Funeral Speech (Eulogy) Poems

I Have Been Asked To Give A Speech For My Grandpa From A Grandchilds Point Of View And Was Woundering If Anyone Had Some Ideas

[color=RoyalBlue]A friend died very suddenly on Friday last, and I was searching the web for something suitable to put in a card. By chance I found these pages and there was just the verse I needed. I modified it a little to suit the circumstances, and I am really pleased with it. Thank you so much, Dana. for this, did you write it yourself? COLOR]

A good friend of mine has to speak at the funeral tomorrow 2/16/06 at 4 pm (eastern time) and she has no idea what to say, as I said it was a 14 year old girl who went to bed laughing in a brand new home with her mother and two other siblings. When her mother came to wake her sunday morning she was dead. The autopsy discovered it was a large braintumor that no one knew about. My friend would like to read something of medium length, not too religious, and not too difficult to read.
If you would please help her, thank you so much.

Do not judge a biography by it's length,
Nor by the number of pages in it.
Judge it by the richness of it's contents

Sometimes those unfinished are among the most poignant

Do not judge a song by it's duration
Nor by the number of it's notes
Judge it by the way it touches and lifts the soul

Sometimes those unfinished are among the most beautiful

And when something has enriched your life
And when it's melody lingers on in your heart
Is it unfinished?
Or is it endless?

For the brother of a dear friend who died suddenly aged 34.

We cannot judge a biography by it's length,
Nor by the number of pages in it.
We must Judge it by the richness of it's contents

Sometimes those unfinished are among the most poignant

We cannot judge a song by it's duration
Nor by the number of it's notes
We must Judge it by the way it touches and lifts our souls

Sometimes those unfinished are among the most beautiful

And when something has enriched your life
And when it's melody lingers on in your heart
Is it unfinished?
Or is it endless?

hey everyone my dad just passed away and I have to speak at his funeral. anyone want to help me

The following poem is one that I cherish, it has brought me comfort in the worst of times, and I hope it does the same for you, whether you need it for yourself or you share it with someone who has lost a child. I often recite it when I feel down and it is uplifting.

To All Parents
by Edgar Guest

"I'll lend you for a little time a child of mine," He said.
"For you to love the while he lives and mourn when he is dead,
"It may be six or seven years, or twenty-two or three,
"But will you, till I call him back, take care of him for me?

"He'll bring his charms to gladden you, but should his stay be brief,
"You'll have his lovely memories, as solace for your grief,
"I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return,
"But there are lessons taught down there I want this child to learn.

"I've looked the wide world over in my search for teachers true,
"And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes I have selected you.
"Now will you give him all your love, nor think the labor vain,
"Nor hate me when I come to call to take him back again?

I fancied that I heard them say: "Dear Lord, Thy will be done!
"For all the joy Thy child shall bring, the risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness; we'll love him while we may,
And for happiness we've known forever grateful stay.

"But should the angels call for him much sooner than we'd planned,
"We'll brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand."

This is the speech I used for my Grandmothers Funeral. It brought the congregation to tears. Feel free to use it if you like, making changes as you see fit. I hope it may help someone out there.


This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. These are words we are all familiar with. For Maxine, I can't think of a better description. The light inside of Maxine was FAR from little. It was more than the clear, blue sparkle of her eyes, more than the radience of a smile that lit up the room. It was the light within her heart. Her love and compassion for her fellow man, her unerring sense of right and wrong, and her charitable actions towards those less fortunate than herself. Above ALL things, it was her unconditional love for her family and friends. A love that did not waver, no matter how far her beloved fell, or how high they soared.
In a day and age where few of us are blessed with the experience of an extended family brought together by love, I count myself among the fortunate, for my Grandmother made sure that love was part of my life. I could spend an eternity listing all the life lessons my Grandmother taught me, but if you knew Maxine at all, you know there is no need for me to explain.
While we on earth have lost our light. A Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, and a friend, Heaven has gained an angel. A bright and shining star to light our way. And the memory of OUR angel will live in our hearts forever.

In closing I would like to share the words of another song that I have found comforting in my grief.

