Common Worship: Funeral (standard format)

Common Worship

• Publisher: Church House Publishing
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9780715122358
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christianity

Taken from the Church of England Common Worship text, this booklet presents the text of the Funeral service and a selection of Supplementary Texts, including Bible readings and Canticles printed out in full, the Blessing of a Grave and the Burial of Ashes.

Psalms for Use at Funeral and Memorial Services

Psalm 6

1 O Lord, rebuke me not in your wrath; ♦

neither chasten me in your fierce anger.

2 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am weak; ♦

Lord, heal me, for my bones are racked.

3 My soul also shakes with terror; ♦

how long, O Lord, how long?

4 Turn again, O Lord, and deliver my soul; ♦

save me for your loving mercy’s sake.

5 For in death no one remembers you; ♦

and who can give you thanks in the grave?

6 I am weary with my groaning; ♦

every night I drench my pillow

and flood my bed with my tears.

7 My eyes are wasted with grief ♦

and worn away because of all my enemies.

8 Depart from me, all you that do evil, ♦

for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

9 The Lord has heard my supplication; ♦

the Lord will receive my prayer.

10 All my enemies shall be put to shame and confusion; ♦

they shall suddenly turn back in their shame.

Psalm 23

1 The Lord is my shepherd; ♦

therefore can I lack nothing.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures ♦

and leads me beside still waters.

3 He shall refresh my soul ♦

and guide me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

4 Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil; ♦

for you are with me;

your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

5 You spread a table before me

in the presence of those who trouble me; ♦

you have anointed my head with oil

and my cup shall be full.

6 Surely goodness and loving mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life, ♦

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Psalm 25

1 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul;

O my God, in you I trust; ♦

let me not be put to shame;

let not my enemies triumph over me.

2 Let none who look to you be put to shame, ♦

but let the treacherous be shamed and frustrated.

3 Make me to know your ways, O Lord, ♦

and teach me your paths.

4 Lead me in your truth and teach me, ♦

for you are the God of my salvation;

for you have I hoped all the day long.

5 Remember, Lord, your compassion and love, ♦

for they are from everlasting.

6 Remember not the sins of my youth

or my transgressions, ♦

but think on me in your goodness, O Lord,

according to your steadfast love.

7 Gracious and upright is the Lord; ♦

therefore shall h...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright
• Contents
• A note on using this Common Worship EPUB edition
• The Outline Order for Funerals
• Pastoral Introduction
• The Funeral Service
• The Funeral Service within a Celebration of Holy Communion: Structure
• Notes to the Funeral Service
• General Rules for Regulating Authorized Forms of Service
• Supplementary Texts
• Bible Readings
• Prayers of Entrusting and Commending
• The Burial of Ashes
• Psalms
• Canticles
• Authorization
• Acknowledgements
• Copyright Information