Epitaphs: Random Listings - Australian Epitaphs

I Am Not Dead

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TranscriptI am not dead, but sleeping here,
Weep not for me my children dear,
Short was my stay, but long is my rest,
To take me from you, God thought best.

Memorial NameMargaret Fahy

We Ten Mourn For Thee Mother

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TranscriptWe ten mourn for thee mother

Memorial NameRachel Plegeltadr

Never Trust But Hold Fast Your Own

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TranscriptNever trust but hold fast your own
That no one can break up your home

Memorial NameFriederich Wilhelm Mugge

P The Wind Whispers Your Name

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TranscriptThe wind whispers your name, the rain sheds your tears
The moon your radiance, the sun your warm smile
Remember me this way.

Memorial NameRandall William

Took Her Fill Of Music

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TranscriptTook her fill of music, joy of thought and seeing
Came and stayed and went, nor ever ceased to smile.

Memorial Name Margot Whitington

There Is Sweet Rest In Heaven

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TranscriptThere Is Sweet Rest In Heaven

Enthusiasm Is The Height Of Man

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TranscriptEnthusiasm is the height of man: It is the passing from the human to the divine.

Memorial NameWilliam Taylor McCoy

What Was There Here

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TranscriptWhat was here to court his stay
Or keep him back from home,
Whilst Angels beckoned him away
And Jesus bade him come.

Now He can read his titles ...

Memorial NameWilliam Symons Billin

We Mourn Thee In Silence

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TranscriptWe mourn thee in silence,
No eyes see us weep
But still in our bosom
Your memory we keep

Memorial NameSamuel Deacon Manly

None Knows How Hard It Was To Part

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TranscriptNone knows how hard it was to part.
None knows of the grief in my heard
Concealed to part with one so good.
And true, none knows but God.

Memorial NameRichard Burner

I Shine In The Light Of God

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TranscriptI shine in the light of God
His likeness stamps my brow
Through the river of death my feet have trod
And I reign in glory now.

Memorial NameGeorge Goble

A Gentle and Devoted Friend

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TranscriptA Gentle and Devoted Friend

Memorial NameAlice Florence Pringle

P Short Was Her Call She Had From Above

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TranscriptShort was her call she had from above;
No word to her loved ones did say.
Her eyes closed in heath like a babe in its sleep,
And she peacefully pas...

Memorial NameElizabeth Beauchamp