Funeral Poems
Welcome to Funeral Poems which brings you material in the form of free printable short poems, verses suitable to read out at a funeral, include in the order of service, incorporate in a eulogy or write in a sympathy card
Funeral Blues-
Made popular by the movie, “Four Weddings and a Funeral”
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead.
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
W.H. Auden
**
Funeral Poems
I'm Still Here
Friend, please don't mourn for me<br>
I'm still here, though you don't see.<br>
I'm right by your side each night and day<br>
And within your heart I long to stay.<br>
My body is gone but I'm always near.<br>
I'm everything you feel, see or hear.<br>
My spirit is free, but I'll never depart<br>
As long as you keep me alive in your heart.<br>
I'll never wander out of your sight-<br>
I'm the brightest star on a summer night.<br>
I'll never be beyond your reach-<br>
I'm the warm moist sand when you're at the beach.<br>
I'm the colourful leaves when Autumn's around<br>
And the pure white snow that blankets the ground.<br>
I'm the beautiful flowers of which you're so fond,<br>
The clear cool water in a quiet pond.<br>
I'm the first bright blossom you'll see in the spring,<br>
The first warm raindrop that April will bring.<br>
I'm the first ray of light when the sun starts to shine,<br>
And you'll see that the face in the moon is mine.<br>
When you start thinking there's no one to love you,<br>
You can talk to me through the Lord above you.<br>
I'll whisper my answer through the leaves on the trees,<br>
And you'll feel my presence in the soft summer breeze.<br>
I'm the hot salty tears that flow when you weep<br>
And the beautiful dreams that come while you sleep.<br>
I'm the smile you see on a baby's face.<br>
Just look for me, friend, I'm every place!<br>
Author Unknown
**
Funeral Poems
They say memories are golden
well maybe that is true.
I never wanted memories,
I only wanted you.
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
no one could ever fill.
If tears could build a stairway
and heartache make a lane,
I'd walk the path to heaven
and bring you back again.
Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.
Author unknown
**
If tears could build a stairway,
And memories a lane,
I’d walk right up to heaven
And bring you home again.
**
Funeral Poems
Those we love don't go away, <br>
They walk beside us every day,<br>
Unseen, unheard, but always near,<br>
Still loved, still missed and very dear.<br>
***
Funeral poems
Those we love remain with us
For love itself lives on,
And cherished memories never fade
Because a loved one's gone.
Those we love can never be
More than a thought apart,
Far as long as there is memory,
They'll live on in the heart.
A gift for such a little while,
Your loss just seems so wrong,
You should not have left before us,
It’s with loved ones you belong.
**
Suggest you insert at the beginning of the first line grandmother, father, Dad, mother, Mum, Mom, or first name
(Grandma) your life was full of loving deeds,
Forever thoughtful of our special needs,
Today and tomorrow, my whole life through,
I will always love and cherish you
**
Dad (Mum)
We'll always remember
that special smile,
that caring heart,
that warm embrace,
you always gave us.
You being there
for Mom ( Dad) and us
through good and bad times,
no matter what.
We'll always remember
you Dad (Mum) because
they'll never be another one
to replace you in our hearts,
and the love we will always
have for you.
**
There's magic in a Mother's touch,
And sunshine in her smile.
There's love in everything she does
To make our lives worthwhile.
We can find both hope and courage
Just by looking in her eyes.
Her laughter is a source of joy,
Her works are warm and wise.
There is a kindness and compassion
To be found in her embrace,
And we see the light of heaven
Shining from a Mother's face.
**
Funeral Poems
After Glow
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.
**
I’m Free
Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free
I’m following the path God has laid you see.
I took His hand when I heard him call
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way
I found that peace at the close of day.
If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss
Oh yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life’s been full, I savored much
Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee
God wanted me now; He set me free.
This is a nice shortened version
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joy.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
**
This is a part of a Eulogy by Dorothy Parker
Go your way, and save your pity;
She is happy, for she knows
That her dust is very pretty
**
Gone yet not forgotten,
Although we are apart,
Your spirit lives within me,
Forever in my heart.
**
Funeral Poems
I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new
I thought about you yesterday and days before that too,
I think of you in silence I often speak your name
All I have are memories and your picture in a frame
Your memory is my keepsake with which I’ll never part
God has you in His keeping I have you in my heart.
No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God knows why.
**
If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.
