Verses. suitable for 'obituary' notices

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1 Verses suitable for 'obituary' notices 1. '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 rain. When you awaken in the morning 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.' 2. 'Deep in our hearts you will always stay, Loved and remembered every day.' 3. 'We shall meet again in a brighter land, Where farewell is never spoken. We shall clasp each other hand in hand And the clasp shall never be broken.' 4. 'Time changes many things, But not the memory this day brings.' 5. 'Years are swiftly passing by, But love and memories never die.' 6. 'We miss you more than anyone knows, As each year passes the emptiness grows. The tears in our eyes we can wipe away, But the ache in our hearts will always stay.' 7. 'Remembrance is a golden chain, That links us till we meet again.' 8. 'There's much in life that's altered, There's much in life that's new, But one thing never alters, My memories of you.' 9. 'To hold your hand, To see you smile, To sit and talk to you a while, To have you in the same old way, Would be my greatest wish today.' 10. 'No length of time can take away, Our thoughts of you from day to day. Though absent, you are always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear.' 11. 'Like falling leaves the years go by, But love and memories never die.' 12. 'How constantly we think of you, With hearts and eyes that fill. The love in life we had for you, In death grows stronger still.' 13. 'You have gone where we cannot see you, And your voice we cannot hear. Yet it seems you walk beside us, Never absent, always near.' 14. 'Your memory in our hearts this day, Means more to us than words can say. Unseen, unheard, but always near, Loved, remembered and ever dear.' 15. Gentle Jesus, up above, please give.. all my love.' 16. 'Our thoughts and prayers are all we can give, These you shall have as long as we live.' 17. 'We wish today as we've wished before, God could have spared you a few more years.'

2 18. 'A smile for all, A heart of gold, One of the best This world could hold.' 19. To think we did not say goodbye, Will always bring regrets, But the hearts that always love you Are the hearts that won't forget.' 20. No longer in our lives to share, But in our hearts you are always there.' 29. 'No card, no kiss, no birthday wish, Just loving memories of the one we all miss.' 30. 'I've lost my life's companion A life linked with my own. Only God knows how I miss him/her, As I go through life alone.' 31. 'Gone are the days we used to share But in my heart you are always there. Silent thoughts of times together Bring memories that will last forever.' 21. 'This day is remembered and quietly kept, Words are not needed; We will never forget.' 22. A day of remembrance silently kept, No need for words, We never forget.' 23. 'Within our store of memories You hold a place apart. For no one else could ever be More cherished in our hearts.' 24. One year has passed since that sad day, When the one we love was called away. The blow was hard, the shock severe, To part with one we loved so dear.' 25. 'God has him/her in His keeping, We have him/her in our hearts.' 26. 'To us you were someone special, What more is there to say. Wishing with all our hearts That you here today.' 32. 'They say that time will heal the wound, And teach us to forget. But time so far has only shown How much I miss you yet.' 33. 'The silent grief that is in my heart, No human eye can trace. Many a broken heart is hid Beneath a smiling face.' 34. 'I miss his/her smile, his/her lovely ways, With him/her I spent my happiest days. I miss him/her when I needed a friend On him/her I always could depend.' 35. 'My heart still aches with sadness Silent tears still flow, What it meant to lose you No one will ever know.' 36. 'Treasure him/her Lord in your garden of rest, For while on earth he/she was one of the best.' 37. 'Beautiful memories treasured forever, Of those happy years shared together.' 27. 'We had a with a heart of gold, How much we miss him/her can never be told. There are millions of in the world we know, But he/she was ours and we loved him/her so.' 28. 'Those we love don't go away They walk beside us every day.' 38. 'Just as you were, you will always be, Living forever in my memory.' 39. Oh brother/sister of mine, if I could tell, The feelings in my heart, How sad I was when God decreed That you and I should part.'

