A Selection of Poems And Lyrics For The Funeral of A Child

Nothing can possibly hurt more.

We at Creative-Funeral-Ideas.com cannot begin to understand your pain at this time.

We are so sorry. The following are a selection of poems suitable for a child's funeral.

You might also want to read the four poems written by Mattie Stepanek that Jimmy Carter read in his eulogy to Mattie.



Good night, sweet prince: and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
- William Shakespeare

In one of the stars, I shall be living.
In one of them, I shall be laughing.
And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing
When you look at the sky at night.

The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A Child Loaned

I'll lend you for a little time
A child of Mine," He said,
"For you to love the while she lives,
And mourn for when she's dead.
It may be six or seven years
Or twenty-two or three,
But will you, till I call her back,
Take care of her for Me?
She'll bring her charms to gladden you,
And should her stay be brief,
You'll have her lovely memories
As solace for your grief.

I cannot promise she will stay,
Since all from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there
I want this child to learn.
I've looked this 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 her all your love,
Not think the labor vain,
Nor hate Me when I come to call
And take her 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 her with tenderness,
We'll love her while we may,
And for the happiness we've known,
Forever grateful stay.
But should the angels call for her
Much sooner than we planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes
And try to understand.

- Edgar A. Guest

Additional Funeral Poems for A Child

In my daughter's eyes I am a hero
I am strong and wise and I know no fear
But the truth is plain to see
She was sent to rescue me
I see who I wanna be
In my daughter's eyes

In my daughter's eyes everyone is equal
Darkness turns to light and the
world is at peace
This miracle God gave to me gives me
strength when I am weak
I find reason to believe
In my daughter's eyes

And when she wraps her hand
around my finger
Oh it puts a smile in my heart
Everything becomes a little clearer
I realize what life is all about

It's hangin' on when your heart
has had enough
It's giving more when you feel like giving up
I've seen the light
It's in my daugter's eyes

In my daughter's eyes I can see the future
A reflection of who I am and what will be
Though she'll grow and someday leave
Maybe raise a family
When I'm gone I hope you see how happy
she made me
For I'll be there
In my daughter's eyes

A selection of songs suitable for a child's service

A Loan

The Lord Looked down to earth on day,
and saw a couple there.
He said, "Now those two people make a lovely pair.
I have some spirits here with me that need a
home on earth.
I think that I shall bless these folks with a precious
spirits birth.

This baby, though, is just a Loan.
These are the terms My dears,
She may live there just sixty days or she may live
for sixty years.
I hope you'll treat my spirit kindly while she's down
on earth with you.
For when she comes back here to me she has a
special job to do.

With flowing tears, dear cherished one,
We lay thee with the dead;
And flowers, which thou didst love so well,
Shall wave above thy head.

Sweet emblems of thy dearer self,
They find a wintry tomb;
And at the south wind's gentle touch,
Spring forth to life and bloom.

Thus, when the sun of righteousness
Shall gild thy dark abode,
Thy slumb'ring dust shall bloom afresh,
And soar to meet thy God.

-Sarah Mower

Additional Funeral Poems for A Child

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