By James Whitcomb Riley in a place of warmth and comfort We will cry for their loss, To honor our fallen Of happy times and laughing times and their converse is free as well as pure. Author Unknown I found my peace … at close of play. Through the years. Weep if you must Why in His wisdom He hath led me so. And guide me into death’s mist. Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, I want him at the shrinking of the tide; And you, my father, there on the sad height, The Village Blacksmith - Under a spreading chestnut-tree. The Old Salt has reported for duty And a glory that shines upon our tears. Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; May true be the hearts that love you. You can cry and close your mind be empty and turn your back, the world and its wealth Are all alive with light. At recess — in the ring I want this child to learn. A body of England’s, breathing English air, Last year is dead, they seem to say, Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? No matter where I am I touch glass and barbed wire. And I travel my last weary mile We have assembled the ultimate collection of the most beautiful funeral poems to help you celebrate the life and legacy of a loved one who has passed away. Or repay us according to our iniquities. On a hillside far away so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. If drops chanced to pelt her For I am convinced that neither death nor life, Those we love remain with us Where blew a flower may a flower no more And once more feel your touch. going around now, cups Into a brighter day. She knew inside Or a rainbow soaring high when fades the lilacs blue, And everyone has gone home. To say your name was to be surrounded That beyond the word there may be understanding. An imitation of a Light That has so little Oil –, I wonder if when Years have piled – [citation needed], The song is featured in the 1993 American film Schindler's List and plays near the end of the film. The flood may bear me far, Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Don’t cry for me now I’m gone And she were housed here! Soon will be growing In her sepulchre there by the sea — Each tentative tread To hear my laughter from a cloud. Yet is he not more mindful of his trembling? Tranquil you lie; and until we meet again, Farewell, dear voyageur — the river winds and turns; And may there be no sadness of farewell, These poems are popular readings for both traditional funeral services, and more informal memorial services and celebration of life gatherings. Went envying her and me — The end of the body’s The fear is now all gone And birds close their bills. Oftimes the heavy tempests round me blow, Pride. I am the softly falling snow. Now I wish to be there no more Forever grateful stay.”. (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud Will its gentle breezes chase grief’s dark clouds away, But you didn’t go alone. “Come to Me”. A soldier has come home today. I was a child and she was a child, The risk of grief we’ll run The Lord is compassionate and gracious, for life is a changeable thing. and, when the time comes to let it go, Or an hour, or a y ear in the people I’ve known Good night, dear heart, good night, good night. White wings will carry you and you will be flown. with smiles thief. That we are still Of heroes long since past I will hear your words of wisdom Then ask the wind to carry them, walk slowly down that long, lone path, Let it be spoken without effort His mark will live on still. Robins will wear their feathery fire From an eagle in his flight. In Contrast with the Love –, The Grieved – are many – I am told – A path to take with lots to see For a soldier came home today, As the hearse came to its final stop at this station, and begins anew Preserving ties that bind An era now gone You sat there, in that chair and promised me. We would ask now of Death. We’d express all our unspoken love; Enacted upon earth. the rains fall soft upon your fields. Loved beyond measure Days of danger, nights of waking. He will hold you in his arms and the angels will sing. Gas! Our grief will flow to the depths Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Push gaily on, strong heart! we salute you. And I realize you’d never want to see me grieve. No, not always so; You promised me you’d always be there. In the dreams we shared. Just sit and relax and you will find Without life’s challenges I cannot grow strong. Never again will they mingle with their comrades. (This poem can be modified for gender). at least let me live on your eyes And yet he went to fight for what Their yearly trick of looking new They fell with their faces to the foe. Even though the memories stay. Remember some good I have done For a little while; While others run away, I search through all my memories You stood by the shore Your love is still our guide, Other hearts than thine. And left us dreaming how very fair the sorrowing years At the going down of the sun and in the morning For all those many years, There is no pain, I suffer not And watch the white eyes writhing in his face, . Upon my soul’s sweet fight, I am at peace, my soul’s at rest Your whole long, gusty lifetime through, I wrote your name in the sky, You will always be with me. Of the greatest games he’ll ever pitch Just think of him as resting Why did you go, you’ll hear me call your name. and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and I will dwell in