By Coldplay Played by Kate Edmondson by The
MUSIC ‘Close Thine Eyes’ by Henry Purcell ENTRANCE MUSIC Sung by the Treorchy Male Voice Choir ‘Fix You’ by Coldplay Played by Kate Edmondson OUR COUSIN SIMON Read by Tom Calnan THE SENTENCES , W ELCOME AND OPENING PRAYER By The Very Revd Stephen Lake THE PRAYERS Dean of Gloucester Led by The Very Revd Stephen Lake Dean of Gloucester READING FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATION Chapter 21 vs 1-7 Concluding with, and saying together Read by Sean Calnan Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name; POEM thy kingdom come; thy will be done, ‘He is Gone’ by David Harkins on earth as it is in heaven. Read by Lizzie Flynn Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, You can shed tears that he is gone as we forgive those who trespass against us. Or you can smile because he has lived And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back For thine is the kingdom, Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him Amen. Or you can be full of the love that you shared USIC M You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday ‘Shine, Jesus Shine’ by Graham Kendrick Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday Played by Adrian Partington, Director of Music You can remember him and only that he is gone THE COMMENDATION Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on THE BLESSING You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
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