[Must Own: AMEN – Prayers and Blessings from Around the World – 1]
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.
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Extolled and hallowed by the Name of GOD
throughout the world which He has created,
and which He governs according to His righteous will.
Just is He in all His ways, and wise are all His decrees.
May His kingdom come and His will be done in all the earth.
Praised be the Lord of Life, the Righteous Judge, for ever more.
Whatsoever praise we would render unto God,
Howsoever we would adore the Most High,
We would yet fail to give Him the glory due to His great Name.
Even in the hour of bereavement and sorrow,
We feel the majesty of GOD and will give thanks,
for His manifold mercies.
May the Father of peace send peace to all who mourn
and comfort all the bereaved among us.
Amen.
JEWISH: MOURNER’S KADDISH
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The LORD is my Shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me lie down in green pastures;
He leadeth me beside the still wataers.
He restoreth my soul;
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me;
Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies;
Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
[CHRISTIAN] OLD TESTAMENT: The 23rd Psalm
[HEBREW SCRIPTURES, Tehilliym 23]
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Remember thy LORD within thyself,
Humbly and with awe, below thy breath,
at morn and evening.
And in the nighttime, also hymn His praise
at the setting of the stars.
THE KORAN
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For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to cast awa;
A time to rend, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time for war, and a time for peace.
[CHRISTIAN OLD TESTAMENT] ECCLESIASTES 3
[HEBREW SCRIPTURES: QOHELETH 3]
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From the unreal lead me to the real;
From darkness lead me to light;
From death lead me to deathlessness.
HINDU
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O Thou Shining One,
Thou knowest all our ways.
We utter praise of Thee!
Thou art woman, Thou art man;
Thou art youth, Thou art maiden . . .
Thou art the dark blue bee,
Thou art the green parrot with red eyes,
Thou art the thunder-cloud, the seasons, the seas.
Thou art our Father. Thou art our Mother.
Thou art our Beloved Friend.
HINDU
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So live that when the summon comes
To join the innumerable caravan
Which moves to that mysterious realm
Where each shall take his chamber
in the silent halls of death.
Thou go not like the quarry slave of night
scourged to his dungeon
but sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust.
Approach thy grave
like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him
and lies down in pleasant dreams.
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
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Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
THE BEATITUDES—MATTHEW 5:3-12