...as it hath pleased Almighty God, of his great mercy, to take unto himself the soul of our deceased brother here departed, we therefore commit his body...ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ.' This is said of every one alike,...

...as it hath pleased Almighty God, of his great mercy, to take unto himself the soul of our deceased brother here departed, we therefore commit his body...ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certain hope of the resurreetion to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ." This is said of every one alike,...

...virtually identical to committals except for a few changes in liturgical language. Instead of saying, "We therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust," officiants might say, "We therefore commit his body to the flames, ashes to ashes, dust to...

...pleased Almighty God, in his wise providence, to take out of this world the soul of our deceased brother, 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...

...traditional service of committal: "Unto Almighty God we commend the soul of our brother departed, and we commit his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust." One can almost hear the clods of earth striking the coffin lid. PARADISE LOST BUT GRACE REGAINED...

...of a tree. 8 common formality] the set prayers and procedures laid down in BCP. 9 In ... hope] ' ... we therefore commit his body to the ground; earth...ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection to eternal life' (Prayer of Commendation from the Burial Service, BCP, p. 298)....

...beneath the waves. Someone produces a knife and cuts the rope, the coffin falls to the bottom. "... we therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust." I walk back toward the car as the men set about filling in the grave. My laughter, if that...

...the felicity of his chosen by the only mercy of the Saviour Jesus Christ Our Lord next I commend my body to the ground earth to earth ashes to ashes dust to dust in sure and certain hope of a glorious resurrection through our Lord Jesus Christ.111 Besides the absence of compelling evidence...

...great mercy, to take unto himself the soul of our dear sister here departed, we therefore commit her body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life.' * * *37 I pause to remark that a sublime effect arises at this...

...thrown onto the body — perhaps by the father himself, perhaps by friends — the minister intoned the words, "Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God...ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection to eternal life." Did Shakespeare find this simple, eloquent service adequate,...