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A beautiful star shines o’er the grave
Of the one I loved but could not save 2

Abide with me fast falls the eventide
The darkness deepens Lord with me abide
When other helpers fail and comforts flee
Help of the helpless O abide with me 4
["Abide with me" by Henry Flyte 1847]

Abide with us in faithful love our God and Saviour be
Thy help in need O let us prove and keep us true to thee 2
["Ach Bleib Mit" by Deiner Gnade]

A day of memory sad to recall
Without farewell she left us all 2

A devoted husband and loving father
A man in the world but not of the world
A man of the world but not a worldly man
A man who feared the Lord from his youth up 4

Adieu vain world I’ve had enough of thee
And careless am of what you say of me
What faults you see in me take care to shun
And look at home enough is to be done
Your smiles I court not’ nor your frowns I fear
My time is gone my head lies quiet here 6

A face ["light" is more usual] is from our household gone
A voice we loved is still
A place is vacant at our hearth
Which none can ever fill 4

A few more years shall roll a few more seasons come
And we shall be with those that rest asleep within the tomb 2
[Hymn by Horatius Bonar 1842]

Afflictions sore for long she bore
Physicians were in vain
But God has saved her from this world
And relieved her of her pain 4

Affliction sore long time I bore
Physicians were in vain
Till God did please to give me ease
And free me from my pain 4

Afflictions sore long time I bore physicians were in vain
To give me ease God did please to free me from my pain 2

Afflictions sore long time I bore which wore my strength away
And made me long for heavenly rest that never will decay 2

A light is from our household gone
A voice we loved is stilled
A place is vacant at our hearth
Which never can be filled 4
["Let Love Shine a Light"]

All our woes and sadness
In this world below
Balance not the gladness
We in Heaven shall know 4
[Heinrich Siegmund Oswald 1826 translated from German 1841 by Frances E Cox]

All our work is sadness in this world below
Balance not the gladness we in heaven shall know 2

All you that this my grave pass by
Remember this for you must die
Therefore prepare without delay
Time for neither rich nor poor will stay 4

A loving wife and mother dear
A faithful friend lies buried here
We hope her soul is now at rest
With Jesus Christ for ever blest 4

And is she gone whom we so dearly loved
Whose tender kindness we so often proved
Oh yes she’s gone her happy spirit’s fled
And now she’s numbered with the silent dead 4

And when oppressed with grief we lie
When brighter scenes are fled and gone
Still may our souls submissive cry
Father of Heaven "Thy will be done" 4

And when the Lord shall summon us whom thou hast left behind
May we untainted by the world like thee acceptance find
May we like thee depart in peace to be a glorious guest
Where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest 4
["Funeral Anthem" from "The Martyr of Antioch" by Henry Hart Milman, music by Arthur Sullivan 1880]

And with the morn those angel faces smile
Who we have loved long since and lost a while 2
[From "The Pillar of the Cloud" by John Henry Newman 1801 - 1890]

An honest woman lies here buried for truth
And justice she preferred she shew’d
Through life a generous mind
And died in peace with all mankind 4

A pale consumption gave the fatal blow
The stroke was certain the effect was slow
With wasting pain death found her long oppressed
Pity’d her sighs & kindly brought her rest 4

Fare thee well thou lovely stranger
Guardian angels take your charge
Freed at once from pain and danger
Happy spirit set at large 4

Asleep in Jesus! Blessed sleep
From which none ever wake to weep
O calm and undisturbed repose
Unbroken by the last of foes 4
[First verse of hymn Asleep in Jesus]

Asleep in Jesus! Peaceful rest
Whose waken is supremely blest
No fear no foe shall dim that hour
That manifests the Saviour’s power 4
[Third verse of hymn Asleep in Jesus]

Away from sorrow doubt and pain
Away from worldly loss and gain 2

Be my last thought how sweet to rest
For ever on my Saviour’s breast 2
["Sun of my soul" by John Keble 1820]

Beneath this stone lies buried here
A loving wife and tender mother dear
Her loss is great to those she left behind
But (?) hope in Heaven great comfort to find 4

Beside still waters and in pastures green
Led by her God she passed to age serene calm
Her life’s current gentle its release
Guileless her spirit and her end was peace 4

Bright be the place of thy soul
No lovelier spirit than thine
Ever burst from its mortal control
In the orb of the blessed to shine
On Earth thou was all we could wish
As thy soul shall immortally be
And our sorrow may [cease to repine]
When we know that thy God is with thee 8
["Bright be the place of thy soul" from "Hebrew Melodies" by Lord Byron]

Brighter, fairer far than living
With no trace of woe or pain
Robed in ever lasting beauty
We shall see thee once again 4
["The buried flower" by William Edmondstoune Aytoun]

But hush my soul, nor done repine
The time my God appoints is best
While here to do his will was mine
And his to fix my time of rest

But the Lord doth nought amiss
And since he hath ordered this
We have nought to do but still
Rest in silence on his will 4

CCC

Children will you meet us on that delightful shore
We are waiting there to greet you where sad partings are no more 2
["The Weary Soul" by John Adam Grande 1803]

Christ was her hope Christ was her guide
In Him she lived in Him she died 2

Christ will gather in his own
To the place where she is gone
Where her heart and treasure lie
Where our life is hid on high
Had he asked us well we know
We should cry to spare this blow
Yes, with streaming tears should pray
Lord we love her let her stay 8
["Christ will gather in his own" from the Moravian Hymn Book]

Clothed in robes of spotless white
Now she dwells with Thee in light 2
["Gentle Shepherd Thou hast Stilled" by John W Meinhold 1835]

Come children and look at the grave
Where low your companion is laid
And learn that time like rolling wave
May number you too for the dead 4

Dangers stand thick thro’ all the ground
To push us to the tomb
And fierce diseases wait around
To hurry mortals home 4
["Worthington" by Charles Wesley]

Day by day the voice saith come
Enter thine eternal home
Asking now if we can spare
This dear soul it summons there 4

Day by [or after] day we all still miss him
Words would fail our grief to tell
But in heaven we hope to meet him
Evermore with him to dwell 4

Day by day we saw her fade and gently sink away
Yet often in our hearts we prayed that she might longer stay
She’s on her Saviour’s bosom laid and feels no sorrow there
Is by a heavenly parent fed and needs no more our care 4

Dear as thou were [or wert] and justly dear
We will not weep for thee one thought shall check the rising tear
It is that thou art free and thus shall faiths consoling power
The tears of love restrain
Ah who that saw thy parting hour
Could wish thee here again 6
Triumphant in thy closing eye
The hour of glory shone 8

Dear friends do not grieve for me but give yourselves to God
Dear children live and pray for me that we may meet above 2

Dear husband do not weep for me
So early torn from Earth and thee
But love my child for my own sake
And peace which God through Jesus make 4

Dear is the spot where Christians sleep
And sweet the strains their spirits pour
O why should we in anguish weep?
They are not lost but gone before 4
["Dear is the spot where Christians sleep"]

Dear mother rest, thy work is o’er
Thy loving hands shall toil no more
No more thy gentle eyes shall weep
Rest dear mother gently sleep 4

Dear mother thou art not forgotten, never shall thy memory fade
Sweetest thoughts shall ever linger round the place where thou art laid 2