3 40. Though absent you are very near Loved and missed, still very dear.' 41. 'I had a brother/sister with a heart of gold, His/her loss to me will never be told. Though absent you are very near, Loved and missed, still very dear.' 42. He/she would not wish for sorrow, He/she would not wish for tears. But just to be remembered Throughout the coming years.' 43. 'God gave me strength to bear it Courage to fight the blow. What it meant to lose a brother/sister No one will ever know.' 44. 'He/she would not wish for tears of fuss, But just to be remembered by all of us.' 45. 'Her/his loving smile and kindly face No one on earth can ever replace. I often shed a silent tear For the.. I lost so dear.' 46. His/her life was full of kindly deeds, A helping hand in all our needs. Sincere and true in heart and mind A beautiful memory left behind.' 47. 'We never part from those we love, No distance can divide. Whatever we do, wherever we go, You are always by our side. Never more than a thought away.' 48. 'Keep him/her in Thine arms, O Lord, Now that he/she is Thine. Love him/her as we loved him/her, With a love that is divine.' 49. 'To live in the hearts of those you love is not to die.' 51. 'God took your hand, We had to part. He eased your pain But broke my heart.' 52. Loved and remembered every day.' 53. 'God saw that you were weary, The hill too steep to climb, So He gently whispered Peace be Thine.' 54. 'Will be forever in our thoughts.' 55. 'Will be sadly missed.' 56. 'Rest In Peace.' 57. 'Will always be remembered.' 58. 'Gone, but not forgotten,' 59. 'Will be lovingly remembered.' 60. 'How I wish that I could say I'll go and see my Dad/Mum today. To hear his/her voice To see his/her smile To sit and talk to him/her awhile, To have him/her in the same old way Would be my greatest wish today.' 61. 'Sad are our hearts without you, Silent are the tears that fall. Living our lives without you Is the hardest thing of all.' 62. 'He/she would not wish for sorrow, He/she would not wish for tears, But just to be remembered Throughout the coming years.' 50. 'So quietly you fell asleep, The one I loved but could not keep.'

4 63. 'There's a Bridge of golden memories From here to Heaven above, It brings you very close to us, It's called the Bridge of Love. No-one knows the heartache Of which your parting cost So God in all His glory Has gained what we have lost.' 64. 'We saw you suffer, heard you sigh, All we could do was just sit by. When the time came we suffered too. You never deserved what you went through.' 65. 'This day comes with sad regret, It brings back memories we shall never forget. You fell asleep without goodbye, But memories of you will never die.' 66. 'We have lost, Heaven has gained, One of the best, This world contained.' 67. 'It doesn't take a special day To bring you back to mind. A day without a thought of you Is very hard to find.' 68. 'God gave us love and happiness, And all that life could hold. But just when life was sweetest, He called my loved one home, Too sweet to live, too good to lose, But 'twas not left for me to choose.' 69. 'I hear your voice In the lonely hours, When all is quiet and still. I feel the touch Of your unseen hand, Guiding and helping me still. Each day you walk beside me, I loved you too much to forget, Someday, please God, I will find you, Till then, goodnight and God bless.' 71. 'Clusters of memories sprinkled with tears, Wishing God has spared you a few more years.' 72. 'Not a day do we forget you, In our hearts you are always near, As we loved you, so we miss you, As it dawns another year. We shared some happy days together, And some sad ones too, But the saddest day of all, Was the day that we lost you. God bless.' 73. 'A beautiful memory, dearer than gold, Of a whose worth can never be told. There's a place in my heart no one can fill, I miss you.. and always will.' 74. 'I often sit and think of you and how you died, To think you could not say goodbye Before you closed your eyes. I loved you. and always will, I did in life, in death I do still. Each morning I start with a broken heart, But carry on daily playing my part. To smile, a brave front, that's what you would want, I do that for you. You broke my heart and let him die, To take my husband who did no wrong, Forgive me Lord if I ask why, I miss you so much Wherever I go, whatever I do my day begins and ends with you. Some day dear, I'll be there with you. God bless.' 75. 'What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night. No time to turn at Beauty's glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance. No time to wait till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began. A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.' 70. 'What we would give to see you smile, To sit and talk with you awhile. To have you here in the same old way Would be our dearest wish today.'

