Please remember to pray for us too.
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 them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom,
The power and the glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen.
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people:
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles:
And to be the glory of thy people Israel.
The Lord is my shepherd: therefore can I lack nothing.
He shall feed me in a green pasture: and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort.
He shall convert my soul: and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me.
Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me: thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full. But thy loving kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
The Lord bless thee and keep thee
The Lord make his face shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee.
The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee and give thee peace.
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried:
He descended into hell;
the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost;
the Holy Catholic Church;
the Communion of Saints;
the forgiveness of sins;
the Resurrection of the body,
and the Life everlasting.
Amen.
Words of a hymn which joins us with those who have died:
Let saints on earth in concert sing
With those whose work is done;
For all the servants of our King
In earth and heaven are one.
One family, we dwell in him,
One Church, above, beneath;
Though now divided by the stream,
The narrow stream of death.
One army of the living God,
To his command we bow;
Part of his host has crossed the flood,
And part is crossing now.
E'en now to their eternal home
There pass some spirits blest,
While others to the margin come,
Waiting their call to rest.
Jesu, be thou our constant Guide;
Then, when the word is given,
Bid Jordan's narrow stream divide,
And bring us safe to heaven.
Charles Wesley (1707-88) and others
We will lay us down in peace
and take our rest:
For it is thou Lord only
that makest us to dwell in safety.
Let us bless the Lord:
thanks be to God
May the souls of the faithful departed,
through the tender mercy of God,
rest in peace and rise in glory.
0 Lord support us all the day long
of this earthly life,
Until the shades lengthen
and the evening comes,
The fever of life is over,
and our work is done.
Then Lord, in thy mercy,
grant us safe lodging,
a holy rest and peace at the last:
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Why, oh, why, can we not learn
You have the peace for which we yearn
We turn our backs and walk away
Facing our conflict for one more day
The peace of God is what we desire
Your flame of peace sets us on fire
With love for a God
whom we cannot see
And for his Son
who sets us all free
Show us lord, your waters are calm
Your voice is so gentle, your presence so balm
Lead us out of this eternal strife
And show us the special things in life
And maybe, just maybe, we will see
The peace which we seek
can set us all free
On that happy day, all fighting will cease
And Your Kingdom on earth
will be a kingdom of peace