There's holes in the floor of Heaven
and her tears are pourin' down
that's how you know she's watching
wishing she could be here now
And sometimes when I'm lonely
I remember she can see
Cause there's holes in the floor of Heaven
and she's watching over you and me

God bless you all and thank you for joining with us to celebrate the life of Jo Maxine.

To: Doctor.

It has been ten months since my Mum died, and my daughter re-discovered this website today, asking me why I had not posted my poems. I had written two, one called Whispers In The Breeze, the other Mum's Lament. My original message on here was written back in May of 2005.

I composed Whispers back in 1998 while standing outside of my Granny and Granda's grave back home in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Mum's Lament I composed the morning my Mum was due to leave her home, after we celebrated in true fashion, having an Irish wake before she were to go to the church for her service.

Although music is now being set to these compostions for release, I would like to enclose both compostions here to hopefully help ease the pain, and give those in mourning a chance to mend. Although I wrote both of these, they are still very painful for me to read. However, on the day of Mum's service, I kept myself together, and brought the congregation to tears with these.

I hope you find some comfort in these..

Sincerely and respectfully yours,
Greg McVicker.

Whispers In The Breeze.

Realizing my innermost fears,
Choking back the steady stream of tears.
Not knowing your time had come,
Without you I feel so numb.

Just a whisper in the breeze,
Brought my world down to its knees.
The day that you were called away,
Paradise is where you now stay.

When the days do come to pass,
I'll call upon your bed of grass.
Comfort inside knowing you're there,
Looking up at my vacant stare.

The silence I exchange with thee,
Speaks volumes, I'm sure this you'll see.
My shadow it casts across your grave,
While I stand so lonely, I stand so brave.

Now the days they seem so long,
In my arms is where you belong.
I close my eyes and hear you speak,
You call my name, my legs grow weak.

Together we promised that we would grow old,
We thought our happiness would never unfold.
I'll kneel at your feet with my head hung low,
Thoughts in my mind, which you already know.

This quality time with you I spend,
Will hopefully help my broken heart mend.
Feeling guilty when I turn to leave,
Returning home, I continue to grieve.

When my term approaches death,
Time to exhale one final breath.
I wonder if others will fall to their knees,
When my name whispers in the breeze.

Copyright Greg McVicker 2001. All Rights Reserved.


A Lament to Our Mummy and Dearest Wife!
(As written by Greg McVicker - May 16th, 2005).

Our Mother's Love so special,
as many folks can see,
Mum's greatest gift was giving life
to my sisters, brother and me.

We began as children so helpless Mum,
yet never a challenge for you,
No matter how little or large the task,
there's nothing you couldn't do.

Throughout the years and as we grew,
so proud of us you were,
If we needed something Mum,
we knew you'd always be there.

You gave us so much precious love,
which came from deep inside,
Knowing the amazing Mum that you are,
fills us with tremendous pride.

You steered us through our battles Mum,
no one can disagree,
You guided us in darkened times,
and now we set you free.

You taught us so much wisdom Mum,
and loved us with your heart,
A new journey you shall now begin,
for a little while we must part.

Mum, our time with you was far too short,
there's much we'd like to say,
The days ahead they are unknown,
without you leading the way.

Although you'll look down upon us Mum,
and incredibly sad we'll fuss,
We take great pride in the fact that,
your blood flows proudly through us.

Mum, we share your strengths instilled in us,
knowing what we must do,
To continue the legacy you've already begun,
while lovingly remembering you.

Sail gently into the night Our Love;
your new beginning has come,
Although at this moment we say farewell,
forever You Are Our Mum...

A wee message from Daddy too:
Kathleen, My Sweet Precious Angel, A Loving Mum,
Tiocfaidh Ár Lá
(Our Day Will Come).

Mum, Dad is our sailor, You are our Captain and Ship and We, your children,
are your crew. With Everlasting Love and fondest memories until we meet again,
Karen, Joseph, Gregory and Angela...

Go n-éirÃ* a ta leat agus go mbeannai a dia duit, Mum
(Good Luck and God Bless).



Just so you know, Tiocfaidh Ar La is a gaelic saying we use back home and means 'Our Day Will Come'. It is pronounced "Chucky Ar La".

