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THE ORDER FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. ¶ Here is to be noted, that the Office ensuing is not to be used for any that die unbaptized, or excommunicate, or in whose case a verdict shall have been found of felo de se. But if any be brought for burial who have died unbaptized, being infants of tender age, the offspring of Christian parents, and not having been withheld from Baptism by wilful default or neglect, or being persons known or certified to the Minister to have been at the time of their death prepared for or desirous of Baptism, the Minister shall, in such cases, read one of the following Psalms and Lessons, or such portion of them as he shall see fit, and the four Sentences at the Grave, concluding with the Lord's Prayer, and the Benediction at the close of the Office. ¶ The Priest and Clerks, meeting the Corpse at the entrance of the Churchyard, and going before it, either into the Church, or towards the Grave, shall say, or sing, I AM the resurrection
and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were
dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall
never die.
St. John 11. 25, 26.
I KNOW that my Redeemer
liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and
though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I
see God: whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and
not another.
Job 19. 25, 26, 27.
WE brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the Name of the Lord. 1 Tim. 6. 7; Job l. 21.
¶ After they are come into the Church, shall be read one or more of these Psalms following: Dixi, custodiam. I will take heed to my ways : that I offend not my
tongue. LORD, let me know mine end,
and the number of my days : that I may be certified how long I have to
live. AND now, Lord, what is my
hope : truly my hope is even in thee. HEAR my prayer, O LORD,
and with thine ears consider my calling : hold not thy peace at my tears. GLORY be to the Father, and
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"felo de se" = suicide |
Domine, refugium. LORD, thou hast been our refuge : from
one generation to another. FOR we consume away in thy
displeasure : and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation. FOR when thou art angry all
our days are gone : we bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that
is told. TURN thee again, O LORD,
at the last : and be gracious unto thy servants. GLORY be to the Father, and
to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost; Dominus regit me. THE LORD is my shepherd : therefore can
I lack nothing. GLORY be to the Father, and
to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost; Benedic, anima mea. PRAISE the LORD,
O my soul : and all that is within me praise his holy Name. THE LORD
executeth righteousness and judgement : for all them that are oppressed
with wrong. THE LORD
hath prepared his seat in heaven : and his kingdom ruleth over all. GLORY be to the Father, and
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¶ Then shall follow the Lesson taken out of the fifteenth chapter of the former Epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians. 1 Cor 15. 20. Or, ¶ Then may be said one or both of these Prayers following: GRANT, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the death of thy blessed Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, so by continual mortifying our corrupt affections we may be buried with him; and that through the grave, and gate of death, we may pass to our joyful resurrection; for his merits, who died, and was buried, and rose again for us, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. GRANT, O Lord, to all who are bereaved, the spirit of faith and courage, that they may have strength to meet the days to come with stedfastness and patience, not sorrowing as those without hope, but in thankful remembrance of thy great goodness in past years, and in the sure expectation of a joyful reunion in the heavenly places; and this we ask in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ¶ When they come to the Grave, while the Corpse is made ready to be laid into the earth, the Priest shall say or the Priest and Clerks shall sing, MAN that is born of a woman hath but a
short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down,
like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in
one stay. ¶ Then, while the earth shall be cast upon the Body by some standing by, the Priest shall say, FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed we therefore commit his body to the ground ; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ who shall change our vile body, that it may be like unto his glorious body, according to the mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself. ¶ Then shall be said or sung, I HEARD a voice from
heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead which
die in the Lord: even so, saith the Spirit; for they rest from their labours.
Rev.
14 1.
¶ Then the Priest shall say, 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. Amen. |
The
Lessons are printed out at length in the original; only the citations
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Priest. ALMIGHTY God, with whom do live the spirits of them that depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh are in joy and felicity; We bless thy holy Name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear; beseeching thee that it may please thee, of thy gracious goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom; that we, with all those that are departed in the true faith of thy holy Name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Collect. O MERCIFUL God. the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the life; in whom whosoever believeth shall live, though he die; and whosoever liveth, and believeth in him, shall not die eternally; who also hath taught us, by his holy Apostle Saint Paul, not to be sorry, as men without hope, for them that sleep in him; We meekly beseech thee, O Father, to raise us from the death of sin unto the life of righteousness; that, when we shall depart this life, we may rest in him, as our hope is this our brother doth; and that, at the general resurrection in the last day, we may be found acceptable in thy sight; and receive that blessing, which thy well-beloved Son shall then pronounce to all that love and fear thee, saying, Come, ye blessed children of my Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world: Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Redeemer. 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. ¶ In case of inclement weather, it shall be lawful to say the whole of this Office in the Church, with the exception of the words of Committal, Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, etc., and The grace, etc., which shall always be said by the graveside. ¶ When they come to the Grave, if the Burial Ground is not consecrated, the Minister shall say, O LORD Jesus Christ, who by thy burial
didst sanctify an earthly sepulchre; Vouchsafe, we beseech thee to bless
and hallow this grave, that it may be a peaceful resting place for the
body of thy servant; through thy mercy, O Blessed Saviour, who livest
and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without
end. Amen. |
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¶ When this Order
is used for the burial of the ashes after the cremation of the body, in
place of the words commit his body to the ground; earth
to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust shall be said the words
commit his ashes to their resting. place; earth to earth, dust
todust. And when this Order is so used there may be substituted for
the opening Sentence that begins with the words I know that my Redeemer
liveth the following: I am persuaded, that neither death, nor
life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present,
nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall
be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus
our Lord.
Rom. 8. 38. 39.
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THE BURIAL OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN BAPTIZED. ¶ The Priest and Clerks, meeting the Corpse at the entrance of the Churchyard, and going before it, either into the Church, or towards the Grave, shall say or sing, I AM the resurrection
and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were
dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall
never die.
St. John 11. 25, 26.
I KNOW that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. Job 19. 25, 26, 27.
WE brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the Name of the Lord. 1 Tim. 6. 7; Job 1.21.
¶ After they are come into the Church, shall be said this Psalm following: Dominus regit me. THE LORD is my shepherd : therefore can
I lack nothing. GLORY be to the Father, and
to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
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¶ Then shall follow the Lesson taken out of the fourth chapter of the former Epistle of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians. 1 Thess. 4. 13. Or, ¶ When they come to the Grave, while the Corpse is made ready to be laid into the earth, the Priest shall say or the Priest and Clerks shall sing, MAN that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower; he fleet as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay. In the midst of life we are in death: of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art 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 prayers; 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, while the earth shall be cast upon the Body by some standing by, the Priest shall say, FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God to take unto himself the soul of this dear child here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall change our mortal body, that it may be like unto his glorious body, according to the mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself. ¶ Then shall be said or sung, THESE are they which
follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. And in their mouth was found no
guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
Rev. 14. 4, 5.
¶ Then the Priest shall say, 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. Amen. ¶ Then shall the Priest say either or both of these Collects following: O LORD Jesu Christ, who didst take little children into thine arms and bless them; Open thou our eyes, we beseech thee, that we may perceive that thou hast taken this child into the arms of thy love, and blessed him with the blessings of thy gracious favour; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. O GOD, the fountain of life, whose ways are hidden and whose work is wonderful; who makest nothing in vain, and lovest that which thou hast made; Comfort the souls of thy servants, who by the death of this child are sore stricken and bereaved ; and grant that they may so love and serve thee in this present life, that they, with him, may in the end obtain the fulness of thy promises, and be clothed with the perfection of glory in thy eternal kingdom ; through the merits of thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. 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. |
The
Lessons are printed out at length in the original; only the citations
are given here. |
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