# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S368 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 368 PROPOSED AGENDA & The pastor lays his hand on the head of the dving Christian and savs- P Goin peace,___=-: __. May God the Father, who created you, may God the AN. Son. who redeemed and saved you with his blood, may God the Holy Spirit, who RV sanctified you in the water of Holy Baptism, receive you into the company of saints and angels to live in the light of his glory forevermore. Amen ® The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord tift up his countenance on you and + give you peace. Amen 9. Should death occur. a Praver of Thanksgiving max be said. P O God the Father, fountain and source of all blessings, we give thanks that you have kept our ~~~ -~-___ in the faith and have taken _~=~_ to yourself. Comfort us with your holy Word and give us strength that when our last hour shall come we may peacefully fall asleep in you: through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit. one God. now and forever. Amen 1. The pastor blesses those present ® The almighty and most merciful God, the Father, the + Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever. Amen * You have set our iniquities BURIAL OF THE DEAD 1. This service is intended for the burial of those who departed this life in the Christian faith <. The ceremonies or tributes of social or other societies have no place within or after the service of the Church. 2. The bapuzed should be buried from the church 4. [tis appropriate to cover the coffin with a white pall to recall Hol, Baptism AT THE HOME OR THE MORTUARY S. The pastor greets the bereaved. P Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. + Amen 6. 4A PSALM 15 read. PSALM 23 The Lord is ms shepherd.* 1 shall not want + He maketh me to hie down in green He restoreth my soul.* he leadeth me in the pathy at righteousness tor his name's sake: + Yea. though | walk through the Valley of the shadow of death. Paptures:* J win tear ne evih® he leadeth me beside the stl] for thou art with me: thy rod and walery, thy statt. thes comfort me 68 PSALM 130 more than watchmen wait tor the “ Thou preparest a table betore me In the presence ot mine enemies.* thou anointest my head with oil: ms cup runneth over ~ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me ail the days af my life:* and | will dwe'l in the house ot the Lord tor ever Giors be to the Father and to the Son® and to the Hoy Spint. ay it Was in the nning.* rs now, and will be forever Amen PSALM 90 Lord, you have deen our dwelhng place* throughout a] generations > Betorg the mountains were born of Vou brought forth the earth and the world.® trom everlasting to everlasting you are God * You turn men back to dust, saying.* “Return to dest. O sony of men ~ For a thousand years in sour sight are ike a day that has just gone by. or ke a watch in the mght * You sweep men away in the sleep of death: they are he the new grass ot the morning * though in the morning it springs up new.® by evening its dm and withered ” We are consumed by your anger® and terrified by your indignation iow betore you.* our secret sins in the hght of Your preyence ~ All our days pass away under your wrath.* we finish our sears with a moan The length ot our days is seventy years Or eighty. we have the strength.* yet their span ty but trouble and sorrow. for they quickly pass. and we fly away Who knows the power of your anger?* For your wrath 1s ay great as the tear that Is due you = Teach us to number our days aright.® that we may gain a heart of wisdom Relent. O Lord’ How long will it be?® Have compassion on your semants. * Satisfy uy in the morning with your unfailing love.* that we may xing for yox and be glad all our days Make uy glad for as many days as you have afflicted us.* for as many Sears ay we have seen trouble " May sour deeds be shown to your servants,* your splendor to their children ~ May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us.® establish the work of our hands for us yes. establish the work of our hands Glon be to the Father and to the Son* and to the Hols Spint: as it was in the beginning.* is now. and will be forever. Amen morning Out of the depins* 7 Lers to sou. O Lord © Israe}. put your hope in the Lord.* for with the Lord ts untauing love and with him is tul! redemption, > O Lord. hear my voice.* Let your cars be attentive to my cry for merey [It you. O Lord. kept a record of sins,* O Lord, whe could stand? * He himself will redeem Israel* from all their sins Giery be to the Father and to the Son* and to the Hows Spint as it way in the beginning.* is now, and will be forever Amen + But with you there is torgnveness.® theretore you are leared ~ | wait tor the Lord. my soul wauts.* and in his word [ put my hope * My soul wants tor the Lord more than watchmen wait tor the morning.* A READING from Holy Scripture ts announced, and one of the following portions is read. » Hear the Word of God from the chapter of Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we helieve that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have failen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words. (] Thess. 4:13-18) “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.~ (John 5:24} “My sheep listen to my voice; | know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.” (John 10:27-29) 6