All stay standing. The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE, Dean of Westminster, offers
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grief and likewise in profound we come to this House of God, to a
of prayer, to a church the place remembrance and hope are sacred duties. Here, the place Queen Elizabeth was married and topped, we collect from throughout the nation, from the Commonwealth, and from the nations of the world, to mourn our loss, to recollect her lengthy lifetime of selfless service, and in positive confidence to commit her to the mercy of God our maker and redeemer.
With gratitude we keep in mind her dependable dedication to a excessive calling over so a few years as Queen and Head of the Commonwealth. With admiration we recall her life-long sense of responsibility and dedication to her folks. With thanksgiving we reward God for her fixed instance of Christian religion and devotion. With affection we recall her love for her household and her dedication to the causes she held expensive.
Now, in silence, allow us to in our hearts and minds recall our many causes for thanksgiving, pray for all members of her household, and commend Queen Elizabeth to the care and protecting of almighty God.
A short silence is saved.
MERCIFUL God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who’s the resurrection
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whosoever liveth, and believeth in him, shall not die eternally; who hast taught us, by his holy Apostle Saint Paul, to not be sorry, as males with out hope, for them that sleep in him: We meekly beseech thee, O Father, to boost us from the loss of life of sin unto the lifetime of righteousness; that, when we will depart this life, we could relaxation in him, as our hope is that this our sister doth; and that, on the basic Resurrection within the final day, we could also be discovered acceptable in thy sight; and obtain that blessing, which thy well-beloved Son shall then pronounce to all that love and worry thee, saying, Come, ye blessed youngsters of my Father, obtain the dominion ready for you from the start of the world. Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful Father, by means of Jesus Christ, our mediator and redeemer. Amen.