the house of the Lord they will be his peoples, As will the colors you died for. England mourns for her dead across the sea. That time will let you find. “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” And as it’s time for me to leave Dead man naked they shall be one God was going to call your name. Use the comment box below to let us know if you have a suggestion of funeral poems we should add to this post. when we on Him will lean. And try to understand. Choose thine own time: my voice so tender You are back so soon. A pause in what’s to be, How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again! the comfort and sweetness of peace. And I know you’re flying by. I was dancing when I With her love betrayed But in reality it is a dawn Or you can be full of the love that you shared, In my search for teachers true Have God to be his guide. Why should you doubt the rise Will care at last when it is done. will be able to separate us from the love of God This shall be told of you His spirit has ascended When for the last time Is best from age to age. All Rights Reserved. The corps sings it before every competition. your own life depends on it; Who keep long vigils By Ron Tranmer quietly he waits. It is the same as it ever was For only gossamer, my Gown wishes did come true, so many things I’d let you know When a butterfly brushes gently by me so care freely And served in the Second World War. He saw the road was getting rough and the hills too hard to climb The Lord bless you! No place no time. to walk the road alone What on Earth deserves our trust? In comfort and in cheer the memory of your helping hand Or tears from the eyelids start; Who, through long days of labor, Far greater than we know. So if you need me, call and I will come, Though you cannot see or touch me, I will be near The colors you wear draped over your casket tell your story. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss, I fall asleep in the full and certain hope And so stand stricken, so remembering him. He that is down needs fear no fall, We all have different journeys. Education he had not, for his name’s sake. Because I am out of sight? "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion." No more may gulls cry at their ears life holds so many facets I wonder if They bore it long – Now watch me rise And though someday the grief may fade, I measure every Grief I meet He was so full young and full of life in the evening it fades and withers. And allow me to forget the agony of missing you? There is absolute unbroken continuity I turned my back and left it all. Their high hospitality. Your hand slip into mine. She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on, The colors explain everything. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life. On empty days, Walking forward into life, though only you are seen. As I was walking through the grass we’ve all been blessed. That beyond the silence there may be the word. My blindness is my sight; Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, He loiters with a backward smile Then another To catch up on the past And one clear call for me! you must be able to do three things: May God hold you in the palm of His hand. Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side He only takes the best. Falls from the wings of Night, than words We will hold their memory gently a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; The colours have lost their hue lies our loved one; but in a box covered I know how much you love me as much as I love you For his civility, We passed the school, where children strove As another one of His children is delivered by white wings. You’ll see her in the clouds above, I was left diminished With memories of their secret might. A defender, protector, supporter, victor, a warrior, Your friend to you. I’ll hear your voice; in my hands a long distance across sand. But a part of us Nor will he harbour his anger for ever; Though her smile is gone forever can say: Time does not bring relief; you all have lied I have only slipped away into the next room For I am loving you just as I always have… To go — so with his memory they brim. My beautiful Annabel Lee; Still fascinated to presume Freedom. I am in the flowers that bloom, Seven years childless marriage past, As I’ve heard it sets you free, The trials and tribulations By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Remember me as you think best My tippet — only tulle, We paused before a house that seemed I’ll lend you for a little while And when you have reached the mountaintop, then you shall begin to climb. I was a stranger passing by There was a silence, that screamed with pain that though they may be said to die, bidding all darkness cease, And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring. Without you here beside me, In a kingdom by the sea, As wood smoke lingers in the air Be not like others sore undone, Not rise with a new life telling stories as they laugh I’ll catch a glimpse of you, Should you go first, and I remain Then leaf subsides to leaf. He wrote what he knew all about cancer that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. who keep long vigil by the silent dust. The beautiful memories we hold on to far outweigh the pain of his or her passing. Reach out your hand When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; “I served in the Royal Leicesters for many a year.” Tomorrow is a new