Dear parent do not weep for me
Weep for some other misery
My life was short my sorrow less
Blame not my haste to happiness 4

Death caught me on the way
And quickly caused me for to stay
I had no time for to say no
But with him I was forced to go
Death do not always warning give
Therefore be careful while you live 6
[an example of Norfolk grammar]

Death hides but it does not divide
They are but on Christ’s other side
Thou art with Christ and Christ with me
In Him I still am close to thee 4

Death little warning to me gave
And quickly sent me to the grave
Make haste to Christ make no delay
For no one knows his dying day 4

Death shadowing us and ours
Jesus has vanquished death and all its powers 2
[Bickersteth]

Do not ask us if we miss her there is such a vacant place
Can we e’er forget her footsteps and that sweet familiar face 2

Earth to earth and dust to dust
Calmly now the words we say
Leaving him in perfect trust
Till the resurrection day 4
["Now the Labourer's task is o'er" by John Ellerton 1871]

Ever the same through life’s changes unchanging
Comforting those by troubles distressed
Living so peacefully never complaining
May she now rest in the realms of the blest 4

Faint not nor fear his arms are near
He chanceth not and thou art dear
Only believe and thou shalt see
That Christ is all in all to thee 4
["Fight the good fight" by John S B Mansell 1863]

Fare thee well thou lovely stranger
Guardian angels take your charge
Freed at once from pain and danger
Happy spirit set at large 4

Farewell dear child and mother for we shall meet no more
'Til we be raised to Christ on Jordan’s happy shore 2

Farewell dear friends a long farewell
For we shall meet no more
Till we be raised with Christ to dwell
On Zion’s happy shore 4
Then let us wipe away our tears
From gloomy grief refrain
Prepare to go when death appears
With Him in Heaven to reign 8
[Anon published 1911 arranged by Barney E Warren]

Farewell dear husband I’m gone before
My love to you can be no more
Weep not for me nor sorrow take
But love my children for my sake 4

Farewell dear mother thy life is past
We loved you dearly to the last
The partings hard we’ll not complain
In Heaven we hope to meet again 4

Farewell faithful one you leave us likewise
And hope we will meet you with Christ in the skies
Though absent in body you are with us in prayer
And we’ll meet you in Heaven there is no parting there 4

Farewell kind husband and children dear
The Lord your tender hearts will cheer
Once more farewell ‘tis but at home
Where sin and sorrow never come
Weep not for me at my depart
But on your children fix your heart
And be a tender father dear
I wish I could your troubles share 8

Farewell my children
Lay aside my weary care
Now as I am so must you be
So all prepare to follow me 4

Farewell my friends adieu adieu
We can no longer stay with you
My glittering crown appears in view 3
["All is well"]

Farewell my wife and children dear
I lay aside my worldly care
As I am now so must you be
Prepare for Heaven and follow me 4

Farewell thou dear departed daughters lamenting is in vain
We hope in Heaven when Jesus calls to meet with thee again 2

Far from a world of toils and strife
She is present with the Lord
The labours of a well spent life
End in a great reward 4

Father in thy gracious keeping
Here we leave our darling sleeping 2
["Now the Labourer's task is o'er" by John Ellerton 1875]

Father in thy gracious keeping
Leave we now our loved one sleeping 2
["Now the Labourer's task is o'er" by John Ellerton 1875]

Father in thy gracious keeping
Leave we now thy servant sleeping 2
["Now the Labourer's task is o'er" by John Ellerton 1875]

For a while the tired body lies with feet towards the morn
Till the last and brightest Easter day be born 2

Forebear dear friends to mourn and weep
Whilst sweetly in the dust I sleep
This toilsome world I’ve left behind
A glorious crown I hope to find 4

Forgive O Lord the tribute of a tear
forgive the wish that would have kept her here 2

For in thee O Lord do I hope then to my raptured ear
Let one sweet song be given
Let Jesus cheer me last on Earth
And greet me first in Heaven 4
["O sing to me of Heaven"]

For many are the mansions there
But not in one hath grief a share
And nought to mar the perfect love
Throughout our Father’s house above 4

For us it was ordained by blood and by anguish
The ransom to pay that their joy might remain 2

From every human ill I now am set free
And called my blessed Saviour's face to see 2

From our happy home and circle God hath taken one we love
Borne away from sin and sorrow to a nobler rest above 2

From suffering to our head
Ascended to his throne
And in his footsteps we will tread
And say Thy will be done 4

Gem of our hearth our household pride
Earth’s undefiled could love hath saved thou had'st not died
Our dear sweet child humbly we bow to God’s decree
Yet we had hoped that time should sob?? thee morn for us not for thee 4

Give joy or grief give ease or pain
Take life of friends away
But let me find them all again
In that eternal day 2
[by William Walker 1809-1875]

God called her home it was his will
But in our hearts she dwells
Her memory is as clear to us
As in the hour she passed 4

God called her home it was his will
But in our hearts she liveth still
Her memory is as deep today
As in the hour she passed away 4

God calls our loved one from us
But we lose not what He has given
She lives in word and deed and thought
As truly as in Heaven 4

God calls our loved one
But we lose not wholly what He has given
She lives on Earth in thought and deed
As truly as in Heaven 4

God had taken home our loved one
Placed our son amongst his flowers
Taken home the one He gave us
To a better world than ours 4

God knows how much we loved her
He counts the tears we shed
And whispers hush she only sleeps
Your loved one is not dead 4

God saw the road was getting rough the hill too hard to climb
He gently closed the weary eyes and whispered peace be thine 2

Go home dear children and shed no tear
I must lie here till Christ appears
Long was my life long is my rest
He called me when He thought it best 4

Gone art thou but not forgotten never shall thy memory fade
Loving thoughts shall always linger round the spot where thou art laid 2

Gone from us but not forgotten, never shall her memory fade
Sweetest thoughts shall ever linger round this spot where she is laid 2

Gone from us but not forgotten, never shall the memory fade
Loving thought shall ever lasting bound the spot where she is laid 2

Go to thy rest in peace and calm be thy repose
Thy toils are o’er thy troubles cease
From earthly cares in sweet release
Her eyelids gently close 4

Grieve not dear husband be content
For I to you was only lent
In love we lived in peace we die
Thou ask’d our life but 'twas denied 4

Grieve not dear husband but be content
For I to thee was only lent
Mourn not for me but pity take
And love the Saviour for my sake 4

Grieve not for me my children dear
I am not dead but sleepeth here
My end you know my grave you see
Prepare yourself to follow me 4

Had He asked us well we know
We should cry O spare this blow
Yes with streaming tear should pray
Lord we love her let her stay 4
["Christ will gather in his own" by Nikolaus L von Zinzendorf 1754]

Heaven’s morning breaks and Earth’s vain shadows flee
In life in death O Lord abide with me 2
["Abide with me"]

Her course was long in peace she shall it end
Looking beyond the vale with lively faith
She saw the glory of the promised land
And feared no evil in the shade of death 4

Her days though few whilst here below
The longer is her rest
God called her hence in early life
Because he thought it best 4

