Main VersesSee our selection of verses which can be altered to your requirements however can also provide your own text- CLICK HERE FOR SHORT VERSES Whilst you are welcome to choose form any of our verses, we still advise that you carefully check your design proof and advise us of any corrections which may be required. Please Note: Reference number will be required for the order form. | | | | God looked around his garden,
And found an empty place,
He then looked down upon the earth,
And saw your tired face. He put his arms around you,
And lifted you to rest,
God’s garden must be beautiful,
He always takes the best. He saw the road was getting rough,
And the hills were hard to climb,
So he closed your weary eyelids,
And whispered “Peace be thine”. It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you didn’t go alone,
For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home. | A bouquet of beautiful memories,
Sprayed with a million tears,
Wishing God could have spared you,
If just for a few more years. It does not take a special day,
For us to think of you.
Each Mass we hear,each prayer we say,
Is offered up to you. We cannot bring the old days back,
When we were all together,
The family chain is broken now,
But memories live forever. It was a sudden parting,
Too bitter to forget,
Only those who loved you,
Are the ones who will never forget. The blow was hard, the shock severe,
To part with one we loved so dear,
Our loss is great, we’ll not complain,
But trust in God to meet again. | We lost a mother with a heart of gold,
How much we miss her can never be told,
She shared our troubles and helped us along,
If we follow her foot steps,
We will never go wrong. We miss you from your fireside chair,
Your loving smile and gentle air,
Your vacant place no one can fill,
We miss you mother and always will. She was a mother so very rare,
Content in her home and always there,
On earth she toiled, in heaven she rests,
God bless you mother,
You were one of the best. Each time we look at your picture,
You seem to smile and say,
Don’t be sad but courage take,
And love each other for my own sake. | | | | | You can only have one mother
Patient, kind and true;
No other friend in all the world,
Will be the same to you. When other friends forsake you,
To mother you will return,
For all her loving kindness,
She asks nothing in return. As we look upon her picture,
Sweet memories we recall,
Of a face so full of sunshine,
And a smile for one and all. Sweet Jesus, take this message,
To our dear mother up above;
Tell her how we miss her,
And give her all our love. | If tears could build a stairwell
And memories were a lane,
I would walk right up to Heaven
And bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say good-bye...
You were gone before I knew it,
And only God knows why. | I'd like the memory of me
To be a happy one,
I'd like to leave an after glow
Of smiles when life is done. I'd like to leave an echo
Whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times
And bright and sunny days. I'd like the tears of those who grieve
To dry before the sun,
Of happy memories that I leave
When life is done. | | | | | Your gentle face and patient smile.
With sadness we recall
You had a kindly word for each
And died beloved by all. The voice is mute and stilled the heart
That loved us well and true.
Ah, bitter was the trial to part
From one so good as you. You are not a forgotten loved one
Nor will you ever be
As long as life and memory last
We will remember thee. We miss you now, our hearts are sore,
As time goes by we miss you more,
Your loving smile, your gentle face
No one can fill your vacant place. | Don’t think of her as gone away,
her journey’s just begun,
life holds so many facets
this earth is only one. Just think of her as resting
from the sorrow and the tears
in a place of warmth and comfort,
where there are no days and years. Think how she must be wishing
that we could know today
how nothing but our sadness
can really pass away. And think of her as living
in the hearts of those she touched,
for nothing loved is ever lost,
and she was loved so much. | Death is nothing at all - I have only
slipped away into the next room.
Whatsoever we were to each other,
that we are still. Call me by my old familiar name,
speak to me in the
easy way which you always used to.
Laugh as we always laughed at the
little jokes we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be the household word
that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effort. Life means all that it has ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was,
there is absolutely unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of your mind
because I am out of your sight? I am but waiting for you, for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just around the corner.
All is well. | | | | | Now I am contented
That my life it was worthwhile,
Knowing as I passed along the way
I made somebody smile. When you are walking down the street
And you’ve got me on your mind
I’m walking in your footsteps
Only half a step behind. And when you face the gentle breeze
Or the wind upon your face,
I’m giving you a great big hug
Or just a soft embrace. So please don’t be unhappy,
Just because I’m out of sight,
Remember that I’m with you,
Every morning, noon and night. | God saw you getting tired
and a cure was not to be,
so he put his arms around you,
and whispered "Come to me". With tearful eyes we watched you,
and saw you pass away.
