Mr. Henry Lantei France

(A.K.A. HUMPHREY BOGART)
FRANCE

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@ FAITH EVANGELICAL MISSION WORLDWIDE (MATAHEKO)
ON FRIDAY 2ND FEBRUARY, 2024
@ 8:00 AM
SUNRISE 1934 - SUNSET 2023
HENRY LANTEI
FRANCE
Forever In Our Hearts - Humphrey Lantei France (a.k.a. Humphrey Bogart)

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THE BETHLEHEM METHODIST CHURCH, RUSSIA - GHANA
BURIAL, MEMORIALAND
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
ND
ON FRIDAY, 2 FEBRUARY, 2024
AT 8:00 AM
Oﬃciating Ministers
1. Very Rev. Isaac Etuah Jackson - Superintendent Minister, Russia Circuit
2. Very Rev. Emmanuel Oﬀei Quartey - Circuit Minister, Russia
3. Bishop Frederick France - Immediate Past Presiding Bishop (F.E.M.W.W)
4. Bishop Abigail Djante -
STEWARDS
Bro. Daniel Annoh
Sis Helena Cobblah
9. Organist - Bro. Rapheal Wesley Larkai
In Attendance -
Bethlehem Methodist Church Choir
Joyful Bells
ORDER OF SERVICE
Part I
PRE - BURIAL SERVICE
1. Organ Prelude
2. Opening Hymn - MHB 80
3. Prayer
4. Scripture Reading - Psalm 46
5. Filling Past - MHB 478, 110, 371
6. Tributes
7. Filing Past - MHB 608, 432, 515
8. Closing of Casket MHB 503

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Part II
BURIAL SERVICE
1. Processional Hymn -
2. Scriptural Sentences -
3. Purpose of Gathering -
4. Opening Hymn - MHB 335
5. Biography & Tribute -
6. Hymn - MHB 427
7. Scripture Reading - Psalm 90: 1 - 6, 27
- John 14: 1 - 6, 27
8. Hymn - MHB 602
9. Sermon -
10. Aﬀrmation of Faith
11. Oﬀering - Songs by Singing Band
12. Anthem - By the Choir
Part III
THANKSGIVING AND COMMENDATION
1. Hymn - MHB 831 -
2. Prayer of Thanksgiving - Commendation and the Lord’s Prayer
3. Notices, Introductions and Presentation
4.Hymn - MHB 830
5. Closing Prayer and Benediction
6. Dead March in Soul
7. Recessional Hymn - MHB 651
At the Graveside
1. Hymn - MHB 615
2. Committal -
3. Prayer -
4. Hymn - MHB 428
5. Vote of Thanks - By Family Member
6. Hymn - MHB 976
7. Benediction -

MARRIAGEAND SOCIALLIFE:
He got married to his childhood sweetheart,
Mrs. Victoria Okailey France in 1961, in fact
he fell in love with his beautiful wife at
Atukpai, a suburb of Accra where they both
lived at the time , their marriage was blessed
with ten children. He was survived by eight of
his children, 18 grandchildren and 8 great
grandchildren.
In his youth, he was part of the struggle for
independence and was an active member of
the 'Tokyo Joe' boys of Ga Mashie. This was a
militant group they aggressively campaigned
for Ghana's independence, in those years, he
was a keen dancer who regularly attended
night clubs and was a member of Accra Rock
and Roll Club, in his later years, he was a
faithful and active member of Russia branch
oftheObonu club.
CHRISTIAN LIFE:
'Humphrey Bogart' was born into a Methodist
family and he remained faithful, and dedicated
to his church all his life. He was one of the
founding members of the Nmenmeetey branch
of the Methodist Church, and was serious with
the matters of God. He was a staunch member
oftheMen's Fellowship.
LATTERDAYS:
Humphrey enjoyed a quiet and peaceful life
after his retirement from active service.As the
yearswentbyhebecameslower inlife.
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You have fought a good ﬁght; you have
ﬁnished the race and have kept the faith, now
the crown of righteousness which the Lord
provides for you and for all those who long for
his glorious coming awaits you. (2 timothy
7:8)
The late Henry Lantei France, popularly known
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as 'Humphery Bogat', was born on the 30 June
1934 to the late Mr. Frederick Joe France
(Superintendent of Ghana Prisons) of Asere
Djorshie and Madam Daina Aku Allotey of the
Sempe Clan, all of Ga Mashie. He was the second
of six siblings of his parents and currently
survivedbyone.
EARLYLIFEANDWORK:
Born in Accra, he started elementary school at
Tamale where his father had been transferred by
the Prisons Service. On return to Accra, he
continued his education at Accra Government
School, during his schooling he developed an
interest in Building and Constructions. He joined
the Electricity company of Ghana and later
Public Works Department (PWD) as a Builder.
He faithfully worked with the PWD until his
retirement in June 1994. After his retirement, he
continued to work privately as a Builder and was
indeed part of the construction of many elegant
buildingsinthecapitalcity.
MR. HENRY LANTEI FRANCE

