What poem is this saying from and how does the poem go..ashes to ashes and dust to dust?

Answer 1

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust -- A phrase from the English burial service, used sometimes to denote total finality. It is based on scriptural texts such as 'Dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return' (Genesis 3:19), and 'I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee' (Ezekiel 27:18).

God Bless You

Answer 2

The phrase comes from the funeral service in the Book of Common Prayer, and it is based on Genesis 3:19.

Each church of the Anglican Communion has its own version of the Book of Common Prayer. In the current American version, it appears on page 485 (Burial Rite 1) and on page 501 (Burial Rite 2) in a prayer that is said by the priest as earth is ceremonially cast on the coffin:

In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ, we commend to Almighty God our brother ; and we commit his body to the ground; earth to earth; ashes to ashes, dust to dust. The Lord bless him and keep him, the Lord make his face to shine upon him and be gracious unto him and give him peace. Amen.

The funeral service is poignantly meaningful and a literary masterpiece that has rightly become part of the literary treasure of the English language. You’d be surprised how many pastors whose churches have no formal liturgy use the Book of Common Prayer as a worship resource.

In case you are wondering, the familiar wedding phrase, ‘dearly beloved, we are gathered here together…’ also comes from the Book of Common Prayer.

Answer 3

This is not a poem. It is phrase that has been used in some funeral services. It is taken from the bible Genesis 3:19

Answer 4

You are thinking of a funny poem that was taken from a Biblical perspective. Part of it goes like this.
Ashes to ashes
Dust to Dust
If the God lord doesn't get you
Then the devil must.

Answer 5

The Book of Common Prayer.

Answer 6

It is not a poem,jack frost did not write it, it is Holy Scripture.