Service of
Celebration and Thanksgiving
For
Eric Webb
8th February 1919 – 17th February 2014
United Church
Dorchester
Friday 28th February 2014
2.15pm
Opening Music
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Welcome
Opening Prayers
Hymn
I vow to thee, my country,
all earthly things above,
entire and whole and perfect,
the service of my love:
the love that asks no question,
the love that stands the test,
that lays upon the altar
the dearest and the best;
the love that never falters,
the love that pays the price,
the love that makes undaunted
the final sacrifice.
And there’s another country
I’ve heard of long ago,
most dear to them that love her,
most great to them that know;
we may not count her armies,
we may not see her King;
her fortress is a faithful heart,
her pride is suffering;
and soul by soul and silently
her shining bounds increase,
and her ways are ways of gentleness
and all her paths are peace.
The Jabberwocky
Read by Eric’s granddaughter, Jane Griffiths
Music
“Beautiful Jersey”
Reading
Ecclesiasticus chapter 44
Family Tribute
David Derbyshire
Ministry of the Word
Stephanie Jenner
Prayers of Thanksgiving
Hymn
Now thank we all our God,
with heart and hands and voices,
who wondrous things hath done,
in whom his world rejoices;
who from our mothers’ arms
hath blessed us on our way
with countless gifts of love,
and still is ours today.
O may this bounteous God
through all our life be near us,
with ever joyful hearts
and blessed peace to cheer us;
and keep us in his grace,
and guide us when perplexed,
and free us from all ills
in this world and the next.
All praise and thanks to God
the Father now be given,
the Son, and him who reigns
with them in highest heaven,
the one eternal God,
whom heaven and earth adore;
for thus it was, is now,
and shall be evermore.
Lord’s Prayer
Word’s of Farewell
Hymn
Guide me, O thou great Redeemer,
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty,
hold me with thy powerful hand:
bread of heaven, bread of heaven
feed me till I want no more;
feed me till I want no more.
Open now the crystal fountain
whence the healing stream doth flow;
let the fire and cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through:
strong deliverer, strong deliverer
be thou still my strength and shield;
be thou still my strength and shield.
When I tread the verge of Jordan,
bid my anxious fears subside;
death of death, and hell’s destruction,
land me safe on Canaan’s side:
songs of praises, songs of praises
I will ever give to thee;
I will ever give to thee.
Blessing
Closing Music
Thine Be The Glory
You are all welcome to join Eric’s Family at
The Wessex Hotel, High West Street
to share in a cream tea, Eric’s favourite.
Donations in memory of Eric for
The Nothe Fort, Weymouth
(where Eric was a trustee and guide)
may be left in the plate as you leave the church
or sent c/o Woods Funeral Services
11a Icen Way,
Dorchester,
Dorset.
DT1 1EW
Telephone 01305 250425