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He was very friendly with his children and spent quality times with them, before he began to
develop some health problems. As the saying goes, 'when nature call, science and medicine
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become powerless. He indeed, fought a good ﬁght and ﬁnished his race successfully on the 20 of
November,2023. His prizeawaitshimacrown ofrighteousnesswhichtheLordwillgivehim.
TO GOD BETHEGLORY!!!
Henry:May theLordkeepyou.
NiiLantei:Tillwemeetagain.
Humphrey:RestinPeace.
YAAWOODJOGBANN

BY HIS EMINENCE EMERITUS BISHOP FREDERICK
LANKAI FRANCE TO A BELOVED BROTHER.
Then I heard a voice from heaven say, write this, Blessed are the dead who died in the lord from
now on,“Yes” says the spirit, “they will rest from their labour, For their deeds will follow them”.
(Revelation 14:13)
Don't let it shock you. For Humphrey is not dead, he is just sleeping, yeah! Bible says, on that day
the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of the
archangel and with the trumpet call of God and they that are dead in Christ will rise ﬁrst. I
stronglybelievewhenthetrumpetcallhappens,Iwillmeetmybrotheragain.
Those of us who are still alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the
air, and so we will be with the Lord forever. We thank God for this is our hope! Our future!! Humphrey is
justsleeping.
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Humphrey, as I aﬀectionately call him, indeed was a friend and a
father to me. We became very close in my secondary school days
when I lived with him at Atukpai in Accra. He counselled me,
protected me and generally took very good care of me. Never was he
angrywithmeandwas thereformeanytimeIneededhelp.
His impact on me in my formative years was huge and I am what I am
todaybecauseofhistremendoushelp,mayGod blessandkeephim,
Faretheewellmybrother!
Tillwemeetagain,
God bewithyou,
YAAWOODZOGBANN!!!

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Mmpa your integrity was Just and principle.
Your disciplinary actions were outstanding that
you never favoured any of us. Your love,
compassion and attitude of being a hardworking
fatherwillneverfadequicklyinourminds.
We never saw you picking up a quarrel with
anyone.Indeedyouwereamanoffewwords.
Humphrey affectionately called by his family
members was regular at every family gathering
no matter the geographical distance. Also, did
his normal visitations checking up on family
membersandhow theyarefaring.
BY CHILDREN
“I declare to you brothers and sisters that
flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom
of God nor does the perishable inherit the
imperishable” I Corinthians 15:50
Mmpa where are you; where have you
gone to without telling us? Where
can we find you? Why did you not
tell us anything even in the last moments when
we were taking you to the hospital thinking we
willbringyoubackhome?.
In the early months of the year 2023 you were
very strong, although we knew your health was
diminishing but it did not occur to us that you
willdepartso suddenly.
Humphrey your silence is too difficult to bear.
We knew a day like this would come but we did
not know it would be so early.You were a model
of a father we knew. The first thing you instilled
in us was to be strong with the fear of God. None
of us takes our masters command lightly and we
all love and serve him passionately in our
variousendeavorsandcalls.

