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594 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.
Adon. May all the influences of our brother fot good, that
survive him, be continually expanded and increased, to bless Ida
fellow-men, and may our Father who is in heaven, in his wisdom,
counteract and annul all those that tend to evil.
Response. So mote it be.
As Hiram slept, the widow's son,
E'en so our brother takes his rest
His battles fought, his duties done,
His name by many thousands blest.
Adon. May we not forget the lessons taught us by our brother's
death ; but remember the uncertainty of life, and the little value
of those things for which men most do strive : may we earnestly
endeavor to obey the 'laws of God, avoid dissensions, hatred, and
revenge. May we be truthful, and live and die loving our
brethren.
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So let him sleep that dreamless sleep,
His glories clustering round his head
Response. So mote it be.
Be comforted, ye loved, who weep
The true, the frank, the fearless dead.
Adon. May the relatives of our brother be consoled in their
great affliction, and sustained in all the trials and hardships they
may have to encounter in this world ; and loving God and trusting
in his infinite beneficence, may they and we, in his good
time, be gathered in peace unto our fathers and again meet oui
friend and brother in another world.
Response. So mote it be.
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Adon. Let us pray.
PRAYER BY A BROTHER.
O merciful and loving Father, who hast made our present life but
temporary, and thus by the admirable providence of thy designs
hast decreed that the pangs ani sorrows of suffering virtue, th«
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