Dear Wife And Children
Listing Details
Transcript
Dear wife and children shed no tears,
I must lie here till Christ appears,
When here He comes I hope to have
A joyful rising from the grave
I must lie here till Christ appears,
When here He comes I hope to have
A joyful rising from the grave
Memorial Name
William Curtis
Year of Death
1884
Age
69
Research
No specific reference is available, but there are other epitaphs with similar wording, particularly:
"Go home dear friends and dry your tears
I must lie here till Christ appears,
My time was come my grave you see"
"Go home dear friends and dry your tears
I must lie here till Christ appears,
My time was come my grave you see"
Cemetery
Lyndoch Cemetery
Location
Greater Metro Adelaide- South Australia
Year of Memorial
1880’s
Age Range
Adult (25 Years and Older)
General
Religious, Poem, Unique
