Epitaphs: Random Listings - Australian Epitaphs

When On Earth I Breathe No More

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TranscriptWhen on earth I breathe no more
The prayer, oft mixed with tears before,
I'll sing upon a happier shore
Thy will be done

Memorial NameRichard Grubb

Two Things Stand Like Stone

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TranscriptTwo things stand like stone
Kindness in another's trouble
courage in your own.

Memorial NameLottie Crozier

P We Loved Him, Oh! No Tongue Can Tell

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TranscriptWe loved him, Oh! No tongue can tell
How much we loved him and how well
God loved him too, and thought it best,
To take him to his heavenly rest.

Memorial NameHoward Sharp

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

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

He is Gone And I Miss His Kindly Voice

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TranscriptHe is gone and I miss his kindly voice
His warm heart beats no more;
Let us in this bright hope rejoice
Not lost but gone before.

Memorial NameThomas Westcott

P Weep Not For Me, My Parents Dear

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TranscriptWeep not for me my parents dear,
I am not dead, but sleeping here,
Tho sad my lot and short my days
I'll rise in heave to sing God's praise.

Memorial NamePhiladelphia Trenorden

His Sun Set While Yet Day

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TranscriptHIs sun set while yet day

Memorial NameHarold Buxton

If Love And Care Could Death Prevent

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TranscriptIf love and care could death prevent,
Thy days on earth would yet be spent
Life was desired, but God could see
Eternal rest was best for thee

Memorial NameAnnie Saunders

The Gift of God is Eternal Life

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TranscriptThe gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans VI.23

Memorial NameJames Grylls

Each Step I Take

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TranscriptEach step I take my Saviour holds my hand and gently leads me home

P The Hour Of My Departure Come

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TranscriptThe hour of my departure come
now let me die in peace.

Memorial NameAlexander Greig

P Our Father Dear Has Gone To Rest

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TranscriptOur Father dear has gone to rest
To live in Heaven among the blest,
We would not call him back again
For he is free from grief and pain.

Memorial NameWilliam Osbourne

O Jesu Pie Dona

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TranscriptO Jesu pie dona eis requiem rempiternam

Memorial NameAnne Frances Braddock

Why Do We Mourn

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TranscriptWhy do we mourn departing friends
Or shake at Death's alarms
Tis but the voice that Jesus Sends
To call them to his arms

The graves of all His s...

Memorial NameJane Sampson