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    ,WALDEM> ,A4 & ,JUNE ,S*UETTE
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    AT ,3CORDIA ,SEM9>Y1 ,ST4 ,L\IS4










       ,ALL ,SA9TS' ,"D #AJA     #AE
         BY ,JONA?ON ,KR5Z

  ,MY DAD DI$ :5 ,I 0 A #BD-YE>-OLD
SEM9>Y /UD5T4 ,LIFE 0 J 2G9N+ = ME
OR S X SEEM$4 ,I _H J MET ! WOMAN ,I
WD M>RY1 0 ON ! CUSP ( VIC>AGE & _H
CALL "D 9 SI<T4 ,!N CAME ! #D A4M4
PH"O CALL & ! SAD FLI<T HOME TO BURY
! MAN :O GAVE ME LIFE & TAU<T ME H[
TO LIVE1 ! MAN :O BR"\ ME TO !
BAPTISMAL FONT Z A NEWBORN & TAU<T
ME AB ,JESUS4
  ,! FUN]AL 0 A TREM5D\S 3FES.N (
FAI?4 ,! PA/OR PROCLAIM$ ,*RI/
CRUCIFI$ & ! RESURREC;N ( ! D1D4 ,8
BODY W RISE4 ,WE W SEE ,DAD AG1 ) \R
[N EYES1 /&+ & S++ 2F ! ?R"O4 ,& 9 !
M1N"T1 HE / JO9S U "H1 AT ! ALT>1 8)
ANGELS & >*ANGELS & ALL ! COMPANY (
H1V540 ,! ,SCRIPTURES1 ! LITURGY1 !
HYMNS,-!Y ALL HIT ON ? !ME3 ,*RI/ IS
RIS54 ,HE W RAISE ,DAD4 ,HE W RAISE
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AWAY ON ,RESURREC;N ,"D1 :5 D1? % 2
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  ,ALL ,SA9TS' ,"D1 L ! ,*RI/IAN
FUN]AL1 IS GIV5 TO 3FESS !
RESURREC;N ( ! BODY1 & ! LIFE
"ELA/+4 ,X IS A "D ( COM=T = ^? :O
8FEEBLY /RU7LE0 "H :ILE _! LOV$ "OS
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,WE MISS ^? :O H FALL5 ASLEEP 9 !
,"L1 B WE "K T1 ?\< !Y H DI$1 YET !Y
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,!Y >E 9 H1V54
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RAISE _! BODIES F ! GRAVE ON ! ,LA/
,"D4 ,BODY & S\L W 2 REUNIT$ TO LIVE
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NEW E>?4 ,ON ,ALL ,SA9TS' ,"D1 !
,SCRIPTURES1 ! LITURGY1 ! HYMNS & !
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YE>LY F1/ COMMEMORAT+ ALL :O H DI$ 9
,*RI/ & N[ RE/ F _! LABORS4 ,X
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W RAISE !M F ! D1D4
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!ME ( ,ALL ,SA9TS' ,"D4 ,UN.S ! ,"L
RETURNS F/1 Y W PHYSICALLY DIE4 ,?
IS ! COMMON EXP]I;E ( ALL *N (
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9 ,*RI/4 ,? GIFT IS = Y1 J Z X IS =
YR LOV$ "OS :O H G"O 2F4 ,JESUS DI$
= Y TO TAKE YR S9S AWAY4 ,HE DI$ YR
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,SA9TS' ,"D IS A LL PREVIEW ( YR
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  ,9 ! M1N"T1 ! ,*UR* 9 H1V5 & !
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,ALL ,SA9TS4 ,"H WE SEE ! WISDOM ( !
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T "D4 ,COME1 ,"L ,JESUS4
    ,! ,REV4 ,JONA?ON ,KR5Z
    "<JKR5Z#IH@AHOTMAIL4COM"> IS
    ASSOCIATE PA/OR ( ,MESSIAH
    ,LU!RAN ,*UR*1 ,S1TTLE1 ,WA%4




