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KONTAKION [KIEVAN CHANT]

Meter: Irregular Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Walter Parratt, 1841-1924 Tune Sources: Eastern Orthodox Memorial Service Tune Key: g minor Incipit: 17132 17332 17171 Used With Text: Give rest, O Christ

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Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints

Author: W. J. Birkbeck, 1869-1916 Appears in 5 hymnals Lyrics: Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints: Where sorrow and pain are no more; Neither sighing but life everlasting. Thou only art immortal, and the creator and maker of man: And we are mortal formed from the dust of earth, And unto earth shall we return: for so thou didst ordain, When thou created me saying: "Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return." All we go down to the dust; And weeping o'er the grave we make our song: Alleluya, alleluya, alleluya. Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints: Where sorrow and pain are no more; Neither sighing but life everlasting. Topics: For the Departed Used With Tune: CONTAKION OF THE DEAD

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Give rest, O Christ

Author: W. J. Birkbeck, 1869-1916 Hymnal: Common Praise #350 (2000) Lyrics: Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints, where sorrow and pain are no more; neither sighing, but life everlasting. Thou only art immortal, the Creator and Maker of man; and we are mortal, formed of the earth, and unto earth shall we return; for so thou didst ordain when thou createdst me, saying: 'Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.' All we go down to the dust, and, weeping o'er the grave we make our song: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints, where sorrow and pain are no more; neither sighing, but life everlasting. Topics: Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:15-16 Languages: English Tune Title: CONTAKION OF THE DEAD
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Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints

Author: W. J. Birkbeck, 1869-1916 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #526 (1986) Lyrics: Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints: Where sorrow and pain are no more; Neither sighing but life everlasting. Thou only art immortal, and the creator and maker of man: And we are mortal formed from the dust of earth, And unto earth shall we return: for so thou didst ordain, When thou created me saying: "Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return." All we go down to the dust; And weeping o'er the grave we make our song: Alleluya, alleluya, alleluya. Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints: Where sorrow and pain are no more; Neither sighing but life everlasting. Topics: For the Departed Languages: English Tune Title: CONTAKION OF THE DEAD
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Give rest, O Christ

Author: William John Birkbeck (1869-1916) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #351 (2013) Lyrics: Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints, where sorrow and pain are no more; neither sighing, but life everlasting. Thou only art immortal, the Creator and Maker of man; and we are mortal, formed of the earth, and unto earth shall we return; for so thou didst ordain when thou createdst me, saying: 'Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.' All we go down to the dust, and, weeping o'er the grave we make our song: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints, where sorrow and pain are no more; neither sighing, but life everlasting. Topics: Death and Bereavement; Eternal Life; Funerals and The Departed; Grief; Rest; Saints Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:7 Languages: English Tune Title: KONTAKION OF THE DEAD

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Walter Parratt

1841 - 1924 Person Name: Walter Parratt (1841-1924) Editor of "KONTAKION OF THE DEAD" in Ancient and Modern

W. J. Birkbeck

1859 - 1916 Person Name: W. J. Birkbeck, 1869-1916 Translator of "Give rest, O Christ" in Common Praise