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>> it is my honor and privilege on behalf of this wonderful family to welcome you to this surface of celebration for the life and service and the faith of barbara pierce bush. stand, let usse sing with strength are opening lord."raise to the [organ music] ♪

>> left of your countenance upon them and give them peace through jesus christ our lord. amen.

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in and believeth in me shall never die. i know that my redeemer lives ath and that he will stand the latter day upon the earth. though this body be destroyed, shall i see god, i shall see for myself. hold, andshall the not as a stranger. for none of us live upon themselves. no man dies by himself. if we live with love and the lord kagan if we die we dined the lord. we are the lord's. blessed are the dead who die in the lord, even so say the spirit.

will they rest from their labors. the lord be with you. remaining standing let us pray. oh god whose mercies cannot be numbered, accept our prayers on behalf of of thy servant barbara pierce bush. barbara an entranced and to the land of light and joy in the fellowship of our saints through jesus christ, who live , one governor never. i meant. please be seated for the lessons. >> a reading from ecclesiastes. for everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven. a time to be born in a time to die.

a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted. a time to kill and a time to heal. a time to break down and a time to build up. a time to weep and a time to laugh. a time to mourn and a time to dance. stones andhrow away a time to gather stones together. a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing. attempt to seek and a time to lose. a time to keep and a time to throw away. a time to tear and a time to soak. attempt to keep silent and a time to speak. a time to love and a time to hate. a time for war and a time for peace. what again have the workers from their toil? i have seen the business that god has every -- given everyone to be busy with. he has made everything suitable for its time. he has put a sense of past and

future into their minds. they cannot find out what god has done from the beginning and to the end. i know there is nothing that are for them the to be happy and enjoy themselves for as long as they live. that all should eat and drink and take pleasure in their toil. i know that whatever god does endorse forever. nothing can be added to it nor anything taken from it. god has done this. so that all should stand in all before him. the word of the lord. ♪

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>> a reading from proverbs.

a capable wife who can find, she's far more precious then jewels. the heart of her husband trusted her. she does them good and not harm. she seeks wool and flax and works with willing hands. like the ships of the merchant. she brings her food from far away. she rises while it is still night and provides food for her household. and passed for her servant girl, she considered the steel and advised that the fruits of their hand. she plants a vineyard. >> she guards herself with strength and makes her arms strong. she perceives that her merchandise is profitable. her lance does not go out at night. she puts her hands to the dispatch and her hands hold the spindle. she opens her hands to the poor

and reaches out her hands to the needy. she is not afraid, for all her household is clothed in crimson. she makes herself covering, her clothing is fine linen and purple. her husband is known in the city gates. taking a seat among the elders of the land. she makes linen garments and sells them. she supplies the merchant with fashion. strength and dignity are her clothing. she laughs at the time to come. she opens her mouth with wisdom. the teaching of kindness is on her tong. -- tongue. she looks well to the ways of her household.

and does not eat the bread of idleness. her children rise up and call her happy. her husband, too. .e praises her many women have done at slightly. -- excellently. you have surpassed them all. the woman who fears the lord is to be praised. give her a share in the fruits of her hands and let her works praise the city gates.

>> about a decade ago i was on the washington mall for the national book festival. on my way to give a talk about a book i had written. when a woman ran up to me. which doesn't happen enough, believe me. she said oh my god, it's you. i said, well, yes. it's kind of hard to argue with. she said, i admire you so much. i love your books. you meant a lot to me and my family. would you wait right here? i want to buy your notebook and have you sign it. i said, yes-man. i stood there. i was feeling kind of full of myself. grissom'sack with jon latest novel. [laughter] it gets worse. a saturday inon

september and i was on my way to see the 41st president of the united states. i was feeling rather sorry for myself. and mrs. bushory looked across the table, looked me in the eye, i was thinking, here comes the motherly sympathy. that is called telegraphing. here it comes. she said, how do you think poor john grisham would feel? he is a very handsome man. [laughter] so i was 0-2. he is a very handsome man. it was up there and funny point. as were so many of the points that barbara pierce bush made in her long and consequential like. fe.

known as the silver fox in the was candid and comforting, steadfast and straightforward. honest and loving. ladyra bush was the first of the greatest generation. the fiance and the wife of a world war ii naval 88 or -- aviator, she waited and prayed in the watches of the night. during the war she worked at a net symbols factory in new york. -- nuts and bolts factory in new york. odesza in 1948. 70 summers ago. right, mrs. bush's mother would send boxes of detergent to her daughter on accounts of they probably didn't have that kind of thing in west texas.