Here are afflictions and trials severe
Here we must part with friends we hold dear
Sweet is the promise we read in thy word
Blessed are they who have died in the Lord 4
[based on "Here is no rest" by C Ainsworth]

Here a while they must be parted and the flesh its Sabbath keep
Waiting in the holy stillness wrapt in sleep 2
[Hymn "Resurrection Morn" by Sabine Baring-Gould 1864]

Here friends once dear in death’s cold shade repose
Till Christ shall come his glories to disclose
Then shall the saints in glories triumph rise
And with their head ascend the lofty skies 4

Here lies a man by all the good esteem'd
Because they prov'd him really what he seem'd
If thou wou'dst be as highly priz'd as he
[unreadable] 4

Here lies buried the partner of my life
A tender mother and virtuous wife
Great though my loss will be I hope to meet
Her happy spirit at the Saviour’s feet 4

Here lies interred beneath this silent clod
A virtuous youth who trusted in his God
Adieu dear son we cannot wish thy stay
Spend with thy God an everlasting day 4

Here lies the body of a woman who kept her word
As far as mortals could, to grieve for her would be absurd
Because her life was good, she lived and died an honest woman
Go thou and do the same, ‘twill recommend the gospel plan
And yield the endless ??? In their ?? [incompletely read] 5

Here mortal soul lies mouldering in the dust
Jesus to thy dear faithful hand my naked soul I trust 2

Here rest his head until the trump of Heaven
shall wake the slumbering tenants of the ?
then shall he rise to Heaven of Heavens explore
? of death or die no more 4

Her languishing head is at rest
Her thinkings and achings are o’er
Her quiet immoveable breast
Is heaved by affliction no more 4

Her pain was soon o’er but how hard thus to part, with the joy of my home
But she is gone to enjoy her reward where sickness or death cannot come 2

Her time was come to leave her earthly home
We one and all do for our lov'd one mourn
We mourn the loss of her we can't recall
Who died lamented and beloved by all 4

Her toils are o’er her work is done
And she is now at rest
We pray to God that she has won
Her place among the blest 4

Her toils are past her work is done
And she is fully blest
She fought the fight the victory won
And entered into rest 4

Her wearied limbs are now at rest
Her troubles now are o’er
She now amid the angels blest
Will be forevermore 4

Holy Father in thy mercy
Hear our anxious prayer
Keep our loved ones now far distant
‘Neath thy care 4
["Holy Father in thy mercy" by Isabella S Stephenson 1843-1890]

Holy Jesus every day
Keep us in the narrow way
And when earthly things are past
Bring our ransom’d souls at last
Where they need no star to guide
Where no clouds Thy glory hide 6
[From: "As with Gladness Men of Old" by William C Dix 1837-1898]

Home at last on heavenly mountain
Weary pilgrimage is past
Safe by life’s fair flowing fountain
Saved by Jesus home at last 4

Home at last thy labour done
Safe and blest the victory won
Jordan past from pain set free
Angels now have welcomed thee 4

Hope looks beyond the borders of time the youth we here deplore
Will rise to full immortal bloom and flower to fade no more 2

How e'er afflicted and distrest
Dear weary mortals here find rest 2

How loved how valued once cared thee not
To whom related or by whom begot
A heap of dust alone remains of thee
'Tis all thou art and all the proud shall be 4

How sweet to think we’ll meet again where parting is no more
And know those we love so well have only gone before 2

How we miss her and how much, weeping hearts alone can tell
Earth has lost her Heaven has found her
Jesus has done all things well 3

Husband farewell 'tis thou must rear
Our babes in God’s most holy fear
Teach their infant lips to pray
And guide them in the narrow way 4

Hush, blessed are the dead
In Jesus arms who rest
And lean their weary head
Forever on his breast 4
["Hush, blessed are the dead" by Edward H Bickersteth 1873]

I came to Jesus as I was weary and worn and sad
I found in him a resting place and he Hath made me glad 2

I dare not choose my lot I would not if I might
Choose thou for me my God so shall I walk aright 2
["Thy way, not mine, O Lord" by Horatius Bonar 1857]

If all the world my Saviour knew
Then all the world would love Him too 2

If love and care could death prevent
Thy days had not so soon been spent
Life was desired but God did see
Eternal life was best for thee 4

If thou should'st call me to resign
What most I prize it never was mine
I only yield thee what is thine 3
["My God and Father! while I stray" by Charlotte Elliott 1834]

I have lost my life’s companion a life linked with my own
God alone knows how much I miss him as I journey through alone 2

I heard the voice of Jesus say come unto me and rest
Lay down thou weary one lay down thy head upon my breast 2
["I heard the voice of Jesus say" by Horatius Bonar 1846]

I know that my Redeemer lives
He lives and on the Earth shall stand
And though to worms my flesh He gives
My dust lies numbered in his hands 4
[from Methodist Hymnal]

I leave this world without a tear
Save for those friends I loved so dear
So heal their sorrows Lord descend
And to the motherless prove a friend 4

I long for household voices gone
For vanished smiles I long
But God hath led my dear ones on
And He can do no wrong 4

In frame of years she was out done no longer could she stay
Because it was her Saviour's will to call her hence away 2

In God’s acre gently sleeping
Where the flowers so softly wave
Lies the one we love so dearly
Whom we loved but could not save 4

In life’s hard toil I had my share and humble was my abode
But mercy smothered all my care and blessed me in my God 2

In memory she is as dear today
As in the hour she passed away 2

In our home a flower grew a daughter to us was given
Then God thought best to cut her down and plant her fresh in Heaven 2

In silence she suffered with patience she bore
‘Til God called her home to suffer no more 2

In that great cloisters stillness and seclusion
By guardian angels led
Safe from temptation safe from sin’s pollution
She lives whom we call dead 4
["Resignation" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]

In this world of sin and care
Lord thou wouldst no longer leave her
To thy meadow bright and fair
Lovingly thou didst receive her
Clothed in robes of spotless white
Now she dwells with thee in light 6

In vain our fancy strives to paint
The moment after death
The glories that surround the saints
When yielding up their breath 4

I shall know him when redeemed by his side I shall stand
I shall know him by the print of the nails in his hand 2
[ by Fanny Crosby]

It is enough Earth’s struggle soon shall cease
And Jesus call us to Heaven’s perfect peace 2
["Peace perfect peace in this dark world of sin" by Edward Henry Bickersteth 1875]

I want to be an angel and with the angels stand
A crown upon my forehead and a harp within my hand
There right before my Saviour so glorious and so bright
I’d make the sweetest music and praise him day and night 4
[Urania Locke Bailey 1820 – 1882]

I was so long with pain oppressed which bore my strength away
It made me long for endless rest that never can decay 2

I was with pain oppressed which wore life away
And made me wish for endless rest that never will decay 2

I was with pain sorely oppressed it wore my strength away
And made me long for Heaven that never will decay 2

I was with pain so sore oppress’d it wore my strength away
I longed for that eternal rest that never will decay 2

I you see as you pass by
And as you are so once was I
As I am so must you be to
Therefore prepare to follow me 4

Jesu' lover of my soul Let me too thy bosom fly
While the gathering waters roll while the tempest still is nigh
Hide me O my Saviour hide till the storm of life is past
Safe unto the haven guide O receive my soul at last 4
["Jesus lover of my soul" by Charles Wesley 1740]

