Monday, April 26, 2021

Poem about Sea

 Sea Fever, by John Masefield.

I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking.
I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.
(Photograph by Major B. Varvill.)



Pandemic or not

 

Microbiologist Says Vaccines will Decimate World’s Population

https://www.goldegg-verlag.com/goldegg-verlag/wp-content/uploads/corona_unmasked_engl_leseprobe.pdf

https://www.brighteon.com/7a11d611-3d09-4ad7-ad9e-ec16cfb53d59

Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, an American-trained microbiologist now living in Germany, says the Covid-19 pandemic is a fraud because it is based on case and death statistics that are 99% false. He also says that mRNA vaccines are, not only loaded with poisons, they alter the natural immune system in such a way that it will greatly overreact when the victim is exposed later to almost any pathogen including the common flu. They will be attacked by their own immune system, a process known as autoimmune disorder. These attacks are more deadly than the disease itself. Dr. Bhakdi begs people not to take the vaccine, especially if they already have taken a first shot. If they do, he says, they will cause a decimation of the world’s population. 2021 April 15 – Source: The New American https://rumble.com/vfpgoh-dr.-bhakdi-interview.html


32 Doctors from 11 Countries Warn against Taking the COVID-19 Vaccine

https://www.brighteon.com/abf49b23-d428-4228-a6e4-7ef299d8dbfe

There is reason to believe the COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous. Only those who who know nothing about the criminal record of vaccine manufacturers or the history of vaccine injuries would agree to accept it into their bodies. Its advocates say it is safe and effective, but they cannot produce scientific confirmation of that. Development of previous versions of this same type of vaccine had to be halted due to adverse reactions, including death, with laboratory animals. Governments have given “fast-track” status to market the new vaccine with only a fraction of the testing that normally would be required. Even this limited testing has revealed adverse reactions, which the manufacturers have dismissed as not relevant. All this is why these doctors and other healthcare professionals around the world are warning about this vaccine. 2020 December 16 - Source: Wardo Rants https://bittube.tv/post/94eed557-9de8-4bdd-8033-66b2f782d219


The Covid Con Game and End Game

https://www.brighteon.com/b00e1633-5163-4fa8-8a20-40fc4960c122

Dr. Lee Merritt, an Orthopedic Surgeon in Onawa, Iowa, is interviewed by Jeff Dornik and delivers an amazingly comprehensive overview of the motives behind the Covid-pandemic theater. First, she shows that there is no real pandemic and that the public-health practices being mandated are scientifically absurd. Then she reasons that, if obscene profits were the only motive for this crime, it would not be necessary to put so many exotic and toxic components into the vaccines. A simpler product could be sold at the same price with a greater profit margin. Therefore, there must be some additional purpose for the vaccines. She makes a compelling case that the end game is nothing less than human enslavement and massive depopulation – both of which are long-held ideals of those who direct the pharmaceutical cartel. 2021 April 21 - Source: Freedom One-on-One https://rumble.com/embed/vdb29n/?pub=4


China’s Chief Epidemiologist Admits COVID-19 Was Never Proven to Exist

https://www.brighteon.com/0e6d807b-7e8b-40e9-aac2-e420dd130f81

Andrew Kaufman, MD, interviewed by Del Bigtree, delivers an excellent short course on the risks of Covid tests and vaccines. The Interview is preceded by a short clip from an NBC report on 2021 January 23 in which China’s Chief epidemiologist, Dr. Wu Zunyou, says: "They didn't isolate the virus, and that is the problem.” Dr. Kaufman explains why that means there is no proof that a Covid-19 virus even exists and, instead, could be merely a variant of the common flu. This interview includes a summary of the debate between advocates of the germ theory and the terrain theory of disease. Be prepared for a deep dive into concepts and dogma that seldom are discussed but which are critical to disease control. 2020-07-20 - Source: Andrew Kaufman - https://youtu.be/06hFyHaivHc


Tuesday, April 20, 2021

How Jesselton was founded

 




How Jesselton (Kota Kinabalu) was founded
Published on: Saturday, April 17, 2021
By: British North Borneo Herald
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The Atkinson Tower beside early structures near Bandaran Berjaya in KK.

16TH NOVEMBER, 1899, JESSELTON 

WITH a view to supplying a good coast station for the railway proposed to be put in hand along the West Coast from Beaufort, the Commissioner of Lands, Mr Henry Walker, was recently instructed to inspect the South Channel from Gayah Bay. We now learn that this has resulted in the discovery of a very suitable town site and anchorage on the Coast nearly opposite to old Gayah. 

