Below is a list of example epitaphs. bible verses, quotes, and sayings to choose from for your Headstone, Monument or Grave Marker. Because each individual is unique, this list may be used for inspiration in deciding to come up with your own meaningful and personal epitaph, or you might find that one of the epitaphs from the list fits perfectly as it is. And Let There Be No Sorrow; For Remember When The Sun Goes Down, It Returns With A Bright Tomorrow. So, A Toast To The Past; A Toast To The Future...
- At Rest With God.
- At Rest.
- At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him.
- Awaiting The Touch Of A Little Hand, And The Smile Of A Little Face.
- Be Of Good Courage And He Shall Strengthen Thine Heart.
- Be Thou Faithful Unto Death, And I Will Give Thee The Crown Of Life. (John 11:10)
- Beautiful Isle Of Memory Echoes Of The Past.
- In our Creator's care.
- At peace with our Creator
- Gone to the spirit world.
- We thank the Creator for sharing his/her laughter with us.
- Your spirit remain with us forever.
- I shall mount up with wings as eagles.His/her spirit soared like an eagle.
- Beauty Is Truth, Truth Beauty-That Is All Ye Know On Earth, And All Ye Need To Know.
- Behind The Dim Unknown, Standeth God Within The Shadow, Keeping Watch Above His Own.
- Believe On Him To Life Everlasting. (I Timothy 1:16)
- Beloved (Name), Inspiration And Companion.
- Beloved And Dear In Life...In Death They Are Not Divided.
- Beloved By All Who Knew Him.
- Beloved By God And Man.
- Beloved In Life.
- Beloved Mother, Your Orb Will Rise A Beautiful Star In Paradise.
- Beloved Mother/Father.... Our Guide And Counselor.
- Beloved Of The Lord.
- Beloved One, Farewell.
- Beloved Soul Of Great Pride And Dignity.
- Beyond Is The Infinite Morning Of A Day Without A Tomorrow.
- Beyond This Vale Of Tears There Is A Life Above, Unmeasured By The Flight Of Years; And All That Life Is Love.
- Blessed Is The Man That Maketh The Lord His Trust. (Psalms 40:4)
- Blessed Are The Dead Which Die In The Lord. (Rev 14:13)
- Blessed Are The Pure In Heart, For They Shall See God. (Matthew 5:8)
- Blessed Are They That Mourn: For They Shall Be Comforted. (Matthew 5:4)
- Blessed Be The Holy Trinity And Undivided Unity.
- Blessed Is The Man Who Maketh The Lord His Trust. (Psalms 40:4)
- Blessed Sleep To Which We All Return.
- Blessed To Us Is The Memory Of Your Unselfish Love.
- Budded On Earth To Bloom In Heaven.
- Build On And Make Thy Castles High And Fair, Rising And Reaching Upward To The Skies
- But In The Night Of Death Hope Sees A Star, And Listening Love Can Hear The Rustle Of A Wing.
- But Many That Are First Shall Be Last And The Last Shall Be First. (Matt 19:30)
- But O For The Touch Of A Vanished Hand And The Sound Of A Voice That Is Still.
- But On Heavy Change, Now Thou Art Gone, Now Thou Art Gone And Never Must Return.
- But Still I Dream That Somewhere There Must Be The Spirit Of A Child That Waits For Me.
- But, In The Night Of Death, Hope Sees A Star, And Listening Love Can Hear The Rustle Of A Wing.
- But Look The Morn, In Russet Mantle Clad, Walks O'er The Dew Of Yon High Eastward Hill.
- By Cloudless Starlight On He Treads, And Thinks No Lamp So Cheering As The Light Which Heaven Sheds. (Moore)
- Call Back Yesterday, Bid Time Return!
- Called By One Who Loves Him/Her Dearly.
- Calm On The Bosom Of Thy God, Fair Spirit, Rest Thee Now.
- Calm On The Listening Ear Of Night Come Heaven's Melodious Strains.
- Children Are The Heritage Of The Lord.
- Children Are The Keys Of Paradise.
- Children Bring Their Own Love With Them When They Come.
- Christ Is My Hope.
- Come Lord From The Skies And Command Us To Rise To The Mansions Of Glory Above.
- Come To Me, All You Who Labor And Are Burdened...And I Will Give You Rest.
- Come Unto Me, All Ye That Labor And Are Heavy Laden. (Matthew 11:28)
- Come Ye Blessed Of My Father.
- Conceived By The Love Of Two Died With The Love Of Many.
- Dear Lord Jesus, Please Hold My Hand.
- Death If Only A Horizon, A Horizon Is Nothing Save The Limit Of Our Sight.
- Death Is Not A Foe, But An Inevitable Adventure.
- Death Is Only A Shadow Across The Path To Heaven.
- Death Is The Golden Key That Opens The Palace Of Eternity.
- Death Is The Port Where All May Refuge Find, The End Of Labor, Entry Into Rest.
- Death Only Binds Us Close To The Bright Shore Of Love.