Jesus loves me this I know
For the Bible tells me so
Little ones to him belong
They are weak but he is strong 4
[Children's song]

Jesus beheld my anguish soft pity moved his breast
Nor suffered me to languish but spake my soul to rest
He pardoned my transgressions made all my sorrows cease
In his compassion restored my heart to peace 4

Jesu' the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills the breast
But sweeter far thy face to see
And in thy presence rest 4
[by Bernard Clairvaux 12th century]

Jesus thou prince of life
Thy chosen cannot die
Like thee they conquer in the strife
To reign with thee on high 4
["It is not death to die" by George W Bethune]

Journeyed from Earth to meet her God above
Blessed in the hope of lasting joy and love
Each trouble ended sorrows no more
At last she’s gone to Heaven’s golden shore
Jealously loved by all but when we go
Love lingers with our relatives below
Ever at rest, so for him cease to weep
You know it is not death but simply sleep 8

Joy after sorrow calm after blast
Rest after weariness sweet rest at last 2
["Life after darkness" by Frances R Havergal 1879]

Joys are his serene and pure
Light that ever shall endure
[From the hymn "Soldier's who are Christ's below" written in Latin 1736 translated 1868]

Just at dawn of day there was a parting sigh
With that the spirit fled and winged its flight on high 2

Kindly light amidst the encircling gloom
Lead thou me on
The night is dark and I am far from home
Lead thou me on 4
["The pillar of cloud" by John Henry Newman 1801-1890]

Kind was her heart in friendship true and sound
Patient in pain beloved by all around
Her grief's now o’er her pain for ever gone
A life of endless joy we trust she’s now begun 4

Let but this fainting heart be blest
With thy sweet spirit for its guest
My God to thee I leave the rest 3
["My God and Father! While I stray" by Charlotte Elliott 1834]

Life’s duty done as sinks the clay
Light from its load the spirit flies
While Heaven and Earth combine to say
How blest the righteous when she die 4

Like crowded forest trees we stand
And some are marked to fall
The axe will strike at God’s command
And soon will strike us all 4

Lo here she lies her deeds deserve love
Her body here her soul is far above
For truth and justice charity and peace
She is gone to joys that never, never cease 4

Long days and nights of weakening sickness came
And gently broke the pins of nature’s frame
But grace supported her her pains to bear
And Heaven breathed down her own celestial air
She felt the influence come, her trembling breast
Fill’d with her Saviour’s love was lulled to rest 6

Long days of affliction she bore which wasted her delicate frame
But now all her sufferings are o’er she never will suffer again 2

Long time I lived in grief and pain
While on the Earth I did remain
But the Lord has given me rest
And numbered me amongst the blest 4
[Methodist Hymnal 1889]

Lord all pitying Jesu' blest
Grant her thine eternal rest 2

Lord though in lonely grief we sigh
For her beloved no longer nigh
Submissive still would we reply
Thy will be done 4

Loving and loved has their race been run
Nobly and well has their work been done
Parents thy children's prayer shall be
To tread in the path that was trodden by thee 4

Lovely buds so young and fair called hence by early doom
Just came to show how sweet such flowers in paradise could bloom 2

Love will link the broken chain
When in heaven we meet again 2

Make haste O man to live
For thou so soon must die
Time hurries past thee like the breeze
How sweet its moments fly 4
["Make haste O man to live" by Horatius Bonar]

Make use of present time because you must
Take up your lodgings shortly in the dust
Keep death and judgement always in your eye
None's fit to live except they're fit to die 4

Man's life is like unto a Winter's day
Some only break their fast & so away
Others stay dinner & depart full fed
The deepest age but sups & goes to bed
O reader then behold & see
As I am now so must you be 6

Memories still whispering in my ear
Past kindest words are forever dear
An old song recalled still bring them near
Such words and music bring too, their tear

Mourn not for her whom God hath blest
And taken to his heavenly rest
Freed from all sorrow grief and pain
Our Lord is her eternal gain 4

My childlike heart to thee
Still let me till his days are past
At Jesus feet abide
Shall He lift me up at last
And set me by his side 5
[John (or Charles) Wesley]

My dear do not sorrow and weep
Whilst I am dust its really sleep
Which when the blessed day appear
May we both meet and children dear 4

My home is Heaven all glory be
And now my Saviour I do see
To Heaven my Saviour welcome the 3

My husband dear my life is past
My love for you through life did last
Weep not for me nor sorrow take
But love my children for my sake 4

My pains were great no tongue can tell
What I endured when I was ill
The Lord in mercy thought it best
And took me to a place of rest
Then parents dear weep not for me
I hope in Heaven I shall you see 6

My parents moderate your grief
The hand that wounds the same affords relief
Tis God that gives 'tis God that takes away
It is not right we should his will gainsay

My parents while on Earth you dwell
Weep not that I am gone before
For though you loved me passing well
My Lord my Saviour loved me more
'Twas He who called me up to Heaven
And not the Almighty’s vengeful rod
You could not give what He has given
Nor guide and guard me like my God 8

My Redeemer is above Him will I go to see
And faithful pilgrims here below shall soon come after me 2

My weeping parents moderate your grief
The hand that wounds, the same affords relief
'Tis God that gives 'tis God that takes away
It is not right we should his will gainsay
From every human ill I now am free
And called my blessed Saviour’s face to see 6

My word is true thy will is just
To thee we leave them Lord in trust 2
["God of the living in whose eyes" by John Ellerton 1858]

Nipped in the bud of life
Kept at the Father’s hand
Safe from the battle’s strife
Gone to a better land 4

No bed of sickness to refine her faith
But in the midst of life she sunk into death 2

No grief is there no tears of sorrow flow
No latter memory of a world of woe
No ills no wrongs immortal joys molest
The wicked harm not and the weary rest 4

No longer then let death be dreaded or deplored
‘Tis a deliverance from the flesh to bring us to the Lord 2

No more we see her in our house no more her voice we hear
For death has been and stole away the one we loved so dear 2

None knows how much we miss her
None but aching hearts can tell
Earth has lost her Heaven has gained her
Jesus hath done all things well 4

None knows how much we miss her
None but aching hearts can tell
Earth has lost her Heaven has gained her
Jesus orders all things well 4

No, not cold beneath the grasses not close walled beneath the tomb
Rather in my Father’s mansion serving in another room 2

No power could wrest the mighty hand of death
Nor longer stay my fast expiring health
And I had sunk in anguish and despair
But the Good Shepherd made my soul his care 4

Not all the skill that mortals have
Can stop the hand of death nor save
Their fellow mortal from the grave 3

Not gone from memory not gone from love
But gone to her Father’s home above 2

Not gone from memory not gone from love
But gone to our Father’s home above. 2

Nothing but memories as we journey on
Longing for a smile of our loved one gone 2

Nothing in my hand I bring
Simply to thy cross I cling 2
[From hymn "Rock of Ages"]

No time to say goodbye
Before God called you home on high 2

Not now but in the coming years
It may be in the better land
We'll know the meaning of our tears
And then perhaps we'll understand 4
[ From "Some time we'll understand" by Maxwell N Cornelius 1891]

