T. 22. The Saviour's blood and righteousness The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with us all. Amen. LITANY AT BURIALS. No. 2. LORD, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done in 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, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever: Amen. Holy Father, accept us as thy children in thy beloved Son, Jesus Christ, who came forth from thee, and came into the world, was made flesh, and dwelt among us, took on him the form of a servant, and hath redeemed us, lost and undone human creatures, from all sin and from death, with his holy and precious blood, and with his innocent suffering and dying; to the end that we should be his own, and in his kingdom live under him and serve him, in eternal righteousness, innocence, and happiness; forasmuch as he, being risen from the dead, liveth and reigneth, world without end. Amen. Therefore, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours. Whosoever liveth and believeth in Christ, shall never die; for He is the Resurrection and the Life, and went to prepare a place for us, and will come again, and receive us unto himself, that where he is, there we may be also. Meanwhile none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself; for whether we live, we live unto the Lord, and whether we die, we die unto the Lord; whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's; for to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be the Lord both of the dead and living. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. T. 14. Now to the earth let these remains * In hope committed be, Until the body chang'd attains We poor sinners pray, Hear us, gracious Lord and God. And keep us in everlasting fellowship with the church triumphant, and let us rest together in thy presence from our labours. Amen. († As touching children, Jesus saith, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.) We desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better: we shall never taste death; and we shall attain unto the resurrection of the dead; for the body, which we shall put off, this grain of corruptibility, shall put on incorruption: our flesh shall rest in hope. The Father and the Son, who quicken whom they will, and the Spirit of Him who raised up Jesus from the dead, will also quicken these our mortal bodies, if so be that the Spirit of God hath dwelt in them. Glory be to Him who is the Resurrection and the Life. He was dead, and behold he liveth for evermore. And he that believeth in Him, though he were dead, yet shall he live. Glory be to Him in the church that waiteth for Him, and in that which is around Him, for ever and ever. Amen. T. 79. While here, the great salvation Our favourite theme shall be: By virtue of his merit, In heaven to all eternity. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with us all. Amen. *During the singing of this verse, the corpse is committed to the grave. HYMNS. HOLY Lord, || 1.* THE WORD OF GOD. Holy and almighty Lord, T. 119. Directs to Jesus and his blood, 2. Thanks and praise, :||: 3. Day nor night, :||: 4. Lord our God, :||: 2.* state 6. It gathers God's elected flock, Beneath the shade of Christ the rock, Serves to instruct us and reprove, Confirms our hope, inflames our love: 7. It keeps believers in the faith C. Gregor. Of Christ and his atoning death; Prompts us to do God's holy will, T. 22. And leads us safe to Salem's hill. GOD'S holy word, which ne'er 8. Receive our cordial thanks, shall cease, (peace, Proclaims free pardon, grace and Lord, For granting us thy holy word; Who didst the saints of old inspire, FROM the doctrines I'll ne'er Shed in their hearts thy love abroad, (fire: And touch their lips with sacred Thou Guide divine, who dost impart (heart. The truth to man, instruct each 2. Most holy and almighty Lord, Whose presence fills both earth and heaven, May we believe the written word, By thy own inspiration given: Thou only canst its truths explain; Without thy aid we search in vain. 3. Come, thou divine Interpreter, Our sloth and ignorance thou know'st; Ah, teach us humbly to revere The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, For all the mercy, truth, and grace, We in thy holy scriptures trace. waver, In the holy scriptures stor'd; 2. And if I myself examine, 3. Speak, O Lord, thy servant heareth FAIN would I, dear Redeemer, learn, Fain what is excellent discern; Thy will would search, my duty know; O let thy word the secret show. 2. Sigh after sigh to thee I send, That I thy word may comprehend, That word, which, learnt and understood, Affords the soul enduring food. 3. Let human arts make others wise, (rise; My learning from the cross shall Thy wounds, thy passion, death, and grave Are all the knowledge that I crave. JESUS, thy word is my delight; There grace and truth are seen; Ah, could I study day and night, And meditate therein. 2. The gospel, as a polish'd glass, Thy glory lets us see; And by beholding there thy face We're render'd like to thee. 3. O Lamb of God, the book unseal, 4. That thou for us didst live and die, Make known to us, dear Lord; To us the promises apply, Recorded in thy word. W. Hammond. It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, In this dark vale of tears; Life, light, and joy it still imparts, And quells our rising fears. 3. This lamp thro' all the tedious night Till we behold the clearer light |