Mr Walker reports that there are about thirty acres of good dry flat land, over six chains wide and half a mile long, available for a town. They lie at the foot of low grassy hills on which there are good Bungalow sites, and there is good anchorage at a distance of less than half a mile which can be reached by a stone mole and wooden pier. At the T head the depth at L. W. will be 24 feet, sufficient for ocean going steamers. 

The name to be given to the township is Jesselton so named after Sir Charles Jessel, the Vice-Chairman of the British North Borneo Company. Mr Haynes has received instructions to proceed at once with the Residency, and it is hoped the pier, mole and Government buildings will shortly be in course of construction. 


From the hills above Jesselton, which run from 200 to 300 feet high, a view of the country behind shows it to consist of low hills, chiefly grass covered, extending to the Putatan river, beyond which the mountains rise up to the Kinabalu range. 

From Jesselton roads can easily be made to the flourishing district of Putatan on the south, to Mangatal on the North, and to the interior. We expect that before long the telegraph line from Labuan along the coast will be in working order and it will have a principal station at Jesselton. 

5th January, 1900 Report on Immigration and Protectorate

Mr W H Hasting, Acting Superintendent Immigration and Protectorate Department writes: There were 205 coolies registered in this Office during the month: viz., 191 Chinese and 14 of Malay and other nationalities. Of these 25 came from Singapore, 13 were engaged locally and 167 re-engaged on estates. The fees collected in stamps were $5125. 

I acted as Superintendent of Immigration and Protectorate during Dr Denny's absence on account of ill-health and continue to do so pending Dr Denny's return from leave. 

The only case worth recording was, that of a Chinaman who laid a complaint before me against his wife for recovery of his daughter (8 years) from the mother. The parties not having lived together for about a year, the mother having taken care of child up to present time, and the father being unfit to look after the child, custody of child was given to the mother. 

Charles Jessel

 

Report on Province Keppel 

Mr Haynes writes:- 

1st December. I sent ammunition to Papar. 

The Menggatal clerks came in to report on the state of affairs there. 

2nd. During the night received two letters from Putatan on the movements of Mat Salleh's men. 

3rd. The s.s. Labuan from Sandakan at 10 o'clock a.m. 

Mr Commissioner Walker and Mr Malcom passengers on board. 

I went with the s.s. Labuan to Jesselton to point out the Beacons to Capt. Pfort, who has, I think, sent in a report on the Harbour, the ship anchored, where the T Head is to be held. 

5th. Mr Malcolm left for Ambong. 

I paid Pengeran Kahar $30, the price of a slave who had complained of ill-treatment. 

6th. Cleared along the banks of the small stream at the South of Gantian, and put on a guard there. 


7th. Went to Jesselton, asked the Chief Seedik to arrange about the purchase of the coconut plantation at Deasoka. 

8th. Put up some posts to mark the line of the wharf. 

9th. From the top of the hill at the back of Jesselton I saw the Sub-Commandant Dansey and Mr Atkinson with 15 police coming from Putatan. They marched into Jesselton at about 9 o'clock am. 

12th. Report brought in that Sleman the paid Menggatal Chief, had looted the shops there, and was preparing to go up-country. 

13th. Arrested Sleman, the son of Karim, (Bajau of Menggatal) for threatening to kill the Chinese traders there. 

The s.s. Tringganau from Sandakan arrived at 8 o'clock a.m., bringing the Commandant, 24 men and 2 guns. 

Sleman, the Government Chief of Menggatal, has gone to join Mat Salleh. 

14th. The steam launch Marudu returned from Ambong at 1-30 am. 

Started off the clerk Arsat to Api Api to get firewood for the launch. 

The steam launch Marudu left for Papar at 8 o'clock am. 

Vasawa Sing sworn in as a special P.C. 

Pengeran Kahar brought in Muntri Raja Chief of Kumbrian and Keladon of Paluton. 

Sleman is reported to be at Nati. 

H.M.S. Rattler came in from Labuan at 5 O'clock pm. 

15th. The steam launch Marudu from Papar at 12-30 a.m. bringing Sub-Commandant Dansey and Mr Atkinson. 

Letter from the clerk at Mengkabong saying that Toyok and his party had burnt down the Government Station at Tarubong (Mengkabong).  

