Funeral Poems & Readings

The Last Invocation

A funeral poem for comfort during unsettling times

Print

The Last Invocation

At the last, tenderly,
From the walls of the powerful fortress‘d house,
From the clasp of the knitted locks, from the keep of the well-closed doors,
Let me be wafted.
Let me glide noiselessly forth;
With the key of softness unlock the locks – with a whisper,
Set ope the doors O soul.
Tenderly – be not impatient,
(Strong is your hold O mortal flesh,
Strong is your hold O love.)

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
WhatsApp
Email
Print

Funeral Shop

Keeping the memory alive. See our high-quality range of funeral products and jewellery including urns, ash pendants, keepsakes, candle holders, bracelets, rings and more.

More Funeral Poems

Dear God, Please Take Care Of My Little Girl

Dear God, please take care of my little girl, The one with big eyes and soft brown curls. She was special, as you should know. ...
Read Full Poem →

All Is Well

Death is nothing at all, I have only slipped into the next room I am I and you are you Whatever we were to each ...
Read Full Poem →

Remember Me

To the living, I am gone, To the sorrowful, I will never return, To the angry, I was cheated, But to the happy, I am ...
Read Full Poem →

Goodbye Dad

It’s never the right time To say goodbye. I will miss you, Dad, And here is why. You taught me so much: To show no ...
Read Full Poem →

Remember Me

Remember me as you pass by As you are now so once was I As I am now so will you be Prepare yourself to ...
Read Full Poem →

When I Am Dead, My Dearest

When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree: With showers ...
Read Full Poem →

Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep

Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there; I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am ...
Read Full Poem →

Virtue Immortal

Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridall of the earth and skie; The dew shall weep thy fall to-night; For thou must ...
Read Full Poem →

This Basket Of Burdens

My Basket of burdens Is filled with the grief of my loss It is so heavy to carry Although this road I must cross. This ...
Read Full Poem →

Turn Again To Life

If I should die and leave you here a while, Be not like others sore undone, Who keep long vigil by the silent dust. For ...
Read Full Poem →

Remember Me

Speak of me as you have always done. Remember the good times, laughter, and fun. Share the happy memories we’ve made. Do not let them ...
Read Full Poem →

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the ...
Read Full Poem →

O Captain! My Captain!

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, ...
Read Full Poem →

Farewell My Friends

Farewell My Friends It was beautiful As long as it lasted The journey of my life. I have no regrets Whatsoever said The pain I’ll ...
Read Full Poem →

Fare Thee Well

“Fare thee well! and if forever, Still forever, fare _thee well_, Even though unforgiving, never ‘Gainst thee shall my heart rebel. Yet, O, yet thyself deceive ...
Read Full Poem →