**
God grant me the Serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And the Wisdom to know the difference.
**
Funeral Poems
We’ve shared our lives these many years.
You’ve held my hand; you’ve held my heart.
So many blessings, so few tears
Yet for a moment, we must part.
The memories you’ve given me
Are times I’ve shared with my best friend
I’ll hold them, Love. Right here they’ll be
Until we share our lives again.
T.C. Ring
**
Irish Prayer
Until we meet again, may God
Hold you in the palm of his hand.
**
If I should go tomorrow
It would never be goodbye,
For I have left my heart with you,
So don't you ever cry.
The love that's deep within me,
Shall reach you from the stars,
You'll feel it from the heavens,
And it will heal the scars.
**
A beautiful comforting poem, when the deceased had been suffering an illness
God looked around his garden
And He found an empty place.
And then He 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 knew that you were suffering,
He knew you were in pain,
He knew that you would never
Get well on earth again.
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.
Anon
**
Funeral Poems
When I am gone, release me -let me go
I have so many things to see and do.-
You must not tie yourself to me with tears
Be happy that we had so many years
I gave you love, you can only guess
how much you gave me in happiness
I thank you for the love each have shown
But now it is time I travelled alone
So grieve awhile for me if grieve you must,
Then let your grief be comforted by trust -
It is only for a while that we must part
So bless those memories within your heart.-
I will not be far away, for life goes on.
So if you need me, call and I will come. -
Though you cannot see or touch me, I will be near -
And if you listen with your heart, you will hear -
All of my love around you, soft and clear.-
Then when you must come this way alone,
I will greet you with a smile and "welcome home"
**
Funeral Poems
I know I have to let you go.
How I will, I do not know.
I know that it's your time to die.
What I don't know is how to say goodbye.
I'll miss you so much I don't know what to do.
I guess I'll just end this poem with a goodbye
and an I love you.
Jenna leigh Walters
**
This is suitable for any close relative Grandma, Dad, Mum, Mom
(Grandpa), Everyone has their time
But why did yours have to come so soon?
There are so many people in the world
So why did God have to pick you?
They say things like this make you stronger
But how can that be?
I feel so weak inside
It all feels like a dream
I didn't get to see you
You passed away too soon
But I feel you watching over me
And someday I'll see you again
Andrea Nickel
Made popular by the movie, “Four Weddings and a Funeral”
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead.
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
W.H. Auden
**
Funeral Poems
I'm Still Here
Friend, please don't mourn for me<br>
I'm still here, though you don't see.<br>
I'm right by your side each night and day<br>
And within your heart I long to stay.<br>
My body is gone but I'm always near.<br>
I'm everything you feel, see or hear.<br>
My spirit is free, but I'll never depart<br>
As long as you keep me alive in your heart.<br>
I'll never wander out of your sight-<br>
I'm the brightest star on a summer night.<br>
I'll never be beyond your reach-<br>
I'm the warm moist sand when you're at the beach.<br>
I'm the colourful leaves when Autumn's around<br>
And the pure white snow that blankets the ground.<br>
I'm the beautiful flowers of which you're so fond,<br>
The clear cool water in a quiet pond.<br>
I'm the first bright blossom you'll see in the spring,<br>
The first warm raindrop that April will bring.<br>
I'm the first ray of light when the sun starts to shine,<br>
And you'll see that the face in the moon is mine.<br>
When you start thinking there's no one to love you,<br>
You can talk to me through the Lord above you.<br>
I'll whisper my answer through the leaves on the trees,<br>
And you'll feel my presence in the soft summer breeze.<br>
I'm the hot salty tears that flow when you weep<br>
And the beautiful dreams that come while you sleep.<br>
I'm the smile you see on a baby's face.<br>
Just look for me, friend, I'm every place!<br>
Author Unknown
**
Funeral Poems
They say memories are golden
well maybe that is true.
I never wanted memories,
I only wanted you.
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
no one could ever fill.
If tears could build a stairway
and heartache make a lane,
I'd walk the path to heaven
and bring you back again.
Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.
Author unknown
**
If tears could build a stairway,
And memories a lane,
I’d walk right up to heaven
And bring you home again.
**
Funeral Poems
Those we love don't go away, <br>
They walk beside us every day,<br>
Unseen, unheard, but always near,<br>
Still loved, still missed and very dear.<br>
***
Funeral poems
Those we love remain with us
For love itself lives on,
And cherished memories never fade
Because a loved one's gone.