The Police started overland for Mengkabong at 9-30 a.m. and H.M.S. Rattler left for Kuala Mengkabong at noon. 

H.M.S. Rattler returned to Gantian at 5 o'clock p.m. with the Police on board. 


The Tuaran Dusons have responded promptly to the Government call for carriers – 168 have already come in under the Chief Malogub. 

Report on Kudat 

Mr Resident Barraut in his report for November, writes:- 

A lunatic got burnt at the hospital, an inquest was held and the jury brought in a verdict of "accidental death," this I have reported under separate cover. 

Happy Valley was visited several times, the settlers had to be paid some compensation owing to the new road passing through their gardens, which necessitated some fruit and coffee trees having to be cut down. 

Mr White, the Treasurer, returned from sick-leave on the 11th and took over his duties the same day. A prisoner ran away on the 12th and was captured the next day. 

S.L. Benkoka was finished during the month. The Market was opened to the public on the 15th, the tables were auctioned and realised very fair prices, this building was erected by prison labour. 

During this month there was a murder case tried by the Sessions Courts, the jury brought in one of the culprits guilty of the capital offence. 

Sub-Commandant Dansey passed through on his way to Labuan on the 16th with some Police.  

Contracts were signed for repairs of all the culverts in the old settlement. 

I visited the Telegraph rentis, they had reached Nangka, the erecting of the line had ceased owing to the want of insulators, the coolies were engaged in widening the rentis. 

On 26th, Messrs Wilson, Dansey and Malcolm arrived in s.s. Kelantan, the former returned from leave and the others were over carried being unable to arrive at their destination, I tried to charter a launch to send them on, but unfortunately was unable. Sub-Commandant Dansey put the force through section fireing and various drills whilst here. 

They proceeded per s.s. Labuan for Ambong and Kimanis. 

The District has been quiet during this period. The rumour of Mat Salleh which Hadji Drahim received, I have reported under separate cover, the old man is very nervous and has built a fort round his house at Linau, Limauhan. 

Tribute to Prince Philip



Prince Philip Biography - True Life Story From Birth to Death


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umYSus_BRNY

Prince Philip: The Man Behind The Crown - British Royal Documentary


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXwi6GZuAdE





 

Legacy from the Duke of Edinburgh

 

The Duke Of Edinburgh: In His Own Words - British Royal Documentary


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vdj9HJ2qHw


The Duke Of Edinburgh: In His Own Words - British Royal Documentary As the world reflects on the remarkable life of the Duke of Edinburgh, this one hour programme remembers him in the place that mattered to him most - Windsor. Over the course of filming for a year at the castle, we had the perfect guide - Prince Philip himself. And what started as a personal tour turned into something much more revealing and unexpected – a journey through the life of a very modern man, a pioneer and innovator who was at the heart of the British Monarchy, and the Queen's side, for over seventy years. In his role of Ranger he shows us around the Windsor estate, and describes what it was like when he first arrived in 1952: how he transformed the castle inside and out; how he handled the old guard; his biggest bug-bear, the tree-huggers; his successes and (very messy) failures as an ecopioneer; how he turned Windsor into a home fit for a young and growing family; what is was like following in the footsteps of his predecessor and ancestor Prince Albert; he tells us about his love of polo and the real reason he built a polo club on the grounds, and how he wrote the rules for carriage-driving- the sport he never gave up. And he even touches on his own place in history, and his firm belief that it is for others to decide his legacy… There is relaxed banter with the film crew, funny off-camera exchanges (which we include), but there are also serious and at times some very poignant and reflective moments. And all this at the place he calls home-which of course will be his final resting place too. This is the real Duke, in his own words, a unique and enduring portrait which reveals the side of a man rarely seen.




Sunday, April 18, 2021

A Royal Funeral for the grandfather of the nation - HRH Prince Philip

 


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2021/04/10/duke-edinburgh-princess-anne-pays-tribute-fathers-enduring-legacy/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ynBRJEQ5fE




https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/prince-philips-funeral-full-order-20406226

Prince Philip's funeral: Full order of service 


PRINCE PHILIP'S FUNERAL TO TAKE PLACE AT WINDSOR CASTLE ON APRIL 17

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The Duke of Edinburgh's "unwavering loyalty" to the Queen and "courage, fortitude and faith" will be hailed at his funeral.

No sermon will be delivered during the ceremonial royal service, in keeping with Philip's wishes.