- Death's But A Path To Be Trod If Man Would Ever Pass To God.
- Death's Truer Name Is "Onward," No Discordance The Roll And March Of That Eternal Harmony Where To The World Beats Time.
- Delight In Love While Time Is Still Yours.
- Deposited Upon The Silent Shots Of Memory Images And Precious Thoughts That Shall Not Die, And Cannot Be Destroyed.
- Down The Fair-Chambered Corridor Of Years The Quiet Shutting One By One, Of Doors.
- Down They Go The Tender, The Beautiful, The Kind.
- Dust Thou Art, To Dust Returnest, Was Not Spoken Of The Soul.
- Duty, Honor, Country, Well Done, Be Thou At Peace.
- Each Duty Done They Rest In Peace.
- Each Lonely Scene Shall Thee Restore.
- Earth Has No Sorrow That Heaven Cannot Heal.
- Entered Into Rest.
- Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them O Lord.
- Eternity, Be Thou My Refuge!
- Evening Trails Her Robes Of Gold Through The Dim Hall Of Night.
- Ever Kind And True.
- Ever Remembered, Ever Loved.
- Everlasting Life Through Christ.
- Everlasting Shall Be Thy Remembrance.
- Every Man's Life Is A Plan Of God.
- Everyone Who Acknowledges Me Before Men, I Will Acknowledge Him Before My Father In Heaven.
- Every time I Pass This Church, I Pay A Little Visit! So When At Last, I'm Carried In The Lord Won't Say, "Who Is It?"
- Eye Hath Not Seen, Nor Ear Heard Neither Have Entered Into The Heart Of Man The Things Which God Hath Prepared For Them That Love Him.
- Faith Builds A Bridge Across The Gulf Of Death.
- Faith Is The Substance Of Things To Be Hoped For, The Evidence Of Things That Are Not Seen.
- Faith Points To Hope Above The Skies, Where Virtuous Friendship Never Dies.
- Faithful And Of Good Understanding.
- Faithful To Her Trust, Even Unto Death.
- Far Away There In The Sunshine Are My Highest Aspirations.
- Father In Thy Gracious Keeping Leave Me Now Thy Servant Sleeping.
- Father, I Will That Where I Am, They Also Whom Thou Hast Given Me, May Be With Me. (John 17:24)
- Father, Mother, Weep Not For Me, For I Am In Glory, Waiting For Thee.
- Father, Not My Will But Thine Be Done. (Luke 22:42)
- Flowers Of All Hue, And Without Thorn The Rose.
- Fond Memories Linger Everyday, Remembrance Keeps You Near.
- Fondly Loved And Deeply Mourned.
- For All The Boundless Universe Is Life-There Are No Dead.
- For Every Joy That Passes, Something Beautiful Remains; Your Precious Memory Shall Always Be Alive In My Heart.
- For Glory Lights The Soldier's Tomb, And Beauty Weeps The Brave.
- For Love Will Still Be Lord Of All.
- For Of Such Is The Kingdom Of Heaven. (Matthew 19:14)
- For They Conquer Who Believe They Can."A Little While And You Shall See Me No Longer; And Again A Little While And You Shall See Me Because I Go To The Father." (John 16:16)
- "All Things To The Glory Of God"
- "Be Thou Faithful Unto Death, And I Will Give Thee The Crown Of Life" (John 2:10)
- "Behold The Lamb Of God Who Takes Away The Sin Of The World" (John 1:29)
- "Blessed Are The Dead Who Die In The Lord Henceforth" (John 14:13)
- "Blessed Are The Merciful, For They Shall Obtain Mercy" (Matt 5:7)
- "Blessed Are The Pure At Heart, For They Shall See God" (Matt 5:8)
- "Come To Me, All You Who Labor And Are Burdened, And I Will Give You Rest" (Matt 11:28)
- "Come, Blessed Of My Father..." (Matt 25:34)
- "Death Is Only A Shadow Across The Path To Heaven."
- "Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them"
- "Father I Will That Where I Am, They Also Whom Thou Hast Given Me, May Be With Me" (John 17:24)
- "Father Not My Will But Thine Be Done" (Luke 8:52)
- "For To The End Christ Died And Rose Again, That He Might Be Lord Both Of The Dead And Of The Living." (Romans 14:9)
- "God Is Love, And He Who Abides In Love Abides In God, And God In Him" (John 4:16)
- "Greater Love Than This No One Has, That One Lay Down His Life For His Friends" (John15:13)
- "Have Pity On Me, At Least, You, My Friends...""... Because The Hand Of The Lord Hath Touched Me." (Job 19::25)
- "Her Fearless Buoyant Youth Will Always Live, Revealing Love And Truth And Radiant Joy."
