Brother, in that solemn trust
We commend thee dust to dust,
In that faith we wait 'till risen,
Thou shalt meet us all in heaven.
3. Readings from the Scripture: Extracts from the Book of
Job.
Rev. Horatio Stebbins.
4. Double quartette for female voices.
Their sun shall no more go down; the Lord shall be their
everlasting light; and the days of their mourning are ended.
For the Lord shall feed them and God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes.
5. Funeral oration, by Harry Edwards.
6. Choral from Spohr's Last Judgment.
Lord God Almighty, we adore Thee; Thou, Lord, will take away
every sorrow; Thou wilt wipe away all tears from my eyes.
Yea, every tear and every sorrow Thou wilt wipe away from our
eyes; nor death, nor pain, nor sorrow shalt then be known.
7. Remarks and Prayer, by Horatio Stebbins.
8. Hymn, Abide With Me.
There were thirty-five voices in all from the societies with which he
had affiliated, and the sixteen female voices were the soloists of the
different choirs in which he had sung so many years. They were grouped
about his casket and with superhuman effort performed the last tribute
of affection for one of God's most beautiful singers whom all loved.
Rest, sweet spirit, rest.
[Illustration: STEPHEN W. LEACH
Musical Director, Buffo Singer and beloved Bohemian--Member of the
famous old California Theatre Company in the 70's and 80's]
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