Rock of Ages

Memorial Symbolism,  Headstone Quotes & Inscriptions

No other purchase you make in your lifetime is more personal or significant than the purchase of a cemetery memorial for a loved one or for yourself.  For that reason, meaningful symbolism plays a central role in memorialization. 

Please download our free Rock of Ages symbolism sheets to assist you in selecting rich, meaningful symbols.

Flower symbolism

Religious symbolism

 Each memorial is a one-of-a-kind highly personalized tribute to a life well lived.  A headstone epitaph or verse inscription transforms a traditional memorial into a more expressive tribute.  A personalized epitaph shares a small piece of oneself with relatives and friends of the deceased as well as to the world and future generations.

We have provided both religious and non-religious headstone epitaphs and inscriptions.  Please feel free to borrow from our lists or prepare your own. 

Non-Religious Inscriptions

• Love is eternal
• Where there is great love there are always miracles
• Not my will but thine be done
• Blessed sleep to which we all return
• Our love goes with you and our souls wait to join you
• And I will give you rest
• I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills
• Whither thou goest I will go
• What we keep in memory is ours forever
• A woman of virtue, kindness and modesty
• Your patient courage is a beloved memory
• Loving memories last forever
• A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others
• Always in our hearts
• Gone from home but not from our hearts
• We lived together in happiness, we rest together in peace
• A beloved Mother (Father) (Son) (Daughter)
• Love lives on
• She (He) touched everyone with special love and kindness
• Of tender heart and generous spirit
• Peace is thine and sweet remembrance is ours
• A tender mother (father) a faithful friend
• A friend to many and sadly missed
• We miss you
• A free spirit
• Our little angel
• An inspiration to all
• We love you always
• With all my love
• There was grace in her steps, love in every gesture
• Forever young, forever in our hearts
• Life is not forever.  Love is
• May she (he) be remembered as she (he) remembered others
• A life full of years of understanding
• She graced her family with acts of loving kindness
• How beautiful life was to me
• Her works were kindness, her deeds were love

 Religious Inscriptions

• May God be with you and comfort you
• In God's care
• The Lord is my Shepherd
• May heaven's eternal joy be thine
• May he (she) rest in peace with God
• Blessed sleep to which we all return
• Let her own works praise her at the gates
• Generous of heart, constant of faith
• Out of sorrow God speaks to us best
• In the Cross of Christ I glory
• I know that my Redeemer lives, therefore I too shall live
• He gives His beloved sleep
• God gives us love...Something to love He lends us
• In His will is our peace
• Unto them that love God, all things work for good
• Trust in God
• May the peace of the Lord be with you
• For to this end Christ died
• All things change, but God remains
• God is our refuge and our strength
• All things to the glory of God
• And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest
• Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal
• As the bird free of its cage seeks the heights So the Christian soul in death flies home to God
• I have fought the good fight.  I have finished my course.  I have kept the faith
• God grants us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change.  The courage to change the things we can.  And the wisdom to know the difference.
• Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.  Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psalms 23:4)
• Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted. (Matthews 5:4)
• Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. (Matthews 5:7)
• Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. (Matthews 5:8)
• But many that are first shall be last.  And the last shall be first.  (Matthews 19:30)

Speak to one of our knowledgeable memorial counselors about your personalization needs.