Epitaphs: Random Listings - Australian Epitaphs

A Mother We Loved

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TranscriptA mother we loved has gone to rest,
God has claimed his own;
Oh, may her gentle spirit be
A star to guide us home.

Memorial NameAmy Sands

P O Happy Day That Fixed My Choice

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TranscriptO happy day that fixed my choice
On Thee my Saviour and my God!
Well may this glowing heart rejoice
And tell its raptures all abroad.

Memorial NameWilliam Wise

A Fearful Shock

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TranscriptA fearful shock, a pain severe
To part with one we loved so dear
Though awful sudden we not complain
But trust in God to meet again.

Memorial NameNahu Phillips

P Peaceful Be Thy Silent Slumber

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TranscriptPeaceful be thy silent slumber
Peaceful in thy grave so low
Thou no more wilt join our number
Thou no more our song wilt know.

Yet again we hope...

Memorial NameJanet Quinn

Let No Tear Thine Eye-Lids Dim;

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TranscriptLet no tear thine eye-lids dim;
O'er this pale house of clay.
But think I rest at peace with him
Who wipes all tears away

Memorial NameClifford Maurice Hulbert

Now That My Journey Has Just Begun

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TranscriptNow that my journey has just begun
my course so little trod
I'll stay before I further run
and give myself to God

Memorial NameHannah Botten

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

Weep Not For Me, My Friends So Dear

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TranscriptWeep not for me, my friends so dear
I am not dead but sleeping here.

Memorial NameSylvester Cox

I Thank Thee O Lord

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TranscriptI thank thee O Lord from all my heart
I sing thy praises in the congregation

Memorial NameSimon Hamburger

Remorseless Death Amongst Us Comes

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TranscriptRemorseless death amongst us comes
And bitter grief imparts
It takes the loved ones from our homes
But never from our hearts

Memorial NameMaude Reid

God Needed One More Angel Child

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TranscriptGod needed one more Angel child,
Amidst his shining band,
And so He bent with loving smiles
And clasped dear Freddy's hand

Memorial NameFrederick Albert Billin

How Happy Every Child of Grace

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TranscriptHow happy every child of grace
Who knows his sins forgiven!
This earth, he cries, is not my place,
I seek my place in Heaven,

At Rest Dear Son With Comrades

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TranscriptAt rest dear son with comrades brave
You, who for right, your life laid down,
The Angels know your grave today,
And weave for you, the warriors cro...

Farewell My Wife

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TranscriptFarewell my wife, my children dear,
I am not dead, but sleeping here
My debt is paid the grave you see.
Prepare you all to follow me.

Memorial NameJoshua Hatch

Their Voices Still Keep Whispering

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TranscriptTheir voices still keep whispering
Be loving brave and true
At the of a lane of Shadows
We'll be waiting there for you.

Memorial NameHerbert Kraft

She Will Never Pass

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TranscriptShe will never pass into nothingness but still will keep
a bower quiet for us, and a sleep full of sweet dreams and health and quiet breathing.

Memorial NameElizabeth Vernon Jones