the anger of God pass over. Into thy hands we commend [his] spirit which has been created and redeemed by thee; despise not, we beseech thee, the work of thy hands.
O Christ Jesus, who wast crucified for our redemption, we beseech thee, by that love which brought thee from heaven, to have compassion on the soul of this thy servant; forgive all [his] sins, and by the merits of thy bitter passion satisfy for all [his] failings, and supply [his] defects; let [him] now experience the multitude of thy tender mercies, and be sensible of thy goodness. Dispose [his] soul by thy grace, that [he] may be prepared at thy call to go forth to meet [his] heavenly bridegroom. Grant [him], we beseech thee, true patience and perfect resignation in [his] pains and anguish. Give [him] full discharge from all [his] sins; confirm [his] faith, strengthen [his] hope, and perfect [his] charity, that departing hence, [his] soul may be received into thy mercy. O dear Redeemer, by that distress which thou didst suffer on the cross, when thou didst cry out to thy eternal Father, we pray thee to have mercy on this thy servant in [his] extremity; hear the sighs and desires of [his] heart; speak thou for [him], we beseech thee, who art the Eternal Word, and to whom the Father will refuse nothing.
By thy victory over death, and the infinite merits of thy passion, we beseech thee in behalf of this thy servant, that [he] may have no other thoughts but of peace, mercy, and comfort, and not of affliction. Bear [him] up against all distrust and despair; deliver [him] from [his] necessities, and be [his] comforter in [his] distress. Let those hands which were once nailed to the cross now plead for [him], and obtaining [his] pardon, conduct [him] into thy eternal rest. Amen.