[laughter] mrs. bush raised a family, endured the loss of a daughter to leukemia. kept everything and everyone together. as the wife of one president and the mother of another, she holds a distinction that belongs to only one other american in a long history of the republic. abigail adams who was president -- present at the creation. from the white house to camp david to walker's point, in hours of war and peace, the bushes governed in a spirit of congeniality, civility, and grace. instinctively generous, barbara and george bush put country above party, the common good of a political game, and service to others above the settling of scores.

the couple met at a christmas dance in greenwich in 1941. not quite three weeks after pearl harbor. she was wearing a red and green holiday dress. he endeavored to get introduced. was 17.16, he he was the only boy she ever kissed. her children, she remarked, always want to throw up when they heard that. [laughter] in a letter to barbara during the war, george h.w. bush wrote, i love you precious with all of my heart. and to know that you love me means my life. how often i have thought about the immeasurable joy that will be our someday. how lucky our children will be to have a mother like you. if you ask them, they will be

the first to say they were. i once -- president bush if he had known, even in the beginning, how resilient mrs. bush would be. no, he said. tears coming to his eyes. he went on. she is the rock of the family, the leader of the family. i float above it all. she is always there. always there for me and the kids. just amazing. debutante from ride, willing to make her own way, have adventures. wasn't always easy, but never a word of complaint. just love and strength. , too, of course. lots of those. she was strength itself. if her tongue were sometimes sharp, she was as honest with yourself that she was with all of us.

once unwisely described of female political opponent of her husband's as a word that , she reportedch that her family had begun calling her the poet laureate. she loved the story. the 43rdeldest son, president of the united states, took up painting, his instructor asked them if you never use the color burnt hombre. replied, he did remember that from his mother's cooking. brings down the house, she would say, approvingly. mother and son needled each other to the end. in her final days, when the 43rd president was visiting, yes one of her doctors if she would like to know why george w had turned out the way he had. she announced, i smoked and

drank while i was pregnant. [laughter] light. a point of in 1989, when many americans lived in ignorance of hiv and aids, she went to a home for infected infants and hugs the children there. as well as an adult male patient. the images sent a powerful message, one of compassion, love, and of acceptance. she believed literacy of fundamental civil and human rights. she gave the cause for all. at a televised event, commemorating the bicentennial of the constitution, she met a man named jt pace. formeryear-old son of a sharecropper. he had only recently become literate and was scheduled to

read the constitution's preamble allowed -- aloud. he was nervous. mrs. bush asked if it would help if they read it together. mr. pace agree. soon the two of them stood on stage reading in unison. as mr. pace grew comfortable, mrs. bush lowered her voice and lowered it again and then again. pace was last, jt reading entirely on his own. he wept and red. supported by barbara bush, who stood to his side, now silent. voicerk was done when his spoke about the unending search for more perfect union. jt pace had found his voice.

not least because barbara bush had lent him her heart. day last summer, on a sunny on the bushes porch in maine, talk turned to world war ii. that terrible saturday in 1944 george h.w. bush was shot down in a bombing raid over cheech jima. two of his crew mates didn't make it, coming casualties of war. lieutenant bush parachuted out of the bomber, plunged into the sea, came up to the surface, flopped onto a life draft and rated. had he been captured by the japanese, he would have been held captive on an island home to horrific war crimes, including cannibalism. including. r, he would say later years, i

could have been an hors d'oeuvre. [laughter] in truth, it had been the closest of calls. george, mrs. bush said in maine last july, and the great old age , lost in reminiscence, you must have been saved for a reason. i know there had to be a reason. president bush sat silently for the briefest of moments, then raised that big left-hand and pointed his finger across the table at his wife. horsley, you are the reason.

