All Souls We look not to the things that are seen, but to the things that are unseen, but the things that are seen will pass away, but the things that are unseen are eternal. We meet this day to remember our loved ones, 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. I have set the Lord always before me. He is at my right hand, and i shall not fall. Show us your mercy, O'Lord: And grant us your salvation. For with you is the well of life. And in your light we shall see light. Prayer of Penitence and Forgiveness Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy Lord hear us Lord, graciously hear us. The Commemoration of the Departed This is the will of Him that sent me, that i should lose nothing of all that He has given me, and i will raise them up at the last day. Grant to 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 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. Hear us O'merciful Father, as we remember in love those whom we have placed in your hands. Acknowledge them, as sheep of your own fold, lambs of your own flock, sinners of your own redeeming. Enfold them in the arms of your mercy, in the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and in the glorious company of the saints in light. Amen. NAMES OF THE DEPARTED "SAMUEL-JOHN WILSON" READ OUT ALOUD The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. Blessed is the Lord, our strength and our salvation. Closing Prayer and Blessing God of all consolation, in your unending love and mercy you turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life. Show us 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 raising again restored life. May we then go forward eagerly to meet Him, and after our life on earth be united with our brothers and sisters where every tear will be wiped away. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. May God give to you and to all 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