Minister
We meet today to remember those whom we love who have died,
to give God our thanks for their lives,
to renew our trust and confidence in Christ,
and to pray that together we may be one in Him,
through whom we offer our praises to the Father.
HYMN - PRAISE, MY SOUL, THE KING OF HEAVEN
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
To His feet thy tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who like thee His praise should sing?
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise the everlasting King!
Praise Him for His grace and favour
To our fathers in distress;
Praise Him, still the same forever,
Slow to chide, and swift to bless.
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Glorious in His faithfulness.
Father-like, He tends and spares us;
Well our feeble frame He knows;
In His hands He gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes.
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Widely as His mercy flows.
Angels in the height, adore Him;
Ye behold Him face to face;
Sun and moon, bow down before Him,
Dwellers all in time and space.
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise with us the God of grace!
Minister
Jesus said, I am the resurrection, and I am the life; those who believe in me, though they die, yet shall they live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die.
We have all sinned and fallen short of God’s glory.
As we acknowledge our human frailty, we call to mind our sins of word, deed, and omission, and confess them before God our Father.
Silence is kept
You raise the dead to life in the Spirit:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
You bring pardon and peace to the sinner:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
You bring light to those in darkness:
Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy.
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
Heavenly Father,
in your Son Jesus Christ
you have given us a true faith and a sure hope.
Strengthen this faith and hope in us all our days,
that we may live as those who believe in
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
and the resurrection to eternal life;
through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
FIRST READING - Psalm 23
HYMN - LORD OF ALL HOPEFULNESS
Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
Whose trust, ever childlike, no cares could destroy,
Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.
Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,
Be there at our labours, and give us, we pray,
Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.
Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
Your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace,
Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray,
Your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.
Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,
Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.
Jan Struther
Copyright © Oxford University Press Ltd
SECOND READING - John 6:35-40
ADDRESS
PRAYERS
Minister
Help us, Lord, to receive and understand your gospel,
so that we may find light in this darkness,
faith in our doubts,
and comfort for one another in your saving words.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us pray also for those who mourn the death of someone they love;
comfort them in their sorrow.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Fill the emptiness in their hearts with the presence of your love.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Increase their faith and strengthen their hope.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Let us pray also for ourselves in our pilgrimage through life;
strengthen us and keep us faithful in your service.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Fill our hearts with the hope for heaven.
Lord, hear our prayer.
HYMN - MAKE ME A CHANNEL OF YOUR PEACE
Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there is hatred let me bring Your love;
Where there is injury, Your pardon, Lord;
And where there's doubt, true faith in You.
Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love with all my soul.
Make me a channel of Your peace.
Where there's despair in life let me bring hope;
Where there is darkness, only light;
And where there's sadness, ever joy.
Make me a channel of Your peace.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
In giving to all men that we receive,
And in dying that we're born to eternal life.
Sebastian Temple. Copyright © 1967 Sebastian Temple/OCP Publications/Adm. by Calamus.
THE COMMEMORATION
Hear us, O merciful Father,
as we remember in love all those
whom we have placed in your hands.
There will be read out a list of loved ones who have died.
A candle will be lit at the naming of each person.
If you would like to light the candle yourself for the person(s) you are remembering, please come forward as the name is read out.
After all have been named, there will be a few moments silence, after which the service continues with the prayers as follows.
Minister
The eternal God is your dwelling place,
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
Grant us, Lord God,
to trust you not for ourselves alone,
but for those also whom we love
and who are hidden from us by the shadow of death;
that, as we believe your power to have raised our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead,
so may we trust your love to give eternal life to all who believe in him;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit.
one God, now and forever. Amen.
What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor human heart conceived, God has prepared for those who love him.
God of all consolation,
in your unending love and mercy
you turn the darkness of death
into the dawn of new life.
Show compassion to your people in their sorrow.
Be our refuge and our strength
to lift us from the darkness of grief
to the peace and light of your presence.
Your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
by dying for us, conquered death,
and by rising again, restored life.
May we then go forward eagerly to meet him,
and after our life on earth
be reunited with our brothers and sisters
where every tear will be wiped away.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
they will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
HYMN - FOR ALL THE SAINTS
For all the saints, who from their labours rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Thou wast their Rock, their fortress, and their might;
Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
O may Thy soldiers, faithful, true and bold,
Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
And win, with them, the victor's crown of gold!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
Steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
The golden evening brightens in the west;
Soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest;
Sweet is the calm of paradise the blest.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;
The saints triumphant rise in bright array;
The King of glory passes on His way.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
W. W. How.
THE BLESSING
Minister
According to the riches of God’s glory,
may we be strengthened with might
through the Spirit in our inner being,
and may Christ dwell in our hearts through faith,
that being rooted and grounded in love,
we may have power to comprehend with all the saints
what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know the love of Christ
which surpasses knowledge,
that we may be filled with all the fullness of God. Amen.
May God give to you and to all those whom you love
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 upon you and remain with you always. Amen.
Refreshments will be served in church
immediately following the service.
You are very welcome to stay,
but we understand if you just want to leave quietly
at the end of the service.

The Parishes of Cudham and Downe
A Service To Remember and Give Thanks For Loved Ones
Who Have Died
St. Peter & St. Paul, Cudham
Sunday 2nd November 2003

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