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Yes, wearedevastatedbecauseamightytreehasfallen.
We all miss your humming of the Methodist hymns which made us learn the words so we can sing with
youalways.
God Saw You Getting Tired
A Cure Was Not To Be
So He Put His Arms Around Youɔ
And Whispered “Come With Me”
With Tearful Eyes We Watched You
And Saw You Fade Away.
Although We Were Never Tired Of Taking Care
Of You And Loved You Dearly
We Could Not Make You Stay
A Golden Heart Stopped Beating
Your Fender Hands At Rest
God Took You Home To Prove To Us
He Only Takes The Best.
Mmpa Kpoo oooo!!
Mmpa Yaawɔ Ojogbaa
Yaawɔ Yɛ Nuntsɔ Lɛ Mli
Have Eternal Rest In Perfect Peace.

“No one knows when his hour will come; as fish captured in a Cruel net, or as birds caught in a
snare. So also are men trapped by evil times that will fall unexpectedly upon them”
(Ecclesiastes 9:12).
Humphrey as I affectionately called him
was my friend, a husband, a brother and
a father to our children. For years of my
life I learned so much from you and loved you for
who you were. You were selfless and ready to
help anyone in anyway. You were my special
person, your love for me and the family cannot be
swept under the carpet. You will visit my family
without my knowledge and show them love
beforecomingtoinformme.
I thank God for your life; I know that the good
Lord has called you in his own time and he is the
best to explain. However I still feel pain leaving
me alone, looking at the over 60 years that we had
lived together. Humphrey you loved the Lord and
the ministry. Especially, the Men's Fellowship of
the Bethlehem Methodist Church. In fact, you
would not want to miss any Men's fellowship
meeting on Fridays and church service on
Sunday. I strongly believe out of your service to
God by now, you are resting in the bosom of the
Lord
My good friend and husband, on that fateful
Monday morning nothing could have prepared
me for your departure. I thought it was a usual
visittothehospitalandbackbutGod wouldnot
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have it that way. I strongly believe the good Lord
saw you getting tired, so he put his arms around
youandsaid“cometome”.
It's not easy but I shall seek solace in the
Almighty God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth.
I w i l l c o n t i n u e t o r e m e m b e r y o u r
encouragement to love God and get closer to
him. It is not easy to say goodbye because you
mean a lot to me in my entire life. My husband, I
willmiss youso much.
But Myself, Our children and the larger family
shall console ourselves that you are with the
Lord. And pray that your journey through the
spiritwouldbeablessedone.
Humphrey yaawɔ ojogbaa ke ya shi beni wo baa
kpeekon.
Nyomo keboahoeﬁjii ashishi.
Amen
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BY GRANDCHILDREN
The days of our years are threescore years and ten, and if by reason of strength they be fourscore
years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off and we fly away.
(Psalm 90:10 KJV)
The sudden death of our dear grandfather has brought us to the understanding of what Paul says in
Philippians1:21,thatformetoliveis Christandtodieis gain.Grandpawemiss youso much.
You are the first personality that comes to mind when we read the description of love as captured
succinctly in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NKJV of the Holy Book. “love suffers long and is kind; love does not
envy, love does not behave rudely, does not seek its own; is not provoked; thinks no evil; does not rejoice
in iniquity but rejoice in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all
things”.