Please can somebody help? My friend comitted suicide on Monday aged only 17, i have been asked to read a poem at her funeral. I'm not really sure what to do or what to read, i would like it to be nice and happy if this situation can be, to make it easier for her parents.
Thanks
Becky

hi greg, my best friends mum passed away and i would love to find a poem for her funeral can you help please

i need a poem which i can read out at the funeral which will symbolise my love for him even though he had through away his life due to the fact that he was an alcoholic!!!
He had been approved to go back into the community after being in hospital for a number of weeks and he was doing great but unfortunatley died suddenly, alone in his room. I am finding it difficult to find a poem or reading which I can relate to him, can anyobody help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I dont think i done this right !But here goes im 21 an looking for some help.My nan past away last Tuesday to cancer.We only found out that she had it the day before New years eve things moved so fast.I am dealing with things the best i can . I wanted to read a poem to hear as she rest on the day of her funeral but need some help,i like the queen mums one but it just dont feel right,Any one out there how may be able to help me??

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant.
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to tear down, and a time to build.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them;
a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away.
A time to rend, and a time to sew;
a time to be silent, and a time to speak.
A time to love, and a time to hate;
a time of war, and a time of peace.

My mother just passed away and was only 67. She never had it easy, and put up a fight her entire life. Within the past month of being in the hospital they said she was coming home soon. A "freak accident" occured in surgery which then put my mother in ICU and she was bleeding internaly and her body was not strong enough to go through another surgery to repair what was done. My mother fought her entire life and was an amazing women who helped everyone. I am suppose to speak at her wake tomorrow and want this speech to be perfect. Please help me!!

Sorry to hear about your sad loss.

There is not a lot of time to prepare. I would suggest that you read the following article.
http://www.presentationmagazine.com/funeral.htm

I suggest you go for a long walk - think about what you want to say and when you get back start writing it down. With so little time I would suggest that you keep it quite short.

This website assisted me in finding the right poem to read at the conclusion of the eulogy I gave at my Great Aunt's funeral yeterday. Perhaps this will assist someone else in need of just the right closing.

A light from our family is gone
A voice we loved is stilled
A place is vacant in the home
Which never can be filled

We have to mourn the loss of one
We would've love to keep
But God who surely loved her best
Has finally made her sleep

After a lifetime of her love and joy
And music to fill our ears
God leaves these wonderous memories
To help us through our tears

I Lost my Grandad to Leukemia on tuesday, although he was diagnosed 3 years ago we were all told that it would not be fatal, however in the end it got into his bone marrow and they told us on monday he would only have weeks yet on the tue at 9.40 he died. He was a true Irish man coming from Newry in County Down and was so proud of that. He raised a big loving family, 6 children, 15 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. I really wanted to find a poem that has an irish theme but am having difficulty. Wondered if you could help. Many thanks Serena. P.S can i just say this website is so lovely and i have found real comfort reading some of the poems and storys.

I'm hoping that someone may be able to recommend a suitable poem/reading for our baby son who passed away pre term on 30 December, his funeral is this coming Friday. I have spent some time looking but finding it hard to find anything . Sorry think I joined this to another thread but can't see to login/register.

Thanks

Lilly.

hi, im new on here. my beloved grandad died yesturday, of cancer. in the lead up to his death i said i would say something at the funeral, now that the time has come i'm finding it really hard to find something to say to express how everyone felt about him. he was an amazing man who helped me and my family out no end when my father sadly died 6 years ago when i was aged 16. my grandad was the only person in my life who did not judge me for the things i did wrong, he got me back on the straight and narrow and paid for me to go to college and sort my life out. i need a poem which expresses my gratitude to him, and how much we all loved him. any suggestions would be truly appreciated x thank you x

Lilly,

I'm sorry if this posting comes too late, but may be useful to others viewing this site. There is a poem called 'For a Child Born Dead' by Elizabeth Jennings which could be appropriate.

My nana died yesterday, at the age of 63 with lungcancer & hodgkinsons disease, she had been suffering for over 20 months now & she has now fallen to rest. I was just wondering if there was a few bright ideas for a speech, something i can put together to have my nana looking down very proud of me. Thank you.