His love of the sea and long association with the Royal Navy permeates the Order of Service, which has been released by Buckingham Palace ahead of Saturday's proceedings.

Music chosen by the duke includes the hymn "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" - traditionally associated with seafarers and the maritime armed services.

Written in 1860 by William Whiting, it was was inspired by the dangers of the sea described in Psalm 107.

It was also sung at the funeral of Philip's beloved uncle, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, who was murdered by the IRA in 1979.

The Dean of Windsor, in the Bidding, will also pay tribute to Philip's "kindness, humour and humanity."

"With grateful hearts, we remember the many ways in which his long life has been a blessing to us," he will say of Philip, who died aged 99 last Friday.

 

"We have been inspired by his unwavering loyalty to our Queen, by his service to the Nation and the Commonwealth, by his courage, fortitude and faith.

"Our lives have been enriched through the challenges that he has set us, the encouragement that he has given us, his kindness, humour and humanity."

Prince Philip full order of service

Saturday, 17th April, 2021 at 3.00pm

During the service, a choir of four singers (three of whom are Lay Clerks of St George's Chapel Choir) will be conducted by James Vivian and the organ will be played by Luke Bond.

Music before the service

- Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele BWV 654 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

- Adagio espressivo (Sonata in A minor) - Sir William Harris (1883-1973)

- Salix (The Plymouth Suite) - Percy Whitlock (1903-1946)

- Berceuse (Op 31 No. 19) - Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

- Rhosymedre (Three Preludes founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes) - Ralph Vaughan Williams - (1872-1958)

The service is led by the Right Reverend David Conner, KCVO, Dean of Windsor.

The Blessing will be pronounced by the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Members of the Royal Family and Members of The Duke of Edinburgh's Family arrive at the Galilee Porch and are conducted to the Dean's Cloister.

Members of the Royal Family and Members of The Duke of Edinburgh's Family are conducted from the Dean's Cloister to the Galilee Porch to view the Procession and await the arrival of Her Majesty The Queen.

The Queen is received at the Galilee Porch by the Dean of Windsor, who conducts Her Majesty, Members of the Royal Family and Members of The Duke of Edinburgh's Family, who have been viewing the Procession, to their seats in the Quire.

 

ORDER OF SERVICE

All stand. The Coffin is removed from the Land Rover and is carried to the West Steps where it rests at 3pm for the one minute National Silence.

The Coffin is then carried to the Catafalque in the Quire.

Members of the Royal Family who have walked in the Procession are conducted to their places in the Quire.

Meanwhile, the choir sings

THE SENTENCES

I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.

John 11. 25-26

I KNOW that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another.

Job 19. 25-27

WE brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

1 Timothy 6. 7, Job 1. 21

William Croft (1678-1727)

All remain standing. The Dean of Windsor shall say

THE BIDDING

WE are here today in St George's Chapel to commit into the hands of God the soul of his servant Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. With grateful hearts, we remember the many ways in which his long life has been a blessing to us.

We have been inspired by his unwavering loyalty to our Queen, by his service to the Nation and the Commonwealth, by his courage, fortitude and faith.

Our lives have been enriched through the challenges that he has set us, the encouragement that he has given us, his kindness, humour and humanity. We therefore pray that God will give us grace to follow his example, and that, with our brother Philip, at the last, we shall know the joys of life eternal.

All sit. The choir sings

ETERNAL Father, strong to save,



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDjwUzUnNpU

Whose arm doth bind the restless wave,

Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep

Its own appointed limits keep;

O hear us when we cry to thee

For those in peril on the sea.

O Saviour, whose almighty word

The winds and waves submissive heard,

Who walkedst on the foaming deep,

And calm amid its rage didst sleep:

O hear us when we cry to thee

For those in peril on the sea.

O sacred Spirit, who didst brood

Upon the chaos dark and rude,

Who bad'st its angry tumult cease,

And gavest light and life and peace:

O hear us when we cry to thee

For those in peril on the sea.

O Trinity of love and power,

Our brethren shield in danger's hour;

From rock and tempest, fire and foe,

Protect them whereso'er they go:

And ever let there rise to thee

Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.

Melita by J. B. Dykes (1823-76) William Whiting (1825-78)

Arranged by James Vivian (b. 1974)5

All remain seated.