    ,A ,FUN]AL ,PLANN+ ,,PRIM]   #AI
         BY ,M>K ,BIRKHOLZ
   
  ,,,! /UNN$ FAMILY SITS 9 SIL;E 9
MY (FICE4,' ,! PA/ #BD H\RS H BE5 A
NI<TM>E4 ,F/ CAME ! %OCK AT ! SUDD5
D1? ( _! LOV$ "O1 !N "EY?+ NE$$ TO 2
D"O AT ONCE,-PH"O CALLS1 PAP]"W1
DOZ5S ( DECI.NS TO 2 MADE4 ,!Y'VE J
COME F ! FUN]AL HOME1 TALK+ AB
FL[]S1 CASKETS & VAULTS4 ,N[ X'S "T
TO PLAN ! FUN]AL S]VICE4
  ,"O ( !M %IFTS N]V\SLY 9 8 S1T4
,HE HASN'T BE5 9 A *UR* 9 YE>S4
,ANO!R 0 3FIRM$ "H YE>S AGO1 B N[ %E
ATT5DS ! BIG NOND5OM9A;NAL *UR*4
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MEET+ = ! F/ "T4
  ,!N ! "QS />T1 8,C WE S+1 ,8,!
,OLD ,RU7$ ,CROSS,08 ,H[ AB T "O AB
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  ,:O W 2 SITT+ >.D ! TABLE PLANN+
YR FUN]AL ) YR PA/OR8 ,H Y TALK$ )
!M AB :AT TO EXPECT8 ,H Y ?"\ AB X
YRF8 ,Y MAY N WANT TO ?9K AB D1?1 B
UN.S \R ,"L RETURNS F/1 WE W ALL H A
FUN]AL4

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  ,YR FUN]AL IS ULTIMATELY N AB Y4
,X IS AB ,JESUS & :AT ,HE HAS D"O =
Y & "? Y4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 FUN]ALS ^!
"DS C T5D TO 2COME A P>ADE ( P TALK+
AB :AT A WOND];L P]SON ! DEC1S$ WAS4
,"! IS A "T = S* 9=MAL REM9ISC+ )
FAMILY & FRS AT ! VISITA;N & ELSE":4
,B YR FUN]AL IS N A "T TO PRAISE Y4
,X IS A "T TO PRAISE ,JESUS4
  ,Y >E A S9N] & YR D1? IS EVID;E (
T "<,ROM4 #F3#BC">4 ,B ,JESUS HAS
GRACI\SLY RESCU$ Y F D1?4 ,HE HAS
MADE Y ,8 [N "? FAI? 9 ,8 BLOOD4 ,HE
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"D1 ,HE PROMISES TO RAISE YR L[LY
BODY,-J L ,HE 0 RAIS$ F D1?1 !
8F/FRUITS ( ^? :O H FALL5 ASLEEP0
"<#A ,COR4 #AE3#BJ">4 ,YR FUN]AL IS
ULTIMATELY AB ,JESUS & ,8
RESURREC;N1 & ALL ! GLORY 9 YR LIFE
2L;GS TO ,HM4
  ,? IS :Y EULOGIES AT FUN]ALS >E
G5]ALLY A BAD IDEA4 ,!Y C DRAW
ATT5;N AWAY F :AT ,JESUS HAS     #BA
D"O & FOCUS ON ! GD DE$S T ! D1D
P]SON DID4 ,9/1D1 3SID] ! ,LU!RAN
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#ADI">1 : (F]S ?REE MODEL
8OBITU>IES0 T MAY 2 PR9T$ 9 !
BULLET9 OR R1D 9 ! S]VICE4 ,^!
SAMPLES >E WRITT5 TO FOCUS ON :AT
,JESUS HAS D"O 9 & "? ! LIFE ( !
DE"P$ ,*RI/IAN,-"? ,HOLY ,BAPTISM1
"? ! ,"L'S ,SUPP]1 9 ,HOLY
,MATRIMONY1 "? ! GIFTS ( VOCA;N &
*N4 ,YR PA/OR W 2 ABLE TO PROVIDE
GUID.E 9 ? >EA4