>> a reading from the second level of paul. so we do not lose heart, even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inter-nature is being renewed day by day -- inner nature is being renewed day by day. this is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory, beyond all measure because we look not at what can be seen, but what cannot be seen. for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. tente know, if the earthly we live in is destroyed, we have a building from god, a house not , paternal and the heavens. we long to be closed with our heavenly we will not be so naked. for while we are still in this tent, we grow under our burden because we wish not to be

unclothed to be further clothes so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. he who has prepared us for this very thing is god. who has given us the spirit as a guarantee. we are confident even though we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the lord for we walk by faith, not by sight. yes, we do have confidence and would rather be away from the body and at home with the lord. so whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. the word of the lord. >> thanks be to god. >> would you please stand and together let us sing on page 11, the verses from amazing grace. ♪

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lord, jesus christ, according to john. >> glory the to the lord. >> jesus said everything that the father gives me will come to me and anyone who comes to me i will never drive away, for i have come down from heaven not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. this is the will of him who sent

me. that i should lose nothing of all that he has given me. but raised it up on the last day. this is indeed the will of my father that all who see the sun and believe in him may have eternal life. i will raise them up on the last day. the gospel of the lord. >> praise to you, lord, jesus christ. ♪ >> [amazing grace] ♪

>> it is hard to think about life without that force of nature that was our special fund -- friend was barbara bush. andwas smart, strong, fun feisty. even sometimes making the headlines she regretted. the world saw that and like we did, they admired and loved her for it. the world saw a remarkable and selfless companion to her beloved husband george. it was extraordinary how she managed their rambunctious household in 29 different homes in 17 cities.

at the same time, she fully participated in his amazing career, including too many political campaigns to count. starting from the time he was chairman of the harris county republican party, to becoming president of the united states. back in houston, they continued their dedication to volunteerism and exhausting rounds of good work. rather than bemoan their many moves, she laughed and said, one thing i can say about george, he may not be able to keep a job, but he certainly is not boring. [laughter] >> the world saw a compassionate but strict mother, who inspired her children with tender love and firm lessons, and when needed, the fear of god. when we saw her and george together with their five

children, with their 17 grandchildren and seven great grands, we knew they represented the very best. as we watched them work together on a volunteer program or campaign, we thought, how wonderful it would be if more families could be so cohesive. barbara, the tough but loving enforcer, was the secret sauce of this extraordinary family. the world's respects her passion and effectiveness in equipping those who cannot read with the skill to do so. we all celebrate her vision and tenacious dedication to literacy. of course, the world has seen

barbara's many public contributions, but what the world may not have seen is an amazing, caring, and beautiful friend that bar was to so many of us. when jim and i first arrived in washington in 1975, i was overwhelmed trying to manage our newly blended family of seven children and an intimidating environment. fortunately, bar took me under her wing. she encouraged me. she offered suggestions, and she invited us to lunch almost every sunday. those hamburger lunches that always ended with an incredible dessert, included famous personalities, as well as many unknowns who were loved, and this helped us become part of the washington world.

when we returned to washington in 1981, george was vice president and jim was white house chief of staff. bar encouraged me to use his position in the reagan administration to promote causes i cared about. this really pushed me out of my comfort zone, but i followed her wise lead. she supported my efforts to help the homeless by holding meetings in the vice presidents house. what a blessing. this meant many who came, would otherwise not have given our group of time and day. she also hosted homeless advocates to help people understand about the plight of those who live on the street. even though that was not a popular position in the administration.

bar taught us volumes about who our neighbors are and how to love them. because of their own tragic loss of their daughter, she knew how to comfort those who were suffering. my jim was among them as she helped him during his first wife's losing battle with cancer. her motivation to help others was never about herself but about giving love and support to those in need. her friendship did not stop with people she knew. barbara bush was penpals with people she had never met. she corresponded for several years with a young girl who named her heifer after barbara. [laughter] >> the child sent frequent updates on the bovine barbara

bush, which competed in the houston rodeo and livestock show one year and finished in eighth place. [laughter] >> i was sorry for my little friend, barbara said later, but was slightly relieved as i am not sure i could have stood the headlines, barbara bush wins the stock show. [laughter] >> about friendship, she said, the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people, your family, your friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way. she was the gold standard of what it meant to be a friend because she was motivated by the desire to show god's love to each and every one of his

children that she met. cs lewis once defined friendship as the instrument by which god reveals to each of us the beauties of others. bar's beauty was evident in every day of her life. saying goodbye to our special friend is painful, but it is a great comfort in knowing that we will see this good and faithful servant again one day. thank you, dear lord, for bringing barbara pierce bush this vibrantly beautiful human being into the world and especially for bringing her friendship into our life. amen.