Please may I see if your poems are suitable for me at my Mums service

Passing, however sad, affects us all.
but do not mourn to long, Although not all tears are an evil this is not how ... would wish us to be. live life to its fullist so that the stories you have gathered can be shared when you meet again.


hope it helps
SF Weston

This is a wonderful resource.

My neighbour's son died tragically a few days ago, aged 15, drowning in a flooded river. They still have not found his body and are unlikely to find him for some weeks, if at all - so hard to move on without a funeral, I can't imagine what they are going through. It's so very difficult to know what to say to them and sometimes other people's words can put things better - have found the perfect thing to write in one of the posts on here.

My heart goes out to all who are recently bereaved. God bless x

I have not posted here before but this web site helped me greeve for my deerly just departed grandad, and it helped me produce a speach and a poem that everyone congratulated me on.

So thank you all here who have posted and helped me greeve
I hereby say my final goodbye to my granddad and much missed Mr Edward James Henry Robinson. The pleasure was all mine mate.

You will always be remembered

Mike Lidbury

My mother recently passed away, and in trying to find something appropriate I came upon this resource. It helped and I'd like to share the poem I wrote in hopes it helps someone else.

My Mother's name was Vera Boast and she was loved dearly..


How do we let a mother go?
How do we say 'I'm ready now
to go on without you'?
How can we ever have a clue of what that really means?

And of a sudden
The moment is upon us, and there's no turning back.

And then we know what grief is, .
and guilt and love and things undone.

Try to prepare and we will fail in some way, be it subtle or looming .

But there is peace too.
Peace and acceptance and overwhelming love that we maybe weren't aware of.
Waves and waves of conflicting emotion,
And laughter too,
and memories we hadn't bothered lately to recall
come flooding back in shared company..

and it's all about you mom

And there's gratitude.. so much of that, that we had you, such a wonderful mother
Bright and shining, nobody's fool,
Independent, but humble too;
Smart, and kind, and fun.

Adventurous..

A part of you has passed away, but much is carried everyday within us, and will as long as we are here.

This may be a final tribute,
A day to celebrate your life and say goodbyes;
But it's not final.
Everyday I'll celebrate in some way, just by the virtue of how you shaped my life,
The absolute and incredible fortune that I knew you.
As a mother, a friend and a woman.


Lori Boast 2007

I've got this album

Filigree & Shadow by This Mortal Coil - I've had it years - and you know sometimes the lyrics of a song just go through your mind and you don't really attach any meaning?

My Mam loved this album, especially a track called Tarantula - well we were looking at tracks to play at the funeral and this track was an obvious choice, until you read and acknowledge the lyrics. My Mam must have clocked those lyrics because they tell her story so well her frustrations with her illness and her determination to fight the illness at all costs.

I'm not going to play it at the funeral though, but I thought you might appreciate the story!



Tarantula by M Young

I'm living but I'm feeling numb, can see it in my stare
I wear a mask so falsely now, and I don't know who I am
Despite the worlds inside of me, thwarting me away
I've noticed in other eyes, time's closing in

But when the thunder breaks, it breaks for you and me

The future's looking rather grim, strange black tide
Decisions lie with stupid men, alone with my life
That choking and the hype in me, expecting me to fall
But only if I'm threatened will the tables turn

But when the thunder breaks, it breaks for you and me

My worlds under a sentence of death, I was born underground
But when the pressure gets too much for me, I bite

Lilly, I am so very sorry. I'm too late to help but just wanted to reach out and say, "I hope you find peace". The loss of a child is an indescribable grief (I lost my daughter almost 2 years ago).

I have a poem that i'm going to read at my grandads funeral on wednesday, as im not that old it may not be as highly worded as you would like but feel free to take it if you wish.
It reads;

God saw you were getting tired
A cure was not meant to be,
So he put his arms around you
And whisperd come with me.

With broken hearts we loved you
As we heard you had passed away,
Allthough we love you deeply
We could not make you stay.

Your golden heart stopped beating
And your caring soul was put to rest,
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.

ma grandad died on friday e had 1 disease cnt memba wat its cald es funeral is nxt fridai n dat poem dat says R.I.P 2 sum1s grandad inspired me su ama read dat poem at his funeral. Stay blessd hld tite.Amzi

Hi,

My other passed away 2 days ago and this is the quote I will be using to comfort people.