    ,D WE H TO S+8
  ,2LIEVE X OR N1 ,I'VE ACTUALLY _H
REQUE/S = FUN]ALS )\T MUSIC4 ,MUSIC
IS "O ( ! BE/ WAYS TO BR+ JOY & LIFE
TO P %ATT]$ BY D1?4 ,I C'T IMAGE
HAV+ A FUN]AL )\T MUSIC4
  ,:5 X COMES TO *OOS+ S;GS = A
FUN]AL1 /E] CLE> ( ! SAPPY1 S5TI;TAL
S;GS T >E %ORT ON SUB/.E4 ,LOOK =
HYMNS T PO9T TO ,JESUS' R$EEM+ D1?1
,8 RESURREC;N & ,8 RETURN 9 GLORY4
,9 ! ,LU!RAN ,S]VICE ,BOOK1 />T ) ^!
SEC;NS3 8,EA/]0 "<#DEG-#DIJ">1 8,!
,*UR* ,TRIUMPHANT0 "<#FGJ-#FHJ"> &
8,HOPE & ,COM=T0 "<#GDA-#GFE">4

    ,:O'S 9 *>GE8
  ,A FUN]AL IS A PUBLIC WOR%IP
S]VICE ( ! 3GREGA;N4 ,X'S N J A
PRIVATE C]EMONY = ! FAMILY4 ,X IS !
PA/OR'S JOB TO PLAN A FUN]AL T
FAI?;LLY 3FESSES :AT WE 2LIEVE AB
D1? & RESURREC;N & T FULLY PROCLAIMS
! HOPE WE H 9 ,*RI/4
  ,YR PA/OR W PROBABLY 2 LOOK+ =
9PUT & ADVICE F Y & YR FAMILY4 ,HE
WANTS TO PUT TGR A S]VICE T 3NECTS )
!M1 B ULTIMATELY ! F9AL DECI.NS W 2
UP TO HM4 ,TRU/ HM TO "K H[ BE/ TO
BR+ COM=T & P1CE4

    ,:AT NEXT8
  ,X'S N"E EASY :5 A LOV$ "O DIES1 B
IF Y'VE MADE "S PLANS 9 ADV.E1 X C
MAKE ! FUN]AL PROCESS A LOT SIMPL]
:5 ! "T COMES4 ,?9K "? ! WAYS 9 : YR
FUN]AL W 3FESS YR FAI? 9 ,JESUS & !
HOPE ( ! RESURREC;N4 ,JOT D[N "S
?"\S AB :AT HYMNS & ,BIBLE R1D+S T
MI<T 2 FITT+4 ,SIT D[N & TALK    #BC
) YR PA/OR1 & 2 OP5 TO ANY GUID.E OR
SU7ES;NS HE HAS4 ,\R 3GREGA;N HAS A
SIMPLE =M T WE FILE UNTIL NE$$4 ,!N
MAKE SURE Y LET YR FAMILY "K YR
PLANS4 ,YR FUN]AL IS AN OPPORTUN;Y =
!M TO HE> ( ,GOD'S LOVE = Y & = !M4
    ,! ,REV4 ,DR4 ,M>K ,BIRKHOLZ
    "<BIR*HOLZ@AHOTMAIL4COM"> IS
    PA/OR ( ,FAI? ,LU!RAN ,*UR*1
    ,OAK ,LAWN1 ,ILL4


