Or: T. 79.

(d.) When children, bleft by Jefus,
To whom their fouls are precious
Depart in early years;

They are not loft; the Father
Them carefully does gather,
Till Chrift in glory once appears.

Well then this Child is bleffed,
Let no one be diftreffed,
Christ bid it fall asleep;
The body died, the spirit
Is gone, through Jefu's merit,

To join his ranfom'd happy sheep.

The funeral proceffion then moves to the burial-ground; during which, in general, only fuitable hymn-tunes are played: Where inftruments are wanting, verfes may fung, treating of the hope of eternal life.

be

The coffin being fet down at the grave, and the Congregation ranged in order, the finging is continued as follows:

T. 83.

(a.) Chrift is rifen from the dead,

Thou shalt rife too, faith my Savior;
Of what fhould I be afraid,

I with him fhall live for ever.
Can the head forfake it's limb,.
And not draw it after him?

No, my foul he cannot leave,
This, this is my confolation,
And my body in the grave
Refts in hope and expectation,

That

That this mortal flesh shall fee

Incorruptibility.

Or: T. 14. a.

(b.) Chrift is, as long as life fhall last,
The fource of all their blifs,

And when they from this world depart,
They fee him, as he is.

* At these words the corpfe is let down into the grave.

OR:

(c.) L. Glory be to him, who is the refurrection and the life. He was dead, and behold! he liveth for evermore and he, that believeth in him, though he were dead, yet shall he live.

Glory to him in the Church, which waiteth for him, and in that which is about him,

C. From everlasting to everlasting! Amen.

T. 208.

Sung: Now thefe members weary,
With due rev'rence bury
In their refting place +:

† At these words the corpfe is let down into the grave.

Here in peace they're lying,
Till God glorifying
Them to life shall raise,

By the merit of Christ's corpfe,
Which for our eternal bleffing
In the grave was resting.

Or: T. 39.

(d.) When children, releafed from all that's diftreffing,
Are called to Heaven: O that's a great bleffing!
Remov'd from all danger and woe, they for ever
Rejoice in the presence of Jefus, their Savior.
T. 79.

Now members dear and precious!

Into the earth, like Jefus,

To reft in hope, you're laid *;

Soon comes the happy period,

When you and those interred

Shall live with him, who once was dead.

*At these words the corpfe is let down into the grave.

After the finging of the foregoing verfes, i. e. either a, b, c, or d, the following is prayed :

L. Our Lord Jefus Chrift!

C. Be gracious unto us!

L. By thy human birth,

By thy prayers and tears,

By all the troubles of thy life,

By thine infirmities and pains,

By all the grief and anguish of thy foul,

By thine agony and bloody fweat,

By thy bonds and fcourgings, and all that thou

haft endured,

By thy being crowned with thorns,

By

By thine ignominious crucifixion,
By thy facred wounds,

By thy precious blood,

By thy meritorious death,

By thy coming again to thy Church, or
being called home to thee,

C. Comfort us, gracious Lord and God!

L. By all the merits of thy life, fufferings, and death, C. Bless us, gracious Lord and God!

L. By thy reft in the grave,

By thy victorious refurrection,

By thy glorious afcenfion,

By thy fitting at the right hand of God,
By thy gracious prefence,

C. Bless us, gracious Lord and God!

We poor finners pray,

Hear us, gracious Lord and God!

L. And keep us in everlasting fellowship with this our Brother (Sifter), (with this Child,) N. N. and with the whole Church triumphant, and let us once reft together in thy prefence from all our labor. C. Hear us, gracious Lord and God!

L. The Lord bless thee and keep thee!

The Lord make his face to fhine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee!

The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace!

A. In the name of Jesus! Amen.

CONCLUSION.

T. 168.

(a.) Make my calling and election,
Jefus, ev'ry day more fure,
Keep me under thy direction,
Till I, thro' thy godlike pow'r,
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Unto

Unto endless glory raised,
In thy mansions shall be placed :
When in thee I end my race,
Weeping will for ever cease.

Or: T. 14. a.

(b.) With longing we the time await,
At home with him to be,
And in a perfect bleffed state
His glorious face to fee.

T. 58, 2d p.

Then what joy awaiteth

The poor and needy!

Beloved Savior, make thy children ready

To share thy bliss.

T. 79, 2d p.

Thy death and paffion ever,

Till foul and body fever,

Shall in our hearts engrav'd remain.

Or: T. 159.

c.) Now, Lord, who in this vale of tears,
Whene'er thy gracious face

Smiles on thy flock, which thee reveres,
Grant'ft them fuch joy and peace,

That they ev'n now, while tears are sown,
That blifs, which once before thy throne
Shall be reveal'd in glorious ftate,
Sweetly anticipate :

O form us all, while we remain
On earth, unto thy praise!
That each one fully may obtain
What is laid up through grace