Now all the toils of life are o’er
And pain and grief are felt no more
Jesus will [?] me on his throne
And treat this body like his own 4

Now I can read my title clear to mansions in the sky
I bid farewell to all my fears and wipe my weeping eyes 2

Now on Earth I breathe no more
The prayer oft mixed with tears before
Resting? upon a happier shore
Thy will be done 4

Now the labourer’s task is o’er
Now the battle day is past
Now upon the farther shore
Lands the voyager at last 4
["Now the labourer's task is o'er" by John Ellerton 1871]

Now the labourer’s task is o’er
Now upon that farther shore
There all pain and sorrow cease
She rests in perfect peace 4
["Now the labourer's task is o'er" by John Ellerton 1871]

Now the spirit conflict riven
Wounded heart unequal strife
Afterward the triumph given
And the victor’s crown of life 4
["Now and afterwards"]

O blessed Lord whose mercy then removed
Child whom every eye that looked on loved
Support us, teach us, calmly to resign
What we possessed and now is wholly thine 4
["Six months to six years added he remained" by W Wordsworth]

O cruel death that would not spare
A loving wife and tender mother dear
Great is the loss to those she left behind
But we hope in Heaven eternal joy to find
And now I am gone for me no sorrow take.
-?- my children for their father’s sake 6

O dear child how sure the fatal dart
Directed to the human heart
Frail mortal to destroy yet through our dear Redeemer’s love
We hope to share that life above
In ever lasting love 5

Oh ! call it not death ‘tis a holy sleep
And the precious dust the Lord doth keep
She shall wake again and how satisfied
With a likeness of Him who for her died
As He rose again she shall also rise 5

Oh call it not death 'tis life begun
The waters are past the home is won
The ransomed spirit has reached the shore
Where she weeps nor suffers nor sins no more 4

Oh not lost but gone before us let her never be forgot
Sweet her memory to the lonely in our hearts she perish not 2

Oh! Lad of my love that lone grave at Bassee
Hides thy dear form from my eyes evermore
Would I had followed in flesh as in spirit
When summoned by God you went forth to the war
Sons shall come home to the mother’s who bore them
Husbands clasp wives to their bosoms again
A few more years shall roll a few more seasons come
And we shall be with those that rest asleep within the tomb 8

Oh look at this stone ye who pass by
As you are now so once was I
Oh do as you would wish to be done by
Oh try for soon we all must die
Many a cross and many a brier
My path doth compass round
In life’s most darksome dreary hour
With Christ there’s comfort found 8

O how sweet it will be in that beautiful land
So free from all sorrow and pain
With songs on our lips and with harps in our hands
To meet one another again 4
["Home of the soul" by Ellen M H Gates 1865]

Oh weep not for one who has such an accession of joy
Peace and comfort in mansions above
You would not deprive her of such a possession
As that of the Saviour’s unchangeable love 4

O let me on the bed of death
The great salvation see
And cry with my expiring breath
Dear Lord remember me 4

O love that will not let me go
I rest my weary soul in thee
I give thee back the life I owe
That in thine ocean depths it flow
May richer fuller be 5
[by George Matheson 1882]

O may I stand before the Lamb
When earth and seas are fled
And hear the Judge announce my name
With blessings on my head 4
["The last judgement" by Isaac Watts 1674-1748]

O may we stand before the throne
When earth and seas are fled
And hear the Judge pronounce our names
With blessings on our heads 4

Once did I think life’s waves to tread
In mine own strength but soon in dread
Cried for help as I began to sink at length the Master took my hand
And thus sustained I reached the welcome land 4
["Lyra memorialis"]

One less at home the family circle broken
A dear form missed from its accustomed place
But saved and sanctified by grace
One more in heaven 4

Only a little angel gone to its heavenly rest
Only a little lamb safe on our Saviour’s breast 2

Only a step removed and that step into bliss
Our own dearly loved whom here on Earth we miss 2

Only a step removed we soon again shall meet
Our own, our dearly loved, around the Saviour’s feet 2

Only "Good night" beloved not "farewell"
A little while and all his saints shall dwell in hallowed union indivisible 2

On that happy Easter morning all the graves their dead restore
Father mother brother sister meet once more 2
["On the resurrection morning" by Sabine Baring-Gould 1864]

On the resurrection morning soul and body meet again
No more sorrow no more weeping no more pain 2
["On the resurrection morning" by Sabine Baring-Gould 1864]

O passing stranger call this not
A place of fear and gloom
I love to linger o’er this spot
It is my baby’s tomb 4

Our father is gone and we are left the loss of him to mourn
May we meet with him we loved with Christ before God’s throne 2

Our friend and sister Lo is dead
The cold and lifeless clay
Hath made in dust its silent bed
And there it must decay
But she is dead no no she lives
Her happy spirit flies
To Heaven above and there receives
The long expected prize 8

Our life hangs on a single thread
Which soon is cut and we are dead
Then boast not reader of thy might
Alive at noon and dead at night 4

Our life is but a fading dawn its glorious noon how quickly past
Lead O Christ when all is gone safe home at last 2
["The radiant morn has passed away" by Godfrey Thring 1864]

Our mother so kind is gone to her rest her troubles and sorrows are o’er
Her kind and affectionate heart is at ease from the pain that with patience she bore
She’s rejoicing in Heaven we hope with God’s angels for ever to dwell
She was loved and respected by all Jesus called her and she bade us farewell 4

O we miss her and how sadly loving hearts alone can tell
Earth has lost her Heaven has found her Jesus has done all things well 2

Parents dear weep not for me
Because I died so young
the fewer years the fewer sins
God's will it must be done 4

Pass a few swiftly fleeting years
And all that now in bodies live shall quit like me this vale of tears
Their righteous sentence to receive 3

Patiently she bore her sufferings smiling in the midst of pain
Softly came the call to Heaven giving peace like gentle rain 2

Peace be your rest dear mother ‘tis sweet to breathe your name
In life we loved you always, in death we do the same 2

Peace perfect peace death shadowing us and ours
Jesus has vanquished death and all its powers 2
[Peace perfect peace" by Edward H Hickersteth jnr]

Peace perfect peace in this dark world of sins
The blood of Jesus whispers peace within 2
[Peace perfect peace" by Edward H Hickersteth jnr]

Peace perfect peace with loved ones far away
In Jesus keeping we are safe and they! 2
["Peace perfect peace, in this dark world of sin"]

Reader in health and strength, death may be near thee
Let my removal warn you to prepare
When Earth’s joys are fled on, what can cheer thee
Look to the Saviour’s cross, seek comfort there 4

Renew my will from day to day
Blend it with thine and take away
All that now makes it hard to say
Thy will be done 4
["My God and Father! while I stray" by Charlotte Elliott 1834]

Rest after weariness, sweet rest at last after long agony rapture of bliss
Right was the pathway leading to this 2
[based on "Light after darkness" by Frances R Havergal 1879]

Rest for the prize is won
Rest for no toil remains
Rest for the task is done
Rest ‘tis thy God who reigns 4

Resting where no shadows fall
In perfect peace to await us all 2

Rest in the shadow of thy cross my Lord
Rest at thy feet in listening to thy word
Rest on thy bosom trusting to thy love
Rest beneath thy easy yoke then rest above 4