jeb bush: as i stand here today to share a few words about my mom, i feel her looming presence behind me. i know exactly what she is thinking right now. keep it short, do not drag this out, people love already heard enough remarks already, and most of all, do not get weepy. remember, i spent decades

laughing and living a life with these people and that is true. barbara bush filled our lives with laughter and joy and in the case of her family, she was our teacher and role model on how to live a life of purpose and meaning. on behalf of our family, we want to thank the thousands and thousands of expressions of condolence and love for our precious mother. we want to think mom's caregivers for their compassion and care in the last months of their life. i want to thank neil and maria for their next-door family love of our parents and john and susan further eloquent words. it may have been long, but it was beautiful. [laughter] we want to thank russ and laura for their friendship and care of our parents and we want to thank all who are gathered here to celebrate the life of barbara bush. it is appropriate to express gratitude because we want to do that at an early age. you see, our mom was our first

and most important teacher. sit up, look people in the eye, say please and thank you, do your homework, quit whining, and stop complaining, eat your broccoli, yes, dad, she said that. [laughter] the little things we learned came habits and they lead to bigger things like be kind, always tell the truth, never disparage anyone, serve others, treat everyone as you would want to be treated, and love your god with your heart and soul. what a blessing to have a teacher like that 24/7. to be clear, her students were not perfect. [laughter] that is an understatement. mom got us through difficult times with consistent, take it to the bank, unconditional, but tough love. she called her styled the benevolent dictatorship, but

honestly, it wasn't always benevolent. [laughter] when our children got older, they would spend more time visiting their grandparents. all it would take would the one weekend when they came home, all of a sudden, they were pitching and around the house. they didn't fight as much and they were actually nice to be with. [laughter] i attribute this to the unbridled fear of the ganny lecture and the habit or mean effects of better behavior taking hold. even in her 90's, mom could strike fear into her grandchildren, nephews, nieces and children that someone did not behave. there were no safe spaces or micro aggressions allowed with barbara pierce bush. [laughter] but in the and, every ranchero new -- every grandchild new she loves them. we learned not to take ourselves too seriously and we learn that humor is a joy that should be

shared. some of my greatest memories are participating in our family dinners and when mom would get into it, most of the time with george w., and have us all back into tears. we learned to be authentic by the best role model in the world. her authentic plastic pearls , her authentic hair. she was beautiful until the day she died. standing by her man with a little rhyming poetry in the 1984 election. and a thousand other ways are barbara pierce bush was real. finally, the most amazing love story, from new haven, edessa, ventura to bakersfield, the compton, to houston, to d.c., to

new york, back to houston, phew, their love was a constant in our lives. my dad is a phenomenal letter writer and would write mom on their wedding anniversary, which totaled an amazing 73 years. here is one written on january 6, 1994. will you marry me? oops, i forgot we did that 49 years ago. [laughter] i was very happy on that day in 1945, but i'm even happier today. you have given me joy that few men know. you have made our boys into men by following them out and then right away by loving them. you helped our daughter be the sweetest in the world and i climbed perhaps the highest mountain in the world but even that cannot hold a candle to being barbara's husband. mom used to tell me, george, do not walk ahead, little did she know, i was only trying to keep up with barbara pierce from new

york. i love you. the last time my mom went into the hospital, i think dad got sick on purpose so he could be with her. that is my theory. literally, a day later, he showed up with an illness. he came into her room and when she was sleeping, held her hand. his hair was standing straight up. he had on a mask to improve his breathing. he was wearing a hospital gown. in other words, he looked like hell. [laughter] mom opened her eyes and said, my, god, george. you are devastatingly handsome. [laughter] every nurse, doctor and staffer had to run to the hallway because they started crying. i hope you can see why we thank our teachers and models, our mom and dad, in our family. the last time i was with her i asked her about dying, was she ready to go? was she sad?

without missing a beat she said, , i believe in jesus and he is my savior. i do not want to leave your dad but i know i will be in a beautiful place. mom, we look forward to being with you, robin, and all of god's children. i love you. >> bow your heads in prayer for just a moment. almighty god, the source of all comfort be close to us in our grief. the source of all gifts give us grateful hearts. and the source of new life, mate we celebrate barbara's new life with you, this i pray in christ's name, amen. ok, so i begin with an apology. i realize this is an historic

moment and i messed up a minute ago. it is good for a priest to apologize from time to time. i announced the hymn a little too early. thank you for going along with ymn.h we planned this service carefully about the weeks ago. barbara said to me, and this is not in my remarks, russ, i do not know if i want to sing amazing grace. everybody sings that. i said, bar, everybody knows that. and then i messed it up. [laughter] so it is like, bar got the last laugh on me on that one. [laughter] thanks, again. despite this distinguished gathering today, i have to tell you i think there are only two who can fill this place the way it is filled today. the first is jesus christ. the second is barbara bush.

