Ashes to ashes, dust to dust:
O God, this is our confession.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust:
a litany of sorrow and regret.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust:
this the best and barest truth.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust:
at the last, we forfeit this life.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust:
may this become our praise.