He has gone home]
Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift Jesus Christ the same yesterday today
and forever [Hebrews Ch 13 v 8]
Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ [I
Cor Ch 15 v 57]
That rock was Christ
That ye sorrow not even as others which have no hope for if we believe that
Jesus died and rose again so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with
Him [1 Thes Ch 4 v 13-14]
The blessing of the Lord it maketh rich and He addeth no sorrow with it [Prov Ch
10 v 22]
The blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin [1 John Ch 1 v 7]
The bodies of the righteous are buried in peace but their name liveth for
evermore [Ecclesiasticus Ch 44 v 14]
The darkness is past and the true light now shineth
The days of men are but as grass [Psalms Ch 103 v 15]
The days of our years are three score years and ten and if by reason of strength
they be four score years yet is their strength labour and sorrow for it is soon
cut off and we fly away [Psalms Ch 90 v 10]
The day Thou gavest Lord is ended
[hymn John Ellerton 1870]
The dead in Christ shall rise first and we which are alive and remain shall
be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air so
shall we ever be with the Lord
[1 Thess Chap 4 v 16-17]
The dead shall return to the earth as it was and the spirit shall return unto
God who gave it [Ecc Ch 12 v 7]
The dust shall return to the Earth as it was and the spirit shall return unto
God who gave it [Eccles Ch 12 v 7]
The end everlasting life
The eternal God is thy refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms [Deut Ch
33 v 27]
The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more. Thine eyes are upon me
and I am not
[Job Ch 7 v 8]
The finger of God touched her and she slept [Alfred Lord Tennyson]
The fittest place where man can die is where he dies for man [Michael J Barry
1844]
The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord [Rom Ch 6 v 23]
The gift of God to die young and without sin
The grass withereth the flower fadeth but the Word of our God shall stand
forever [Isaiah Ch 40 v 8]
The grass wither, the flower fadeth the Word of the Lord endureth for ever
[Isaiah Ch 40 v 8]
The greatest of all in the Kingdom of Heaven is a little child
The hoary head is a crown of glory if it be found in the way of righteousness
[Prov Ch 16 v 31]
Their cross laid down a crown of victory now Home at last our labour done our
battle fought our victory won Jordan past freed from pain thus angels now do
welcome us depths of mercy Oh! How sweet now to sit at Jesus feet
Their name liveth for evermore [Ecclesiasticus Ch 44 v 14]
Their works do follow them [Rev Ch 14 v 13]
The just shall live by faith [Habakkuk Ch 2 v 4]
The labours of a well spent life shall end in just reward
The law of kindness was in his heart
The lip of truth shall be established forever but a lying tongue is but for a
moment [Prov Ch 12 v 19]
The Lord alone did lead her [Deut Ch 32 v 12]
The Lord be with us
The Lord bless thee and keep thee. The Lord make His face shine upon thee and be
gracious unto thee [Num Ch 6 v 24-25]
The Lord brought down my strength in my journey and shortened my days
The Lord calls his loved ones home to rest in the shelter of his loving arms
The Lord forsaketh not his saints they are preserved forever [Psalms Ch 37 v 28]
The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away blessed be the name of the Lord [Job
Ch 1 v 21]
The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day [2 Tim Ch
1 v 18]
The Lord hath need of him [St Luke Ch 19 v 34]
The Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles [Psalms Ch 34 v 6]
The Lord in his own due time saved her from ten thousand sins by taking her so
young
The Lord is good to all and his tender mercies are over all his works
The Lord is my light and my salvation [Psalms Ch 27 v 1]
The Lord is my rock and my fortress. [Psalms Ch 18 v 2]
The Lord is my Shepherd [Psalms Ch 23 v 1]
The Lord is my Shepherd therefore I lack nothing
[based on Psalm 23]
The Lord is my strength and song and is become my salvation [Psalms Ch 118 v 14]
The Lord is thy keeper [Psalms Ch 121 v 5]
The Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he who is become my salvation
