Who wrote the words "Their glory shall never die, The whole wide world is their sepulchre, Their epitaphs are written upon the hearts of mankind, And whenever there is talk of noble deeds, Their names will be held in grateful remembrance." And what is the name of the poem?

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Who wrote the words "Their glory shall never die, The whole wide world is their sepulchre, Their epitaphs are written upon the hearts of mankind, And whenever there is talk of noble deeds, Their names will be held in grateful remembrance." And what is the name of the poem?

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Last updated Apr 25 2025.
Originally posted Apr 24 2025 9:00 PM.

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This quote seems to come from the poem "For the Fallen" (Ode to Remembrance) by Laurence Binyon and it is cited as referencing those that died in World War I. I'm having a hard time finding the whole poem with all of these words, some of them are referenced below.

https://www.echo.net.au/2025/04/dawn-service-for-anzac-day-at-brunswick-heads/

Apr 25 2025, 9:37 AM

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Although the internet insists that the source is 'For the Fallen', that is actually the source for the words of the 'Ode of Remembrance', with a similar theme, that is recited on ANZAC Day (April 25) at countless memorial services around Australia.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

https://www.army.gov.au/about-us/history-and-research/traditions/ode

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57322/for-the-fallen,

Who wrote the words "Their glory shall never die, The whole wide world is their sepulchre, Their epitaphs are written upon the hearts of mankind, And whenever there is talk of noble deeds, Their names will be held in grateful remembrance." And what is the name of the poem?

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