Although we loved you dearly,
we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating,
hard working hands at rest,
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best. | Don’t grieve for me,for now I’m free;
I took His hand when I heard him call;
I turned my back and left it all.
If my parting has left a void;
Then fill it with remembered joy. My life’s been full, I savoured much;
Good friends, good times,
a loved one’s touch.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss;
Ah yes, these things, I too, will miss. Perhaps my time seemed all too brief;
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and share with me;
God wanted me now,
He set me free. | | | | | Life is but a stopping place,
A pause in what’s to be,
A resting place along the road
to sweet eternity. We all have different journeys,
Different paths along the way,
We all were meant to learn some things,
But never meant to stay. Our destination is a place
far greater than we know,
For some, the journey’s quicker,
For some the journey’s slow. And when the journey finally ends,
We’ll claim a great reward,
And find an everlasting peace,
Together with the Lord. | Weep not for me though I am gone
Into the gentle night
Grieve if you will, but not for long
Upon my soul's sweet flight. There is no need for tears.
I am at peace, my soul is at rest
There is no pain, I suffer not,
For with your love I was so blessed. I am in a place of comfort
The fear now is gone. Put those things in your thoughts,
In your memory I live on. Remember not my fight for breath
Remember not the strife
Please do not dwell upon my death
But celebrate my life. | I am home in Heaven, dear ones:
Oh, so happy and so bright!
There is perfect joy and beauty
In this Everlasting Light. All the pain and grief are over!
Every restless yearning past;
I am now at peace forever,
Safely Home in Heaven at last. Dear one, do not grieve so sorely,
For I love you dearly still;
Try to look beyond earth’s shadows,
Pray to trust Our Father’s Will. When your work is completed,
He will gently call you Home;
Oh! the rapture of that meeting!
Oh, the joy to see you come. | | | | | Time has taken me from you,
Although not very far.
I’ll be watching through the sunshine
And through the brightest star. I’ll be watching all of you,
From the heavens up above.
So take good care of each other
And carry all my love. If you’re ever wondering where I am,
here’s where you can start.
Take a look inside yourself
Deep within your heart. | You never said "I’m leaving"
You never said goodbye
You were gone before I knew it,
And only God knew why. A million times I needed you,
A million times I cried,
If love alone could have saved you,
You never would have died. In Life I loved you dearly,
In death I love you still,
In my heart you hold a place
That no one could ever fill. | Softly in the evening (morning),
You heard a gentle call,
You took the hand God offered you,
And quietly left us all. The day you left us .....,
our hearts just broke in two,
The smallest part is still with us,
And the biggest part with you. For the rest of our lives we will miss you,
Our secret tears still flow,
Oh, how we really loved you,
No one will ever know. We miss your smile, your joking ways
We miss the things, you used to say,
And when old times we do recall,
It’s when we miss you most of all. You were always there when we needed you,
No task too great or small,
With loving heart and willing hands,
For us you did it all. Look around your garden Lord,
And when he (she) turns and smiles,
Put your arms around him (her),
And hold him (her) for a while. | | | | | We hold you close
Within our hearts,
And there you shall remain,
To walk with us
Throughout our lives,
Until we meet again.
So rest in peace,
Dear …… ( NAME),
And thanks for
All you’ve done.
We pray that God
Has given you,
The crown you’ve truly won. | When I must leave you for a little while,
Please do not grieve and shed wild tears
And hug your sorrow to you through the years.
But start out bravely with a gallant smile. And for my sake and in my name,
Live on and do all things the same,
Feed not your loneliness on empty days,
But fill each waking hour in useful ways. Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer,
And I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;
And never, never be afraid to die,
For I am waiting for you in the sky! | When I come to the end of the
road and the sun has set for me,
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room.
Why cry for a soul set free! Miss me a little, but not too long,
and not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that we once
shared, miss me but let me go. For this journey we all must take,
and each must go alone.
It’s all part of the Master plan,
a step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick of heart,
go to the friends we know
and bury your sorrows in doing good deeds.
Miss me, but let me go. | | | | | You can shed tears that she is gone,
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she’ll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see she has left. Your heart can be empty
because you can’t see her,
or you can be
full of the love you shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow
and live yesterday
or you can be happy for tomorrow
because of yesterday. You can remember her
and only that she’s gone,
or you can cherish her memory
and let it live on. You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back,
or you can do what she’d want,
smile, open your eyes, love and go on. | You toiled so hard for those you loved.
