your inscription appears to be from a traditional folk song or hymn, "Sister[ Brother], Thou Wast Mild and Gentle" http://creativefolk.com/lyrics.html#anchor266410 .. it is referenced also at http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/hymns/hymns.html as Hymn #127, Peaceful Be Thy Silent Slumber .. the hymnal citation is Hymns For The Camp, 1862, Published by the General Tract Agency, Strother & Marcom Printers, Raleigh, NC .. appearing in a "Camp" hymnal suggests Baptist or Methodist origins to me .. the lyrics from the folk song, Sister Thou Wast Mild and Lovely, are: Sister thou wast mild and lovely Gentle as the summer breeze Pleasant as the air of ev'ning As it floats among the trees Peaceful be thy silent slumber Peaceful in thy grave so low Thou no more wilt join our number Thou no more our song shall know Dearest sister, thou hast left us Here thy loss we deeply feel But if tis God that hath bereft us He can all our sorrows heal Yet again we hope to meet thee When the days of life are fled Then in heav'n with joy to greet thee ------------------------------------------------------ the lyrics from the hymnal are similar to the folk song: Hymn #127 Peaceful Be Thy Silent Slumber (Page 109 &110) in 8 's & 7's 1 PEACEFUL be thy silent slumber, Peaceful in the grave so low; Thou no more wilt join our number, Thou no more our songs shalt know. 2 Dearest brother, thou hast left us; Here thy loss we deeply feel; But 'tis God that hast bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal. 3 Yet again we hope to meet thee, When the day of life is fled; Then in heaven with joy to greet thee, Where no farewell tear is shed. ----- Original Message ---- From: "Tdsherron@cs.com" <Tdsherron@cs.com> To: ncbladen-l@rootsweb.com; nccumber-l@rootsweb.com; NCDOBBS-D-@rootsweb.com; ncduplin@rootsweb.com; NCJOHNST-L@rootsweb.com; nconslow-l@rootsweb.com; ncsampso@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 2:32:13 PM Subject: [NCJOHNST] Question on cem. stone I have a family stone with writing and trying to figure out if they were Quakes, Mormons or exactly what they were, can anyone help me. This is what it says on the stone. Dearest Brother, Thou hast left us here, thy lose we deeply feel, but 'tis God that hath defeft us, he can all our sorrows heal. There maybe one or two words that we are not sure of, hope someone can help. Donna ************** New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCJOHNST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message