Death is not extinguishing the light;
it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.
- Rabindranath Tagore

Im sorry to hear that. My Nana had just died on the 12th of feb. I was n school and my mom pulled me out of school. When i got there she was all ready in Gods hands. The other sad thing was that it was my Nana's sister B-Day and she already pasted away when i was 6 years old. So i think God and her sister was calling her home. She was going to be 80. I also have to write a poem, but you should really write it from the heart cause that will mean the most even if it don't sound right it's the thought that counts.!!!

I didnt write these poems, i found them on the internet, but i cant find them again so i dont know who the authors are. but they are two of my most favorite poems in the world, especially the first. i read the first one a day after a friend (more like my brother) killed himself. it broke my heart even more, but its exactly what i needed.

As I look up to the skies above,
The stars stretch endlessly--
But somehow all those rays of light
Seem dimmer now to me.
As I watch the morning sun appear,
The shadows still don't fade-
As if the brightest light of all
Was somehow swept away.

Though I see the branches swaying,
And watch their dancing leaves--
The echoes carried on the wind
Don't sound the same to me.
As I listen to the morning birds
Sing softly from afar--
It seems to be a mournful tune
That echoes in my heart.

Another day has come again,
As time moves surely on--
But nothing now seems quite the same,
To know that he is gone.
The days and weeks and months ahead
Will never be the same--
Because a treasure beyond words
Can never be replaced.

The loss cannot be measured now,
The void cannot be filled--
And though someday the grief may fade,
His mark will live on still.
For even with my heavy heart,
I know that I've been blessed
To have been one who's life he touched
With warmth so infinite.

and the other one is:

I know, my love,
The time has come
To finally let you go.
I know you're gone,
I must move on
To walk this lonely road.
And yet it seems
You're still with me
Each movement that I make -
A guiding light,
Still burning bright
With each step that I take.

I can't forget,
I won't regret
The moments that we shared.
Your gentle face,
The loving ways
That showed how much you cared.
Right from the start,
You touched my heart,
You opened up my eyes.
You helped me see
What I could be,
That I could reach the skies.

Now I still find
You're on my mind,
Though you're so far away.
I know it's wrong,
I can't hold on,
It's time to find my way -
Without your love
To lift me up,
Sometimes it's hard to face.
But in my dreams
You're still with me,
A part I can't erase.

With each new day,
It doesn't fade,
It's lonely with you gone.
Memories
Keep haunting me,
And yet I must move on.
Perhaps in time
Someday I'll find
It doesn't hurt so much.
But I know now
Without a doubt,
I won't forget your love.


i hope these are helpful

"Crossing the bar" was a beautiful sentiment when I had the previlege of delivering my dads eulogy two weeks ago. My heart is with you all.

My mum passed away last thursday and this is a poem I have used thought it might be apt ?

[As We Look Back.

As we look back over time
We find ourselves wondering .....
Did we remember to thank you enough
For all you have done for us?
For all the times you were by our sides
To help and support us .....
To celebrate our successes
To understand our problems
And accept our defeats?
Or for teaching us by your example,
The value of hard work, good judgement,
Courage and integrity?
We wonder if we ever thanked you
For the sacrifices you made.
To let us have the very best?
And for the simple things
Like laughter, smiles and times we shared?
If we have forgotten to show our
Gratitude enough for all the things you did,
We're thanking you now.
And we are hoping you knew all along,
How much you meant to us.


Sincere sympathy
Glynis

My nan went back back god yeserday, and has left a loving grandchild behind. I here been asked to give the eulogy in the funeral in afew days. I am not the best with words nor the best speaker, so I please need some help on the eulogy. Please could someone help me!

My gran suffered from a very long illness, Cadasil, which has made her health deteriorate slowly over ten years. Previously she was very bubbly, but her illness affected her mentally and for about 6 years she has been in a wheelchair and not really able to speak. She died last week. I have to speak at her funeral. i would like to find a nice poem or bible passage that would be fitting.

please help!