5 76. 'We never said goodbye, perhaps it's just as well. For I could never say goodbye to the one I loved so well. In silent I remember, I make no outward show, But what it meant to lose you, no one will ever know.' 88. 'There's face that's always with us A voice we would love to hear, A smile we will always remember Of our mother we loved so dear.' 77. 'Sweet is the memory, Dear is your name. Close in our hearts you will always remain.' 78. 'Simple words, but very true, We will always love and remember you.' 79. 'Peacefully sleeping, Free from pain, We would not wake you, To suffer again.' 80. 'Quietly your memory we will always treasure, Loving you always, forgetting you never.' 81. 'Your end was very sudden, It's hard to reason why, The hardest part of all, Is that we couldn't say goodbye.' 82. 'Silent words, a simple prayer, Knowing you are in God's care.' 89. 'A golden heart stopped beating, Two willing hands are still, The one who did so much for us Is resting at God's will.' 90. 'A beautiful memory, dearer than gold, Of a.. whose worth can never be told.' 91. 'A happy face, a heart of gold, No finer this world could hold. You fell asleep without goodbye, But memories or you will never die.' 92. 'It doesn't take a special day to bring you back to mind, A day without a thought of you, dear.. is hard to find. Tend, Lord, in your garden of rest, For while on earth.. was the best.' 93. 'We had some happy times together, We had some sad ones too. But the saddest day for us Was the day that we lost you.' 83. 'Every day in some small way, Thoughts of you pass my way.' 84. 'To me you were someone special, someone set apart, Now God has you in His keeping, but I have you in my heart.' 85. 'Softly the leaves of memories fall, Gently I'll gather and treasure them all.' 86. 'You always had a smile to share, Time to give, Time to care, Your memory we will treasure, Your laughter we will miss.' 87. 'A prayer, a tear, A memory so dear, Each day of my life, I wish you were here.'

6 For a child 94. 'A ray of sunshine came and went, A beautiful treasure only lent.' 104. 'A smiling face, a heart of Gold, The dearest daughter the world could hold. We often feel sad and lonely, and everything goes wrong, We seem to hear you whisper, Cheer up and carry on. Each time we see your photo, you seem to smile and say, Don't cry Mum, I'm only sleeping; we'll meet again some day.' 95. 'Not gone from Daddy's memory, Not gone from Mummy's love, But gone to rest with Jesus, In that happy home above.' 96. 'A beautiful flower just lent, not given, To bud on earth and flower, in Heaven.' 97. 'She went to Heaven, our lovely girl; So young, so sweet, our precious pearl.' 105. 'This day comes with sad regret, It brings a day I'll never forget. If you could have spoken before you died These words you would have replied: This life for me has truly passed, I loved you all to the very last, Weep not for me, but courage take, Love each other for my sake.' 106. 'No-one knows how I miss you and the heartache inside, But still smile because the memories I have of you are more precious than gold.' 98. 'An Angel took our flower away, It needed so much care. But some day God will tell us Why, to us, it seems unfair.' 99. 'There's a face that's always with us, A voice we would love to hear, A smile we will always remember Of a niece that we loved so dear.' 107. 'God watched you as you suffered, He knew you had had your share. He gently closed your weary eyes and took you in His care.' 108. 'There's something in life I cannot buy, A gift so rare and true. It's the gift of a wonderful girl Like the one I had in you.' 100. 'This day came with sad regret, It brings back a time we shall never forget. We lost a son more precious than gold; No dearer a son this world could hold.' Roll of honour 101. 'Beautiful thoughts, sweet and tender, Of our little lad we'll always remember. In our hearts you're always near, Still loved, still dear.' 109. 'Though far away from home you lie, Our thoughts of you will never die. May God in His mercy, tenderly care For the soul of our.. sleeping there.' 102. 'Kind and unselfish, a son so true, Our proudest possession, our memories of you.' 110. 'He fought and died for those he loved, And those he loved remember.' 103. 'There's a place in ours no-one can fill. We miss you, dear daughter, and always will.'