Church and Interment Funeral Service

Order Of Funeral Service

IN THE CHURCH

1.       Meeting the body at the entrance

           Sentences with Processional Hymn  -   EMHB 216       YMHB 126

2.       Purpose of Gathering

3.       Prayers           

4.       Responsive Psalm:  Psalm 90         

5.       Scripture Passages:  Ecclesiastes 3:1-13

6.       Biography of the Deceased

7.       Hymn               EMHB 831                 YMHB 613

8.       Sermon

9.       Hymn               EMHB 1       YMHB 1                      

10.     Notices

11.     (a)  Choir Anthem and Solo

           (b)  Tributes   

12.     Prayer for the family, friends and the church with the Lord’s prayer              

13.     The Last Post

14.    Benediction

15.     Recessional Hymn   SH      232     YMHB 807

INTERMENT

16.     Sentences at the Grave side

17.     Hymn  -  SSS 1041 (verse 1-2)   YMHB 636

18.     Committal

19.     Prayers and Benediction

Adesegun Akitoye
http://spiritualhymnsong.blogspot.com

Order of Funeral Service for Sis. Grace Ayoola Ajani-Roberts

METHODIST CHURCH NIGERIA

LAGOS DIOCESE

OLOWOGBOWO CIRCUIT

WESLEY CATHEDRAL OLOWOGBOWO

Order of

FUNERAL SERVICE & INTERMENT

For

LATE SIS. GRACE AYOOLA AJANI-ROBERTS

 (Aged 81 Years)

Who rested in the Lord on Thursday, 17^th July, 2014

Held on

Friday, 29^th August, 2014

at 12.00 noon

Bro.  Abayomi Eludire

Choirmaster/Organist

Bro.  Niyi Matimoju

           Assisting Organist

Bro. Muyiwa Oluwole

Asst. Choirmaster

Bro. Yemi Adegbayibi

         Senior Church Steward

The Rev. Tunde Oniyide

The Rev. Bola Oyeledun

The Rev. Magnus E. Obukohwo

The Rev. M. A. Femi-Adebanjo

      Circuit Ministers

The Very Rev. Sola Ala, JP

        Presbyter/Minister-in-charge

The Most Rev. Dr. Joseph S. Ajayi, D. Min

            Archbishop of Lagos

Adesegun Akitoye

http://spiritualhymnsong.blogspot.com

 

Doxology : Prophetic Blessings : Hymn YMHB 564

(ii)          DOXOLOGY

1.    PROPHETIC BLESSINGS AND BENEDICTION

2.    RECESSIONAL HYMN YMHB 564

1.    Ojo nla l’ ojo ti mo yan

Olugbala l’ Olorun mi:

O ye ki okan mi ma yo,

K’o si ro ihin na ka ‘le.

2.    Ide mimo t’o s’ edidi

Eje mi f’ Eni ye ki nfe!

Jek’ orin didun kun ‘le Re

Nigba mo ban lo sin nibe.

3.    Mo ti b’ Oluwa sadehun!

Mo di Tire, On di temi;

On l’o pe mi, ti mo si je,

Mo f’ ayo jipe mimo na.

4.    Simi, okan aiduro mi,

Simi le Jesu Oluwa;

Ma f’ Oluwa re sile lai,

Lodo Re n’ ire re gbe wa.

5.    ‘Wo orun t’o gbo eje mi,

Y’o ma tun gbo lojojumo,

Tit’ ojo t’ emi mi y’o pin,

Ti ngo mu majemu na se.

Egbe:

Ojo nla l’ ojo na!

Ti Jesu we ese mi nu

O ko mi ki nma gbadura

Ki nma sora, ki nsi ma yo

Ojo nla l’ ojo na!

Ti Jesu we ese mi nu.

Adesegun Akitoye
http://spiritualhymnsong.blogspot.com

Notices : Thanksgiving : Closing Hymn YMHB 808

1.    NOTICES

2.    FAMILY HARVEST

3.    THANKSGIVING

(a)  Band Thanksgiving

(b)  General Thanksgiving

4.    (i)  Closing Hymn YMHB 808 (Sunday Collection)

1.    Ore-ofe! Ohun

Adun ni l’ eti wa;

Gbo’un-gbo’un re y’o gba orun kan,

Gbogb’ aiye y’o si gbo.

Ore-ofe sa

N’ igbekele mi;

Jesu ku fun araiye,

O ku fun mi pelu.

2.    Ore-ofe l’o ko

Oruko mi s’ orun;

L’o fi mi fun Od’-agutan,

T’o gba iya mi je.

3.    Ore-ofe to mi

S’ oju ona orun,

O ntoju mi lojojumo

Ni irin ajo mi.

4.    Ore-ofe ko mi

Bi a ti gbadura;

O pa mi mo titi d’ oni

Ko si jeki nsako.

5.    Jek’ ore-ofe yi

F’ agbara f’ okan mi!

Ki nle fi gbogbo ipa mi,

At’ ojo mi sin O.

Amin.

Adesegun Akitoye
http://spiritualhymnsong.blogspot.com