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 art my life eternal. Thee I ask, Thee I beg, Thee I beseech, that I may live for Thee; that I may come to Thee; that I may rest in Thee. Do Thou hear me, listen to my prayer, hearken to my cry, who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.

O God, the giver of life and the restorer of our mortal bodies: Thou hast willed to receive the petitions of sinners; hearken to the prayers which, with tears and special devotion, we offer to Thee for the soul of Thy servant N. Deign to free it from the pains of hell, and place it in the ranks of Thy saints. Clothe it in the garment and stole of immortality, and order that it be comforted by the joys of Paradise. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost for ever and ever. Amen.

O Almighty and Eternal God, who hast deigned to create man to Thine own image, we