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INTROIT HYMN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, The King of Creation”
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation!
Come, all who hear; now to his temple draw near, join me in glad adoration.
Praise to the Lord, above all things so wondrously reigning; sheltering you under his wings, and so gently sustaining! Have you not seen all that is needful has been sent by his gracious ordaining?
Praise to the Lord, who will prosper your work and defend you; surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend you. Ponder anew what the Almighty can do, if with his love he befriends you.
Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!
All that has life and breath, come now with praises before him. Let the Amen sound from his people again; gladly forever adore him.
COLLECT OF PURITY
ALL: Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires are known, and from you no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your Holy Name, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE COLLECT FOR THE DEPARTED
PRIEST: ALL: Amen.
Let us pray. Almighty God we remember before you today your servant Inez, and we pray that having opened to her the gates of larger life, you will receive her more and more into your joyful service, that, with all who have served you in the past, she may share in the eternal victory of Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
THE LESSON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamentations 3:22-26, 31-33
Dr. Latoya Nottage – Eldest Grand Daughter
PSALM 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randeann Ellis – Grand Daughter
THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revelation 21:2-7
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GRADUAL HYMN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended “
1 The day you gave us, Lord, is ended, the darkness falls at your request; to you our morning hymns ascended, your praise shall sanctify our rest. 3 As over continent and island
each dawn leads to another day,
the voice of prayer is never silent,
nor do the praises die away.
2 We thank you that your Church, unsleeping while earth rolls onward into light, through all the world her watch is keeping and never rests by day or night. 4 So be it, Lord! Your throne shall never,
like earth’s proud empires, pass away;
your kingdom stands and grows forever
until there dawns your glorious day.