[Isaiah Ch 12 v 2]
The Lord knoweth all them that are his [2 Tim Ch 2 v 19]
The Lord knoweth them that are His
The Lord knoweth the days of the upright and their inheritance shall be forever
[Psalms Ch 37 v 18]
The Lord loveth a cheerful giver
The Lord of hosts protect you all
The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters yea than the
mighty waves of the sea [Psalms Ch 93 v 4]
The Lord preserveth all them that love Him [Psalms Ch 145 v 20]
The Lord shall give thee rest [Isaiah Ch 14 v 3]
The Lord reigneth
The Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light and thy God thy glory
The Lord shall give strength unto His people, the Lord shall give His people
the blessing of peace [Psalm Ch 29 v 11]
The Lord will have mercy upon his afflicted
The Lord will know his own when He cometh to make up His jewels ["When He cometh
to make up His jewels"]
The maid is not dead but sleepeth
[St Matt Ch 9 v 24 or St Mark Ch 5 v 39]
Them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him [1 Thess Ch 4
v 14]
Them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him [1 Thess Ch 4 v 14]
The Master is come and calleth for thee [St John Ch 11 v 28]
The memory of the just is blessed [Prov. Ch 10 v 7]
The morning cometh [Isaiah Ch 21 v 12]
Them that are meek shall He guide in judgement. Such as are gentle them shall He
learn His way
[from "The Book of Common Prayer"]
Then are they glad because they are at rest and so he bringeth them onto the
haven where they would be [Psalms Ch 107 v 30]
Then Christ who is our life shall appear then shall ye also appear with Him in
glory [Coloss Ch 3 v 4]
The night is come
Then shall his weary and faithful disciples all be remembered by what they have
done
Then shall two be in the field the one shall be taken and the other left [St
Matthew Ch 24 v 40]
Then shalt thou understand [Proverbs Ch 2 vs 5 & 9]
The path of the just is as the shining light that shineth more and more in the
perfect day [Prov Ch 4 v 18]
The peace of God which passeth all understanding [Phil Ch 4 v 7]
The pilgrim is longing for home sweet home
The pure of heart shall see God
The race is o'er the battle won
[from Rhymes from a round up camp "The Wolf Hunt"]
The ransomed of the Lord shall return to Zion with joy and singing
[Isaiah Ch 35 v 10]
The redeemed of the Lord shall return and come with singing unto Zion and ever-
lasting joy shall be upon their head [Isaiah Ch 51 v 11]
There is no death
There is the land of the dead and the land of the living and the bridge is
love
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. [Hebrews Ch 4 v 9]
There’s a home for little children above the bright blue sky
There shall be no night [Similar to Zech Ch 14 v 7]
There shall be night no more and they need no light of lamp neither of the
sun for the Lord God shall give them light and they shall reign for ever and
ever [Rev Ch 22 v 5]
There shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be
any more pain [Rev Ch 21 v 4]
There shall be no night there [Rev Ch 22 v 5]
There shall be one fold and one Shepherd
[St John Ch 10 v 16]
The righteous cry and the Lord heareth them and delivereth them out of their
troubles
[Psalms Ch 34 v 17]
The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance [Psalm Ch 112 v 6]
The righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father [St
Matthew Ch 13 v 43]
These all died in faith [Heb Ch 11 v 13]
These are they that came out of great tribulation [Rev Ch 7 v 14]
These died that we might live
The shadow came and the blossoms fell
The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God there shall no evil happen to
them [Wisdom of Sol Ch 3 v 1]
The spirit says come and the bride says come [Rev Ch 22 v 17]
The strife is o'er [Hymn title]
The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory
which shall be revealed in us [Romans Ch 8 v 18]
The sun shall be no more thy light by day neither for brightness shall the moon
give light unto thee but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light and
thy God thy glory [Isaiah Ch 60 v 19]
The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord
[Romans Ch 6 v 23]
The weary are at rest
The will of the Lord be done
The wind bloweth where it listeth and thou hearest the sound thereof but thou