THE FIRST LESSON

Ecclesiasticus 43. 11-26 read by the Dean of Windsor

LOOK at the rainbow and praise its Maker; it shines with a supreme beauty, rounding the sky with its gleaming arc, a bow bent by the hands of the Most High. His command speeds the snow storm and sends the swift lightning to execute his sentence. To that end the storehouses are opened, and the clouds fly out like birds. By his mighty power the clouds are piled up and the hailstones broken small. The crash of his thunder makes the earth writhe, and, when he appears, an earthquake shakes the hills. At his will the south wind blows, the squall from the north and the hurricane. He scatters the snow-flakes like birds alighting; they settle like a swarm of locusts. The eye is dazzled by their beautiful whiteness, and as they fall the mind is entranced. He spreads frost on the earth like salt, and icicles form like pointed stakes. A cold blast from the north, and ice grows hard on the water, settling on every pool, as though the water were putting on a breastplate. He consumes the hills, scorches the wilderness, and withers the grass like fire. Cloudy weather quickly puts all to rights, and dew brings welcome relief after heat. By the power of his thought he tamed the deep and planted it with islands. Those who sail the sea tell stories of its dangers, which astonish all who hear them; in it are strange and wonderful creatures, all kinds of living things and huge sea-monsters. By his own action he achieves his end, and by his word all things are held together.


All remain seated as the choir sings

THE JUBILATE

O BE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands:

serve the Lord with gladness,

and come before his presence with a song.

Be ye sure that the Lord he is God:

it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;

we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving,

and into his courts with praise:

be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.

For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting:

and his truth endureth from generation to generation.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:

world without end. Amen.

Benjamin Britten (1913-76), in C

Written for St George's Chapel, Windsor at the request of The Duke of Edinburgh

All remain seated.

THE SECOND LESSON

John 11. 21-27

read by the Archbishop of Canterbury

MARTHA said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. And even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you." Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?" She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who is coming into the world."


All remain seated as the choir sings

PSALM 104

The Duke of Edinburgh requested that Psalm 104 should be set to music by William Lovelady.

Originally composed as a cantata in three movements, it was first sung in honour of His Royal Highness's 75th Birthday.

MY SOUL give praise unto the Lord of heaven,

In majesty and honour clothed;

The earth he made will not be moved,

The seas he made to be its robe. Give praise.

The waters rise above the highest mountain,

And flow down to the vales and leas;

At springs, wild asses quench their thirst,

And birds make nest amid the trees.

The trees the Lord has made are full of vigour,

The fir tree is a home for storks;

Wild goats find refuge in the hills,

From foes the conies shelter in the rocks.

My soul give praise unto the Lord of heaven,

In majesty and honour clothed;

The earth he made will not be moved,

The seas he made to be its robe. Give praise.

O Lord, how manifold is your creation,

All things in wisdom you provide;

You give your riches to the earth,

And to the sea so great and wide.

You take your creatures breath and life is ended,

Your breath goes forth and life begins;

Your hand renews the face of earth,

Your praise my whole life I will sing.

My soul give praise unto the Lord of heaven,

In majesty and honour clothed;

The earth he made will not be moved,

The seas he made to be its robe. Give praise.

William Lovelady (b. 1945) abridged and arranged for choir and organ by James Vivian (b. 1974) with the composer's permission

Words from Psalm 104, adapted by Sam Dyer (b. 1945)

The choir sings

THE LESSER LITANY

Let us pray.

All sit or kneel.

LORD, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

 

 

 

THE LORD'S PRAYER

OUR Father, which art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy Name;

Thy kingdom come;

Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive them that trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;

But deliver us from evil. Amen.

 

THE RESPONSES

ENTER not into judgement with thy servant, O Lord.

For in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

Grant unto him eternal rest.

And let light perpetual shine upon him.

We believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord.

In the land of the living.

O Lord, hear our prayer.

And let our cry come unto thee.

William Smith (1603-45), adapted by Roger Judd, MVO (b. 1944)

The Lord's Prayer, Music by Robert Stone (1516-1613) from John Day's Certaine Notes 1565

 

THE COLLECT

The Dean of Windsor shall say

O MERCIFUL God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the life; in whom whosoever believeth shall live, though he die; and whosoever liveth, and believeth in him, shall not die eternally; who also hath taught us by his Holy Apostle Saint Paul, not to be sorry, as men without hope, for them that sleep in him: We meekly beseech thee, O Father that, when we shall depart this life, we may rest in him, as our hope is this our brother doth; and that, at the general resurrection in the last day, we may be found acceptable in thy sight; and receive that blessing, which thy well-beloved Son shall then pronounce to all that love and fear thee, saying, Come ye blessed children of my Father; receive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. Grant this we beseech thee, O merciful Father through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.

