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Female Speaker: Let us unite in this historic confession of the Christian faith. 

Congregation: I believe in God, the father almighty, maker of heaven and Earth, and in Jesus Christ his only son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, birthed of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried. He descended into Hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the father almighty. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, Amen. 

Female Speaker: Please be seated. (church organ) (choir singing) (choir singing over organ) (choir singing over organ) (choir singing over organ) (choir singing over organ) 

Male speaker: Let us stand for the responsive prayer. Almighty God, as you have granted us a place in this university, hallow to us now this day, when we dedicate ourselves to the life and work to which you have called us, that we may remember with gratitude the families and friends who have cared for us. 

Congregation: We ask you this, oh God. 

Male Speaker: That in the life ahead, we may keep faith with those who have loved us, and trusted us, and whose hopes follow us. 

Congregation: We ask you this, oh God. 

Male Speaker: That we may enter with good courage and constant purpose upon the tasks which await us. 

Congregation: We ask you this, oh God. 

Male Speaker: From all vanity and pride, as if our accomplishments were of our sole creation. 

Congregation: Deliver us. 

Male Speaker: From neglect of the opportunities which are all about us, and from distrust of our ability to meet the duties of each dawning day. 

Congregation: Deliver us. 

Male Speaker: That the example of wise and generous people who have gone before us in our families, and here in this university, may save us from folly and self indulgence. 

Congregation: We ask you this, oh God. 

Male Speaker: More especially, as you would show to us your way of love, in all that we do or say, that we should come to love the Lord our God with our soul and mind and strength and our neighbor as ourselves. 

Congregation: We ask you this, oh God. 

Male Speaker: These things, and whatever else you see needful and right for us, we ask in your holy name, Amen. (church organ) (congregation singing over organ) (congregation singing over organ) (congregation singing over organ) (congregation singing over organ) Now class of 1987, may the peace of God go with you, and may the grace of God be with you and remain with you always. (choir singing) (church organ) (church organ) (church organ) (church organ) (church organ) (church organ) (church organ) (church organ) (church organ)