My father passed away suddenly on sunday of a massive heart attack at home on his own aged 62 he was looking forward to his retirement with his love of gardens and flowers he tought me how to fish and other things I would like to say thankyou for taking care of your family and friends and that he is reunited with his son deceased 6 yeras ago

this may help you - i hope so.it is a bit religious though! so sorry for your loss
marie x

A child loaned

ill lend you a little child of mine' he said,
'for you to love the while he lives and mourn for when hes dead.
he may be six or seven years or even two or three,
but will you, till i call him back take care of him for me?
he'll bring his charm to gladen you,and,should his stay be brief,
you'll have his lovely memories as solace for your grief.

i cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return, but lessons are taught dowmn there i want this child to learn
I've look the wide world over in search for teachers true
and from the throng that crowd lifes lanes i have selected you
now will you give him all you love nor think the labours vain,
nor hate me when i come to call to take him back again?'

i fancied that i heard them say 'dear lord thy will be done, for the joys the child shall bring the risk of grief we'll run.
we'll shelter him with tenderness, we'll love him while we may
And for the happiness we've known for ever grateful stay.
but should the angels call him much sooner than we planned we'll brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand.

The Final Flight



Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free,
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard his 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've found that peace at the end of the day.



If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, yes, these things too I will miss.



Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My Life's been full, I savoured much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one' touch.



Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.

I think this is the most beautiful poem.

hi my brother went missing for 6weeks after a night out with work mates. we found out by the police on tuesday that he had fallen into the liverpool docks and drowned. we dont know how or if it was an accident or not. but i need help as i want to read a poem at his furneral telling him how much ill miss him and how great he is and i cant find any!!! can anyone help me? he died 8 feb 07 and his furneral is next soon we havent made the date yet as we are waiting 4 his body back which we get bk next week its now march please can someone help me!!!
thank you love terri
xx

My 82 year-old brother died from the effects of cancer. His memorial service is this morning at 11:00 AM. I know that there is a poem that has been written that has the phrase "Goodbye Good Friend and Brother" . I want to view the entire poem.

My father in law died a few days ago of liver falure. He was 51 with nothing or no one very close to him. We are having a small memorial service for him tommorrow. I hate to say this but he was not the greatest father to my husband. No one wants to say anything at the service and my husbands grandmother would like someone to say something. I said I would find a poem but am not not having alot of luck. I did find one called The Dash by Linda Ellis. It's very sad but not alot of people have nice things to say about him. I am hoping you could help me.

Many Thanks,
Michelle

My father in law died. Need a poem

My dad passed away on monday, and me and my family are looking for some poems or short extracts to read or put in his service sheet.
My father was a professor of english literature and had an amazing knowledge of authors and poets - the only thing is he didn't want to talk about his funeral and didn't leave us with anything to add to the service.
Amongst his favourite authors were Wordsworth, Kalil Gilbron (Israeli poet), Alexander Pope, John Donne, William Blake and WH Auden. If anyone has some suggestions for suitable poems or extracts your help would be greatly appreciated.
He was a scolar, and also a man who enjoyed the finer things in life such as good food, wine, travel and different cultures.if you could help we would be grateful.
Thanks
Guy

If you get there before I do, don't give up on me.
I'll meet you when my chores are through,
I don't know how long I'll be.
I'm not going to let you down, just you wait and see.
So between now and then, til I see you again

I'll be loviing you , love me.

I was at a funeral th eother day and part of the graveside words was this thought about the year of birth and the year of death with the dash inbetween representing life. Anyone know where the text for that is?

that poem made me cry i might read it at the funaral

i am yet not gone. But would to write my own eulogy for my daughter im a single mum , she is my world and best friend

MY DAD PAST AWAY A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THIS WAS USED IN HIS EULOGY...I THOUGHT IT WAS FITTING.....

JOHN 14: 27-29.
"I am leaving you with a gift:
peace of mind and heart. And
the peace I give isn't fragile like the peace the
world gives. So
don't be troubled or afraid. Remember what I
told you: I am going
away, but I will come back to you again. If
you really love me, you
will be very happy for me, for now I can go to the
Father, who is
greater than I am. I have told you these things before
they happen so
that when they do, you will believe in me."

MY DAD PASSED AWAY A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THIS WAS USED IN HIS EULOGY...I THOUGHT IT WAS FITTING....


