Memorial Verses, Quotes And Sayings

by allinspiration.com

“Broken is the family circle,

Our dear one is passed away;

Passed from this earthy darkness

Into a bright and perfect day;

But we all must cease to languish

O’er the grave of him we love,

Strive to be prepared to meet him

In the better world above.”
– Unknown

“Days of sadness still come o’er us,

Tears in silence often flow,

For memory keeps you ever near us

Though you died one year ago.”
– Unknown

“Do not stand at my grave and weep;

I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn’s rain.

When you awaken In the morning’s hush;

I am the swift uplifting rush,

Of quiet birds in circled flight,

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there, I did not die.”
– Unknown

“Father, in Thy gracious keeping,

Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.”
– Unknown

“Gone, but not forgotten.”
– Unknown

“Heavy are our hearts today,

Memory brings you back once more

To the time when you were with us,

To the happy days of yore.”
– Unknown

“I sigh sometimes to see thy face,

But since this cannot be,

I’ll leave thee to care of Him

Who watcheth thee and me.”
– Unknown

“Just a thought of sweet remembrance

Just a memory sad and true,

Just the love and sweet devotion

Of one who thinks of you.”
– Unknown

“Memory keeps you ever near us

Though you died one year ago.”
– Unknown

“More and more each day we miss her,

Friends may think the wound is healed.

But they little know the sorrow

Lies within our hearts concealed.”
– Unknown

“No pen can write, nor tongue tell,

My sad and bitter loss;

But God alone has helped so well

To bear my heavy cross.”
– Unknown

“Not now, but in the coming years,

It may be in the better land,

We’ll read the meaning of our tears

And there we’ll understand.”
– Unknown

“O happy hours we once enjoyed,

How sweet their memory still.

But death has left a loneliness

The world can never fill.”
– Unknown

“One year has passed since that sad day,

When one we loved was called away;

God took him home, it was His will;

Within our hearts, he liveth still.”
– Unknown

“Our family circle has been broken,

A link gone from our chain;

But though we’re parted for a while,

We know we’ll meet again.

Some day we hope to meet you,

Some day, we know not when,

We shall meet in a better land

And never part again.

We shall meet with many a loved one

That was torn from our embrace;

We shall listen to their voices,

And behold them face to face.

Sunshine passes, shadows fall,

Love’s remembrance outlasts all.”
– Unknown

“Take her in Thine arms, dear Lord,

And ever let her be

A messenger of love

Between our hearts and Thee.”
– Unknown

“The flowers we place upon your grave,

May wither and decay,

But love for you who sleeps beneath,

Will never fade away.”
– Unknown

“The years may wipe out many things,

But this they’ll wipe out never,

The memory of those happy days

Which we have spent together,

For all you did for me, you did your best,

May God grant eternal rest.”
– Unknown

“There is a link death cannot sever,

Love and remembrance last forever.”
– Unknown

“We cannot, Lord, Thy purpose see,

But all is well that’s done by Thee.”
– Unknown

“A helping hand to all he knew,

So kind, so generous, and true.

Oh earth he nobly did his best,

Grant him, Jesus, heavenly rest.”
– Unknown

“All you hoped for, all you had given,

To save mankind – yourself you scorned to save.”
– Unknown

“Come to My garden;

See, in perfect bloom

The flowers you loved so dearly,

But thought I plucked too soon;

Then shall you know the reason,

Though you know it not today,

Why in his sweet manhood,

I took your friend away.”
– Unknown

“Dear France, where heroes lie,

And crosses mark the place,

A dear land by love’s sweetest tie

And God’s unfailing grace.”
– Unknown

“Greater love hath no man than

To lay down his life for friends.

His kindness did not cease until

That day of dawn, (April 9th, 1917)

Now memory lingers to us

That are left to remember.”
– Unknown

“He died the helpless to defend,

A faithful soldier’s noble end.”
– Unknown

“He is not dead who gave his life

To make the world a better place,

The memory of noble deeds

The passing years cannot efface.”
– Unknown

“His smiling ways and pleasant face

Are a pleasure to recall,

He had a kindly word for each

And died beloved of all.

Some day we hope to meet him.

Some day, we know not when,

To clasp his hand in the better land,

Never to part again.”
– Unknown

“However long our lives may last,

Whatever joy or grief be ours,

We will always think of you.”
– Unknown

“I often think I see his smiling face;

As he bade his last good-bye;

And he left his home forever;

In a distant land to die.”
– Unknown

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