Funeral Program

Funeral Services for Gabriel Manning
Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather & Great-Grandfather

Gabriel Manning
April 24, 1916-October 27, 2008

Saturday November 8, 2008
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1373 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai`i
Services @ 11am

God’s Garden

He looked around His garden and He found an empty place.
He then looked down upon this earth, AND saw my tired face.
He put His arms around me and lifted me to rest.
God’s garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best.
He knew that I was suffering, He knew I was in pain
He knew that I would never get well on earth again
He saw the road was getting rough, and the hills were hard to climb,
So He closed my weary eyelids and whispered,
“PEACE BE THINE”
It broke your hearts to lose me, but I didn’t go alone,
For part of you went with me the day God called me home.

A favorite poem of Gabriel Manning

Pall Bearers
Theron H. Manning, son; Theron Manning, Kulani Nako, Aaron Nako, Pono Nako, grandsons; Kimo Hodgins, nephew


Service
Presiding - Bishop Aldon Nako (Bishop, Kilauea Ward, Son-in-law)

Conducting - Bishop Aldon Nako

Opening Hymn - ”Come Unto Jesus” Hymn 117

Invocation - Raukawa Manning (Great-Grandson)

Musical Number - Etta Ka`ilimai

Family Memoirs - Pono Nako (Grandson)

Musical Number - Manning Great-Grandchildren

Gospel Message - President Bruce Meyers (Former Bishop, Home Teacher)

Musical Number - Ron Miyashiro

Closing Hymn - ”How Great Thou Art” Hymn 86

Benediction - Theron Manning (Grandson)

Burial at Homelani Memorial Park, `Ilima Section
Dedicatory Prayer by Theron H. Manning, son



“Come Unto Jesus” Hymn 117

Come unto Jesus, ye heavy laden, Careworn and fainting, by sin oppressed.
He’ll safely guide you unto that haven. Where all who trust him may rest.

Come unto Jesus; He’ll ever heed you, Though in the darkness you’ve gone astray.
His love will find you and gently lead you. From darkest night into day.

Come unto Jesus; He’ll surely hear you, If you in meekness plead for his love.
Oh, know you not that angels are near you. From brightest mansions above?

Come unto Jesus from ev’ry nation, From ev’ry land and isle of the sea.
Unto the high and lowly in station, Ever he calls, “Come to me.”

“How Great Thou Art” Hymn 86

O lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds they hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
They pow’r thruout the universe displayed;

Chorus: Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to the, How great thou art!
How great thou art! Then sings my soul, ma Savior God, to thee,
How great thou art! How great thou art!

When thru the woods and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees,
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze,

And when I think that God, his Son not sparing,
Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in,
That on the cross my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take way my sin,

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration
And there proclaim, “My God, how great thou art!”