JOHN 14: 27-29.
"I am leaving you with a gift:
peace of mind and heart. And
the peace I give isn't fragile like the peace the
world gives. So
don't be troubled or afraid. Remember what I
told you: I am going
away, but I will come back to you again. If
you really love me, you
will be very happy for me, for now I can go to the
Father, who is
greater than I am. I have told you these things before
they happen so
that when they do, you will believe in me."

I want to make my own card for my children to their grandfather that the 4 of us have never met. He is their dad's dad and I want to put it by the gravestone for grandfathers day. With a poem and a picture of them about having never met them and he is in their hearts, something to that affect. When thier grandmother goes to visit it I want her to feel the love when reading it because I know she will dearly embrace the meaning of it. They are all under 7 and I know they do not understand the exact meaning, but they wish they could have met him, talk about him alot, and I think they would appreciate one day.

I want to make my own card for my children to their grandfather that the 4 of us have never met. He is their dad's dad and I want to put it by the gravestone for grandfathers day. With a poem and a picture of them about having never met them and he is in their hearts, something to that affect. When thier grandmother goes to visit it I want her to feel the love when reading it because I know she will dearly embrace the meaning of it. They are all under 7 and I know they do not understand the exact meaning, but they wish they could have met him, talk about him alot, and I think they would appreciate one day.

i have just turned 18, and i face a task to stand up infront of family at my fathers funeral and give a speach, he was a captain of a boat, he started going on boats when he was just 16, i loved his stories, but i only remember one or two, i am going through a rough patch because i dont think i gave the respect that i should of given to my father in the last year of his life, and i am now very upset about it, there are so many things i want to say, but when i sit down with a pen and paper everything just goes blank.
i would be truely grateful if someone could start me off with a poem or phrases, he was a really good mad, drink took him away from us, after his sister died last year in a fire. he didnt really recover from that.
i want to say sorry for not being the daughter i would have liked to have been, unable to hear his funny stories, listen to his past. i got really upset the otherday because i found a photoalbum of photos when my mother and him met, and they were on holiday, i never got to hear what they always got up to, my mother makes nothing intersting.
does anyone know of any funny poems, because my dad make everything comical, even when he was in hospital he always made the nurses laugh as i was told by them.
ships where everything to him, but he always said second best to us.
please could i have some help.
thank you
sorry rambled on a bit, im not too sure what to write. i dont know what i am doing anymore. this has hit me soo hard.

Hello felt very moved when I read about your loss, I myself have cancer and have not got long to live so I am told although I am fighting hard, I am trying to arrange my funeral to save my daughters and husband some stress,

My daughters are thinking about things they would like to say but obviously at this time it is hard for them to think about this I would very much like to see the poem you did. If you could e mail this to me I would much appreciate. Thanking you god bless Julie.

Gone?

I am standing on the sea shore,
A ship sails in the morning breeze and starts for the ocean.
She is an object of beauty and I stand watching her
Till at last she fades on the horizon and someone at my side says:
"She is gone."

Gone! Where?
Gone from my sight -m that is all.
She is just as large in the masts, hull and spars as she was when I saw her
And just as able to bear her load of living freight to its destination.
The diminished size and total loss of sight is in me,
not in her.

And just at the moment when someone at my side says,
"She is gone",
There are others who are watching her coming, and other voices take up a glad shout:
"There she comes"
- and that is dying. An horizon and just the limit of our sight.
Lift us up, Oh Lord, that we may see further.
Bishop Brent
1862 - 1926

Jimmy,

please could you help, i just loss my sister to cancer. She was only 30, she had special needs and touched the hearts of everyone she every meet.
I am trying to find a good reading for one of our friends for the service on thursday 17th. I remember a speech about leaving footsteps, which is just what she did, she left a part of her spirit on all those she meet. Anything you think would be useful would be of great help - Penny

Hello, My uncle died yesterday and I was not very close to him. In fact, I didnt really know him at all but my aunts and I are fairly close. I spoke at My great Grandmother and Grandmothers funerals and because of that I was asked to speak at my Uncles. I want to for my aunt because it would mean a great deal to her but i don't want to seem fake. I am torn between crushing her and telling her I can't do it and seeming fake! I dont know what to do!!! if you have anything that will help please let me know!!