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Grandpa we remember when there was no power, on every Sunday you will stand on your feet for as long
hours to iron our uniforms and your work clothes for the week with a box iron and you do it so much
perfectly.You loved us unconditionally and even went to the bank to withdraw money to pay our school
fees when our parents did not have.Who else would do this for us if he does not have a big heart and love.
We are so proud to be called your grandchildren because you was a disciplinarian, our treasure, our
historianandourhummingbirdwho willsingsongs oftheMethodistHymnallikenoother.
So strong and certain was your hand in showing us the way as we grew up; We thought that every
grandfather was like you. But we discovered in conclusion that there were grandfathers and there were
indeedgrandfathers.It is very diﬃcultto celebratebut to mourn. However, with the legacyand sociallife
impacted on us, we will choose to celebrate you than to mourn. In fact, you are of the greatest gift the
worldhaseverseen.
We love you grand pa, we will remember your presence and that memory will bring refreshment to our
hearts.
Grandpayourgrandchildrensay
Restinperfectpeace
yaawɔojogbaa

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BY THE BETHLEHEM METHODIST CHURCH – RUSSIA IN MEMORY OF OUR
LATE BROTHER HENRY LANTEI FRANCE.
“But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor dust destroys and where
thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is there your heart will also be”
(Matthew 6:20 E.S.V).
The late Brother Henry Lantei France was baptized in his childhood days at Rev. Birch Freeman
MemorialChurch,Bukom,Accra.in1982hejoinedtheBethlehemMethodistChurch–Russia.
Our late brother was in Bro C. AArmah's class now Justice class. He was conﬁrmed in the Bethlehem
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Methodist Society by the Late Very Rev .James Kanettey Essel on 2 May, 2004 and therefore became a
fullmemberofthechurch.
The late France attendance at bible class meetings and the Bethlehem Methodist church men's
fellowship meetings was satisfactory. He was very active at the men's fellowship activities and
programmeswhichearnedhimabeautifulcitationinJune2011.
Our late brother who was well advanced in age was made an inﬁrm member about seven years ago. He
was agentleman,respectfulandsociable.
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The late France became ill around June 2023 and on Monday, 20 November 2023 he was called home to
bewithhismaker.
MaythegoodLordkeepyouandgrantyoueternalrest.
Yaawo odjogban!!Amen!!!

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TO THE LATE BROTHER HENRY LANTEI FRANCE
BY THE MEN'S FELLOWSHIP OF THE BETHLEHEM SOCIETY – RUSSIA.
Blest are the humble souls that see their emptiness and poverty; Treasures of Grace to them are
given. And crowns of joy laid up in heaven MHB 697:1.
The Late Bro Henry Lantei France whose mortal body lay motionless before us joined the Men's
Fellowship in its formative years. Being a man in the church, he sought for the Lords business by
associating himself with the men's fellowship in order to serve his maker better. He was of the view that
the only way one can be seen active in the church was to join one of the organizations. Bro Henry lived by
the view as it was manifested in his participation in all activities of the fellowship to the admiration of all
members.
Most aged members can attest to this fact that even as he grew older and weaker, he can be seen coming
to meetings until his health by nature could not permit him anymore. Bro Henry had the fellowship in his
heart to the point that when he relocated to Gbawe, this old man managed to come to meetings regularly
and also on time before even those who lived closed by. His activeness was really a testimony to us. He
tried to pay his dues and other ﬁnancial commitments promptly and attended most joint meetings held in
circuitaswellasjourneysmadeoutsideAccratovariousfunctionthatconcernedothermembers.
He was indeed very committed who served his maker in humility. Bro Henry Lantei France was very
humble, respectful and God fearing. He will be remembered for his gentle dancing moves and calm
jokes. Bro henry never got on the nerves of others but warmly associate with every one peacefully, he
livedbyourmotto;forChrist,
We live. Life as it said, is like a current of wind; it blows pass and soon it is gone and its path can never be
retraced. Bro Henry upon persuasive advice from the Fellowship ﬁnally stopped coming to meetings and
by our tradition, we continued to visit him periodically and share memories of nostalgic experiences
withhim.
Bro Henry Lantei France, your Bethlehem men's fellowship and the entire “ABOLO WE” men bid you
farewelltoyourmakertillonedaywemeetagainattheshores beyondinJesus name.
For Christ,WeLive!, For Christ,WeLive!!, And For Christ,WeShallLive,Amen.