knowest not where it cometh or whither it goeth even such is he that is born of
the spirit [St John Ch 3 v 8]
The word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path [Psalms Ch 119 v 105]
They are gone like the shadow when it declineth
[Psalms Ch 109 v 23]
They are gone the ones we loved so dear to their eternal home
They are in peace
They are not dead they do not sleep they have awakened from the dream of life
They died in Jesus & are blessed how sweet their slumbers are from suffering and
from sin released and freed from every care
They pass beyond our touch beyond our sight never thank God beyond our love and
prayer
They rest in peace
They rest in the Lord
They said the Lord hath need of him [St Luke Ch 19 v 34]
They shall be mine saith the Lord of hosts in that day when I make up my jewels
[Malachi Ch 3 v 17]
They shall mount up with wings as angels they shall run and not be weary they
shall walk and not faint [Isaiah 40 v31]
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain for the Earth shall be
full of the knowledge of the Lord [Isaiah Ch 11 v 9]
They shall obtain joy and gladness and sorrow and sighing shall flee away
[Isaiah Ch 35 v 10]
They shall rest from their labours and their works do follow [Rev Ch 14 v 13]
They shall see His face and they shall reign forever [Rev Ch 22 v 4-5]
They shall walk with Him in white
They sing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the lamb
They sleep in Jesus their short course is o'er
They that fear Thee will be glad when they see me because I have hoped in Thy
word [Psalms Ch 119 v 74]
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy [Psalms Ch 126 v 5]
They that turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars for ever and ever
They were lovely and pleasant in their lives and in their death they were not
divided [2 Sam Ch 1 v 23]
They were loving and happy in their life and in death are not divided
Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty they shall behold the land that is
very far off [Isaiah Ch 33 v 17]
This all my hope and all my plea for me the Saviour died
["Forever here my rest shall be" Charles Wesley
This frail memorial of departed worth is raised over the dust of an affectionate
wife and tender mother who closed her of usefulness by a death of tranquillity
This is my rest for forever here will I dwell for I have desired it [Psalms Ch
132 v 14]
This slight tribute of affection is erected by her bereaved husband
Those that seek me early shall find me [Prov Ch 8 v 17]
Those who love you sadly miss you
Though after my skin worms destroy this body yet in my flesh shall I see God
[Job Ch 14 v 26]
Though dead she liveth still in the memory of those that loved her
Though I walk in the midst of trouble Thou wilt revive me and Thy right hand
shall save me [Psalms Ch 138 v 7]
Though He slay me ye will trust in Him [Job Ch 13 v 15]
Though lost to sight to memory ever dear
Though often here we're weary there is sweet rest above
Though out of sight not out of memory
Thou hast been faithful over a few things
Thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy Holy habitation [Ex Ch 15 v 13]
Thou hast made him most blessed for ever, thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy contenance [Psalm Ch 21 v 6]
Thou Lord art good ready to forgive and plenteous in mercy unto them that
call upon Thee [Psalms Ch 86 v 5]
Thou lovest thine home and envied none and for thy happiness relied on joys thou
lit in loved ones eyes
Thou shalt call and I will answer thee, thou wilt have a desire to the works of
thine hands [Job Ch 14 v 15]
Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age like as a shock of corn come in in
his season [Job Ch 5 v 26]
Thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace thou shalt be buried in a good old age
[Gen Ch 15 v 15]
Thou shalt guide me with thy council and afterwards receive me to your glory
Thou shalt not be forgotten of me [Isaiah Ch 44 v 21]
Thou shalt sleep and thy sleep shall be sweet
Thou sparest all for they are thine O Lord [Wisdom Ch 11 v 26]
Thou wert the morning star among the living ere thy fair light had fled [from
"Adonais" by Percy Shelley]