Those we love can never be
More than a thought apart,
Far as long as there is memory,
They'll live on in the heart.
A gift for such a little while,
Your loss just seems so wrong,
You should not have left before us,
It’s with loved ones you belong.
**
Suggest you insert at the beginning of the first line grandmother, father, Dad, mother, Mum, Mom, or first name
(Grandma) your life was full of loving deeds,
Forever thoughtful of our special needs,
Today and tomorrow, my whole life through,
I will always love and cherish you
**
Dad (Mum)
We'll always remember
that special smile,
that caring heart,
that warm embrace,
you always gave us.
You being there
for Mom ( Dad) and us
through good and bad times,
no matter what.
We'll always remember
you Dad (Mum) because
they'll never be another one
to replace you in our hearts,
and the love we will always
have for you.
**
There's magic in a Mother's touch,
And sunshine in her smile.
There's love in everything she does
To make our lives worthwhile.
We can find both hope and courage
Just by looking in her eyes.
Her laughter is a source of joy,
Her works are warm and wise.
There is a kindness and compassion
To be found in her embrace,
And we see the light of heaven
Shining from a Mother's face.
**
Funeral Poems
After Glow
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.
**
I’m Free
Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free
I’m following the path God has laid you see.
I took His hand when I heard him call
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way
I found that peace at the close of day.
If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss
Oh yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life’s been full, I savored much
Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee
God wanted me now; He set me free.
This is a nice shortened version
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joy.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
**
This is a part of a Eulogy by Dorothy Parker
Go your way, and save your pity;
She is happy, for she knows
That her dust is very pretty
**
Gone yet not forgotten,
Although we are apart,
Your spirit lives within me,
Forever in my heart.
**
Funeral Poems
I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new
I thought about you yesterday and days before that too,
I think of you in silence I often speak your name
All I have are memories and your picture in a frame
Your memory is my keepsake with which I’ll never part
God has you in His keeping I have you in my heart.
No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God knows why.
**
If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.
**
God grant me the Serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And the Wisdom to know the difference.
**
Funeral Poems
We’ve shared our lives these many years.
You’ve held my hand; you’ve held my heart.
So many blessings, so few tears
Yet for a moment, we must part.
The memories you’ve given me
Are times I’ve shared with my best friend
I’ll hold them, Love. Right here they’ll be
Until we share our lives again.
T.C. Ring
**
Irish Prayer
Until we meet again, may God
Hold you in the palm of his hand.
**
If I should go tomorrow
It would never be goodbye,
For I have left my heart with you,
So don't you ever cry.
The love that's deep within me,
Shall reach you from the stars,
You'll feel it from the heavens,
And it will heal the scars.
**
A beautiful comforting poem, when the deceased had been suffering an illness
God looked around his garden
And He found an empty place.
And then He 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 knew that you were suffering,
He knew you were in pain,
He knew that you would never
Get well on earth again.
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.
Anon
**
Funeral Poems
When I am gone, release me -let me go
I have so many things to see and do.-
You must not tie yourself to me with tears
Be happy that we had so many years
I gave you love, you can only guess
how much you gave me in happiness
I thank you for the love each have shown
But now it is time I travelled alone
So grieve awhile for me if grieve you must,
Then let your grief be comforted by trust -
It is only for a while that we must part
So bless those memories within your heart.-
I will not be far away, for life goes on.
So if you need me, call and I will come. -
Though you cannot see or touch me, I will be near -
And if you listen with your heart, you will hear -
All of my love around you, soft and clear.-
Then when you must come this way alone,
I will greet you with a smile and "welcome home"
**
Funeral Poems
I know I have to let you go.
How I will, I do not know.
I know that it's your time to die.
What I don't know is how to say goodbye.
I'll miss you so much I don't know what to do.
I guess I'll just end this poem with a goodbye
and an I love you.
Jenna leigh Walters
**
This is suitable for any close relative Grandma, Dad, Mum, Mom
(Grandpa), Everyone has their time
But why did yours have to come so soon?
There are so many people in the world
So why did God have to pick you?
They say things like this make you stronger
But how can that be?
I feel so weak inside
It all feels like a dream
I didn't get to see you
You passed away too soon
But I feel you watching over me
And someday I'll see you again
Andrea Nickel