You are invited to say the text in bold in English.
Please stand.
The Burial Sentences
The Introduction
Please remain standing to sing
Hymn
1. The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want; He makes me down to lie In pastures green; he leadeth me The quiet waters by.
3. Yea, though I walk through death’s dark vale, Yet will I fear no ill: For thou art with me, and thy rod And staff me comfort still.
2. My soul he doth restore again And me to walk doth make Within the paths of righteousness, E’en for his own name’s sake.
4. My table thou hast furnishèd In presence of my foes; My head thou dost with oil anoint, And my cup overflows.
5. Goodness and mercy all my life Shall surely follow me; And in God’s house for evermore My dwelling-place shall be.
Scottish Psalter (1650) Jessie Irvine (1836–87)
Please sit for the
First Lesson
Revelation 21: 1–7
Please remain seated for the
Second Lesson
Luke 12: 32–34
Please remain seated for
The Address
The Very Reverend Doctor William Morton, Dean and Ordinary
Please stand to sing
Hymn
1. Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, Naught be all else to me, save that thou art; Thou my best thought in the day and the night, Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
2. Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word, I ever with thee, and thou with me, Lord; Thou my great Father, and I thy true son; Thou in me dwelling and I with thee one.
3. Be thou my breast-plate, my sword for the fight; Be thou my armour and be thou my might; Thou my soul’s shelter, and thou my high tower, Raise thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.
4. Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise, Thou mine inheritance through all my days; Thou, and thou only, the first in my heart, High King of heaven, my treasure thou art!
5. High King of heaven, when the battle is done, Grant heaven’s joy to me, O bright heaven’s sun Christ of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
Early Irish Irish trad. melody arr. George Hewson (1881–1972)
The Minister says
Let us pray.
Please kneel or remain seated for the
Prayers & Lesser Litany
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
At the end, all say
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all, evermore. Amen.
Please stand to sing
Hymn
1. Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down, Fix in us thy humble dwelling, All thy faithful mercies crown; Jesu, thou art all compassion, Pure unbounded love thou art; Visit us with thy salvation, Enter every waiting heart.
2. Come, almighty to deliver, Let us all thy grace receive; Suddenly return, and never, Never more thy temples leave. Thee we would be always blessing, Serve thee as thy hosts above, Pray, and praise thee without ceasing, Glory in thy perfect love.
3. Finish then thy new creation, Pure and spotless let us be; Let us see thy great salvation, Perfectly restored in thee; Changed from glory into glory, Till in heaven we take our place, Till we cast our crowns before thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise.
Charles Wesley (1707–88) William Rowlands (1860–1937)