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Hymn 80
Thee will I praise with all my heart,
And tell to all how good Thou art,
How marvellous Thy works of grace;
Thy name I will in songs record,
And joy and glory in my Lord,
Extolled above all thanks and praise.
The Lord will save His people here;
In times of need their help is near
To all by sin and hell oppressed;
And they that know Thy name will trust
In Thee, who, to Thy promise just,
Hast never left a soul distressed.
The Lord is by His judgements known;
He helps his poor afflicted one,
His sorrows all He bears in mind;
The mourner shall not always weep,
Who sows in tears in joy shall reap,
With grief who seeks with joy shall find.
A helpless soul that looks to Thee
Is sure at last Thy face to see,
And all Thy goodness to partake;
The sinner who for Thee doth grieve,
And longs, and labours to believe,
Thou never, never wilt forsake.
MHB 478
Jesu, my Savior, Brother, Friend,
On Whom I cast my every care,
On Whom for all things I depend,
Inspire, and then accept, my prayer.
If I have tasted of Thy grace,
The grace that sure salvation brings,
If with me now Thy Spirit stays,
And hovering hides me in His wings.
Still let Him with my weakness stay,
Nor for a moment's space depart,
Evil and danger turn away,
And keep till He renews my heart.
When to the right or left I stray,
His voice behind me may I hear,
“Return, and walk in Christ Thy way,
Fly back to Christ, for sin is near.”
His sacred unction from above
Be still my Comforter and Guide;
Till all the hardness He remove,
And in my loving heart reside.
Jesus, I fain would walk in Thee,
From nature's every path retreat;
Thou art my Way, my Leader be,
And set upon the rock my feet.
MHB110
Jesus, lover of my soul,
Let me to Thy bosom fly,
While the waters near me roll,
While the tempest still is high:
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide,
Till the storm of life is past;
Safe into the haven guide;
O receive my soul at last!
Other refuge have I none,
Hangs my helpless soul on Thee;
Leave, Oh! Leave me not alone,
Still support and comfort me:
All my trust of Thee is stayed;
All my help from Thee I bring;
Cover my defenceless head
With the shadow of Thy wing.
Wilt Thou not regard my call,
Wilt Thou not accept my prayer?
Lo, I sink, I faint, I fall;
Lo, on Thee I cast my care;
Reach me out Thy gracious hand!
While I of Thy strength receive,
Hoping against hope, I stand,
Dying , and behold, I live!
Thou, O Christ, art all I want;
More than all in Thee I find;
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint,
Heal the sick, and lead the blind.
Just and holy is Thy name,
I am all unrighteousness;
False, and full of sin I am,
Thou art full of truth and grace.
MHB 608
Captain of Israel’s host, and Guide
Of all who seek the land above,
Beneath Thy shadow we abide,
The cloud of Thy protecting love;
Our strength, Thy grace;
our rule, Thy Word;
Our end, the glory of the Lord.
By Thine unerring Spirit led,
We shall not in the desert stray;
The light of man's direction need
Or miss our providential way;
As far from danger as from fear,
While Love, almighty Love, is near.

