Epitaphs: Random Listings - Australian Epitaphs

Eternal Rest Give Him

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TranscriptEternal rest give him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

Memorial NameWilliam Fitzpatrick

UP God Hath Taken Back Our Darling

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TranscriptGod hath taken back our darling,
Placed our bud among His flowers
Taken back the child He lent us;
To a better home than ours.

Memorial NameEthel May Cook

Dreaming when Dawn'd Left Hand

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TranscriptDreaming when Dawn's Left Hand was in the sky
I heard a voice within the Tavern cry,
Awaken my little ones, and fill the Cup
Before life's liquor i...

Memorial NameIan Ayliffe Hamilton

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

UP A Long Eventful Life Its Course Has Run

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TranscriptA long eventful life its course has run
The labour, trial and trouble are done.
This is the end of all life's restless tide,
The universal epitaph ...

Memorial NameRichard James

Entered Into The Rest That Remaineth

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TranscriptEntered into the rest that remaineth

Memorial NameIsabella Bowman

UP And He Will Raise You Up On Eagles Wings

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TranscriptAnd He will raise you up on eagles wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn
Make you to shine like the sun
And hold you in the palm of His hand
Ps 91

Memorial NameHUgh Frederick Tompson

Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart

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TranscriptBlessed are the pure of heart

Memorial NameFannie Lynn

P Our Wasting Lives Grow Shorter Still

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TranscriptOur wasting lives grow shorter still,
As days and months increase,
And every beating pulse we tell
Leaves but the number less.

Asleep in Jesus b...

Memorial NameElisabeth Badenoch

UP Good and Gentle Was Thy Lifetime

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TranscriptGood and gentle was thy lifetime,
Christ has died and set thee free,
Wait a little, dearest loved one
And we soon shall follow thee.

Memorial NameEva Bungay

He Laid Down His Life

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TranscriptHe laid down his life for his King and Country

Memorial NameLance Coporal J H Blackmore

What Is There Here To Court

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TranscriptWhat is there here to court my stay
Or hold me back from home,
While Angels beckon me away
And Jesus bids me come.

Memorial NameAnn Jemima Chapman

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

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.

P Though Gone From Us, How Hard to Bear

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TranscriptThough gone from us, how hard to bear,
No more on Earth to roam;
Midst all our grief 'tis joy to know
He has found a better home.

Memorial NameGeorge William Ross

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 hop...

Memorial NameWilliam Stephens