Thou which hast shewed me great and sore troubles shall quicken me again and
shalt bring me up again from the depths of the Earth
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee because he
trusteth in Thee [Isaiah Ch 26 v 3]
Thou wilt perish lingering here
Thou wilt show me the path of life [Psalms Ch 16 v 11]
Through the valley of the shadow of death though I stray since thou art my
Guardian no evil I fear thy rod shall defend me thy staff be my stay no harm can
befall with my comforter near [Psalm Ch 23 v 4]
Thus saith the Lord "set thine house in order for thou shalt die and not live"
[II Kings Ch 20 v 1]
Thy brother shall rise again [St John Ch 11 v 23]
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage [Psalms Ch 119 v
54]
Thy way not mine O Lord [Hymn by Horatio Bonar]
Thy will be done [St Mat Ch 6 v 10]
Thy will be done as in Heaven so in Earth [St Luke Ch 11 v 2]
Thy will O Lord be done
Till Jesus comes
Till the day break
Till the day dawns
Till the resurrection morn
Till we meet again
Till we meet in the home eternal
Till we shall meet and never part
Time can diminish our sorrow but never our memories
Time cannot dim the memory of love
Time how short eternity how long
Time passes, memories stay
Tis God to fix my time of rest
‘Tis not the will of your Father which is in Heaven that one of these little
ones should perish [St Matt Ch 18 v 14]
‘Tis thy will we should loose the sweet treasure of our hearts humbly do this
child resign [1 line]
To an inheritance uncorruptible and undefiled and that fadeth not away [1 Peter
Ch 1 v 4]
To be with Christ which is far better [Phil Ch 1 v 23]
To die is gain [Phil Ch 1 v 21]
To everything there is a season [Omnia Tempus Habent]
To her parents, a daughter most dear, to her comrades and friends, sincere
Toil is o'er rest is come
To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die
To live is Christ and to die is gain [Philippians Ch 1 v 21]
To me to live is Christ and to die is gain
[Philippians Ch 1 v 21]
To them that believe Christ is precious [1 Peter Ch 2 v 7]
To us it appeared mysterious that he should be snatched away in the midst of a
life of usefulness but my thoughts are not as your thoughts saith the Lord
[the last part is Isaiah Ch 55 v 8]
To will what God doth will, that is the only science that gives us any rest.[Quotation Francois de Malherbe]
Translated into the Kingdom of thy dear Son [Coloss Ch 1 v 13]
Trust in the Lord and wait patiently for Him
[based on Psalms Ch 37 v 7]
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding
In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths [Prov Ch 3 v 5-6]
Trust ye in the Lord for ever [Isaiah Ch 24 v 4]
Underneath are the everlasting arms
United in death
Until
Until the dawn
Until the day break and the shadows flee away [Solomon Ch 2 v 17 and Ch 4 v 6]
Until the day break and the shadows flee away [Canticles 11. 17]
Until the morning break and Earth's vain shadows flee
["Abide with me" Henry Lyte 1847]
Until the resurrection morn (or morning)
Until we meet
Unto thine hand I commit my spirit O Lord God of Truth [Psalms Ch 31 v 5]
Universally beloved in life and happy in death she rest to rise again
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness [Psalms Ch 112 v 4]
Unto thine hand I commit my spirit O Lord God of Grace
Unto you therefore which believe he is precious [1 Peter Ch 2 v 7]
Valiant for truth
Verily God hath heard me He hath attended to the voice of my prayer
Verily I say unto you he that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me
hath everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from
death unto life [St John Ch 5 v 24]
Virtutis fortuna comes [Fortune favours the brave]
Waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ [1 Cor Ch 1 v 7]
Waiting for the Resurrection
Waiting in a holy stillness wrapped in sleep ["On the Resurrection Morning" by
Sabine Baring-Gould 1864]
Waiting in peace till the Resurrection morn
Wait on the Lord be of good courage and He shall strengthen thine heart, wait I
say on the Lord [Psalms Ch 27 v 14]
Wait on thy God continually
Waiting for the coming of the Lord
Wake thou that sleepest and rise from the dead and Christ shall give thee light
[Eph Ch 5 v 14]
Walk in the way of the righteous that your last end may be like theirs
