Headstone Quotes About Sunsets

A sunset is one of the gentlest images for the end of a life — a full day, beautifully ended, with the promise of morning still to come. These lines suit people who loved evenings on the porch, the lake or the beach, and anyone whose life closed in peace.

Short epitaphs

• A beautiful day, gently ended.
• Gone with the sunset.
• Sunset and evening star.
• Watching every sunset with us.
• Her favourite time of day.
• Until the sun rises again.

Scripture

• From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised. (Psalm 113:3)
• The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down. (Ecclesiastes 1:5)
• Thy sun shall no more go down… for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light. (Isaiah 60:20)

Public-domain poetry

• Sunset and evening star, / And one clear call for me! (Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Crossing the Bar, 1889)
• At the going down of the sun and in the morning / We will remember them. (Laurence Binyon, For the Fallen, 1914)

Binyon's line is read at Remembrance Day services and suits a veteran's memorial — see Memorial Day, Veterans Day and Remembrance Day.

Sunset designs to pair

• A sun setting over water — see sunset scene headstones.
• A sailboat at sunset — see sailboat meaning.
• A sun on the horizon — the same design can be read as rising or setting; see rising sun meaning.
• A porch or dock where they watched the evening.

Choosing colour

Black granite with a warm colour-fill makes a striking sunset, while a plain etching reads as a calm silhouette. Grey granite suits a simple carved sun and rays.

A note on sources

These quotations are scripture or works in the public domain, alongside original lines you're free to use.

Key Takeaways

• A sunset suggests a full life, peacefully ended.
• Tennyson's "Sunset and evening star" is public domain.
• Binyon's line suits veterans.
• A sun on the horizon reads as both setting and rising.

Next Step

See headstone quotes about light.