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Funeral Lodge In Memory Of The Late Bro. Isaac Hawker Bedford, P.M. Of The Howe Lodge (No. 587).
moment shall arrive , which shall remove us from this transitory scene to Thy presence , the prospect of Thy covenanted mercy may dispel the gloom of death . May we depart hence in Thy peace , and be received into Thine everlasting kindom , there to enjoy , in union with the souls of our departed friends , the fulness of Thy love . And this we ask in the name of Him who lived , and died , rose again from the dead , and ascended into glory , for ns men and our salvation—Jesus , Thy only Son , our Saviour .
—Amen-Dies Irce . ( From a Mass in D Minor for Men ' s voices—Ckerubmi . ) Dies Irce , dies ilia , Solvet sceclum in favilla , Teste David cum Sybilla . Quautus tremor est futurus .
Quando Judex est Venturas , Cuncta stricte discussurus . Tuba mirum spargens sonum Per sepulchra regionum , Coget oinnes ante thronum . Mors stupebit et natura
, Cum resurget creatura , Judicauti responsura . Judex ergo cum sedebit , Quidquid latet apparebit , Nil inultum remanebit . Quid sum miser tunc dicturus ?
Quern patronum rogaturus Cum vix Justus , sit securus ? Rex tremendce majestatis , Qui salvandos salvas gratis , Salra me , tons pietatis . Recordare , Jesu pie ,
Quod sum causa tuae vitae Ne me perdas ilia die . Quaerens me sedisti lassus , Redimisti crucem passus , Tautus labor non sit cassus . Juste judex ultionis , Donum fae remissionis , Ante diem rationis .
Ingemisco tanquam reus Culpa rubetvultus meus ; Supplicanti parce , Deus . Qui Mariam absolvisti , Et latronem exaudisti , Mihi quoque spem dedisti . Preces meae non sunt dignae
, Sed tu , bonus , fac benigne , Neperenni creraur igne . Inter ove ! locum prasta , Et ah hffidis me sequestra , Statuens in parte dextra . Confutatis maledictis
, Flammis acribus addictis , Voca me , cum benedictis . Oro supplex . et acclinis , Cor contritum quasi einis , Gere curam mei finis . Lacrymosa dies ilia
, Qua resurget ex favilla , Judicandus homo reus . Huic ergo parce Deus , Pie Jesu , Domine , Dona eis requiem ! Amen .
Oration by Bro . the Rev . W- Bramwell Smith , M . A . Hon . Chaplain 587 ( P . Prov . G . Chap . ) The brethren having joined hands , in token of the renewal of their pledged vows , the Master said : Brethrerj , may we love one another , cultivate unity , and with one heart pursue the path which shall bring us to the happy and eternal home reserved for us by the tender mercy of
our heavenly Father . " Anthem— " Blessed are the departed , who in the Lord are sleeping , from henceforth for evermore . They rest from their labours , and their works follow them . "
Charge . " From the eai-liest times it has been a custom among Freemasons ( in due subordination to the services of the Church ) to honour the memory of their departed brethren ; and , at the same time , to testify the sincerity of the esteem they professed to bear towards them , by celebrating peculiar and solemn ceremonieson receiving
, information of their death . " This laudable practice , which for some time has been neglected in this district , we have now revived ; and the body of our brother having been consigned to the grave , according to the formalities of the Church , we have assembled this day to pay our own peculiar tribute to his worth , and to mourn over the loss we have sustained
by his departure ; but , at the same time , to express our trust in God . who does all things well ; our hope in that blessed immortality , the blood of His dear Son has purchased for us ; and our earnest desire ; that by the infusion of His blessed Spirit into our souls , we may possess and exemplify that charity whi-h shall survive the destruction of our earthly bodies , and bloom in a
blessed eternity . 11 The uncertainty of life , the vanity of mere human wishes and pursuits , are strikingly evidenced by our brother's death . . ' May these last offices paid to his memory impress these truths upon our minds , and lead us , by living well , to prepare ourselves to die ; and may the tears
which fill our eyes while we contemplate his grave be dried by the consideration that he has fallen into the hands of God , whose mercies are infinite . "All that now remains to us of our departed friend is the recollection of his excellencies ; these let us imitate—his frailties are veiled by the grave : —let ours die with the past , that our future may be exemplary .
And when the time of our own departure shall arrive , may we be enabled to pi-osecute our journey without dread ; cheered by the light of God ' s countenance , and upheld by His almighty arms ; and at that awful day , when the dead shall be called to judgment may He , for His dear Son ' s sake , assign to us our portion with the Blessed . "
Versicles—Responses chanted . Master—May we be true and faithful ; and live and die in love . Brethren—So mote it be . Master—May' the Lord ordain peace for us ; for He has wrought all our works in us . Brethren—So mote it be .
The Secretary then deposited the Roll in the Archives and the Master says : Master—Glory be to God on high . ' on earth Peace Good-will towards men ! ! Brethren—So mote it be , now , from henceforth , and for evermore .
