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A collection of funeral poems that can play a very meaningful role in a memorial or funeral service. Use funeral poems are noted within funeral programs or can be read aloud at the funeral memorial service. The best poems for funerals are those that express your emotions when words cannot. Poems with themes of missing you, remembering special moments, thoughts of your loved one, resting in peace and being reuntied may all be a part of such funeral poems. Here are some of our favorite poems suitable for any loved one.

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    • The Four Candles

    The first candle represents our grief.
    The pain of losing you is intense.
    It reminds us of the depth of our love for you.
    This second candle represents our courage.
    To confront our sorrow,
    To comfort each other,
    To change our lives.
    This third candle we light in your memory.
    For the times we laughed,
    The times we cried,
    The times we were angry with each other,
    The silly things you did,
    The caring and joy you gave us.
    This fourth candle we light for our love.
    We light this candle that your light will always shine.
    As we enter this holiday season and share this night of remembrance
    with our family and friends.
    We cherish the special place in our hearts
    that will always be reserved for you.
    We thank you for the gift
    your living brought to each of us.
    We love you.
    We remember you.
    –Author Unknown

    God Saw You Getting Tired

    God saw you getting tired,
    When a cure was not to be.
    So He wrapped his arms around you,
    and whispered, "come to me."

    You didn't deserve what you went through,
    So He gave you rest.
    God's garden must be beautiful,
    He only takes the best

    And when I saw you sleeping,
    So peaceful and free from pain
    I could not wish you back
    To suffer that again.

    –Author Unknown

    Goodbye, My Friend

     

    Though we never know
    Where life will take us,
    I know it's just a ride
    On the wheel.
    And we never know
    When death will shake us
    And we wonder how
    It will feel.
    So Goodbye my friend.
    I know I'll never see you again.
    But the time together
    Through all the years,
    Will take away these tears.
    It's OK now - Goodbye my friend.
    I see a lot of things
    That make me crazy,
    And I guess I held on to you,
    You could have run away
    And left - well maybe,
    But it wasn't time
    And we both knew.
    So Goodbye My friend.
    I know I'll never see you again.
    But the love you gave me
    Through all the years
    Will take away these tears.
    I'm OK now - Goodbye my friend.
    -Anon
    Though we never know
    Where life will take us,
    I know it's just a ride
    On the wheel.
    And we never know
    When death will shake us
    And we wonder how
    It will feel.
    So Goodbye my friend.
    I know I'll never see you again.
    But the time together
    Through all the years,
    Will take away these tears.
    It's OK now - Goodbye my friend.
    I see a lot of things
    That make me crazy,
    And I guess I held on to you,
    You could have run away
    And left - well maybe,
    But it wasn't time
    And we both knew.
    So Goodbye My friend.
    I know I'll never see you again.
    But the love you gave me
    Through all the years
    Will take away these tears.
    I'm OK now - Goodbye my friend.
    -Anonymous

     

    All Is Well

    Death is nothing at all.
    I have only slipped away into the next room.
    I am I, and you are you.
    Whatever we were to each other, that we still are.
    Call me by my old familiar name,
    Speak to me in the easy way which you always used.
    Put no difference in your tone,
    Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
    Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
    Play, smile, think of me and if you want to, pray for me.
    Let my name be ever the household word that it always was,
    Let it be spoken without effect,
    Without the trace of a shadow on it.
    Life means all that it ever meant.
    It is the same as it ever was;
    There is unbroken continuity.
    Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
    I am waiting for you,
    For an interval,
    Somewhere very near,
    Just around the corner.
    All is well.

    –Henry Scott-Holland

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