Washed white in the blood of the Lamb [Rev Ch 7 v 14]
Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow
Watch therefore for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man
cometh. [St Mat Ch 25 v13]
Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come [St Mat Ch24
v42]
We all do fade as a leaf and our iniquities like the wind have taken us away
[Isaiah Ch 64 v 6]
We all hope to meet thee
We are but of yesterday and know nothing because our days upon earth are a
shadow [Job Ch 8 v 9]
Weary and heavy laden having passed through the long lane of life I came at
last where a cross pointed to a traveller's rest. It was a grave interred and
blest, for that long lane, that wayside cross, that grave were tracks of Jesus
who still lives to save who still bear on Earth the pain and strife
We bless thy holy name for all thy servant departed this life in Thy faith and
fear beseeching Thee to give us grace so to follow her example that with her we
may be partakers of Thy Heavenly Kingdom [Book of Common Prayer]
We brought nothing into this World and it is certain we can carry nothing out
[1 Tim Ch 6 v 7]
Weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning [Psalms Ch 30 v 5]
Weep not for me but for yourselves [St Luke Ch 23 v 28]
Weep not she is not dead but sleepeth [St Luke Ch 8 v 52]
We fade away suddenly like the grass [From Psalm 90 as rendered in "The order
for the burial of the dead"]
We give thanks to God always for you [1 Thess Ch 1 v 2]
We have a building of God an house not made with hands eternal in Heaven [2 Cor
Ch 5 v 1]
We have lost here Heaven has found her Jesus doeth all things well
We have loved her in life let us not forget her in death
We have our task to finish he has gone home to rest
We know that we have passed from death unto life because we love the bretheren
[1 John Ch 3 v 14]
Well done thou good and faithful servant enter thou into the joy of the Lord [St
Mat Ch 25 v 21 and 23]
Well respected
We loved you well but Jesus loved you best
We meet in memories garden everyday
We must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ [2 Cor Ch 5 v 10]
We must all die with our Lord
We pray thee help thy servant whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood
We remember you while the light lasts and in the darkness we shall not forget
We rest in hope that our loss is her eternal gain
We shall all be changed in a moment in the twinkling of an eye [1 Cor Ch 15 v
51-52]
We shall be caught up together to meet the Lord in the air and so shall we ever
be in the Lord
We shall be like him for we shall see him as he is [I John Ch 3 v 2]
We shall meet on that beautiful shore [Sanford Fillimore Bennett 1836 – 1898
from the hymn "In the sweet by & by"]
We shall meet to part no more
We shall part but not forever there will be a glorious dawn we shall meet to
part no never on the resurrection morn [Mary A Kidder]
We shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away [1 Peter Ch 5 v 4]
We sorrow not even as others that have no hope
[Thess Ch 4 v 18]
We spend our years as a tale that is told [Psalms Ch 90 v 9]
We thank our God for every remembrance of you [Phil Ch 1 v 3]
We took direct council together and walked into the house of God in company
We which have believed do enter into rest [Heb Ch 4 v 3]
We who have believed do enter into rest [Heb Ch 4 v 3]
We will fall into the hands of the Lord and not into the hands of men for as his
majesty is so is his mercy
[Sirach Ch 2 v 18]
We will see you again and your heart shall rejoice
We would not call thee back dear our loss is gain to thee to thee an angel’s
form is given and angel’s company O bliss supreme to join that choir and [ ] the
everlasting [ ]
What God willeth
What I do thou knowest not now but thou shalt know hereafter [John Ch 13 v
7]
What is life 'tis but a vapour soon it vanisheth away [based on James Ch
4 v 14]
What she is now we know not! She will be a beautiful likeness of the God that
gave her work to do which she did so well
What sort of person she was the day of judgement will discover
What things were gain to me those I counted loss for Christ [Phil Ch 3 v 7]
What this woman was the Day of Judgement will discover. Oh reader what art thou?