        ,,SIMPLE ,,PROMISES    
         BY ,VAL]IE ,BOEHNE

  ,EV5 Z ADULTS1 WE C H DI6ICULTY
PROCESS+ D1?4 ,! ?"\ ( D1? IS SC>Y &
UNCOM=TABLE4 ,:AT AB *N !N8 ,Z
P>5TS1 WE MI<T 2 TEMPT$ TO PROTECT
!M F X4 ,WE DON'T WANT !M TO FEEL !
PA9 & SAD;S ( D1?4 ,B :ILE \R 9T5;NS
MAY 2 GD1 D1? IS A "T TO %>E
IMPORTANT TRU?S ) \R *N3 ,D1? W N
W94 ,JESUS IS /R;G]4 ,HE ROSE F D1?4
,! /+ ( D1? IS ONLY MO;T>Y 9 ? _W &
\R LIFE ) ,JESUS IS ET]NAL4 ,) ?
COM=T+ ,GOSPEL1 Y C USE ^! MO;TS TO
DIRECT YR *N TO ,GOD'S M]CY & GRACE4
,"! >E PRACTICAL WAYS Y C TALK TO YR
*N AB D1?4 ,:5 A LOV$ "O DIES1 *N %D
HE> SIMPLE TRU?S4

  #A"> ,,,X'S OKAY TO TELL A *,' T ?
_W IS N \R HOME4 ,YES1 ,GOD HAS GIV5
U _M ?+S TO 5JOY "H ON E>?4 ,B ? IS
AL A _W ( SAD;S1 S9 & D1?4 ,GOD HAS
GIV5 U "S?+ BETT]4 ,9 H1V5 WE H
ET]NAL LIFE ) \R ,SAVIOR ,JESUS4 ,Y
C SAY ?+S L1 8,YR GR&MA IS ) ,JESUS4
,HE HAS PROMIS$ ? 9 ,8 ,^W0 & !N R1D
,JOHN #AA3#BE4 ,Y C REM9D YR *N T ^!
PROMISES >E GIV5 TO U 9 ,BAPTISM
"<,COL4 #B3#AB">4

  #B"> ,,,ALW SP1K ( YR LOV$ "OS,' Z
8) ,JESUS40 ,!Y >5'T 9 ! SKY OR 9 \R
HE>TS4 ,!Y'RE ) ,JESUS4 ,! COMMON
PHRASE 8PASS$ AWAY0 SEEMS TO D.E >.D
! R1L;Y ( D1?4 ,TO SAY1 8,HE DI$0 IS
DI6ICULT = _M P 2C X AC"KL$GES !
F9AL;Y ( LIFE "H ON E>?4 ,YET TO SAY
"S"O IS 8) ,JESUS0 TE/IFIES T \R D1?
IS N F9AL & WE H LIFE ET]NAL 9
,*RI/4 ,*N GA9 COM=T 9 HE>+ ?    #BE
SIMPLE REM9D] T ,JESUS IS \R ,SAVIOR
F D1?4

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,*N H GD "QS & R1L FE>S AB D1?4
8,:AT HAPP5S :5 Y DIE8 ,W X 2 PA9;L8
,W ,I SEE A B"R LI<T8 ,:AT IS H1V5
L80 ,:ILE WE DON'T ALW H !
SPECIFICS1 ,GOD'S ,^W GIVES U GD
ANSW]S = !M4 ,:5 WE DIE1 \R S\L GOES
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SP1KS ( ! FAI?;L D1D Z ^? :O >E
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EYES = ! LA/ "T1 WE W 2 ) ,JESUS4

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,MY P>5TS WD TAKE ME TO ! VISITA;NS
& FUN]ALS ( FELL[ *UR* MEMB]S :5 ,I
0 A *4 ,"S FUN]ALS 7 ( DE> FRS4 ,"S
7 ONLY ACQUA9T.ES4 ,N"O!.S1 !Y 7 ALL
FELL[ BRO!RS & SI/]S 9 ,*RI/4 ,?1 (
C\RSE1 DIDN'T EXCITE ME4 ,B MY P>5TS
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DOES ! ,*UR* RJC TGR1 B ! ,*UR*
GRIEVES TGR Z WELL4