Rest on dear husband thy labours are over
Thy willing hands will toil no more
A loving husband a father kind
No friend on earth like thee we find 4

Rest on dear mother thy labours o’er
Thy willing hands will toil no more
A faithful mother true and kind
No friend on earth like thee we find 4

Rest on dear [wife’s name] thy labours are o’er
Thy willing hands will toil no more
A faithful wife true and kind
No friend on Earth like thee I find 4

Rock of ages cleft for me
Let me hide myself in thee
Let the water and the blood
From thy riven side which flow’d
Be of sin the double cure
Cleanse me from its guilt and power 6
["Rock of Ages" by Augustus M Toplady 1776

Safe in the arms of Jesus safe on his gentle breast
Safe from the World's temptations sweetly his soul doth rest 2

Safe in the arms of Jesus safe on his gentle breast
There by his love o’ershaded sweetly my soul shall rest 2
["Safe in the arms of Jesus" by Fanny Crosbie 1868]

Safe landed on the shining shore the aged pilgrims rest
Their happy spirits fear no more they are forever blest 2

Seek now that Christ thy guilty soul may save
For there is no repentance in the grave 2

See the kind shepherd Jesus stands with all engaging charms
Hark how He calls the tender ones and folds them in his arms 2

She bade no one a last farewell
She said goodbye to none
The gates of heaven were open wide
And a loving voice said come 4

She bade no one a last farewell
She waved her hand to none
She took her flight before we knew
That she had from us gone 4

She died but to live and to rest
Must glories unknown to us here
In Heaven amongst those that are blest
She is happy for evermore there 4

She had not riches but a humble heart
In meek submission with her lot to bow
Even on earth she saw her God in part
And face to face she sees his glory now 4

She has gone from our home to a mansion above
Our hearts in deep anguish are riven
But why should we mourn for the mother we love
When we know she is happy in heaven 4

She has gone, the grave has received her Jesus has called her away
The Lord has redeemed her from night to the splendour of day 2

She is gone and now her sufferings are o’er
No pain or sorrow can molest her more
Many sad years she passed in hopeless pain
Physicians skills and art were all in vain
No earthly power could health to her restore
It was God’s ordaining who can his way explore
By death set free his parting soul took flight
To realms of bliss and everlasting light 8

She is gone and the grave has received her
It was Jesus that called her away
She is gone to the Lord who redeemed her
From night to the splendour of day 4

She is gone beyond mortal ken
We shall see her no more below
Soon we shall pass though the lowly glen
The way that all mortals go
May we fear no ills to meet
But safe in Jesus dwell at his feet
In a holy happy clime 7

She is gone from our midst it is but for a while
And with pleasure though mingled with pain
I will treasure her sayings and think of her smile
And look for her coming again 4

She is gone from our midst it is but for a while
And with pleasure though mingled with pain
We will treasure her sayings and think of her smiles
And look onto our meeting again 4

She is gone from those she loved so dear
She bore both pain and sorrow here
Our only hope is she is at rest
And with Jesus ever blest 4

She is gone the faithful and true hearted, home where kindred spirits live
Not gone from memory not gone from love but gone to her Father’s home above 2

She is gone the one we loved so dear
To her eternal rest
She is gone to heaven we have no fear
And is forever blest 4

She is gone the one we loved so dear
To her eternal rest
She is gone to Heaven we have no fear
She is for ever blest 4

She is gone the one we loved so dear
To her eternal rest
She is gone to Heaven we have no fear
To be forever blest 4

She is gone to be an angel
And with the angels stand
A crown upon her forehead
A harp within her hand 4

She is gone to the regions of light
She’s in Heaven today, she was with us last night
Though to part with my child was a trial severe
Yet its better she should be yonder, than here 4

She is gone we all shall miss her
Time will fail our loss to tell
But in Heaven we hope to meet her
Evermore with her to dwell 4

She is not dead but gone to rest in silence 'til the day
When Christ shall come to judge mankind and call his own away 2

She is not dead but only lieth sleeping
In the sweet refuge of her Master’s breast
And far away from sorrow toil and weeping
She is not dead but only taking rest 4

She is not dead but sleeping a sleep how calm how blest
When Christ the spirit keepeth the wearied frame hath rest 2

She is not tasting death but taking rest
On the same holy couch which Jesus lay
To awake all clarified and blest
Then day shall break and shadows flee away 4

She laid her body down to sleep while angels guard her head
And through the hours of darkness keep their watch around her bed
With cheerful heart she closed her eyes since she will not remove
Til in the glorious land above she rise rejoicing in his love 4
["And now another day is gone" by Isaac Watts]

She little thought of resting here
But Lord thy power is everywhere
And when the last great day shall come
May thine abode be her sweet home 4

She rests in Jesus blessed thought hush mourners do not weep
Would you recall her from that rest or wake her from that sleep 2

She rests in Jesus life’s battle is o’er
Sin and sorrow or pain shall afflict her no more
The valley is past, the victory won
And all that is wearying past and done 4

She waited patiently for the Lord our God
Nor did she wait in vain
At length the gracious Lord appeared
And soon removed our pain 4

She was born for better things
The high behest was given
The holy angels with their wings
Wafted her to Heaven 4

She was loved in life and is still living yet
In the heart of one who will never forget 2

Short was her life sweet is her rest
God calls for those He loveth best
We deeply mourn her race is run
Father in Heaven thy will be done 4

Short was my course and early came the word
Which called me to the bosom of my Lord
Spared the long labours of the dangerous way
My ransomed spirit springs to endless day 4

Short was my life in this vain world
And sudden was my death
One moment working with my hands
The next lost my breath 4

Short was my time the longer is my rest
God called me hence because He thought it best
Therefore dear friends lament for me no more
I am not lost but gone a while before 4

Short was the little darling’s stay
She came but as a guest
Tasted life then fled away
To her eternal rest 4

Should our tears in sorrow flow
When God recalls his own
And bids them leave a world of woe
For an immortal crown 4
["Why should our tears in sorrow flow" by William H Bathurst 1796-1877]

Sister thou art gone before and thy saintly soul is flown
Where tears are wiped from every eye and sorrow is unknown 2
["Burial hymn" by Henry Hart Milman from "The Martyr of Antioch"]

Sleep on beloved, sleep and take thy rest
Lay down thy weary head upon thy Saviour’s breast
We loved thee well
But Jesus loved thee best 4

So dear so very dear to God, dearer I cannot be
The love wherewith He loved his son such is his love for me 2

Some day we hope to meet you
Some day we know not when
To clasp your hand in a better land
Never to part again 4

Some may think we have forgotten you as they oft times see us smile
But they little know the sorrow that is hidden all the while 2

Stars shine on the silent grave
Of him we loved but could not save
On Earth there’s strife in Heaven rest
We miss him most who loved him best 4

Still her death hath left a pang no time can heal
Nor poets write but parents feel 2

Stranger reflect when you pass by
As you are now so once was I
As I am now so you must be
Prepare yourself to follow me 4

Submissive to thy will my God to thee my Father I resign
I mourn but dare not to repine 2
["Submissive to thy will my God" by Thomas Haweis 1734-1820]

