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

Beautiful Memories

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TranscriptBeautiful Memories are all we have left

Memorial NameRobert Eric Butler

P What Tho' In Lonely Grief I Sigh

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TranscriptWhat tho' in lonely grief I sigh
For friends beloved no longer nigh,
Submissive would I still reply,
Thy will be done.

Memorial NameWilliam Mitchell

Thou Dearests, Best of Earth's Best Friends

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TranscriptThou dearests, best of earth's best friends,
Thou faithful heart, can it be thus,
That life, love ends?
Thou who so longed for rest and peace
Hath...

Memorial NameMary Anderson

O Give Thanks To The Lords

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TranscriptO give thanks to the Lord of Lords for his mercy endureth for ever.

Memorial NameArnold Joe Daws

UP Dearest Mother Thou Hast Left Us

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TranscriptDearest Mother thou hast left us,
We thy loss most deeply feel;
But 'tis God who hath bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.

Memorial NameHannah Stephens

P We Have Lost Our Life's Companion

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TranscriptWe have lost our life's companion,
A life linked with our own
Day by day we miss their footsteps,
As we wander all alone,

Memorial NameAda Brogan

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

P Not All The Affection We Gave Her

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TranscriptNot all the affection we gave her,
Could save our dear loved one from pain,
But her sufferings are o'er, and in Heaven
We shall mee our dear Martha...

Memorial NameMartha Webb

Now That The Race Of Life Is Run

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TranscriptNow that the race of life is run,
Father , give thy wearied one
Rest for evermore
When for vanished days we yearn,
Days that never can return,
T...

Memorial NameAlice Pearl Richards

We Have You In Our Memory

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TranscriptWe have you in our memory
God holds you in his care

Memorial NameMercy Bitter

P There Remaineth Therefore A Rest

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TranscriptThere remaineth therefore a rest for the people of God

Memorial NameCharles Jennings

Give Her Of The Fruit

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TranscriptGive her of the fruit of her hand; and let her own works praise her in the gates
Proverbs 31:31

Memorial NameRachel Phillips

Eternal Rest Grant To Her

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TranscriptEternal rest grant to her O Lord
And let perpetual light shine upon her

Memorial NameMary Jane Petney

P Short Was The Call She Had From Above

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TranscriptShort was the call she had from above
Not a word to her loved ones could say
Her eyes closed in death as a babe in its sleep
And she silently passe...

Memorial NameEmily Stephens