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ET]N;Y C 2 OV]:ELM+ = A *4 ,9 ? _W1
"EY?+ COMES TO AN 5D "O WAY OR
ANO!R4 ,ET]N;Y ISN'T :AT WE'RE US$
TO & MAY EV5 SEEM SC>Y4 ,WE %D
REMEMB] \R M9DS >E V LIMIT$4 ,J Z !
,ALMI<TY ,GOD IS UNFA?OMABLE1 ET]N;Y
MAY SEEM UNFA?OMABLE Z WELL4 ,YET WE
C ALW RETURN TO ! SIMPLE & COM=T+
PROMISES T WE "K FULLY 9 \R ,SAVIOR4

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PICTURES ( H1V5 GIV5 TO U 9
,REVELA;N4 ,*N W 5JOY !M Z M* Z
ADULTS4 ,OP5 ! ,BIBLE ) !M TO
,REVELA;N3 8,2HOLD1 ! DWELL+ PLACE (
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,GOD4 ,HE W WIPE AWAY E TE> F _!
EYES1 & D1? % 2 NO M1 NEI % "!   #BG
2 M\RN+1 NOR CRY+1 NOR PA9 ANYMORE1
= ! =M] ?+S H PASS$ AWAY "<,REV4
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,GOD GIVES U OPPORTUN;Y1 WE DIRECT
\R *N TO ! HOPE WE H 9 ,JESUS1 \R
,SAVIOR F D1?4
    ,VAL]IE ,BOEHNE
    "<VSBOEHNE@AGMAIL4COM"> IS A
    PRES*OOL T1*] & DIRECTOR AT
    ,TR9;Y ,LU!RAN ,*UR* &
    ,PRES*OOL1 ,EL ,PASO1 ,ILL4


           ,BOLD ,3FID;E
          BY ,PET] ,RESKE

  ,:AT D ,LU!RANS D :5 FAC$ ) D1?8
,!Y D :AT !Y D AT E ,BAPTISM1 AT
,*RI/MAS :5 !Y REMEMB] ,*RI/'S
9C>NA;N1 AT ,EA/] :5 !Y CELEBRATE ,8
RESURREC;N4 ,LU!RANS D :AT !Y D E
,SUN"D3 ,!Y S+6
  ,,= ,,FUN]ALS WE (T5 TURN TO A FEW
2LOV$ HYMNS1 S* Z 8,AMAZ+ ,GRACE10
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,"! IS GRT COM=T 9 S++ ^! FAMILI>
HYMNS1 B "! >E NUM]\S O!R HYMNS =
FUN]ALS T >E WOR? "K+ & S++4 ,LOOK =
HYMNS T 3SOLE U BY PO9T+ TO ,*RI/ &
,8 RESURREC;N1 REM9D U ( \R ,BAPTISM
& ANTICIPATE ! RESURREC;N ( \R [N
BODIES4 ,"H >E ?REE EXAMPLES4

    ,GOD'S ,[N ,*1 ,I ,GLADLY ,SAY
    ,X "<,,LSB #EID">
  ,? HYMN1 ORIG9ALLY WRITT5 =
,ADV5T1 IS QKLY 2COM+ A POPUL> *OICE
= BAPTISMS & IS P]FECT = FUN]ALS4
,"P ( ! GRT APP1L ( ? HYMN IS !
JOY;L MELODY1 : FEELS L X 0 CU/OM-
MADE = ! TEXT1 AL? ! TWO 7 ONLY
PAIR$ 9 ! LA/ #BJ YE>S4
  ,9 ! CATE*ISM WE SAY T ,BAPTISM
8"WS =GIVE;S ( S9S1 RESCUES F D1? &
! DEVIL1 & GIVES ET]NAL SALVA;N TO
ALL :O 2LIEVE ?40 ,9 ? HYMN1 ) BOLD
3FID;E WE DIRECTLY ADDRESS S9
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D1? "</ANZA #D"> BY "N & RESPOND TO
_! ?R1TS ) ! ASSUR.E ( \R ,BAPTISM &
! PROMISE ( \R [N RESURREC;N3
8,SATAN1 HE> ? PROCLAMA;N3 ,I    #BI
AM BAPTIZ$ 9TO ,*RI/60

