Murdoch MacKenzie

1938 - 2015

Funeral Service at the Lorimer Chapel, Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh on Thursday 12th February 2015 at 11 am

Conducted by Rev Fiona Bennett
Minister, Augustine United Church

Welcome

Hymn: Lord of all Hopefulness, Lord of all Joy (CH4 166)

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
Whose trust, ever child-like, no cares could destroy,
Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.

Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,
Be there at our labours, and give us, we pray,
Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.

Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
Your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace,
Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray,
Our love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.

Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,
Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day. 

Words: J Struther (1901-1953).  Music: Slane – traditional Irish melody

Prayer

Reading:  John 14: 1-7 & 23-27   (Read by Iain MacKenzie)

Reflections

Thanksgiving Prayer

Reading:  Matthew 5: 1-10   (Read by Hana Duheric)

Committal

Hymn: We Shall go out with Hope of Resurrection

We shall go out with hope of resurrection,
we shall go out, from strength to strength go on,
we shall go out and tell our stories boldly,
tales of a love that will not let us go.

We’ll sing our songs of wrongs that can be righted,
we’ll dream our dreams of hurts that can be healed,
we’ll weave a cloth of all the world united
within the vision of new life in Christ.

We’ll give a voice to those who have not spoken,
we’ll find the words for those whose lips are sealed,
we’ll make the tunes for those who sing no longer,
expressive love alive in every heart.

We’ll share our joy with those who still are weeping,
raise hymns of strength for hearts that break in grief,
we’ll leap and dance the resurrection story,
including all in circles of our love.

Words: June Boyce-Tillman.  Tune: Londonderry Air

Celtic Blessing

Deep peace of the running wave to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the shining stars to you.
Deep peace of the gentle night to you.
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you.
Deep peace of Christ,
of Christ the light of the world to you.
Deep peace of Christ to you.