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For the Acceptance of Prayer

O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

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Death & the Departed

The Burial of the Dead — Additional Prayers

Father of all, we pray to you for those we love, but see no longer: Grant them your peace; let light perpetual shine upon them; and, in your loving wisdom and almighty power, work in them the good purpose of your perfect will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Burial Of The DeadThe Burial of the Dead

Provenance

Church of England, 1928

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A prayer for the departed first attested in the Church of England's Proposed 1928 Prayer Book. Its central phrase, \"let light perpetual shine upon them,\" draws on one of Christianity's oldest burial refrains and asks that God continue to work his purposes in those who have died.