Epitaphs: Random Listings - Australian Epitaphs

The Heavenly Gates Stood Open

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TranscriptThe heavenly gates stood open,
A gentle voice said come
And with farewell unspoken
He calmly entered home.

O For A Closer Walk With God

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TranscriptO for a closer walk with God,
A calm and Heavenly frame:
A light to shine upon the road.
That leads me to the lamb,
What peaceful hours I once enj...

Memorial NameAnnie Aveyard

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

P Resting Where No Shadows Fall

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TranscriptResting where no shadows fall
In perfect peace they await us all

Memorial NameWilliam Redden

P I Loved Her, Oh! No Tongue Can Tell

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TranscriptI loved her, oh! No tongue can tell
How much I loved her and how well.
God loved her too, and thought it best
To take her to her heavenly rest.

Memorial NameEliza Harvy Barthoomew

Death Cannot Long Divide

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TranscriptDeath cannot long divide,
For is it not as if the rose had
Climbed my garden wall and -
Blossomed on the other side.

Had He Asked Us

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TranscriptHad He asked us, well we know,
We should cry 'O spare this blow'
Yes with streaming tears should pray
Lord we love him let him stay.

Memorial NameRobert Stockdale

And With A Voice Serene and Clear

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TranscriptAnd with a voice serene and clear
His ransomed soul without a tear
His Saviour's praise is singing

Memorial NameHenry Smith

May The Lord Have Mercy On His Soul

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TranscriptMay the Lord have mercy on his Soul, grant him Eternal rest.
May all who pass by his grave pray for his Soul

Memorial NameMr Duval

Rest In The Saviour

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TranscriptRest in the saviour, sweetly rest
They miss you most who loved you best.

Memorial NameThora Dahl

UP Brighter, Fairer, Far Than Living

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TranscriptBrighter, Fairer, far than living
With no trace of woe or pain,
Robed in everlasting beauty
We shall meet him once again,
Far beyond this world of...

Memorial NameGeorge Arthur Scrase

A Digger At Rest

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TranscriptA Digger at rest

Memorial NamePeter Francis Pope

Rock Of Ages, Cleft For Me

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TranscriptRock of ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee
Let the water and the blood
Fron the riven side which flowed.
Be of sin the double cure,
C...

Memorial NameEdwin Chenoweth

He Asked Life Of Thee

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TranscriptHe asked life of thee and thou gavest it
Him even length of days for ever and ever
Jesus said - I came that they may have
Life and may have it abun...

Memorial NameWalter Frederic Oldham

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