Epitaphs

DescriptionCover lightly, gentle earth.

Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven.

Children bring their own love with them when they come. (Jean Ingelow)

What would the world be to us if the children were no more? (Longfellow)

Oh, for boyhood’s time of June, crowding years into one brief moon. (Whittier)

Sleep undisturbed within the peaceful shrine till angels wake thee with a note like thine. (Samuel Johnson)

No jewel is as perfect as the innocence of childhood.

Sleep, my little one, sleep. (Harrington)

Children are a heritage of the Lord. (Psalms 127: 3)

The child is the father of the man. (Wordsworth)

Little Boy Blue has gone away. (Field)

God’s garden has need of little flowers.

Remembering a tiny angel.

Hush, my dear, be still and slumber; Jolly angels guard your bed. (Watts)

Those that God loves do not live long

For such is the Kingdom of Heaven.

His was a man’s courage.

Our littlest angel who went back to Heaven.

Called by one who loves him dearly.

Let thy child rest in hope and rise in glory.

Awaiting the touch of a little hand, and the smile of a little face. (E. Field)

Children are the keys of paradise. (R.H. Stoddard)

An angel visited the green earth, and took a flower away. (Longfellow)

Even the tiniest child leaves behind love that lasts forever.

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you…I could walk through my garden forever (Tennyson)

Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber. Holy Angels guard thy bed. Heavenly blessings without number gently falling on thy head.

So small, so sweet, so soon.

Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. Matthew 19:14

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No man is indispensable but some are irreplaceable.

His friendship was an inspiration, his love a blessing.

Just whisper my name in your heart and I will be there.

He was beloved in life.

He loved his fellow man.

A loving father, tender and kind, what a beautiful memory you left behind.

Resting with those he loved.

His greatest joy was in making others happy.

His joy was in serving others.

God took him home, it was his will, but in our hearts he liveth still.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember him.

O, Lord I put him in thy hands. His mission on earth fulfilled.

He loved people and laughter. His friends were his world.

He lives with us in memory and will for evermore.

To those who knew and loved him his memory will never grow old.

He had a kindly word for each and died beloved by all.

My pal on earth, God’s angel in heaven.

Fond memories linger every day, remembrance keeps him near.

The world’s loss was heaven’s gain when God took you home.

A man greatly beloved.

To know him was to love him.

We loved him a lot but God loved him more.

On him and on his high endeavor the light of praise shall shine forever.

To live with him and sing in endless morn of light!

God’s greatest gift returned to God-my mother.

O, Lord I put her in thy hands.

She had a kindly word for each and she died beloved by all.

She lives with us in memory and will for evermore.

May God grant you eternal rest, dear Mother.

She concealed her tears but shared her smiles.

God took her home, it was his will, but in our hearts she liveth still.

She is resting peacefully with Jesus in that beautiful home above.

Her memory is enshrined in our hearts.

Her friendship was an inspiration, her love a blessing.

Resting with those she loved.

She served and kept the faith.

She walked in beauty.

Her friends were her world.

She loved people and laughter.

She would rather give than receive.

God called her from among us to a home of eternal rest.

Always loving: always loved.

To know her was to love her.

She gave so much and demanded so little.

Her children arise up and call her blessed.

A mother is a mother still, the holiest thing alive.

Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, in every gesture dignity and love.

When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.

She passed through glory’s morning gate and walked in paradise.

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. 23rd Psalm

Believe on Him to life everlasting. Timothy 1:16

He shall receive in the world to come eternal life. Mark 10:30

The righteous shall go into life eternal. Matthew 25:46

Whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:15

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8

He that endureth to the end shall be saved. Matthew 10:22

The Lord hath given him rest from all his enemies. Samuel 7:1

Thy remembrance shall endure unto all generations. 102nd Psalm

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you. Philippians 1:3

He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life. John 3:16

I rejoice in thy salvation. 1 Samuel 2:1

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 23rd Psalm

This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Matthew 3:17

Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust. Psalms 40:4

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden. Matthew 11:28

Sleep on now, and take your rest. Matthew 26:45

I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he .were dead, yet shall he live. John 11:25

Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. John 14:1

All things work together for good to them that love God. Romans 8:28

Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Revelation 2:10

Not my will, but thine be done. Luke 22:42

The Lord watch between me and thee, while we are absent, one from the other. Genesis 31:49

For with Thee is the fountain of life: in the light shall we see light.

God is love; and He that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. John 4:16

Greater love than this no one has, that one lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13

This is the promise…the life everlasting. John 2:25

For of such is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 19:14

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7

Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4

Well done, thou good and faithful servant. Matthew 25:21

The soul that suffers is stronger than the soul that rejoices. – E. Shepard

Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into Heaven. – H.W. Beecher

Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts, not amid joy. – F. Hemans

What seem to us but dim funereal tapers may be Heaven’s distant lamps. – Longfellow

Death is the golden key that opens the palace of Eternity. – Milton

There is a sweet job that comes to us through sorrow. -Spurgeon

Earth hath no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. -Moore

Heaven, the treasury of everlasting joy. -Shakespeare

Death is not a foe, but an inevitable adventure. -Sir Oliver Lodge

Every man’s life is a plan of God. -Horace Bushnell

The acts of this life are the destiny of the next. -Eastern proverb

The heart of him who truly loves is a paradise on earth. -Lammennais

Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss. -Milton

To love is to place our happiness in the happiness of another. -Leibnitz

Humble love, and not proud science, keeps the door of Heaven. -Young

The greatest attribute of Heaven is mercy. -Beaumont and Fletcher

Till the Master of all good workmen shall set us to work anew. -Rudyard Kipling

The end and the reward of toil is rest. -James Beattie

In His will is our peace. -Dante

Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past. -Lowell

Music, when soft voices die, vibrates in the memory. -Shelley

Each lonely scene shall thee restore. -William Collines

Things past belong to memory alone, things future are the property of hope. -John Home

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule. -Cowper

Nature’s loving proxy, the watchful mother. -Bulwer

Dust thou art, to dust returnest, was not spoken of the soul. -Longfellow

The kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth, One’s nearer God’s heart in a garden, than anywhere else on earth. -Dorothy Francis Gurney

Gone, but not forgotten.

In loving memory.

To live in the hearts of those we love is never to die.

Entered into rest.

Until we meet again.

I shall but love thee better after death.

Forever in our hearts.

Always in our hearts.

At rest with God.

Rest in Peace.

Too well loved to ever be forgotten.

Asleep in Jesus.

Ever of thee I’m fondly dreaming.

Home with God, which is far better.

Ours for a little while, with Jesus forever.

Everlasting life through Christ.

Asleep in Christ Jesus.

Beloved of the Lord.

The song is ended, but the melody lingers on. Rest is thine, sweet memory ours.

Sweetly sleeping.

Should we lose each other in the shadow of the evening trees I will wait for you, and should I fall behind, wait for me.

Loving memories last forever.

Hasten, oh blessed hour of reunion

A treasured life together.

Not lost to memory, not lost to love, but gone to our Father’s house, above.

Step softly, a dream lies buried here

Your love will light my way, your memory will ever be with me.

What we keep in memory is ours unchanged forever.

Death is only a shadow across the path to heaven.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning we will remember them.

He longest lives who most to others gives, himself forgetting.

May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

He gave thee, He took thee, and He will restore thee.

God could not have made earthly ties so strong to break them in eternity.