I finally managed to locate the graves of two of my ancestors, and was really pleased to find them next to each other (they died together in a mining accident). However, both headstones had been laid flat on the ground, were grown over with grass and sadly very eroded from being walked on for years.
Through considerable searching I managed to identify the verse on one of them, and fill in the blank words that had been lost over time. The other one is missing quite a lot and no amount of searching is providing any answers. I know it's a long-shot, but I wonder if anyone here can identify the verse from the words I can make out?
What I have is this:
"...sweat th... here watched
...Till Chr... wake
When shall our... rejoice
To hear our blessed Saviour's voice"
Is seems like it should be something biblical but my knowledge in that area is very scant, so I'm clutching at straws really.
Through considerable searching I managed to identify the verse on one of them, and fill in the blank words that had been lost over time. The other one is missing quite a lot and no amount of searching is providing any answers. I know it's a long-shot, but I wonder if anyone here can identify the verse from the words I can make out?
What I have is this:
"...sweat th... here watched
...Till Chr... wake
When shall our... rejoice
To hear our blessed Saviour's voice"
Is seems like it should be something biblical but my knowledge in that area is very scant, so I'm clutching at straws really.
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