[hiho hiho]

You and hear the service and see the printed program here-

http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/Stream.html

[mgstarr]

ALMIGHTY God, Father of mercies and giver of all comfort; Deal graciously, we pray thee, with all those who mourn, that, casting every care on thee, they may know the consolation of thy love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

[goodnesswins]

Thanks for posting that.....she seemed to have been a classy lady....the poem she wrote, when she was 15....would have been in 1917.

[freema]

As the daughter of the 16th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Major General John H. Russell, Brooke Astor is honored today by having 8 marines serving as pall bearers: Sgt. Jeffrey R. Bentley Sgt. Carlos A. Duquelondono Sgt. Thomas B. Kowaleski Cpl. Jeffrey T. Lynch LCpl. Kevin A. Merrill Sgt. Hugo F. Martinez Sgt. Michael W. Parker Sgt. John E. Potter

http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/funeral.pdf

[AnAmericanMother]

Thank you for that link.

A summary of the music:

ORGAN PRELUDE
Music of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 656
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731
Vor deinen Thron tret ich, BWV 668
Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654

1st hymn: "O God Our Help In Ages Past" (St. Anne)

Psalm (Anglican Chant by Sir Walford Davies): Levavi oculos (I will lift up mine eyes)

2nd hymn: "Rock of Ages" (Toplady)

3rd hymn: "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" (Hyfrydol)

Anthem: "Salvator Mundi" Thomas Tallis (one of the very greatest of the English Renaissance composers)

4th hymn: "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind" - words by Whittier, sung to the tune "Rest" which is not commonly recorded. You can hear it here.

Recessional: "Amazing Grace" on the pipes (sionnsar, you should like that . . . ;-) ).

Postlude: Toccata (V Symphony) Charles-Marie Widor

A very reverent and beautiful program of music for an absolutely perfect "old fashioned Anglican" funeral service. Very befitting this grande dame of Old New York.