11 She stretched out her branches unto the sea: and her boughs unto the river. 12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedge: that all they that go by pluck off her grapes? 13 The wild boar out of the wood doth root it up: and the wild beasts of the field devour it. 14 Turn thee again, thou God of hosts, look down from heaven behold, and visit this vine; 15 And the place of the vineyard that thy right hand hath planted and the branch that thou madest so strong for thyself. : 16 It is burnt with fire, and cut down : and they shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. 17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand: and upon the son of man, whom thou madest so strong for thine own self. 18 And so will not we go back from thee : O let us live, and we shall call upon thy Name. 19 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts: show the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole. Glory be. PSALM 6. Domine, ne in furore. O Lord, rebuke me not in thine indignation: neither chasten me in thy displeasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak: O Lord, heal me, for my bones are vexed. 3 My soul also is sore troubled : but, Lord, how long wilt thou punish me? 4 Turn thee, O Lord, and deliver my soul :0 save me, for thy mercy's sake. 5 For in death no man remembereth thee and who will give thee thanks in the pit? 6 I am weary of my groaning, every night wash I my bed and water my couch with my tears. 7 My beauty is gone for very trouble: and worn away because of all mine enemies. 8 Away from me, all ye that work vanity for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. 9 The Lord hath heard my petition: the Lord will receive my prayer. 10 All mine enemies shall be confounded, and sore vexed: they shall be turned back, and put to shame suddenly. Glory be. The Lesson. 2 St. Peter iii. 8-14; or 1 St. John v. 10-21. While the corpse is being laid into the earth shall be said: In the midst of life we are in death: of whom may we seek for succor, but of Thee, O Lord, who for our sins are justly displeased? Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not Thy merciful ears to our prayer; but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, Thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us, not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from Thee. Then shall follow: Have mercy upon me, O God, after Thy great goodness according to the multitude of Thy mercies do away mine offences. Wash me throughly from my wickedness and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my faults: and my sin is ever before me. Against Thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in Thy sight: that Thou mightest be justified in Thy saying, and clear when Thou art judged. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Our Father. O Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of just men made perfect, after they are delivered from their earthly prisons; We humbly commend the soul of this Thy servant, our dear brother, into Thy hands, as into the hands of a faithful Creator, and most merciful Saviour; most humbly beseeching Thee, that it may be precious in Thy sight. Wash it, we pray Thee, in the blood of that immaculate Lamb, that was slain to take away the sins of the world; that whatsoever defilements it may have contracted in the midst of this miserable and evil world, through the lusts of the flesh, or the wiles of Satan, being purged and done away, it may be presented pure and without spot before Thee; through the merits of Jesus Christ Thine only Son our Lord. Amen. We humbly beseech Thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities; and, for the glory of Thy Name, turn from us all those evils that we most justly have deserved; and grant, that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in Thy mercy, and evermore serve Thee in holiness and pureness of living, to Thy honor and glory; through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. O Merciful God, and heavenly Father, who hast taught us in Thy holy Word that Thou dost not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men; Look with pity, we beseech Thee, upon the sorrows of Thy serv ants, for whom our prayers are desired. In Thy wisdom Thou hast seen fit to visit them with trouble, and to bring distress upon them. Remember them, O Lord, in mercy; sanctify Thy fatherly correction to them; endue their souls with patience under their affliction, and with resignation to Thy blessed will; comfort them with a sense of Thy goodness; lift up Thy countenance upon them, and give them peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking; We beseech Thee to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. XXVIII. MEMORIAL SERVICES To be used on the anniversary of a death, or on a specially appointed occasion. A. "The Order for the Burial of the Dead" may be used, providing in place of the words of committal a short time of silence for prayer and thanksgiving, followed by a Hymn or Anthem. A Hymn or Anthem may also suitably follow "The Grace," and the Service conclude with the Benediction. B. Special Service. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take Thou vengeance of our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare Thy people whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever. Spare us, good Lord. V. Turn Thee, O Lord, and deliver my soul. R. O save me for Thy mercy's sake. V. Enter not into judgment with Thy servants. R. For in Thy sight shall no man living be jus tified. V. O Lord, hear our prayer. R. And let our cry come unto Thee. |