ghty God of his great mercy to
take unto himself the soul of our dear _brother_ here departed:
we therefore commit _his_ body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes
to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the resurrection
to eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall change
our vile body, that it may be like unto his glorious body, according
to the mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue all things to
himself.

| _An alternative form of Committal to the ground_.
|
| Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God in his wise providence
| to take unto himself the soul of our _brother_ here departed: we
| therefore commit _his_ body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes
| to ashes, dust to dust; looking for the general resurrection in
| the last day, and the life of the world to come, through our Lord
| Jesus Christ, who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation
| that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, according to
| the mighty working whereby he is able to subject all things to
| himself.
|
| _At the burial of the dead at sea, the words_ to the deep _shall
| be substituted for the words_ to the ground, _and the words_
| earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust _shall be omitted_.

Then shall be said or sung,

I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write: From henceforth
blessed are the dead which die in the Lord: Even so, saith the
Spirit, for they rest from their labours.

_Then the Priest shall say_,

Lord, have mercy upon us.

_Christ, have mercy upon us_.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

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
them that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil. Amen.

_Priest_.

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, 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 this
sinful world; beseeching thee 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 cons