Please stand.  The funeral procession will now leave the church;  please join in the final hymn:

ON EAGLE'S WINGS          AOV 153

You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord,
Who abide in His shadow for life,
Say to the Lord, "My Refuge, My Rock in Whom I trust."

Refrain
And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.

The snare of the fowler will never capture you,
And famine will bring you no fear;
Under His Wings your refuge,
His faithfulness your shield.

You need not fear the terror of the night,
Nor the arrow that flies by day,
Though thousands fall about you,
Near you it shall not come.

For to His angels He's given a command,
To guard you in all of your ways,
Upon their hands they will bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

 

© 1979 Michael Joncas  & New Dawn Music.  reproduced under licence;  Word of Life International, Lic. no. 861.

Texts of the Order of Mass, Roman Missal and the Rite of Funerals © 1969, 1970, 1989 ICEL; used with permission.