Epitaphs: Random Listings - Australian Epitaphs

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

UP Freely My Soul Expects The Call

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TranscriptFreely my soul expects the call
And with transporting view
Stretches her wings to reach her home
And bids the world adieu

Memorial NameMarianne Dicker

P His Words, His Actions Are Not Dead

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TranscriptHis words, his actions are not dead
But in my heart are daily read.

Memorial NameSydney Cooke

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

Gone In Life's Fair Morning

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TranscriptGone in life's fair morning
Gone in the bloom of youth

Memorial NameSylvia Kennedy

Love Is A Blossom

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TranscriptLove is a blossom
That knows no season

Memorial NameMichael William Niemann

O Passing Stranger

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TranscriptO passing stranger, call this not
A place of fear and gloom,
I love to linger o'er the spot
It is my childrens tomb

Memorial NameHubert Henry Heddle

He Shall Carry the Lambs

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TranscriptHe shall carry the lambs in His arms

Memorial NameMinnie

Death Is The Messenger

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TranscriptDeath is the messenger of peace,
and calls the soul to Heaven

Memorial NameWilliam Cepp

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

Dear Wife And Children

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TranscriptDear wife and children shed no tears,
I must lie here till Christ appears,
When here He comes I hope to have
A joyful rising from the grave

Memorial NameWilliam Curtis

Holy Mary Pierce Me Through

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TranscriptHoly Mary pierce me through.
In my heart each wound renew
Of my Saviour crucified.

Memorial NameGeorge Richard Jones

Loved At Home

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TranscriptLoved at home, loved abroad, honoured by all

Memorial NameMajor J C Williams

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

He Sleeps In Jesus

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TranscriptHe sleeps in Jesus and is blest
How sweet his slumbers are

Memorial NameJoseph Kent

Deep Interr'd In Earth's Dark Womb

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TranscriptDeep interr'd in earth's dark womb,
The mould'ring body lies:
But the Christian from the tomb
Shall soon triumphant rise,

Memorial NamePeter Potter

In The Name, The Precious Name

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TranscriptIn the name, the precious name of Him who died for me
Through grace I'll win the promised crown
Whate'er my cross may be.

Memorial NameMay Glastonbury

In Joyful Hope

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TranscriptIn joyful hope of a glorious resurrection

Memorial NameJohn Sandland

Had We Been There

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TranscriptHad we been there at the hour of Death
To catch the last sight of your parting breath
Your last faint whisper we might have heard
And whispered in ...

P United After Many Years

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TranscriptUnited after many years
Anchored on the happy shores

Memorial NameWilliam Wright