And to Thy name
shall be all the glory forever. Amen.

Response: So mote it be.

A procession should then be formed, which will proceed to the church or
the house of the deceased, in the following order:

Tiler, with drawn sword.
Masters of Ceremony, with white rods.
M Master Masons.
A Secretary and Treasurer.
R Senior and Junior Wardens.
S Past Masters.
H The Chaplain.
A The Three Great Lights
L on a cushion, covered with black cloth, carried
. by a member of the Lodge.
The Master,
supported by two Deacons, with white rods.

When the head of the procession arrives at the entrance to the building,
it should halt and open to the right and left, forming two parallel
lines, when the Marshal, with the Tiler, will pass through the lines and
escort the Master or Grand Officer into the house, the brethren closing
in and following, thus reversing the order of procession; the brethren
with heads uncovered.

Service at Church or House of Deceased.

After the religious services have been performed, the Master will take
his station at the head of the coffin, the Senior Warden at his right,
the Junior Warden at his left; the Deacons and Stewards, with white rods
crossed, the former at the head, and the latter at the foot of the
coffin, the brethren forming a circle around all, when the Masonic
service will commence by the Chaplain or Master repeating the following
or some other appropriate prayer, in which all the brethren will join:

(Scripture can be used here.)

Prayer.

Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass
against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

Response: So mote it be.

Master: Brethren, we are called upon by the imperious mandate of the
dread messenger Death, against whose free entrance within the circle of
our Fraternity the barred doors and Tiler's weapon offer no impediment,
to mourn the loss of one of our companions. The dead body of our beloved
Brother lies in its narrow house before us, overtaken by that fate which
must sooner or later overtake us all; and which no power or station, no
virtue or bravery, no wealth or honor, no tear