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Rest in the Lord; swift comes the happy time,

When we who strive shall reach Thy fairer clime;

Christ, give us welcome when the toil is past,

And bring us to the bliss of heaven, at last.

μακαρία ἡ ὁδός, ᾗ πορεύῃ σήμερον, ὅτι

ἡτοιμάσθη σοι τόπος ἀναπαύσεως.

Burial of a layman

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Thou dost not pass a lonesome way,