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The usual sequence of readings, if there is to be more than one, is: Funeral service step-by-step | The Church of England Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. What then are we to say about these things? the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation. The minister greets the people in these or other suitable words, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. There are both heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one thing, and that of the earthly is another. but let the treacherous be shamed and frustrated. 5Authorized Prayers of Penitence may be used. Psalms, hymns and other songs and readings may be used. 1Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: 4To be a light to lighten the Gentiles: and to be the glory of thy people Israel. Wherever possible, the name of the child should be used in the text of the service. far from the cruelty, violence and pain of our world. 2If you, Lord, were to mark what is done amiss,, 3But there is forgiveness with you,, 4I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him;, more than the night watch for the morning,. you surround me with songs of deliverance. Those present may be encouraged to share briefly their memories of the one who has died. Before the mountains were brought forth, or the earth and the world were formed. on those who go about in mourning all the day long. At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter. Jesus commended his spirit into your hands at his last hour. When the coffin is in place, the minister prays using these or other suitable words, by raising Christ your Son you destroyed the power of death. and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, If I say, Surely the darkness will cover me. In the hour of my death, call me. your Son Jesus Christ offered the one true sacrifice for sin. we rejoice in the faith that he/she has gone to be with you. The Committal is used at the point at which it is needed, for example: at the burial of the body in a cemetery or churchyard, at the interment of ashes when this follows on the same day or the day following cremation, in which case the second preparation for burial prayer (here) is used at the crematorium, or. The joy of resurrection fills the universe. Processions, ancient rituals, a fly-past and the crowning moment - the key stages of King Charles III's coronation. As we acknowledge our human frailty, we call to mind our sins of word, deed and omission, and confess them before God our Father. The coffin may be received into the church at the beginning of the service, or earlier in the day, or on the day before the funeral. For annual memorial services a provision such as that on pages 62-82 in, Concerning Ceremonies, why some be abolished, and some retained, The Order how the Psalter is appointed to be read, The Order how the rest of Holy Scripture is appointed to be read, Tables and Rules for the Feasts and Fasts through the whole Year, The Purification of Saint Mary the Virgin, The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Public Baptism of such as are of Riper Years, Ordaining and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests and Deacons, Collects and Post Communions (Main Volume), Collects and Post Communions in Traditional Language (Main Volume), A Table of Collects and Post Communions taken from The Book of Common Prayer, Benedicite a Song of Creation (shorter version), Teachers of the Faith and Spiritual Writers, A Service of the Word: Authorized Text and Notes, Planning and Preparing a Service of the Word, E Creeds and Authorized Affirmations of Faith, 10.