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" FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection... "
The Baptist Magazine - Page 202
1825
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The Alliance of Divine Offices

Hamon L'Estrange - Sacraments - 1846 - 600 pages
...thy soul to God shall say, the Father Almighty, and thy Forasmuch as it hath body to the ground, $c. pleased Almighty God, of His great mercy, to take unto Himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes,...
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The Churchman's companion, Volume 15

1854 - 998 pages
...from Thee.' The body was then lowered into the vault, and Canon Selwyn recited the declaration — ' Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty GOD, of His...great mercy, to take unto Himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground.' The earth was sprinkled upon the...
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Kingdom Come

Amlin Gray - Plays, American - 1984 - 84 pages
...muttered requiem, using whatever is needed of the following as the next scene is played, overlapping.) Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of His great mercy, to take unto Himself the soul of our brothers and sisters, we therefore commit their body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes,...
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Commentary on the American Prayer Book

Marion J. Hatchett - Religion - 1995 - 694 pages
...sentence was changed from "I commend thy soul to God the Father Almighty and thy body to the ground," to "Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his...great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed: we therefore commit his body to the ground." This is from the second funeral...
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The Complete English Poems

George Herbert - Poetry - 1991 - 500 pages
...it cometh bread . . .' 132 Earth to earth I commit from BCP Burial Office, in which the priest says, Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes,...
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Religions for Today

Roger Whiting - Juvenile Nonfiction - 1991 - 292 pages
...in me shall never die. (John 11:25-26) The service concludes with the words 'We now commit his/her body to the ground ... in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life, through CHRISTIANITY The Christian sacrament of anointing the sick. DYING AND BEYOND Cremation service showing...
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A Brief History of the Episcopal Church

David L. Holmes - Religion - 1993 - 260 pages
...hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. ... In the midst of life we are in death. . . . Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great...departed, we therefore commit her body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection to eternal...
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Collected Short Stories: Volume 4

W. Somerset Maugham - Fiction - 1993 - 472 pages
...movements. One of the officers gave an order. The missionary's voice continued: ' Forasmuch as it has pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed: we therefore commend his body to the deep t to be turned into corruption, looking...
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Religion and Society in Early Modern England: A Sourcebook

David Cressy, Lori Anne Ferrell - History - 1996 - 228 pages
...from thee. Then while the earth shall be cast upon the body by some standing by, the priest shall say: Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed: we therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes,...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations

Connie Robertson - Reference - 1998 - 686 pages
...the Dead, First Anthem In the midst of life we are in death. 1419 The Burial of the Dead, Interment 6429 An Essay concerning Human brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes,...
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