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 let them  rejoice  and  be  happy  in  his  presence. May all the  ministers  of  hell  be  filled  with  confusion  and shame; and let  no  evil  spirit  dare  to  stop  thee  in  thy way. Christ Jesus  be  thy  deliverer,  who  was  crucified for thee. Christ Jesus,  deliver  thee  from  death,  who vouchsafed to  die  for  thee. Christ Jesus,  Son  of  the living God,  place  thee  in  his  garden  of  paradise,  and may he,  the  true  Shepherd,  own  thee  for  one  of  his flock. May he  absolve  thee  from  all  thy  sins,  and  place  thee at his  right  hand  in  the  inheritance  of  his  elect. We pray it  may  be  thy  happy  lot  to  behold  thy  Redeemer face to  face,  to  be  ever  in  his  presence,  and  in  the vision of  that  truth  which  is  the  joy  of  the  blessed. And thus,  placed  among  those  happy  spirits,  mayest thou be  ever  filled  with  heavenly  sweetness. Amen.

Receive thy  servant,  O Lord,  into  the  place  of salvation  which  [he]  hopes  from  thy  mercy.

R. Amen.

Deliver, O Lord,  the  soul  of  thy  servant,  from  all dangers of  hell,  from  all  pain  and  tribulation.

R. Amen.

Deliver, O Lord,  the  soul  of  thy  servant,  as  thou deliveredst Enoch  and  Elias  from  the  common  death of the  world.

R. Amen.

Deliver, O Lord,  the  soul  of  thy  servant,  as  thou deliveredst Noah  from  the  flood.

R. Amen.

Deliver, O Lord,  the  soul  of  thy  servant,  as  thou deliveredst Abraham  from  the  midst  of  the  Chaldeans.

R. Amen.

Deliver, O Lord,  the  soul  of  thy  servant,  as  thou deliveredst Job  from  all  his  afflictions.

R. Amen.