¶ Then, while the earth shall be cast upon the Body by some standing by, the Priest shall say, FORAS MUCH | as it hath | pleased Almighty | God of his great | mercy | to | take | unto him|self the soul of our dear | brother | here departed, |~ we therefore com mit his | body to the ground; |77| earth to | earth, |77| ashes to | ashes, |77| dust to | dust; 77777 in sure and | certain | hope יו י of the resurrection | to eternal | life, 7| through our Lord Jesus | Christ; | who shall | change our | vile body, that it may be like unto | his י י glorious | body, | according to the | mighty | working, | 7 where|by| he is able to subdue | all | things to himself. | 77 | 77 | ¶ Then shall be said or sung, | | I HEARD a voice from | heaven, | saying unto | me, | Write, | 77 | 7 From | henceforth | blessed are the dead which | die in the | Lord: |77| even | sosaith the Spirit; for they | rest from their | labours. 77771 lowed come. be thy | Name. 777 Thy | kingdom | 777 Thy will be done in | earth, As it is in heaven. 7777 Give us this | day our daily bread. | 77|77|7 And for|give us | our trespasses, 77 | As we forgive | them | that trespass against us. | 77777 And lead us not into temptation; 777 But deliver | from evil. 77 | Almen. |77|79| Priest. י us ALMIGHTY | God, with | whom do | live the spirits of them that depart | hence in the | Lord, | and with whom the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the | burden of the | flesh, 7|7 are in | joy and felicity; | We give thee | hearty | thanks, for that it hath | pleased | thee to deliver this our brother | out of the miseries of ין this sinful world; 777 beseeching | thee, 7❘ that it may | please thee, of thy | gracious | goodness, | shortly to accomplish the | number of | thine elect, | and to hasten thy | kingdom; that | we, with | all those that are departed | in the | true | faith of thy holy Name, | may | have our | perfect | consummation and | bliss, both in | body and | soul, in thy eternal and | ever lasting | glory; | through | Jesus Christ | our | Lord. |77| Amen. | |יי|יין THE COLLECT. 7 O MERCIFUL | God, | the | Father of our | Lord | Jesus Christ, who is the | resurrection and the 7 life; | in | whom | whosoever believeth |◄ shall | live, though he | die; | and | whosoever | liveth, and believeth | in him, shall not | die eternally; who also hath | taught us | by his holy Apostle | Saint | Paul, | not to be | sorry, as | men without hope, for them that | sleep in | him; | We | meekly beseech thee, | O | Father, | to | raise | us from the death of sin | unto the life of righteous ness; 777 that, when we shall de part | this | life, | " we may | rest in | him, | as our | hope is | this our | brother doth; 777 and that, at the general | ❘ | | Resurrection in the | last | day, we may be | found | acceptable | in | thy | sight; | and receive 7 | that ] י blessing, which thy | well-beloved | Son shall | then י pronounce to all that | love and | fear | thee, | | saying, Come, ye | blessed | children of my Father, receive the kingdom | prepared for י י you from the beginning of the world: |77|77| Grant this, we beseech thee, | O| merciful | Father, through | Jesus | Christ, | our | Mediator and Redeemer. |77| Amen. |77| THE | grace of our | Lord | Jesus | Christ, | and the love of God, and the fellowship | of the Holy Ghost, | be with us | all | ever|more. Almen. The unskilled in rhythmus are not expected to read the above scored service at sight, any more than the unskilled in music are expected to sing at sight. The proper management of the breath should be taught; and breath-training should take place along with that for acquiring rhythmus. Breathtraining is of immense importance to all public readers and speakers, but especially to the weak chested, because it enables them to employ their feeble powers to the best advantage, without distressing themselves or their hearers, and exchanges a painful effort for an agreeable and strengthening exercise. A quick perception of rhythmus is necessary in order to compose a speech-melody in that particular rhythm: that is, to adjust the distinctions of pitch, loudness, quality, and duration of vocal sound, to each syllable, so that the succession as a whole melody shall express the sense and sentiment of what is read. It is a truism, that reading is artificial speaking; and, like other imitative arts, its object is defeated by the appearance of art. Hence the speech-melodies must be composed and produced without apparent effort; for should the hearer's attention be attracted from the subject matter, by perceiving any care or awkwardness in the reader's adjusting his voice to effect the appropriate |