What we keep in memory is ours unchanged
When a few more years are come then I shall go the way whence I shall not
return [Job Ch 16 v 22]
When Christ who is our life shall appear then shall ye also appear with him in
glory [Coloss Ch 3 v 4]
When full of joy some shining morn went forth the reaper band [The 3rd and 4th
lines of first verse of "Fair waved the golden corn" by John H Gurney 1851]
When He hath tried me I shall come forth as gold [Job Ch 23 v 10]
When languor and disease invade this trembling house of clay tis sweet indeed
beyond the grave ["When languor and disease invade" Augustus M Toplady 1780]
When the even was come He saith "Let us pass over unto the other side"[St Mark
Ch 4 v 35]
When the power of speech was gone she wrote on a slate the following words
"Happy ! Happy! Happy! No fear love to everybody. Good bye
When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death Thou didst open the kingdom of
Heaven to all believers
[Te Deum]
When thou passest through the waters I will be with thee and through the rivers they shall not overflow thee
Whereas I was blind now I see [St John Ch 9 v 25]
Where congregations ne'er break up and Sabbaths have no end
[From the hymn "No Temple"
Where I am there shall also my servant be. [St John Ch 12 v 26]
Where the weary are at rest [based on Job Ch 3 v 17]
Whether we live therefore or die we are the Lord's [Romans Ch 14 v 8]
While he was yet young he began to seek after the God of his father [2
Chronicles Ch 34 v 3]
While she appeared in good spirits her thoughts were not known she has left her
dear friends to mourn for her soul
White in the blood of the Lamb
[Rev Ch 7 v 14 or Ch 12 v 11]
Who after a long and painful affliction departed this life
Who after patiently enduring long continual suffering calmly fell asleep in
Jesus
Who calmly fell asleep in Jesus
Who departed this transitory life
Who died in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ
Who early fought life's battles and entered into rest
Who eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life and I will raise him
up at the last day [St John Ch 6 v 54]
Who is he that condemneth it is Christ that died and His precious blood
cleanseth from all sins
[Romans Ch 8 v 34]
Who loved me and gave himself for me [Gal Ch 2 v 20]
Who passed within the veil
Who picked this lovely flower? I said the Master, the gardener was silent
or -
Who plucked this flower? I said "the Master" and the gardener was silent
[Possibly from: Angrily spake the gardener, "who plucked this
flower, one of the rarest in all my garden?". Gently answered the Master, "So
dearly did I love it I chose it for my own". Oscar Wilde]
Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth. [Hebrews Ch 12 v 6.]
Whose souls now rest where saints of glory are
Whose worth and goodness cannot be expressed within the limits of a grave stone
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? [Rom Ch 8 v 35]
Whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die believest thou this? [St
John Ch 11 v 26]
Who was called to higher service
Who went home to be with Christ
Why should we mourn and weep for God hath called you home
Why weepest thou I’m not in a grave but safe in the arms of Jesus
With Christ which is far better [Phil Ch 1 v 23]
With God all things are possible [St Matthew Ch 19 v 26]
With the cross of Jesus going on before ["Onward Christian Soldiers" by Sabine
Baring-Gould 1865]
With the Lord there is mercy and with him is plenteous redemption [Psalms Ch
130 v 7]
Worthy of everlasting remembrance [From the Apocrypha 2 Maccabees Ch 7 v 20]
Worthy of remembrance
Write me as one who loved his fellow men ["Abu Ben Adhem" poem by James Leigh
Hunt]
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no
evil for Thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. [Psalms Ch 23
v 4]
Ye know not what shall be on the morrow for what is your life? It is even a
vapour that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away [James Ch 4 v
14]
Ye know not when your time is
Ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away [1 Peter Ch 5 v 4]
Your sorrow shall be turned into joy [St John 16 v 20]