so we are grateful for your gathering here today. the word offering came to mind and then i heard barbara say, do not even think about it. [laughter] ganny's garden, given by friends and loved ones of barbara pierce bush, is a lovely spot to rest and reflect near downtown. there you will find on the sculpted bench a wide rimmed sun hat, the kind she warned her garden, and an open copy, based jane austen's pride and prejudice. jane austen used one of her characters in that book to other -- to utter a wonderful truth. i declare there is no enjoyment like reading. how much sooner when tires of anything then of a book. reading, literacy, for all, was barbara bush's great passion.

every great book has a good beginning. but also a wonderful end, so the life story of barbara bush is best described as a consummate good read. we gather today in this holy space that has been the worship and community of president george h.w. bush and first lady barbara bush for more than 50 years. it is an ongoing privilege to speak as her pastor, her friend, her priest and her confidant. what an interesting thing to be a confidant to a woman who has no secrets. what you saw was what you got and came out. the author of our lesson in proverbs muses on the gifts of a loving wife and mother, a godly

barbara had. which she believed in and practice the principles of honesty, tolerance, decency, courage, and strength. and perhaps above all, humility. she lived according to the mantra of the bush family for many years. do not get caught up in the big me. one day we were walking together on the beach in kennebunkport and barbara was washing up her own shoes and the fellow said to her, hey, you look a lot like barbara bush. without missing a beat, she said, yes, i hear that a lot. [laughter] she was a friend to people of every political persuasion and race and religion. her generosity of spirit did not draw lines that kept others out.

hers was a life of circles that sought to bring others in. here in houston, we saw her at major galas, behind home plate at the astros games -- we saw pews, and here in the at walgreens, pushing her own buggy. and her humor, we have heard so much. hundreds of stores and could tell. one day after sharing prayers and communion with the president and bar, my wife leaned over to kiss the president on the cheek. at which point, bb, one of her my wife on thext calf. this is a badge of honor. apologies came but the next morning on our doorstep was a beautiful orchid with a handwritten notes -- dear, laura, i am so sorry about the bite. you just looked good enough to eat. [laughter]

my word, we could talk endlessly about how great this woman is. but we are reminded in the lesson from ecclesiastes that there comes a time for everything, even the end of a great story. the least of barbara's virtues i think was patients. -- patience. if you are sharing a meal or waiting on her favorite drink, bourbon and water, by the way, and we have done a great deal of evangelism for my church today, thank you, and i mean that sincerely. if things work slowing up, barbara would say, why the holdup? she liked to see things move along and i think that is why we are here today. i think barbara was becoming impatient. she was tired on waiting on the next chapter, so she welcomed

it. on april 17 but perhaps it will help all of us who are left behind. barbara's pathway to god. she honored and believed others found god in their own way but , for her, being a christian matter. we were talking a few days ago when she looked me in the eye and said, i am a christian. i do believe. and then she said, i went to be confirmed. then she said, do i have to take a class? i said, take one? bar, you could teach one. so in may of 2015, she and some family gathered in our chapel as she confirmed her faith in christ. not something she wore on her shoulder but something very personal and very real. she simply confirmed what we believed, what we read in the

lesson from second corinthians, that we live not by what we see but by our faith, and those things that we do not see, so as paul wrote, even on days like today, we do not lose heart. yes, barbara's health inclined, but as we heard, though our outward nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed every day. for what is mortal, paul writes, by the grace and mercy of god, is swallowed up by life. we find barbara's jesus and the gospel lesson. a jesus who says all, all who come to me will be welcomed. her jesus offers the hope that life here when it comes to its natural close. it is changed, not ended. some books have no true ending. some offer an epilogue. a hint to imagine what rests

beyond the closing chapter. can we imagine this day? the reunion with her parents. with your parents, sir. and with your dear robin. together again. my guess is she has already hunted down jane austen and has said, how did things turn out with mr. darcy and elizabeth bennett? or knowing her like we all do, she may be telling jane how things should have turned out. [laughter] in the meantime, until each of our time comes, she would want us to carry on. to live as she lived fully and deeply. to laugh and laugh often. to love all that god sends our way and to serve one another,

the common good, and especially the purposes of god. so leave here today not to grieve but to rejoice as we leave. we will sing by barbara's choice, joyful, joyful, we adore thee. barbara would want us to celebrate her great next chapter. she has been raised to new heights, for in this story, you never turn the page and see the two words, the end. barbara bush's story has just begun again, and the best is yet to come, as she lives in that holy city of god. amen. >> amen. ♪