You said goodbye to none,
your spirit flew before we knew,
your work on earth was done. We miss you now, our hearts are sore,
as time goes by we miss you more.
Your loving smile, your gentle face:
no one can fill your vacant place. Your life was love and labour.
Your love for your family true.
You did the best for all of us.
We will always remember you. | One night I dreamed I was walking
along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life
flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed
footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were
two sets of footprints,
other times there were
one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord,
"You promised me Lord,that if
I followed you, you would
walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during
the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one
set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?"
The Lord replied, "The times when you
have seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you." | | | | | When tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see,
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me. I wish so much you wouldn't cry
The way you did today,
While thinking of the many things,
We didn't get to say. I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too. But when tomorrow starts without me,
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name,
And took me by the hand. My place was ready,
In heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind
All those I dearly love. | Along the road to yesterday
That leads us straight to you
Are memories of the happy days
Together we once knew
And always every evening
We seem to have a way
Of wandering back to meet you
On the road to yesterday. | 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’s hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush. Of quiet birds in circled flight,
I am the soft stars that shine in the night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die. | | | | | We give our loved ones back to God,
And just as He first gave them to us,
And did not lose them in the giving,
So we have not lost them in returning
Them to Him....... For life is eternal, Love is immortal,
Death is only a horizon...
And a horizon is nothing but the
Limit of our earthly sight. | They say there is a reason,
They say that time will heal,
But neither time nor reason,
Will change the way we feel. For no-one knows the heartache,
That lies behind our smiles,
No-one knows how many times,
We have broken down and cried. Gone from home that smiling face,
Those cheerful, happy ways,
The heart that won so many friends,
In bygone, Happy days. We want to tell you something,
So there won’t be any doubt,
You’re so wonderful to think of,
But so hard to be without. We cannot bring the old days back.
When we were all together,
The family chain is broken now,
But memories live forever. | Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who
trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory, forever.
Amen. | | | | | The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
He leadeth me beside the still water.
He restoreth my soul;
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil; for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life:
And I will dwell in the house
of the Lord for ever. | May Christ support
us all the day long,
till the shadows lengthen,
and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over
and our work is done.
Then in His mercy may
He give us a safe lodging,
and holy rest and
peace at the last.
Amen. | Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee,
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the
hour of our death.
Amen. | | | | | Guardian Angel from
heaven so bright,
watching beside me
to lead me aright,
fold thy wings round me,
and guard me with love,
softly sing songs to me
of heaven above.
Amen. | What comfort just to clasp it,
My Rosary so dear;
Each mystery brings fresh courage
And drives away all fear. In prayer so oft repeated,
Yet never growing old,
I read the wondrous story,
Of God’s own love untold. Each chaplet forms a garland,
To place at Mary’s feet;
Fair buds and full-bloom roses,
Exhaling fragrance sweet. The Crucifix which crowns it
Reminds me day by day,
To bravely bear my crosses,
Along earth’s rugged way. I hope when life is ended,
And death shall set me free
Still twined around my fingers,
My Rosary Beads shall be. | Those we love must someday
pass beyond our present sight...
Must leave us and the world
we know without their radiant light. But we know that like a candle
their lovely light will surely shine
to brighten up another place
more perfect... more divine. And in the realm of Heaven where
they shine so warm and bright.
Our loved ones live forevermore
in God’s eternal light. | | | | | A rose once grew,
where all could see,
sheltered beside a garden wall,
and, as the days passed
swiftly by,
it spread its branches,
straight and tall….
One day, a beam of light
shone through a crevice
that had opened wide -
The rose bent gently
toward its warmth
then passed beyond
to the other side….
Now, you who deeply feel its loss,
be comforted -
the rose blooms there -
its beauty even greater now,
nurtured by God’s
own loving care. | God grant me
the Serenity to
Accept the things
I cannot change…
Courage to change
the things I can, and
Wisdom to know
the difference. | Oh Jesus, full of grace and charity,
victim for sinners, so impelled by love
for us that you willed to die on the Cross,
I humbly beseech you through your servant
Saint Pio, who generously participated
in your sufferings who loved you so much
and labored so faithfully for the glory
of your heavenly Father and for the good of souls.