Suffered my allotted years
Till my Redeemer came
And wiped away his servant’s tears
And took his exile home 4

Sunshine passes shadows fall
Sweet remembrance outlasts all 2

Sweet are the memories that never fade
Of one we loved but could not save 2

Sweetest memories that will never fade
Of one we loved but could not save
One of the kindest, one of the best
God gave her eternal rest 4

Swift and sudden came the parting taken home without a sigh
We hardly thought her life had ended because we could not say "goodbye" 2

Take comfort Christians when your friends in Jesus fall asleep
There better being never ends why then dejected weep
Why inconsolable as those to whom no hope is given
Death is the messenger of peace and calls the soul to Heaven 4

Tender mother and virtuous wife
Here sleeps in humble hope of better life 2

Tender Shepherd thou hast stilled
Now thy little lambs brief weeping
Ah, how peaceful pale and mild
In its narrow bed 'tis sleeping
And no sign of anguish sore
Heaves that little bosom more 6
["Tender shepherd thou hast stilled" by Johann W Meinhold 1797-1851]

That undisturbed my dusts should sleep
They dug my grave and dug it deep
Yet not so deep but I shall hear
When Christ my Saviour draweth near 4

The blighted flower shall bloom again, the fallen star shall rise
Triumphant from the gloom of death, to glory in the skies 2

The call of Christ came low and sweet
And quietly she passed away
To where the Saviour waits to greet
And welcome to eternal day 4

The call was short the shock severe
To part with one we loved so dear
Our hopes in heaven that we may meet
And then our joy will be complete 4

The cup is bitter the sting severe
To part with those we love so dear
The trial is hard well not complain
But trust in God to meet again 4

The cup was so bitter the sting so severe
To part with a wife and mother so dear
We all mourn her loss but must not complain
And trust in Christ Jesus to meet her again 4

The cup was so bitter the sting so severe
To part with those we loved so dear
We all mourn our loss but must not complain
But trust in the Lord to meet them again 4

The days will go on the sun will still set
But you my daughter we will never forget
Sweet memories of you will never die
I know that this is not goodbye 4

The great Jehovah full of love
An angel bright did send
To fetch their dear beloved son
To joys that never end 4

The great Jehovah full of love
An angel bright did send
To take these little spotless doves
To joys that never end 4

The journey done the rest begun
The day of death now ended
To live above on wings of love
The freed one hath ascended 4

The least the feeblest of the sheep
To him the Father gave
Kind is his heart the charge to keep
And strong his arm to save 4

The Lord hath claimed her for his own
And sent her calm release
We weep but it is we alone
She dwells in perfect peace 4

The mother came in tears and fain
The flower she most did love
He knew 'twould be hers back again
In the fields of light above 4

Then in a nobler sweeter song
I’ll sing thy power to save
When this poor lisping stammering tongue
Lies silent in the grave 4
["There is a fountain filled with blood" by William Cowper]

Then let us dry our mournful tears
From a loving grief refrain
In Heaven our mother now appears
And shall for ever remain 4

Then when on Earth I breathe no more
The prayer oft mix’d with tears before
I’ll sing upon a happier shore
Thy will be done 4
["My God and Father while I stray" by Charlotte Elliott 1834]

The one is gone we loved so dear
To her eternal rest
She’s gone to Heaven we need not fear
To be forever blest 4

The one we loved has passed away
To her eternal rest
She’ll go to Heaven we hope and pray
To be among the blest 4

The parting was hard the shock severe
We little thought her end was near
Still only those who have lost can tell
The pain and grief of the last farewell 4

There is a better world they say. O so bright
Where sin and death are done away. O so bright
And music fills the balmy air and angles with bright wings are there
and harps of gold and mansions fair. O so bright 4
[John Lyth 1870 who based this on an earlier work]

There is a link death cannot sever
Love and remembrance last forever 2

The repentant souls that turn
To the cross their dying eye
All the love of Christ shall learn
At his feet in paradise 4

There we shall meet again when all our toils are o’er
Where death and grief and pain and parting are no more 2
[from a Methodist hymnal]

The shock was great the blow severe
To part with one we loved so dear 2

The victory’s won and thou art gone
From sickness sin and pain
Nor dare I moan though all alone
‘Tis thine eternal gain 4

The winter of trouble is past
The storms of affliction are o’er
Her struggle is ended at last
And sorrow and death are no more 4

The years still pass since that sad day
When from us she was called away
‘Tis hard to part with those we love
But Jesus knows what’s best
And in our Father’s home above
Our loved ones are at rest 6

Thine for ever Oh how blest
They who find in thee their rest
Thine for ever Lord are we
Here and in eternity 4
["Thine forever God of Love" by Mary F Maude 1847]

This humble stone thus witnesseth
Of his a Christian's bright career
All grace in life all peace in death
He died in hope who lived in fear 4

This is no death ‘tis but a shade
Be not of outward loss afraid
This is no death it is a birth
A rising heavenward from Earth 4

This lovely bud so young and fair called hence by early doom
That came to show how sweet a bud in Paradise would bloom 2

This world is vain and full of pain and mixed with trouble sore
Those are blest that are at rest with Christ for ever more 2

Thou art gone to the grave but we will not deplore thee
Whose God was thy ransom thy guardian and guide
He gave thee He took thee and He will restore thee
And death has no sting for the Saviour has died 4

Though she’s gone she’s not forgotten how we miss her loving face
But she has left us to remember none on Earth can fill her place 2

Though thou art gone thy memory will remain,
We hope our loss is thy eternal gain 2

Through life’s long day and death’s dark night
O gentle Jesus be our light 2
["O Saviour, bless us ere we go" by Frederick William Faber 1849]

Thro’ weary hours of pain and woe
When Jesus calls me I must go
Death little warning to me gave
But quickly took me to the grave
And haste to Christ make no delay
For no one knows his dying day 6

Time has changed in many ways
But one thing changes never
The memory of those happy days
When we were all together 4

Tired Oh so tired how oft I’ve longed for rest
And now I’ve found it Saviour upon thy loving breast 2

Tis hard to part with those we love
But parting hours must come
Lord fit our souls to meet Thee there
In thy blessed home above 4

Tis hard to part with those we love
Though parting hours will come
Then let us hope to meet again
In our eternal home 4

Tis sweet to know through Christ alone we meet to part no more
Know that and the one we loved so well has only gone before 2

To fall asleep is not to die
To dwell with Christ is better life 2
[hymn]

Treasure her Lord in thy garden of rest
While on Earth she was one of the best 2

UUU

Until we meet again before His throne
Clothed in the spotless robe He gives his own
Until we know even as we are known
Good-night 4
[Sarah Doudney?]

