Christian funeral poems
Public-domain poems of Christian faith and hope for a funeral or memorial service.
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16 poems
Abou Ben Adhem
Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,…Crossing the Bar
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!…Death
Death, thou wast once an uncouth hideous thing,
Nothing but bones,…Death, Be Not Proud
Death be not proud, though some have callèd thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so,…Footsteps of Angels
When the hours of Day are numbered,
And the voices of the Night…Go Down Death (A Funeral Sermon)
Weep not, weep not,
She is not dead;…How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnets from the Portuguese 43)
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height…Lead, Kindly Light
Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom,
Lead Thou me on;…No Coward Soul Is Mine
No coward soul is mine,
No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere:…Prospice
Fear death?—to feel the fog in my throat,
The mist in my face,…Resignation
There is no flock, however watched and tended,
But one dead lamb is there!…Strong Son of God, Immortal Love (In Memoriam, Prologue)
Strong Son of God, immortal Love,
Whom we, that have not seen thy face,…The Eternal Goodness
O friends! with whom my feet have trod
The quiet aisles of prayer,…The Reaper and the Flowers
There is a Reaper, whose name is Death,
And, with his sickle keen,…There Is No Death
There is no death! The stars go down
To rise upon some other shore,…Up-Hill
Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
Yes, to the very end.…