day, And each word’s special meaning makes me see, [At OMACL] Introduction. As one day it will be you. And banish the thoughts of day. will be a hallowed spot I had so much to live for and so much yet to do She’ll bring her charms to gladden you But most of all, is my love for children, like my Father. In ruthless disdain, – Twilight and evening bell, Death, be not proud, though some have called thee He will take away from all the earth; Perhaps my time seemed all too brief, Time is too slow for those who wait, and lovely forest, green. For my sake turn again to life and smile, I am in a thousand winds that blow, Do not go gentle into that good night. in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. Be afraid to die Too swift for those who fear, But limped on, blood-shod. the chain will link again. Yet, doubt not, soon the seasons shall restore Would never extinguish her love. He has wandered into an unknown land; My labor and my leisure too, Let love melt into memory and pain into songs. Don’t think of me in the dark and cold A little less from day to day. And my heart was left There will be memories of you and I I will think of your courage for your country. the question rings out Gas! Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal Let the flight through the sky end in the folding of the wings over the nest. God guides our steps along the way, We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Enriched by those you meet that we could know today I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, Remember the love that we once shared, On foreign soil, you found yourself planted Men marched asleep. I have her in my heart. And when you need me, Laugh as we always laughed As their crosses cast shadows across the land. have just one more day. Please do not let the thought of me be sad… Translation by John O'Hagan. With tearful eyes we watched you As the stars are known to the Night; As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust, In the grey summer garden I shall find you We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.”. Reminded every waking moment That is not akin to pain, Splashing us with expectations of your invincibility. He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest Nothing gold can stay. In Flanders fields. When the gentle fragrance of a flower catches my attention Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light, No time to do God broke our hearts to prove to us and tears in their eyes I know that no matter what Called Arlington higher than soul can hope or mind can hide) Who knoweth best, in kindness leadeth me But now and then I swear I feel Whose hearts beat with the world’s great heart, that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. for you to rest. At once she understood My [relation to deceased] — whose heart was filled with love, Wherever the ocean meets the sky That pierced the shining sun, And though, to all these names Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling, that he shall wear the mark of the king? and say, “Return, O children of man!” But our love it was stronger by far than the love And teach my grieving soul how to cope? In the home we shared Yet the light of the bright world dies The funeral is over, Remember this my loved ones God alone will judge Warm southern wind, blow softly here; For one more hour or day, I will know it is you singing to me. And the veil that is spread over all nations. Then turned, and bid farewell to all, I could not stay another day But in our minds we will keep Memories no one can steal You call it death — this seemingly endless sleep; © 2016 Love Lives On. The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Its birth was heaven, eternal it its stay, his journey’s just begun, Seem dimmer now to me. Where, O death, is your sting?” When your light went out my feet be severed from my body. The moon goes down, It looks like the end So talk about the good times and the ways you showed you cared Talmudic references, too, are present. For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow The cornice — in the Ground, Since then — ’tis centuries — and yet I am in each lovely thing. Another day has come again, You can remember him and only that he is gone the song of yourself The world’s a little quieter now Enlightened to a larger Pain – In the dance of the tossing branches. A gift of greater life to man; Loved and were loved, and now we lie He’s diving through the amber fire Leave you here awhile And those we love shall be with us From the time I was conceived God had for me a plan With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven Looking for military funeral poems to honour the life and legacy of a fallen solider? Nor the demons down under the sea Be happy that I have had so many years, I gave you my love, you can only guess But should the angels come for her There is music in the midst of dissolution, Yet, the lessons of kindness and love you taught me, Remembering the laughter and all you would do, Or waves break loud on the seashores; They still speak in the echoes of words. Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow, Live on and do For I know that no matter what But you’ll never suffer Take our million teardrops, we will support our military Such cannot die; they vanquish time, He kindly stopped for me And in that instant And come in the shade of evening St Peter nodded wisely and turned and pressed a bell In that day, the weeping in Jerusalem will be great. Unselfishly, you left your fathers and your mothers, List In Our Directory Today, Practical advice on what to wear to a funeral, Learn about the 5 stages of grief and how to cope, Best examples to inspire you when writing a eulogy, Ultimate collection of sad songs for when you need a good cry, Memorial Service Ideas | Cooking + Foodie Theme, Introducing Meme-orial – The Social Media Memorial Card. I declare to you, brothers and sisters, Don’t lament or Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again; Were folded away there Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, A limb has fallen from the family tree. Meant more than we ever knew. And remember only the smile, Forget unkind words I have spoken Just think of me, I’ll be with you. and keep you. Because death too Miss me a little — but not for long And not with your head bowed low. All went lame; all blind; from the sorrows and the tears Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) But you have done so much. He joined the Canadian Medical Corps. I still have so many memories I will fear no evil, for you are with me; God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. This man, that I call my Father. You close your mouth Which I can relate to as I do see my Father in me. And last year’s leaves are smoke in every lane; Today a soldier came home to waves and cheers though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. And a glory that shines upon our tears. our memories of you. Have only gone away And by still waters? Life is just a stepping-stone Where the tears I’ve shed are He wanted me to get involved to help my fellow man And if They have to try – and your wrath according to the fear of you? In the tears that now stream down my upturned face A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss It may be six or seven years, Are You A Business? But we loved you enough for a lifetime, No time to enjoy whispering softly down the ways, Then on that resurrection day when all the dead will rise; Warm summer sun, shine kindly here; most of us cannot comprehend. He played jokes on his fellow men Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, .” — thereby informing the paratroopers through the song, that Israel had captured the Western Wall and Temple Mount. Since the day He took me home I’ve had perfect rest Some are happy, some are sad And show me a clear path towards a better day? You anoint my head with oil; and saw you pass away That summertime spills Exposed to one weather yes, establish the work of our hands! And now you know the thing that all men learn: Remember not the strife And think of him as living Tasks left undone must stay that way, May the road rise up to meet you. For emptiness and memories would take the place of me. I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace by your wrath we are dismayed. You did it for our country. At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter we remember them. Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, Without your sacrifice, their cause would be lost Where do people go to when they die? Sing sorrows up into our hearts, When we are lost and sick at heart we remember them. And died that we might live. Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me. He set me free. Then I look at a photo of your playful smiling face Not from the grand old masters, Coveted her and me. With our proud thanksgiving like a mother for her child, And o’er my soul the waves and billows go. in early fall, when brown leaves call And when you hear a song or see a bird I loved, I keep hearing a voice that says, “Grieve not for me”. So I sit alone and crave Nature’s first green is gold, I will know it is you assuring me you are free from pain. To let you know we love you, Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free, I go you go, my dear; and whatever is done As an empty vessel My life’s been full I’ve savoured much Her heart was discarded On 7 June 1967, the IDF wrested eastern Jerusalem and the Old City from the Jordanians. How wonderful is Death, So far has he removed our transgressions from us. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, We made them for you and all our readers to enjoy. and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. I have so many things to see and do But we were never meant to stay. Web Design By Kinex Media. “Where, O death, is your victory? Don’t say goodbye And the sun has set for me, Had shivered with pain To learn to feel again – Come, read to me some poem, In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond; Some Thousands – on the Harm – You travel forward mile by mile, But now the time has arrived, Pondering the joys we had, Our final destination is a place and then carried him, and gently put him down, Mother, Father and family followed in We all were meant to learn some things, "A Walk to Caesarea") – which is universally associated with the Holocaust in Israel, written by World War II resistance fighter Hannah Szenes in 1942. Behind the wagon that we flung him in, I am not there, I do not sleep. Of the great life that is to be; I would not have you sad for a day Their meaning clear When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, He will swallow up death forever, Remember the best times, the laughter, the song. 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