Prayer . Chaplain— " 0 great Creator ! who hast been pleased in Thy wisdom to remove our brother , from the care and troubles of this transitory life to a state of eternal duration , and thereby to weaken the charm by which we are united , man to man ; grant that we who survive him may , mindful of our approaching end , be more strongly bound to one another in the ties of fraternal
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Funeral Lodge In Memory Of The Late Bro. Isaac Hawker Bedford, P.M. Of The Howe Lodge (No. 587).
moment shall arrive , which shall remove us from this transitory scene to Thy presence , the prospect of Thy covenanted mercy may dispel the gloom of death . May we depart hence in Thy peace , and be received into Thine everlasting kindom , there to enjoy , in union with the souls of our departed friends , the fulness of Thy love . And this we ask in the name of Him who lived , and died , rose again from the dead , and ascended into glory , for ns men and our salvation—Jesus , Thy only Son , our Saviour .
—Amen-Dies Irce . ( From a Mass in D Minor for Men ' s voices—Ckerubmi . ) Dies Irce , dies ilia , Solvet sceclum in favilla , Teste David cum Sybilla . Quautus tremor est futurus .
Quando Judex est Venturas , Cuncta stricte discussurus . Tuba mirum spargens sonum Per sepulchra regionum , Coget oinnes ante thronum . Mors stupebit et natura
, Cum resurget creatura , Judicauti responsura . Judex ergo cum sedebit , Quidquid latet apparebit , Nil inultum remanebit . Quid sum miser tunc dicturus ?
Quern patronum rogaturus Cum vix Justus , sit securus ? Rex tremendce majestatis , Qui salvandos salvas gratis , Salra me , tons pietatis . Recordare , Jesu pie ,
Quod sum causa tuae vitae Ne me perdas ilia die . Quaerens me sedisti lassus , Redimisti crucem passus , Tautus labor non sit cassus . Juste judex ultionis , Donum fae remissionis , Ante diem rationis .
Ingemisco tanquam reus Culpa rubetvultus meus ; Supplicanti parce , Deus . Qui Mariam absolvisti , Et latronem exaudisti , Mihi quoque spem dedisti . Preces meae non sunt dignae
, Sed tu , bonus , fac benigne , Neperenni creraur igne . Inter ove ! locum prasta , Et ah hffidis me sequestra , Statuens in parte dextra . Confutatis maledictis
, Flammis acribus addictis , Voca me , cum benedictis . Oro supplex . et acclinis , Cor contritum quasi einis , Gere curam mei finis . Lacrymosa dies ilia
, Qua resurget ex favilla , Judicandus homo reus . Huic ergo parce Deus , Pie Jesu , Domine , Dona eis requiem ! Amen .
Oration by Bro . the Rev . W- Bramwell Smith , M . A . Hon . Chaplain 587 ( P . Prov . G . Chap . ) The brethren having joined hands , in token of the renewal of their pledged vows , the Master said : Brethrerj , may we love one another , cultivate unity , and with one heart pursue the path which shall bring us to the happy and eternal home reserved for us by the tender mercy of
our heavenly Father . " Anthem— " Blessed are the departed , who in the Lord are sleeping , from henceforth for evermore . They rest from their labours , and their works follow them . "
Charge . " From the eai-liest times it has been a custom among Freemasons ( in due subordination to the services of the Church ) to honour the memory of their departed brethren ; and , at the same time , to testify the sincerity of the esteem they professed to bear towards them , by celebrating peculiar and solemn ceremonieson receiving
, information of their death . " This laudable practice , which for some time has been neglected in this district , we have now revived ; and the body of our brother having been consigned to the grave , according to the formalities of the Church , we have assembled this day to pay our own peculiar tribute to his worth , and to mourn over the loss we have sustained
by his departure ; but , at the same time , to express our trust in God . who does all things well ; our hope in that blessed immortality , the blood of His dear Son has purchased for us ; and our earnest desire ; that by the infusion of His blessed Spirit into our souls , we may possess and exemplify that charity whi-h shall survive the destruction of our earthly bodies , and bloom in a
blessed eternity . 11 The uncertainty of life , the vanity of mere human wishes and pursuits , are strikingly evidenced by our brother's death . . ' May these last offices paid to his memory impress these truths upon our minds , and lead us , by living well , to prepare ourselves to die ; and may the tears
which fill our eyes while we contemplate his grave be dried by the consideration that he has fallen into the hands of God , whose mercies are infinite . "All that now remains to us of our departed friend is the recollection of his excellencies ; these let us imitate—his frailties are veiled by the grave : —let ours die with the past , that our future may be exemplary .
And when the time of our own departure shall arrive , may we be enabled to pi-osecute our journey without dread ; cheered by the light of God ' s countenance , and upheld by His almighty arms ; and at that awful day , when the dead shall be called to judgment may He , for His dear Son ' s sake , assign to us our portion with the Blessed . "
Versicles—Responses chanted . Master—May we be true and faithful ; and live and die in love . Brethren—So mote it be . Master—May' the Lord ordain peace for us ; for He has wrought all our works in us . Brethren—So mote it be .
The Secretary then deposited the Roll in the Archives and the Master says : Master—Glory be to God on high . ' on earth Peace Good-will towards men ! ! Brethren—So mote it be , now , from henceforth , and for evermore .
Prayer . Chaplain— " 0 great Creator ! who hast been pleased in Thy wisdom to remove our brother , from the care and troubles of this transitory life to a state of eternal duration , and thereby to weaken the charm by which we are united , man to man ; grant that we who survive him may , mindful of our approaching end , be more strongly bound to one another in the ties of fraternal