Verses & Epitaphs
Verses and epitaphs are used to make a memorial or monument inspirational and historical. Some choose to remember loved ones by using favorite scriptures while others may opt for favorite quotes. There are no rules; however, you must keep in mind any cemetery regulations that may limit content as well as costs that accrue when lettering becomes extreme. These verses and epitaphs are universal and have been taken from a variety of sources. They can be used alone or as great guides in creating your own.
General
Rest In Peace
Gone, but not forgotten
In Loving Memory of
Entered into rest
At rest
Until we meet again
Forever in our hearts
Always in our hearts
To live in the hearts of those we love is never to die
Too well loved to ever be forgotten
Loving memories last forever
In perfect peace
Hasten, oh blessed hour of reunion
Your love will light my way, your memory will ever be with me
No pain, no grief, no anxious fear can reach our loved one sleeping here
Always loving – always loved
To know her/him was to love her/him
He/She sleepeth with those he/she loved
Our love will live on forever
A beautiful memory lingers
Our loved one
In silence we remember
Life’s work well done
Ever remembered – ever loved
Never will your memory fade
A day of duty done… a day of rest begun
Fondly loved and deeply mourned
We would miss you more, did we not know that we would see you soon
It must be awesome to see a rainbow from above
Religious - General/Scripture
Well done, thou good and faithful servant.
Matthew 25:21
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
23rd Psalm
I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead yet shall he live.
John 11:25
The Lord hath given him rest from all his enemies.
11 Samuel 7:1
He that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Matthew 10:22
Thy remembrance shall endure into all generations.
102nd Psalm
Whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:15
This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew 3:17
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.
23rd Psalm
The righteous shall go into life eternal.
Matthew 25:46
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Matthew 5:8
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden.
Matthew 11:28
Sleep on now, and take your rest.
Matthew 26:45
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.
11 Timothy 4:7
All things work together for good to them that love God.
Romans 8:28
Be though faith unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Revelation 2:10
The Lord watch between me and thee, while we are absent, one from the other.
Genesis 31:49
God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
1 John 4:16
Whither thou goest, I will go.
Ruth 1:16
At rest with God
Asleep in Jesus
Asleep in Christ Jesus
Home with God, which is far better
Everlasting lift through Christ
Beloved of the Lord
Not lost to memory… not lost to love… but gone to our Father’s house above
Death is only a shadow across the path to Heaven
May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace
Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal
Into thy hands, O Lord
In God have I put my trust
He/She was beloved by God and man
Shed no tears for me – I am with my savior
We shed no tears for this Christian soul – only for our loss
Poet Quotes
What seems to us but dim funeral tapers may be heaven’s distant lamps.
-Longfellow
Death is the golden key that opens the palace of Eternity.
-Milton
Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.
-Moore
Heaven, the treasury of everlasting joy.
-Shakespeare
Death is not a foe, but an inevitable adventure.
-Sir Oliver Lodge
Humble love, and not proud science, keeps the door of heaven.
-Young
Till the master of all good workmen shall set us to work anew.
-R. Kipling
The end and the reward of toil is rest.
-J. Beattie
In His will is our peace.
-Dante
Music, when soft voices die, vibrates in the memory.
-Shelley
Yet in this heart’s most sacred place, thou, alone, shall dwell forever.
-Moore
The cross leads generations on.
-Shelley
The heart of man is restless until it finds its rest in Thee.
-St. Augustine
Death’s but a path to be trod if man would ever pass to God.
-T. Parnell
Where He leads me I can safely go.
-Millay
God gives us love. Something to love He lends us.
-Tennyson
Faith builds a bridge across the gulf of death.
-Young
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.
-Moore
His daily prayer, far better understood in acts than words, was simply doing good.
-Whittier
Female
To know even one life breathed easier because she lived Is to know she truly succeeded while here.
She never took no for an answer and pushed ahead when others paused. But a kinder, gentler woman you will never meet again.
She appreciated every moment because she knew she might never be able to experience it again.
She took in all the wonders of life, wrapped them in a colorful package and gave it to us. We will miss you!
The past is history. The future, a mystery. But we will hold dear our memories of her, her smile, the sound of her laughter… forever.
She did more than exist, she lived. She did more than listen, she understood. Rest peacefully, dear.
Goodbye to a wonderful mother and grandmother. She lived a long and wonderful life, and was loved by all who knew her. She will be dearly missed, but will live on in our hearts for generations.
Sleep on, sweet mother and wife, and take thy rest. God called thee home, He thought it best.
She lives with us in memory and will for evermore
God took her home, it was his will, but in our hearts she liveth still
She is resting peacefully with Jesus in that beautiful home above
Her memory is enshrined in our hearts
Resting with those she loved
She served and kept the faith
She loved people and laughter
Her children rise up and call her blessed
Male
If there is another world, he lives in bliss. If not another, he made the most of this.
He always stood for what was right and good. And for this we shall forever cherish his memory.
What lies behind him and what lies before him are tiny matters compared to what lied within him.
He achieved success here because we lived well, laughed often and loved much.
He left the world knowing he was loved. Nothing in life could be a more precious gift.
He always did the things he thought he couldn’t do.
He never heard opportunity knock because he was too busy building doors.
His true wealth was in his generous heart. And what endless wealth he did have.
It is no the length of his life, but the depth. He jumped into life and never touched bottom.
Infants/Children
Our beloved (son, daughter)
Ours for a little while, with Jesus forever
Sweetly sleeping
Jesus called a little child unto him
Our baby is in Heaven
Suffer little children to come unto me
He shall gather the lambs within his arms
Safe in the arms of Jesus
He whose love exceedeth ours hath taken home our child
Our darling one has gone before, to greet us on the blissful shore
Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven
And a little child shall lead them
Hush my dear, be still and slumber: Jolly angels guard your bed
Sleep, my little one, sleep
God’s garden has need of little flowers
Remembering a tiny angel
So small, so sweet, so soon
Lord, we give you our littlest angel
For such is the Kingdom of Heaven
Called by one who loves him/her dearly
Let thy child rest in hope and rise in glory
The place of a sleeping angel
God needed another angel |