To Thy merciful care and keeping we commend all the sons and daughters
of affliction, and especially those who in this great contest have lost
some loved one. Grant that even through their tears they may discern
the glory that belongs to those who have given their lives a ransom for
many. Be Thou their help and their strength, and may the sympathy of
all who know them be for them an earnest and token of Thy great Love and
Compassion. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
"_The heavens declare the_
_glory of God._"
(PSALM xix. 1.)