    ,NO ,SA9T ON ,E>? ,LIVES ,LIFE
    TO ,SELF ,AL"O "<,,LSB #GDG">
  ,TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,5GLI% F A ,DUT*
HYMN1 ? TEXT 0 WRITT5 9 MEMORY ( A
"Y "M :O DI$1 L1V+ F\R *N & A HUSB&
:O R1D TO H] (T5 F ,ROMANS #AD DUR+
H] F9AL WEEKS4 ,! HYMN IS A LOVELY
P>APHRASE ( ,ROM4 #AD3#G-#I & REM9DS
U T Z "P ( ! BODY ( ,*RI/ WE NEI
LIVE NOR DIE AL"O4 8,"? SORR[ ON TO
TRIUMPH ,*RI/ HAS L$1 ,& REIGNS O']
ALL3 ! LIV+ & ! D1D40

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    "<,,LSB #GEI">
  ,:ILE ? HYMN IS ! OLDE/ ( ! ?REE1
X IS PROBABLY ! L1/ "KN4 ,"S"TS
CR$IT$ TO ,M>T9 ,LU!R1 ! HYMN 0
WRITT5 BY ,MI*AEL ,WEISSE 9 #AECA &
HAS BE5 SUNG AT GRAVESIDES = NE>LY
#EJJ YE>S4
  ,9 ! CRE$S WE DCL \R 2LIEF 9 !
RESURREC;N ( ! BODY & T WE LOOK = !
RESURREC;N ( ! D1D4 ,? HYMN IS "O (
! BE/ PROCLAMA;NS ( ? DOCTR9E TO 2
F.D 9 \R HYMNAL4 ,WE MAY M\RN :ILE ?
BODY SLEEPS1 B \R SAD;S W SURELY 2
TURN$ TO JOY AT ! ,RESURREC;N4 8,WE
H NO CAUSE TO M\RN OR WEEP2
,SECURELY % ? BODY SLEEP ,TILL ,*RI/
,HMF % D1? DE/ROY ,& RAISE ! B.S$
D1D TO JOY40
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PA9;L R1L;Y ( S91 D1? & ! DEVIL8 ,WE
S+4 ,& = \R NEI<BOR :O IS TOO
OV]COME ) GRIEF TO USE H] VOICE1 WE
S+ EV5 L\D]6
    ,PET] ;,C4 ,RESKE
    "<PET]4RESKE@ACPH4ORG"> IS S5IOR
    $ITOR ( MUSIC_/WOR%IP AT
    ,3CORDIA ,PUBLI%+ ,H\SE & !
    $ITOR ( .7,! ,HYMNS ( ,M>T9
    .',LU!R "<,,CPH">4


        ,O!R ,FUN]AL ,HYMNS
          BY ,M>T9 ,LU!R

,*RI/ ,JESUS ,LAY 9 ,D1?'S ,/R;G
  ,B&S "<,,LSB #DEH">
,F ,DEP?S ( ,WOE ,I ,CRY TO ,!E
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,9 ,P1CE & ,JOY ,I ,N[ ,DE"P
  "<,,LSB #ICH">
,9 ! ,V ,MID/ ( ,LIFE
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,"L1 ,KEEP ,U ,/1DFA/ 9 ,YR ,^W
  "<,,LSB #FEE">
,TO ,GOD ! ,HOLY ,_S ,LET ,U ,PRAY
  "<,,LSB #GFH">
,TRIUNE ,GOD1 ,2 ,?\ ,\R ,/AY
  "<,,LSB #EJE">


     ,,,LU!R'S H&BOOK ON DY+,'
        BY ,*RI/OPH] ,RA6A

  ,D1? IS NO *'S PLAY4 ,B SADLY1 !
*N ( ,GOD PLAY ) D1?1 & !Y GET BURN$
E "T4 ,"! IS A C>E.S;S & A RECK.S;S
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       ,H1V5LY ,MISCONCEP;NS
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