Inscription:
SHE CAME TO HER LORD, OFFERING TO HIM, FOR
HIS POOR
AND SICK, NO SAD AND DISAPPOINTING SPIRIT, BUT THE
FIRST FRUITS OF HER HEART, IN DAYS WHEN SHE WAS FULL OF
HEATH AND CHEERFULNESS.
SHE BROUGHT THE WORLD'S SENSE AND PRACTICAL ABILITY
TO GOD'S WORK, AND GOD'S FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY, TO THE
WORLD'S WORK, EARNESTLY SEEKING THE SAVIOURS SPIRIT IN
FOLLOWING THE MOST BLESSED STEPS OF HIS HOLY LIFE.
SHE DIED AT HER POST, AMONG THE POOR AND THE SICK, WHILE
YET IN THE FLOWER OF HER AGE. AND THUS SHE LIVED THE
LIFE AND DIED THE DEATH OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD, WHO ARE
THE CHILDREN OF THE RESURRECTION.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