We all mourn her loss yet must not complain
But trust in Christ Jesus to meet her again 2

We are but little children weak
Nor born in any high estate
What can we do for Jesus sake
Who is so high and good and great 4
["We are but little children weak" by Cecil F Alexander 1850]

We are deprived O Lord of one
Who was to us most dear
Teach us to say thy will be done
While we for death prepare 4

We cannot tell who next may fall
Beneath thy chastening rod
One must be first then let us all
Prepare to meet our God 4

Weep not dear children be content
For I to you was only lent
The Lord has only had his due 3

Weep not dear wife but be content
For unto you I was but lent
My time is past my race is run
Dear wife and children prepare to come
Farewell dear friends and don’t delay
For no one knows their dying day
Death to me short warning gave
And quickly took me to the grave 8

Weep not for me but be content
For onto you I was but lent
Weep not for me tears are in vain
We hope in Heaven to meet again 4

Weep not for me my children dear
Because I am dead and left you here
But I hope the time will not be long
Before you will join the happy throng 4

Weep not for me my friends so dear
I am not dead but sleeping here
Resting from grief and pain
Until the Lord calls me again 4

Weep not for me my husband dear
Keep it in mind that I lie here
And have compassion in your mind
Two motherless children I leave behind 4

Weep not for me mother dear because I died so young
The fewer years the fewer sins God’s will it must be done 2

Weep not for me my loving wife because I died while young
The fewer years the fewer sins God’s will it must be done 2

Weep not for me, nor wish me back I now from pain am free
And in my Jesus arms I rest where I have longed to be 2

Weep not for the babe be thy sorrow suppressed
Weep not for the babe for it has gone to rest
It was a sweet little flower but too tender to stay
For the world’s chilling blast it has withered away
Bid adieu to dear parents warn them to prepare
For soon they must follow, they cannot stay 6

We have gained that peaceful shore
To dwell with Jesus ever more 2

We have to mourn the loss of one
We did our best to save
Beloved on Earth regretted gone
Remembered in the grave 4
["Let love shine a light" ]

Well respected and beloved
True good natured as a dove 2

We loved her so no tongue can tell
How much we loved her and how well
God loved her too and thought it best
To take her to his heavenly rest
When our hopes were brightest and her life seemed at its best
God called her from her loved ones to her eternal rest 6

We loved her well Christ loved her best
And took her home with him to rest 2

We loved her in life she is dear to us still
But in grief we must bend to God’s Holy will
Our sorrow is great our loss hard to bear
Angels will tend our dear one with care 4

We miss her O how sadly none but loving hearts can tell
Earth has lost her Heaven has found her Jesus hath done all things well 2

We miss her smile her kindly ways
With her we spent our happiest days
We miss her when we need a friend
On her we always could depend 4

We miss the hand clasp miss the loving smile
Our hearts are broken but a little while
And we shall pass within the golden gate
God comfort us God help us while we wait 4

We saw her sinking hour by hour
We could not stay deaths awful power
Peacefully sleeping resting at last
Life’s weary pains and suffering are past 4

We stood around her dying bed we saw her close her eyes her toils are past
Her work is done and she’s entered into her rest 2

We think of her in silence
And often speak her name
But all that’s left to answer
Is her picture in a frame 4

We think of you in every way
And in our hearts you will always stay 2

We used means but all in vain
Until the Lord did ease her pain
Short was her life the longer be her rest
God called her home because He thought it best 4

What sinner’s value I design
Lord 'tis enough that thou art mine
I shall behold thy blissful face
And stand complete in righteousness
My flesh shall slumber in the ground
Till the last trumpet’s joyful sound
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise
And in my Saviour’s image rest 8

When a few more storms are o'er we shall no more with
Jesus Christ to dwell in a world where farewell
there remembrance more a rest to the people of God
[incomplete]

When from the dust of death I rise
To a mansion in the skies
then this be all my plea
Jesus hath lived and died for me [not completely readable] 4

When I am dead my dearest sing no sad songs for me
Plant thou no laurels at my head nor dainty cypress tree
Be the green grass above me with showers and dew drops wet
And if thou wilt remember me and if thou wilt forget 4
[Song by Christina Rosseiti]

When I had lived out the time appointed me to have
God sent a fever unto me and brought me to my grave 2

When musing sorrow weeps the past
And mourns the present pain
How sweet to think of peace at last
And feel that death is gain 4

When wearied with life’s ebb and flow
We for still waters sigh
And think of rest on high 3

When we asunder part
It gives us inward pain
But we shall still be joined in heart
And hope to meet again 4
["Blest be the tie that binds" by John Fawcett 1782]

Where once the Master lowly lay
Let the tired servant rest to day
And in the Father’s house above
For ever share the Master’s love 4
["Lebwohl! die erde wartet dein" by F Sachse]

While I draw this fleeting breath
When my eyes shall close in death
When I soar to worlds unknown
See Thee on thy judgement throne
Rock of ages cleft for me
Let me hide myself in Thee 6
["Rock of ages cleft for me" by August Montague Toplady 1740-1778]

While in this world I did remain
My latter days were full of pain
But when the Lord did think it best
He took me to his place of rest 4

While in this world I did remain
My latter end was grief and pain
And when the Lord did think it best
He took me to a place of rest 4

While on Earth she was sore afflicted well her pains she patiently bore
Waiting till her Saviour called her to dwell with him forevermore 2

While on Earth with head [in glory?]
Dying mortals call me old yet my life was like a story
Short and evil quickly told
After death life ceaseth never
Heaven & Hell endue for ever 5

While she appeared in good spirits her thoughts were not known
She has left her dear friends to mourn for her soul 2

While unconscious that change would shorten my day
The pathway of pleasure I trod
In a moment my spirit was summoned away
And I stood in the presence of God 4

Why mourn our dead with hopeless tears
She rests upon a happier shore
Free from all pain and care and tears
She is not lost but gone before 4

Why should I stay 'tis not too soon to seek for Heaven or think of death
A flower may fade before its time and I this day may lose my breath 2

Why should we be loathe to die [she] liv’d so long in pain
I had rather choose to be with Christ and there with Him remain 2

Why should we weep for those who die
Those blessed ones who weep no more
Jesus hath called her to the sky
And gladly has she gone before 4
["Why should we weep for those who die"]

With deep distress I long was tried
To God for mercy oft I cried
He heard my prayer and showed his love
And took me to his realm above 4

Within this bed of dust I lay
No more to see the light of day
To my long home I now am gone
And all my work on Earth is done
To God my spirit I commend
And bid farewell to every friend
And happy will their portion be
Who are prepared to follow me 8

With loved ones far away
In Jesus keeping we are safe and they 2
["Peace perfect peace" by Edward H Hickersteth jnr 1875]

With noiseless tread death comes on man
No plea no prayer delivers him
From midst of busy life’s unfinished plan
With sudden hand it severs him
And ready or not ready, no delay
For to her Judge’s bar she must away 6

With patience to the last she did submit
And murmured not at what God thought fit
With a Christian courage did resign
Her soul to him at the appropriate time 4

With restless days and sleepless nights his weary frame was long oppressed
‘Til God the silver cord did break and gave the heavy laden rest 2

Who suffer with the Lord below
Shall reign with thee above
Then let it be our joy to know
This way of peace and love 4

You need his presence in your household places
You need his aid where'er your lot is cast
And when the shade of death is on your faces
You need his love to bring you home at last 4

Young reader do old age I see
My days may be but few
Thou in thy youth may summoned be
To bid the world adieu 4

Your weary hours and days of pain and sleepless nights are past
Your ever patient worn out frame have found sweet rest at last
Sleep on dear son and take thy rest 3

You’ve watched for me beside my bed now I will watch for you
And when you reach the golden gate I’ll come and lead you through 2