Alternative Funeral Service - Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru

Give rest with the saints, O Christ,
to the soul of your servant departed,
that s/he may repose in a place
where pain and sorrow and grief are no more,
but life everlasting.
You are the immortal one,
O creator and maker of us all.
We are mortals:
from earth we were fashioned, to earth we return;
for so did you ordain when you made me, saying:
“dust you are, and unto dust you will return”.
All we go down to the dust
yet even over the grave we make our song:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Support us, O Lord,
all the day long of this troublous life,
until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes,
the busy world is hushed,
the fever of life is over
and our work is done.
Then, Lord, in your mercy grant us a safe lodging,
a holy rest, and peace at the last;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
One of these, or another suitable ending, may be used:
May God in his infinite love and mercy
bring the whole Church,
living and departed in the Lord Jesus,
to a joyful resurrection
and the fulfilment of his eternal kingdom. Amen.
May God give you
his comfort and his peace,
his light and his joy,
in this world and the next;
and the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always. Amen.
God will show us the path of life;
in his presence is the fullness of joy:
and at his right hand
there is pleasure for evermore.
cf. Psalm 16.11
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