Then, while the earth shall be cast upon the Body by some standing by, the Priest shall say, י י FORAS MUCH | as it hath | pleased Almighty | 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; |77| earth to earth, |77| ashes to | ashes, |77| dust to | 17777 insure and certain | hope ור | ; dust of the resurrection | to eternal | life, | through our Lord Jesus Christ; | who shall change our | vile | body, glorious | body, ing, that it may be | like unto | his | according to the | mighty | work where by | he is able to subdue 7 | all things to him self. |77|77| ¶ Then shall be said or sung, I HEARD a voice from | heaven, | saying unto | me, | Write, |77|7 From | hence forth | blessed are the dead which die in the | Lord: |77| even sosaith the Spirit; | for | they | rest from their | | יין יין .labours י | Christ,|" have | mercy | " upon | us. | Lord, have | mercy | upon | us. י |יי | יין 1991791 וייויין | OUR | Father, | which art | in | heaven, | Hal lowed come. be thy | Name. |77|7 Thy | kingdom | 777 Thy will be done in | earth, | As it is ❘ in heaven. 17777 Give us this day our | daily | bread. 77777 And for give trespasses, |77| As | we forgive | them | 7 us | | our that | trespass against | us. |77|77| And | lead us us not into temptation; 777 But deliver | | from | evil. |77| Amen. |77|77| Priest. י ALMIGHTY | God, with whom do | live the spirits of ❘ them that depart | hence in the | Lord, |7 and with whom the souls of the | faithful, after they are delivered from the | burden of the flesh,77 are in | joy and felicity; | We give thee | hearty | thanks, | for that it hath | pleased | thee | to deli ver this our brother out of the miseries of | this sinful world; |77|7 beseeching | thee, that it may | please thee, of thy | gracious | goodness, | shortly to accomplish the number of | thine elect, |" י 7 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. Amen. דיין יין THE COLLECT. O MERCIFUL | God, the | Father of our | Lord | Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the | life; in whom | whosoever believeth | shall | live, though he | die; and whosoever | liveth, and believeth | in him, I 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; that, when we shall de part | this | life, | that | 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 blessing, which thy | well-beloved | Son shall then pronounce to all that | love and | fear | thee, | saying, Come, ye | blessed children of my | Father, 7 receive the kingdom | pre|pared | for you from the beginning of the world: |77|77| Grant this, we beseech thee, | O | merciful | and Redeemer. |77| Amen. |77| י 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 |