A Service for a United States Coast Guard Veteran

A SERVICE OF HOPE IN THE RESURECTION

Golden Gate National Cemetery

San Bruno, California

May 8, 2015, 1100

Chaplain: (Capt.) Edgar S. Welty, Jr. USV-A

For

WO4 (Retired) David Ellis Clark

DOB 12/16/1936; DOD 04/27/2015

United States Coast Guard

Semper Paratus

From Aztec shore to Arctic zone, to Europe and Far East.
The Flag is carried by our ships in times of war and peace;
And never have we struck it yet in spite of foe-men's might,
Who cheered our crews and cheered again for showing how to fight.

SURVEYOR and NARCISSUS, The EAGLE and DISPATCH,
The HUDSON and the TAMPA, the names are hard to match;
From Barrow's shores shore to Paraguay, Great Lakes or ocean's wave,
The Coast Guard fought through storms and winds, To punish or to save
Aye, we've been "Always Ready", To do to fight, or die
Write glory to the shield we wear, In letters to the sky.
To sink the foe or save the maimed, our mission and our pride,
We'll carry on 'til Kingdom Come, Ideals for which we've died.
Chorus:
So here's the Coast Guard marching song, We sing on land or sea.
Through surf and storm and howling gale, High shall our purpose be.
"Semper Paratus" is our guide, our fame, our glory too,
To fight to save or fight and die!  Aye! Coast Guard we are for you!

GATHERING TO HEAR GOD’S WORD

Invocation

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the source of all mercy and the God of all consolation. He comforts us in all our sorrows with the consolation we ourselves have received from God 

Thanks be to God

Scripture Romans 6:3-5

When we were baptized in Christ Jesus, we were baptized into his death.We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that, as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live a new life. For if we have been united with Christ with a death like his, we certainly will be united with him in a resurrection like his.

Prayer

The Lord be with you               And also with you

Let us pray. O God, who gave us birth, you are ever more ready to hear than we are to pray. You know our needs before we ask, and our ignorance in asking. Show us now your grace, that as we face the mystery of death we may see the light of eternity. Speak to us once more your solemn message of life and death. Help us to live as those who are prepared to die, and when our days here are ended, enable us to die as those who go forth to live, so that living or dying, our life may be in Jesus Christ our risen Lord. Amen.

HEARING GOD’S WORD

First Lesson Romans 8:38-39

I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will

 be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Word of the Lord!  Thanks be to God!

Psalm 23 LBW (Read Responsively) Pastor Congregation

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not be in want.

He makes me lie down –in green pastures; and leads me beside still waters.

He revives my soul and guides me along right pathways for his name’s sake.

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

 I shall `fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.  You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me;

you have anointed my head with oil; and my cup is running over.

Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;

and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Gospel as Fulfillment of Ancient Prophecy John 10:14; Isaiah. 40:11

Jesus said: I am the good shepherd.  I know my own and my own know me.  He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his

bosom.        The Word of the Lord!  Thanks be to God!

Eulogies –Testimonies (Open to anyone who wishes to speak)

RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD

Living together in trust and hope, we confess our faith.

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.  On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the

forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.   Amen.

Prayers of the People

For our brother David, Let us pray to pray to our Lord Jesus Christ who said, “I am the resurrection and the life. “Lord, you consoled Martha and Mary in their distress;

Draw near to us who mourn for David, and dry the tears of those who weep.

Hear us Lord.

You wept at the grave of Lazarus your friend; comfort us in our sorrow

Hear us Lord.

You raised the dead to life; give to our brother eternal life.

Hear us Lord.

You promised paradise to the repentant thief bring David to the joys of heaven quiet mind.

Hear us Lord.

Our brother was washed in baptism and anointed with the Holy Spirit; give him fellowship with all your saints.

Hear us Lord.

He was nourished at your table on earth; welcome him at your table in the heavenly kingdom

Hear us Lord.

Comfort us in our sorrows at the death of David; let our faith be our consolation and eternal life our hope

Amen

The Lord’s Prayer KJV (Please stand.)

Let us pray as Jesus has taught us:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us:

 And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.  For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever and ever.                        Amen.

Commendation

Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servant, David Ellis Clark.  Acknowledge, we humbly beech you, a sheep of your fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming.  Receive him into the arms of you mercy, into the blessed rest of

everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints in light.  Amen

Poem of Commitment Going home”

      1.   Going home, going home, I am going home
             Quiet like, some still day, I am going home

     2.    It's not far, just close by, Through an open door
            Work all done, care laid by Never fear no more

     3.     Mother's there expecting me Father's waiting too
              Lots of faces gathered there All the friends I knew
              I'm just going home

4.     No more fear, no more pain, no more stumbling by the way
        No more longing for the day Going to run no more

5.        Morning star light the way restless dreams all gone
   Shadows gone, break of day Real life has begun

6.    There's no break, there's no end Just living on

       Wide awake, with a smile Going on and on,

     7.    Going on and on Going home, going home
             I am going home Shadows gone, break of day

   I'm just going home

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GOING FORTH IN THE HOPE OF GOD’S WORD

Charge (Matthew 22:37-40)

Go out into the world in peace. 

Love the Lord your God

With all your heart,

With all your soul,

With all your mind.

and love your neighbor as yourself

Blessing (Hebrews 13:20, 21)

The God of peace.

Who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus,

Make you complete in everything good,

So that you may do God’s will, working among us that which is pleasing in God’s sight

Through Jesus Christ.

To whom be the glory forever and ever!

Amen