We begin the service by singing ‘Oh Sisters And Brothers’:
Be strong, do not lose heart.
Though you weep and you suffer,
And the road you walk is hard.
Let the grace of another,
Become your path to peace.
May Jesus hold you through your grief.
Though weeping may come in the night there’ll be joy in the morning.
When the taste of our tears is replaced with the feast of the Lord.
And our enemy, death, is consumed in the blaze of God’s glory.
And our grief will be no more.
We are heavy with sorrow,
But this burden will not last.
There is joy yet to follow,
There is glory unsurpassed.
And our strength for tomorrow,
Is our perfect hope in Christ.
May Jesus lead you through your life.
Though weeping may come in the night there’ll be joy in the morning.
When the taste of our tears is replaced with the feast of the Lord.
And our enemy, death, is consumed in the blaze of God’s glory.
And our grief will be no more.
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