Funeral Prayers

Funeral prayers are short writings that provide encouragement and strength which many families have used to reflect and remember their loved one. Funeral prayers can also be read aloud in the memorial service and is the perfect additional to any of our templates.

The following is a selection of popular funeral prayers. Use them inside your funeral programs, thank you notes, bookmarks, and/or prayer cards. They are appropriate to use in any of these memorial service keepsake items.

Jewish Funeral Prayer

God full of mercy who dwells on high 
Grant perfect rest on the wings of Your
Divine Presence In the lofty heights of the holy and pure 
who shine as the brightness of the heavens  to
the soul of (name of loved one)   who has gone
to his eternal rest as all his family and friends pray
for the elevation of his soul. His resting place shall
be in the Garden of Eden. Therefore, the
Master of mercy will care for him  under the
protection of His wings for all time 
And bind his soul in the bond of everlasting life. 
God is his inheritance and he will rest in peace 
and let us say Amen.

El maley rachamim shochen bam'romim 
hamtzey menuchah nechonah al kanfey haschechinah 
bema'alot kedoshim ute'horim kezohar harakia
me'irim umazhirim lenishmat  shehalach
le'olamo ba'avur shekol beney hamishpachah,
yedidim umakirim mitpalelim le'iluy
nishmato began eden tehey
menuchato lachen ba'al harachamim
yastireyhu beseter kenafav le'olamim veyitzror
bitzror hachayim et nismato 
Adonai hu nachalato Veyanuach
beshalom al mishkavo 
Venomar amen.

Don't Quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
as everyone of us sometimes learns,
and many a failure turns about
when he might have won had he stuck it out,
Don't give up though the pace seems slow --
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out --
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit --
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Bless This LIttle Child

Lord, look down from heaven above
And touch this special child with love,
Protect and guide this little one
Till each and every day is done.
Remind us often that it's true,
This little life is a gift from you.
A miracle You've sent our way !
Lord, bless this little child today.

Christ Have Mercy

With the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
give rest to the soul of Thy servant, O Saviour;
and preserve it in that life of
blessedness which is with thee,
O thou who lovest mankind.
In the place of Thy rest,
O lord, where all thy Saints repose,
give rest also to the soul of Thy servant for
Thou only lovest mankind. Glory to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Thou art our God, who descended into Hell,
and loosed the bonds of those who were there,
Thyself give rest also to the soul of
Thy servant Now and ever unto ages of ages.
Amen.

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