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MHB 432
1 Hark, my soul, it is the Lord;
'tis thy Saviour, hear his word;
Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee,
'Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?
2 'I delivered thee when bound,
and, when wounded, healed thy wound;
sought thee wandering, set thee right,
turned thy darkness into light.
3 'Can a woman's tender care
cease towards the child she bare?
Yes, she may forgetful be,
yet will I remember thee.
4 'Mine is an unchanging love,
higher than the heights above,
deeper than the depths beneath,
free and faithful, strong as death.
5 'Thou shalt see my glory soon,
when the work of grace is done;
partner of my throne shalt be:
say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?'
6 Lord, it is my chief complaint
that my love is weak and faint;
yet I love thee, and adore;
O for grace to love thee more!
MHB 515
Thy way, not mine, O Lord,
However dark it be;
Lead me by Thine own hand,
Choose out the path for me.
Smooth let it be or rough,
It will be still the best;
Winding or straight, it leads
Right onward to Thy rest.
I dare not choose my lot;
I would not, if I might;
Choose Thou for me, my God,
So I shall walk aright.
Take Thou my cup, and it
With joy or sorrow ﬁll,
As best to Thee may seem;
Choose Thou my good and ill.
Choose Thou for me my friends,
My sickness or my health;
Choose Thou my cares for me
My poverty or wealth.
The kingdom that I seek
Is Thine: so let the way
That leads to it be Thine,
Else I must surely stray.
Not mine, not mine the choice
In things or great or small;
Be Thou my Guide, my Strength
My Wisdom, and my All.
MHB 503
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs
And works His sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the ﬂower.
Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.

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MHB 335
Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
Do not pass me by.
Let me at Thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief,
Kneeling there in deep contrition;
Help my unbelief.
Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
Do not pass me by.
Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace.
Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
Do not pass me by.
Thou the Spring of all my comfort,
More than life to me,
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in heaven but Thee?
MHB 427
1.Through all the changing scenes of
life, In trouble and in joy,
The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ.
2. Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
With me exalt His name;
When in distress to Him I called,
He to my rescue came.
3. The hosts of God encamp around
The dwellings of the just;
Deliverance He affords to all
Who on His succor trust.
4. Oh, make but trial of His love,
Experience will decide
How blest they are, and only they,
Who in His truth confide.
5. Oh, make but trial of His love,
Experience will decide
How blest they are, and only they,
Who in His truth confide.
MHB 831
1 GIVE me the wings of faith to rise
Within the veil, and see
The saints above, how great their joys,
How bright their glories be.
2 Once they were mourners here below,
And poured out cries and tears:
They wrestled hard, as we do now,
With sins, and doubts, and fears.
3 I ask them whence their victory came:
They, with united breath,
Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb,
Their triumph to his death.
4 They marked the footsteps that he trod,
His zeal inspired their breast;
And following their incarnate God,
Possess the promised rest.
5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise
For His own pattern given;
While the long cloud of witnesses
Show the same path to heaven.
MHB 830
Hark! the sound of holy voices,
chanting at the crystal sea,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Lord, to Thee;
Multitude, which none can number,
like the stars in glory stand
Clothed in white apparel, holding
palms of victory in their hand.
Patriarch, and holy prophet,
who prepared the way of Christ
King, apostle, saint, confessor,
martyr and evangelist;
Saintly maiden, godly matron,
widows who have watched to prayer
Joined in holy concert, singing
to the Lord of all, are there.
They have come from tribulation,
and have washed their robes in blood,
Washed them in the blood of Jesus;
tried they were, and firm they stood;
Mocked, imprisoned, stoned, tormented,
sawn asunder, slain with sword;
They have conquered death and Satan
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Marching with Thy cross their banner,
they have triumphed, following
Thee, the Captain of salvation,
Thee, their Savior and their King;
Gladly, Lord, with Thee they suffered;
gladly, Lord, with Thee they died;
And by death to life immortal
they were born and glorified.
Now they reign in heav'nly glory,
now they walk in golden light,
Now they drink, as from a river,
holy bliss and infinite:
Love and peace they taste forever,
and all truth and knowledge see
In the beatific vision
of the blessèd Trinity.
MHB 651
Hark! hark, my soul!
angelic songs are swelling,
O'er earth's green fields
and ocean's wave-beat shore:
How sweet the truth
those blessèd strains are telling
Of that new life
when sin shall be no more.
Angels of Jesus, angels of light,
Singing to welcome
the pilgrims of the night!
Darker than night life's
shadows fall around us,
And like benighted men
we miss our mark:
God hides Himself,
and grace hath scarcely found us,
E'er death finds out
his victims in the dark.
Singing to welcome
Far, far away,
like bells at evening pealing,
The voice of Jesus sounds
o'er land and sea;
And laden souls,
by thousands meekly stealing,
Kind Shepherd,
turn their weary steps to Thee.
Singing to welcome
Onward we go,
for still we hear them singing,
“Come, weary souls,
for Jesus bids you come”;
And through the dark,
its echoes sweetly ringing,
The music of the Gospel
leads us home.
MHB 428
I'll praise my Maker while I've breath,
And when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall employ my nobler powers;
My days of praise shall ne'er be past,
While life, and thought, and being last,
Or immortality endures.
Why should I make a man my trust?
Princes must die and turn to dust;
Vain is the help of flesh and blood:
Their breath departs, their pomp, and power,
And thoughts, all vanish in an hour,
Nor can they make their promise good.
Happy the man whose hopes rely
On Israel's God: He made the sky,
And earth, and seas, with all their train:
His truth for ever stands secure;
He saves th'oppressed, He feeds the poor,
And none shall find His promise vain.
The Lord has eyes to give the blind;
The Lord supports the sinking mind;
He sends the labouring conscience peace;
He helps the stranger in distress,
The widow, and the fatherless,
And grants the prisoner sweet release.
He loves His saints, He knows them well,
But turns the wicked down to hell;
Thy God, O Zion! ever reigns:
Let every tongue, let every age,
In this exalted work engage;
Praise Him in everlasting strains.
I'll praise Him while He lends me breath,
And when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall employ my nobler powers;
My days of praise shall ne'er be past,
While life, and thought, and being last,
Or immortality endures.

