Farewell Service

Hymns, readings and a printed program for a Christian funeral

Funeral poems for a grandmother

Gentle public-domain poems for a grandmother: of a long road, rest and remembrance.

9 poemsPublic domainFree to print

How these were chosen. Sorted by what each poem is about and whom it speaks of, with AI help, then checked against the text.

9 poems

  1. Because I Could Not Stop for Death

    Emily Dickinson, 1890 · 20 lines

    Because I could not stop for Death,
    He kindly stopped for me;…

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  2. Crossing the Bar

    Alfred Tennyson, 1889 · 16 lines

    Sunset and evening star,
    And one clear call for me!…

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  3. Go Down Death (A Funeral Sermon)

    James Weldon Johnson, 1927 · 79 lines

    Weep not, weep not,
    She is not dead;…

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  4. If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking

    Emily Dickinson, 1890 · 7 lines

    If I can stop one heart from breaking,
    I shall not live in vain;…

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  5. Remember

    Christina Rossetti, 1862 · 14 lines

    Remember me when I am gone away,
    Gone far away into the silent land;…

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  6. Rest

    Christina Rossetti, 1862 · 14 lines

    O Earth, lie heavily upon her eyes;
    Seal her sweet eyes weary of watching, Earth;…

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  7. Rock Me to Sleep

    Elizabeth Akers Allen, 1860 · 48 lines

    Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight,
    Make me a child again just for to-night!…

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  8. Up-Hill

    Christina Rossetti, 1862 · 16 lines

    Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
    Yes, to the very end.…

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  9. When I Am Dead, My Dearest

    Christina Rossetti, 1862 · 16 lines

    When I am dead, my dearest,
    Sing no sad songs for me;…

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