POETRY - QUEEN ELIZABETH II - 1926 - 2002 - IN MEMORIAM

 

POETRY

QUEEN ELIZABETH II  

1926 - 2002

IN MEMORIAM

Your steps were never silent,

for there was music in each one of them,

the sounds of motherhood for so many,

the glorious presence and righteousness.

The sorrow may last for countless days,

Great Britain is mourning with deep feelings,

the entire Commonwealth has tears in each soul,

thankfulness stands up for each meaningful word given.

May the Almighty share our prayers,

for He is the One who shall grant and receive them,

in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen

The Glory begins to rise, near the horizon . . .

ALMO

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The text is from the Book of Common Prayer (1662):

1. Man that is born of a woman
hath but a short time to live,
and is full of misery.
He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower;
he fleeth as it were a shadow,
and ne'er continueth in one stay.

2. In the midst of life we are in death:
of whom may we seek for succour,
but of thee, O Lord,
who for our sins art justly displeased?

Yet, O Lord, O Lord most mighty,
O holy and most merciful Saviour,
deliver us not into the bitter pains
of eternal death.

3. Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts;
shut not thy merciful ears unto our pray'rs;
but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty.

O holy and most merciful Saviour,
thou most worthy Judge eternal,
suffer us not, at our last hour,
for any pains of death, to fall from thee. Amen.

Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary . Henry Purcell ( 1659 - 1695 )

https://youtu.be/AYELAu9hqdU

 

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