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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,
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
THE LAST POST
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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