- "In Thy Sacred Heart, My Jesus, Hide Thou Me"
- "Into Thy Hands, I Commend My Spirit" (Luke 23:46)
- "It Shall Be Well With Them That Fear God" (Ecclesiates 8:12)
- "May The Peace Of God Which Surpasses All Understanding Guard Your Hearts And Your Minds In Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:7)
- "Pray For One Another, That You May Be Saved" (James 5:16)
- "The Lord Gave, And The Lord Hath Taken Away, Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord." (Job 1:21)
- "Then The Just Will Shine Forever..."(Matt 13:43)
- "They Shall Not Grow Old As We That Are Left Grow Old". (Binyon)
- "They Who Have Done Good Shall Come Forth Unto Resurrection Of Life"(John 5:29)
- "We Know That For Those Who Love God All Things Work Together Unto Good." (Romans 8:28)
- A Beautiful Memory Lingers.
- A Beloved And Capable Wife And Mother.
- A Citizen Without Reproach, A Friend Without Pretense, A Philanthropist Without Display, A Christian Without Hypocrisy.
- A Day Of Duty Done, A Day Of Rest Begun.
- A Free Spirit.
- A Friend To Many And Sadly Missed.
- A Good And Kind Heart Is The Best Of All Qualities.
- A Happy Soul, That All The Way To Heaven Hath A Summer's Day.
- A Lady Of Rare Understanding And Of Generous Heart.
- A Life Full Of Years With Understanding.
- A Life Like Theirs Has Left A Record Sweet For Memory To Dwell Upon.
- A Life Of Beauty And Service.
- A Life Of Deeds, Not Of Years.
- A Life Of Giving Through Love, Thought And Deed.
- A Little Soul Takes Wings.
- A Loving Father, Tender And Kind, What A Beautiful Memory You Left Behind.
- A Loving Mother And A Faithful Friend.
- A Majestic Memory.
- A Man Must Stand Erect, Not Be Kept Erect By Others We Shared Their Wisdom And Abilities.
- A Man Of Virtue Kindness And Modesty.
- A Memory To Be Ever With Us.
- A Mother Is A Mother Still The Holiest Thing Alive.
- A Mother's Love, Like An Imperishable Sun, Cannot Go Out.
- A Righteous Woman Remembered For A Blessing.
- A Song Is More Lasting Than The Voice Of The Birds.
- A Tender Heart And Generous Spirit.
- A Tender Mother A Faithful Friend.
- A Youth To Who Was Given So Much Of Earth So Much Of Heaven.
- Abide With Me.
- Abiding Love Never Dies.
- Abiding The Day When We Meet Again In That Infinity Of Time And Space Which Men Call Heaven.
- Absence Doth Join, And Time Doth Settle.
- Absent In Body, But Present In Spirit. (1 Cor 5:3)
- Ah Youth! Forever Dear, Forever Kind!
- All Hope Despair, That Stands Not On The Cross.
- All Things Are Possible To Him Who Believes.
- All Things Change, Creeds, And Philosophies And Outward Systems-But God Remains!
- All Things Change...But God Remains The Same.
- All Things To The Glory Of God.
- All Things Work Together For Good To Them That Love God. (Romans 8:28)
- All Things Work Together Unto Good.
- All Things You Ask For In Prayer, Believing, You Shall Receive.
- Alone To Thee, Dear Lord, Can We Our Well-Beloved Resign.
- Along The Cool Sequestered Vale Of Life They Kept The Noiseless Tenor Of Their Way.
- Although She Sleeps, Her Memory Lives On.
- Always In Our Hearts..
- Always Kind And Willing.
- Always Loving Always Loved.
- An Angel Visited The Green Earth, And Took A Flower Away.
- An Inspiration To Us All.
- And A Little Child Shall Lead Them.
- And As The Evening Twilight Fades Away The Sky Is Filled With Stars, Invisible By Day.
- And Flights Of Angels Sing Thee To Thy Rest.
- And He Will Take You Up On Eagle's Wings And Hold You In The Palm Of His Hand.
- And I Give Unto Them Eternal Rest.
- And I Will Dwell In The House Of The Lord Forever.
- And I Will Give You Rest.
- And Now Cometh Eternal Rest And Blessed Tranquility.
- And So Make Life, Death And That Vast Forever One Grand Sweet Song.
- And They Wake Into The Light Whose Day Shall Never Die In Night.
- And What Doth The Lord Require Of Thee, But To Do Justly, And To Love Mercy, And To Walk Humbly With Thy God.
- And With The Morn Those Angel Faces Smile Which I Have Loved Long Since, And Lost Awhile.
- As A Family We Are Never Apart Loving Memories Keep You Alive In Our Hearts.
- As Long As Life And Memory Last I Shall Remember Thee.
- As The Bird Free Of Its Cage Seeks The Heights So Christian Soul In Death Flies Home To God.
- As We Trust The Sun Will Rise, So Trust We The Mystery Will Be Explained.
- Asleep In Christ Jesus.
- Asleep In Jesus, Blessed Sleep, From Which None Ever Wake To Weep.
- Asleep In Jesus, Blessed Thought.
- Asleep In Jesus.
- Forever In Our Hear.