Verse Library
It is common to choose a special verse to print on the programs that are handed out a funeral or memorial service, or on the memorial prayer cards. Families often choose a verse that was meaningful to their loved one or captures the family's feelings about them. Below you will find a selection of verses that can be printed on programs and prayer cards.
Verses for Programs
A service program can be a lovely keepsake for you and the guests that attend your loved one’s service. Typically you will see the order of service printed on the program, along with the verse and the text of the obituary. Some families also choose to recognize pallbearers, musicians and others who are assisting with the service. Below you will find a selection of verses that can be printed on the program. Click on a title to read the full verse. Please make a note of the verse name and share it with your funeral director.
- 23rd Psalm
- A Distant Shore
- A Fireman's Prayer
- A Memory
- A Mother Holds
- A Mother's Love
- Abide with Me
- Angel Dance
- Bagner
- Child's Hand
- Children
- Cowboy's Prayer I
- Cowboy's Prayer II
- Crossing the Bar
- Dad
- Do Not Stand At My Grave
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
- Fisherman's Prayer
- Footprints in the Sand
- For Those I love
- God Called You Home
- God Hath Not Promised
- God Saw You Were Getting Tired
- He Drew Me Aside
- He Loved to Till
- High Flight
- I Am Free
- If He Was Your Father
- If She Was Your Mother
- In the Darkness of Night
- Jehova Es Mi Pastor
- John 11:25-26
- Little Angels
- Man Is a Success
- May the Road Rise Up
- Mommy and Daddy
- Mother's Hand
- Native American Prayer
- Nobody Knows it But Me
- Nursery in Heaven
- On the Wings of Prayer
- Prayer of St. Francis Assisi
- Promise of the Rainbow
- Psalm 121
- Revelation 21:4-7
- Safely Home
- Serenity Prayer
- Should You Go First
- Somehow
- Starlight
- Taps
- Tell Mother
- The Clock of Life
- The Love of a Father
- The Promise of the Rainbow
- The Rose
- The Wind Beneath My Wings
- Those Old Timers
- Treasured Season
- Value of Life
- What Cancer Cannot Do
- When I Am Gone
- When I Must Leave You
- When We Ask Why
- Woman Is a Success
Verses for Prayer Cards
Prayer cards, also known as memorial cards, are a time-honored keepsake for many families. They will normally include a photo of your loved one and a special verse or the obituary. After the service, a prayer card can be kept in a Bible, scrapbook or journal as a remembrance. Click on a title to read the full verse. Please make a note of the verse name and share it with your funeral director.
- If He Was Your Father
- Jehova es me Pastor
- John 11:25-26
- John 14:1-6
- May He Support Us All the Day Long
- May the Road Rise Up to Meet You
- Memorare
- Miss Me But Let Me Go
- Mommy and Daddy
- Novena Prayer to Our Lady of the Snows
- O Gentlest Heart of Jesus
- O Glorious St. Anne
- Our Father
- Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
- Promise of the Rainbow
- Rainbow Bridge
- Remember O Most Gracious Virgin Mary