With confidence I beseech you to grant me,
through his intercession,
the grace of which I ardently desire. | | | | | Life is but a stopping place,
A pause in what’s to be,
A resting place along the road,
To sweet eternity. We all have different journeys,
Different paths along the way,
We all were meant to learn some things,
But never meant to stay… Your destination is a place,
Far greater than we know,
For some the journey’s quicker,
For some the journey’s slow. But when the journey finally ends,
We’ll claim a great reward,
And find an everlasting peace,
Together with the Lord. | O Lord, support us all the day long,
until the shades lengthen and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over,
and our work is done.
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Then Lord, in Your mercy grant
us a safe lodging and a Holy Rest,
and Peace at the Last.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. | O gentle and loving Saint
Anthony, you whose heart
was ever full of human
sympathy, whisper my prayer
to the ears of the infant
Jesus, who loved to linger in
your arms. One word from
you and my prayer will be
granted. Speak that word
and the gratitude of my heart
will ever be yours. | | | | | Her heart was true and tender,
She worked and toiled
For those she loved,
And left them to remember. We sat beside your bedside
Our hearts were crushed and sore.
We did our duty to the end
‘Til we could do no more. In tears we watched you sinking
We watched you fade away,
And though our hearts were breaking
We knew you could not stay. You left behind some aching hearts
That loved you most sincere.
We never shall and never will
Forget you Mother dear. | It was a sudden parting
Too bitter to forget,
Those who loved you dearly,
Are the ones who can’t forget. We often sit and think of you,
And think of how you died;
To think you could not say goodbye
Before you closed your eyes. Your life was one of kindly deeds,
A helping hand for others needs,
Sincere and true in heart and mind,
Beautiful memories left behind. The blow was hard,the shock severe,
To part with one we loved so dear;
Our loss is great, we’ll not complain
But trust in God to meet again. Two tired eyes are sleeping,
Two willing hands are still,
The one who worked so hard for us,
Is resting at God’s will. Our family chain is broken,
Nothing seems the same,
But as God calls us one by one
The links shall join again. | We sat beside your bedside
Our hearts were crushed and sore;
We did our duty to the end,
‘Til we could do no more. In tears we watched you sinking,
We watched you fade away,
And though our hearts were breaking
We knew you could not stay. You left behind some aching hearts,
That loved you most sincere.
We never shall and never will
Forget you, Mother dear. For many years the family chain
Was closely linked together,
But oh! That chain is broken now,
The main link gone forever. The sunshine of our happy home,
Must always clouded be,
But Thou O Lord has sent this cross,
We bear it all for Thee. | | | | | Death leaves heartache
No one can heal,
Memories are treasures
No one can steal,
Some may forget you
Now that you are gone,
But we will remember
No matter how long.
You will always stay
loved and remembered,
In every way,
No tears, no verse,
Can ever say how much
we miss you every day. | Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy,
hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope,
To thee do we cry,
poor banished children of Eve,
to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.
Turn then, most gracious Advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us,
and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb,
Jesus, O merciful, O loving,
O sweet Virgin Mary!
Amen. | Remember, O most gracious
Virgin Mary, that never was it
known that anyone who fled to thy
protection, implored thy help,
or sought thine intercession
was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence,
I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins,
my mother; to thee do I come,
before thee I stand, sinful and
sorrowful. O Mother of the
Word Incarnate, despise not my
petitions, but in thy mercy
hear and answer me.
Amen. | LP 42 A Prayer To St Francis | LP 73 Remember Me .... | LP 74 Broken Chain .... | Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I
may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are
born to eternal life. Amen. | Don’t remember me with sadness,
Don’t remember me with tears,
Remember all the laughter,
We’ve shared throughout the years. Now I am contented
That my life it was worthwhile,
Knowing as I passed along the way
I made somebody smile. When you are walking down the street
And you’ve got me on your mind,
I’m walking in your footsteps
Only half a step behind. So please don’t be unhappy
Just because I’m out of sight,
Remember that I’m with you
Each morning, noon and night. | We little knew that day,
God was going to call your name.
In life we loved you dearly,
In death, we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you.
You did not go alone.
For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home. You left us beautiful memories,
Your love is still our guide.
And although we cannot see you,
You are always at our side. Our family chain is broken,
And nothing seems the same,
But as God calls us one by one,
The chain will link again. | |