Not sure if this is what you want, but it's the only one I know about footsteps.

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.

In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only.

This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints, so I said to the Lord,

'You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?'

The Lord replied, 'The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.'

do no stand at my grave and weep look it up on google.com

this is the speech i am giving for my granddads funeral on monday, its lyrics from a song i heard and me and my family think it relates to when you loose someone you love, i hope you will use it and i hope it relates to you. if you would like to find out what the song goes like its called another you by Cascada, and if you do you will notice that i have change some of the words to make it my own.

so many time i was alone and couldn't sleep, i was left drowning in my tears of memories

and ever since you've gone i've found it hard to breathe because there was to you life that i just did'nt see

a thousand fantastic dreams rolling of my eyes, the times been healing me so its time to say goodbye

now i can breathe again, dream again, i'l be on the road again like i used to be the other day, now you are free again so innocent, because you will make me whole again for sure

we will never find another you

could you imagine if you were stood here by my side, i've been afraid that i couldn't keep myself from falling. my heart was always searching for a place to hide i could not a wait the dawn to bring another day.

you are the only on so here me when i say, my thoughts of you the will never fade away.

now i can breathe again dream again i'l be on the road again like i used to be the other day, now you are free again, so innocent, because you will make me whole again for sure.

i'l never find another you.

this is the speech i am giving for my granddads funeral on monday, its lyrics from a song i heard and me and my family think it relates to when you loose someone you love, i hope you will use it and i hope it relates to you. if you would like to find out what the song goes like its called another you by Cascada, and if you do you will notice that i have change some of the words to make it my own.

so many time i was alone and couldn't sleep, i was left drowning in my tears of memories

and ever since you've gone i've found it hard to breathe because there was to you life that i just did'nt see

a thousand fantastic dreams rolling of my eyes, the times been healing me so its time to say goodbye

now i can breathe again, dream again, i'l be on the road again like i used to be the other day, now you are free again so innocent, because you will make me whole again for sure

we will never find another you

could you imagine if you were stood here by my side, i've been afraid that i couldn't keep myself from falling. my heart was always searching for a place to hide i could not a wait the dawn to bring another day.

you are the only on so here me when i say, my thoughts of you the will never fade away.

now i can breathe again dream again i'l be on the road again like i used to be the other day, now you are free again, so innocent, because you will make me whole again for sure.

i'l never find another you.

This is an almost exact copy of the text of a book by Canadian author Robert Munsch. The book is called 'Love You Forever'. The author shoud be credited with actually writing this.

A really great scripture to use is
John 5:28, 29 -

Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice
and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.

There is great comfort in the hope of seeing our loved ones who have fallen asleep in death again!

Just another way God shows his love for us.

I hope this helps.

You may like to know that there is a typing error in "All is Well" which I discovered when I read it at a funeral yesterday - in line 11 "world" should be "WORD".
Mike

My grandmother died on Saturday and we shall be having a non religious humanist type ceremony tomorrow as this was her expressed wishes. Does anyone have any suggestions of something that can be read during the comittal please. I have recently assisted in putting together several christian funerals but I am totally at a loss here as what to use for help

]My COUSIN died a few days ago and I have to give a speech her funeral. Are there any poems or quotes that you think may be appropriate?[/quote]
she was more like a best friend to me

The British Humanist Association should be able to help as they've got a lot of resources.

British Humanist Association, 1 Gower Street, London WC1E 6HD
Tel: (+44) 020 7079 3580
Fax: (+44) 020 7079 3588

I need help my gran peacefully died in hospital last week and i have been given premission to read at her funeral, i have never read at a funeral before and absolutely nervous. i haven't long lost my auntie as she died last year in the new year but the pain is still raw. I need some help and giudance please help me.

I was only 17 when my auntie died last year and now i am 18 i feel full of grief i just want to cry all the time

many thanks viks

Viks,

Everyone is nervous when they do something for the first time.

Just speak (or read) from the heart, and don't worry if you cry at the same time, it'll be understood.

It's far better to have someone nervous speaking from the heart, than someone whose speaking is polished and professional.

The first comes over as sincere, whilst the second can come over as unfeeling.

Don't worry about showing your emotions.

Good luck, and God Bless.