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MHB976
Now the laborer's task is o'er;
Now the battle day is past;
Now upon the farther shore
Lands the voyager at last.
Father, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
There the tears of earth are dried;
There its hidden things are clear;
There the work of life is tried
By a juster Judge than here.
There the Shepherd, bringing home
Many a lamb forlorn and strayed,
Shelters each, no more to roam,
Where the wolf can ne'er invade.
There the sinful souls, that turn
To the cross their dying eyes,
All the love of Christ shall learn
At His feet in Paradise.
There no more the powers of hell
Can prevail to mar their peace;
Christ the Lord shall guard them well,
He Who died for their release.
MHB 602
1. Father, I know that all my life is portioned out for me,
And the changes that are sure to come I do not fear to see;
But I ask Thee for a present mind intent on pleasing Thee.
2. I ask Thee for a thoughtful love, through constant watching wise,
To meet the glad with joyful smiles, and to wipe the weeping eyes;
And a heart at leisure from itself, to soothe and sympathize.
3. I would not have the restless will that hurries to and fro,
Seeking for some great thing to do or secret thing to know;
I would be treated as a child, and guided where I go.
4. Wherever in the world I am, in whatso'er estate,
I have a fellowship with hearts to keep and cultivate;
And a work of lowly love to do for the Lord on whom I wait.
5. So I ask Thee for the daily strength, to none that ask denied,
And a mind to blend with outward life while keeping at Thy side;
Content to fill a little space, if Thou be glorified.
6. And if some things I do not ask in my cup of blessing be,
I would have my spirit filled the more with grateful love to Thee,
More careful, not to serve Thee much, but to please Thee perfectly.
7. There are briers besetting every path that call for patient care;
There is a cross in every lot, and an earnest need for prayer;
But a lowly heart that leans on Thee is happy anywhere.
8. In a service which Thy will appoints there are no bonds for me;
For my inmost heart is taught “the truth” that makes Thy children “free”
And a life of self-renouncing love is a life of liberty.

May the Good Lord Richly bless you.
Thank You.
YOUR PRAYERS,
INSPIRATIONAL WORDS,
DONATIONS, THOUGHTS, PRESENCE
SYMPATHIES AND CONDOLENCE
ARE GREATLY VALUED.

Mr. Henry Lantei France

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