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>> please, stand. it is the tradition in the past -- in the episcopal church that we stand to affirm the things we believe, so in the sure and certain hope of the resurrection to life, we invite you to turn to the top of page six and reaffirm the faith we share with our dear barbara bush by saying the creed. i believe in god, the father, almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in jesus christ, his only son, our lord, who was conceived by the holy ghost,

born of the virgin mary, suffered under pontious pilot, was crucified, died and was buried, he descended into hell, on the third day, he rose again and ascended into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of god, the almighty father. he will come to judge the quick and the dead. i believe in the holy ghost, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. amen. let us pray together in the words of jesus, saying our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, that kingdom come, thy 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. lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever, amen. >> praise the lord, almighty god who has knit together in one convenient and fellowship in the mystical body of thy son, christ, our lord. grant you beseech me to our home church in paradise and on earth, thy life and by piece. >> amen. all who have been baptized into christ's death and resurrection may die, defend and rise to newness of life, and through the grave of death, we may pass with him to our joyful resolution. >> amen. >> grant to us who are still in our pilgrimage and who walk as

yet by faith that thy holy spirit may lead us in holiness and righteousness all our days. >> amen. >> grant to the faithful people pardon and peace that we may be cleansed from all of our sins and serve thee with a quiet mind. >> amen. >> grant to all who mourn a sort -- a sure confidence that casting all their grief on thee they may know the consolation of thy love. >> amen >> give courage and faith to those who are believed that they may have strength to meet the days ahead in the comfort of a reasonable and holy hope, in the joyful expectation of eternal life with those they love. >> amen. >> help us, we pray, in the midst of things we cannot understand, to believe and trust in the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, and the resurrection to life everlasting. >> amen.

>> grant increasing knowledge and love of thee. barbara may go from strength to strength in the life of perfect service in the heavenly kingdom. >> amen. >> grant us with all the love -- with all who have died in the hope of a resurrection to have our consummation and bliss in thy paternal and everlasting glory. and with all thy saints to receive the crown of life, which thou this promise to all who share in the victory of thy son, jesus christ, who live with and raineth with the in the name of the holy spirit, one god, forever and ever. >> amen. >> please, be seated. >> and when she shall die, take her and cut her out in little stars, and she will make the face of heaven so find that all

the world will be in love with the night and pay no worship to the garish sun. >> please stand. >> our service continues with a commendation in the middle of page eight. give rest of christ, to your

servant with your saints, where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing but life everlasting. you only are immortal, the creator and maker of mankind, and we are mortal, formed of the earth and the earth shall we return or so you did ordain when you created me saying, you are dust, and to dust you shall return. all of us go down to the dust. yet, even at the grave, we make our song, all of you, alleluia, alleluia. >> give rest are cries to your service, your sorrow and pain are no more. fine light [indiscernible] >> and your hands no merciful savior, we commend and humbly beseech you the sheep of your

own fold, the lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming, receive bar into the arms of your own mercy and to the blessed rest of everlasting peace and into the glorious company of the saints. >> amen. >> we are about to receive a blessing from the bishop of the great episcopal diocese of the state of texas. before that blessing and then i , will offer a dismissal, and then by direction of barbara bush, we will be best we seeing the "joyful, joyful, we adore thee." as the family and clergy to part -- depart during the conclusion of the hymn, i would ask everyone please be seated and do not leave until directed to do so by the ushers. bishop. >> unto god's gracious mercy and

protection, we commit you. the lord blesses you and keeps you. the lord makes a space to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. the lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you and give you peace. and made the blessing of god almighty, the father, the son, and the holy ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always. >> amen. >> let us go forth. in the name of christ -- >> thanks be to god. ♪ ["joyful, joyful, we adore, thee"]

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