THE PRAYERS

The Archbishop of Canterbury shall say

O ETERNAL God, before whose face the generations rise and pass away, thyself unchanged, abiding, we bless thy holy name for all who have completed their earthly course in thy faith and following, and are now at rest; we remember before thee this day Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, rendering thanks unto thee-for his resolute faith and loyalty, for his high sense of duty and integrity, for his life of service to the Nation and Commonwealth, and for the courage and inspiration of his leadership. To him, with all the faithful departed, grant thy peace; Let light perpetual shine upon them; and in thy loving wisdom and almighty power work in them the good purpose of thy perfect will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Dean of Windsor, Register of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, shall say

O LORD, who didst give to thy servant Saint George grace to lay aside the fear of man, and to be faithful even unto death: Grant that we, unmindful of worldly honour, may fight the wrong, uphold thy rule, and serve thee to our lives' end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

GOD save our gracious Sovereign and all the Companions, living and departed, of the Most Honourable and Noble Order of The Garter. Amen.

O GOD of the spirits of all flesh, we praise thy holy name for thy servant Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who has left us a fair pattern of valiant and true knighthood; grant unto him the assurance of thine ancient promise that thou wilt ever be with those who go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business in great waters. And we beseech thee that, following his good example and strengthened by his fellowship, we may at the last, together with him, be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Archbishop of Canterbury shall say

O LORD God, when thou givest to thy servants to endeavour any great matter, grant us also to know that it is not the beginning, but the continuing of the same unto the end, until it be thoroughly finished, which yieldeth the true glory; through him, who for the finishing of thy work laid down his life, our Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies and giver of all comfort: Deal graciously, we pray thee, with those who mourn; that casting every care on thee they may know the consolation of thy love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.10

All sit as the choir sings

THE ANTHEM

GIVE rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy Saints:

where sorrow and pain are no more;

neither sighing, but life everlasting.

Thou only art immortal, the Creator and Maker of man:

And we are mortal, formed of the earth, and unto earth shall we return.

For so thou didst ordain, when thou createdest me, saying,

Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

All we go down to the dust; and, weeping, o'er the grave,

we make our song: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Russian Kontakion of the Departed

Translated William John Birkbeck (1859-1916)

Kiev Melody, arranged by Sir Walter Parratt, KCVO (1841-1924)

All stand.

As the Coffin is lowered into the Royal Vault, the Dean of Windsor shall say

THE COMMENDATION

GO forth upon thy journey from this world, O Christian soul,

In the name of God the Father Almighty who created thee;

In the name of Jesus Christ who suffered for thee;

In the name of the Holy Spirit who strengtheneth thee;

May thy portion this day be in peace,

and thy dwelling in the heavenly Jerusalem. Amen.

All remain standing. Garter Principal King of Arms proclaims

 

THE STYLES AND TITLES OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE PHILIP DUKE OF EDINBURGH

THUS it hath pleased Almighty God to take out of this transitory life unto his divine mercy the late most Illustrious and most Exalted Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Member of the Order of Merit, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order upon whom had been conferred the Royal Victorian Chain, Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Lord

High Admiral of the United Kingdom, One of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Admiral of the Fleet, Field Marshal in the Army and Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Husband of Her Most Excellent Majesty Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, whom may God preserve and bless with long life, health and honour and all worldly happiness.

Thereafter, the Pipe Major of The Royal Regiment of Scotland plays

A LAMENT

The Buglers of the Royal Marines sound

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After a period of silence the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry sound

REVEILLE

The Buglers of the Royal Marines sound

ACTION STATIONS

 

Then the Archbishop of Canterbury pronounces

THE BLESSING

 

All remain standing as the choir sings

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

GOD save our gracious Queen,

Long live our noble Queen,

God save The Queen!

Send her victorious,

Happy and glorious,

Long to reign over us,

God save The Queen!

All remain standing in their places as Her Majesty The Queen, Members of the Royal Family and Members of The Duke of Edinburgh's Family leave the Chapel via the Galilee Porch escorted by the Dean of Windsor and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Music after the service

Luke Bond, Assistant Director of Music, St George's Chapel, will play

Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 546 Johann Sebastian Bach

 


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