7 A good name is better than good oil,
so is the day of death than the day of birth.
2It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting ,
For it (death) is the end of everyone
and the living person should take it to their heart.
3Vexation is better than laughter,
because in sadness of face there is good for the heart
4The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning,
the heart of the fool is in a house of rejoicing.
Grant, Lord,
that we may hold to you without parting,
worship you without wearying,
serve you without failing;
faithfully seek you,
happily find you,
and forever possess you,
the only God,blessed now and for ever.
Amen
St Anselm