THE QUEEN’S OF THE SAVOY Chapel of the

The Blessing of the Marriage of Frances Card and Martin Ward

Saturday 19 July 2014

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Chaplain: The Reverend Professor OBE JP

Steward: Squadron Leader Thomas Leyland BSc RAF (rtd)

Master of the Music: Philip Berg MVO FRCO ARCM

Maid of Honour Ruth Fleming *******

Best Man Nick Corke ****** Ushers Chris Ward Tom Morl ******* Bride’s Escort Terry Whiting

2 MUSIC BEFORE THE SERVICE

I’m forever blowing bubbles ………….…... J Kellette (1873-1922) Overture from ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ ....W A Mozart (1756-1791) Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring …………………. J S Bach (1685-1750)

INTROIT Set me as seal ……………………………………………. W Walton (1902-1983)

PROCESSIONAL

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba …………… G F Handel (1685-1759)

3 ORDER OF SERVICE

Please stand for the entrance of the and the choir, and remain standing for the arrival of the bridal procession.

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

God save our gracious Queen Long live our noble Duke God save The Queen Send Her victorious Happy & glorious Long to reign over us God save The Queen

Sit WELCOME by The Chaplain

Stand HYMN

And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England’s mountains green? And was the Holy Lamb of God On England’s pleasant pastures seen? And did the countenance divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here Among those dark satanic mills?

Bring me my bow of burning gold! Bring me my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight, Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, Till we have built Jerusalem In England’s green and pleasant land.

Words: William Blake (1757-1827) Music: Sir Hubert Parry 4 Sit PREFACE, DECLARATION AND COLLECT

THE FIRST READING Book of Ecclesiasticus, Chapter 51, versus 13-22 read by Claire Muir

While I was still young, before I went on my travels, I sought wisdom openly in my prayer. Before the temple I asked for her, and I will search for her until the end. From the first blossom to the ripening grape my heart delighted in her; my foot walked on the straight path; from my youth I followed her steps. I inclined my ear a little and received her, and I found for myself much instruction. I made progress in her; to him who gives wisdom I will give glory. For I resolved to live according to wisdom, and I was zealous for the good, and I shall never be disappointed. My soul grappled with wisdom, and in my conduct I was strict; I spread out my hands to the heavens, and lamented my ignorance of her. I directed my soul to her, and in purity I found her. With her I gained understanding from the first; therefore I will never be forsaken. My heart was stirred to seek her; therefore I have gained a prize possession. The Lord gave me my tongue as a reward, and I will praise him with it.

Stand HYMN (First verse by a soloist from the choir)

I danced in the morning when the world was begun, and I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun, and I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth, at Bethlehem I had my birth.

Refrain: Dance, then, wherever you may be, I am the Lord of the Dance, said he, and I'll lead you all, wherever you may be, and I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he.

5 I danced for the scribe and the pharisee, but they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me. I danced for the fishermen, for James and John - they came with me and the dance went on. Refrain

I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame; the holy people said it was a shame. they whipped and they stripped and they hung me on high, and they left me there on a Cross to die. Refrain

I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black; it's hard to dance with the devil on your back. They buried my body and they thought I'd gone, but I am the Dance, and I still go on. Refrain

They cut me down and I leapt up high; I am the life that'll never, never die; I'll live in you if you'll live in me - I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. Refrain

Words: Sydney Carter (b 1915)

6 Sit THE SECOND READING The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. read by Michael Turner

‘Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; For love is sufficient unto love. When you love you should not say, “God is in my heart,” but rather, “I am in the heart of God.” And think not you can direct the course of love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. Love has no other desire but to fulfil itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your de sires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving; To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy; To return home at eventide with gratitude; And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.’

Sit as the choir sings

PSALM 121 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from whence cometh my help. My help cometh even from the Lord : who hath made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : and he that keepeth thee will not sleep. Behold, he that keepeth Israel : shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord himself is thy keeper : the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand; So that the sun shall not burn thee by day : neither the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul.

7 The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in : from this time forth for evermore. 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.

Remain seated ADDRESS The Reverend Professor Peter Galloway OBE JP

Stand THE VOWS, GIVING OF RINGS AND PROCLAMATION

Sit as the choir sings

Gloria ……………………………………. A Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Remain Seated

THE PRAYERS

Concluding with:

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

8 Stand HYMN

The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want. he makes me down to lie in pastures green; he leadeth me the quiet waters by.

My soul he doth restore again; and me to walk doth make within the paths of righteousness, even for his own Name's sake.

Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, yet will I fear no ill; for thou art with me; and thy rod and staff my comfort still.

My table thou hast furnished in presence of my foes; my head thou dost with oil anoint, and my cup overflows.

Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me; and in God's house forevermore my dwelling place shall be. (Scottish Psalter 1650)

Remain standing THE BLESSING

Remain standing for the departure of Mr & Mrs Ward

RECESSIONAL

Toccata ………………………………. Charles Widor (1844-1937)

9 THE QUEEN’S CHAPEL OF THE SAVOY Chapel of the Royal Victorian Order

The Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy is the chapel of Her Majesty the Queen in right of her . It stands on an area of land given by King Henry III in 1246 to Count Peter of Savoy (uncle to the king’s wife, Queen Eleanor) the name of whose homeland has become firmly associated with this piece of land between and . After the Count’s death the manor was reacquired by Queen Eleanor and bestowed on her younger son, Edmund, Earl of Lancaster. Thereafter it became the property of successive earls and dukes of Lancaster. In 1399 Henry Bolingbroke, , became king as Henry IV, and declared the Duchy of Lancaster to be a personal prerogative of the Sovereign held separately from the other Crown lands. By the will of King Henry VII a great hospital for ‘pouer, nedie people’ was constructed on the site in the early sixteenth century. It had three , of which the principal one dedicated to Saint John the Baptist is all that now remains of the hospital. On the occasion of his Coronation in 1937 King George VI commanded that the chapel should become the Chapel of the Royal Victorian Order. Membership of this Order is in the personal gift of the Sovereign. By the statutes of the Order the chaplain is ex-officio chaplain of the Order. In 1957-58 an ante-chapel, a Royal Robing Room and a Chaplain’s Office were constructed. A new pipe organ was presented to the Chapel by the Queen in 1965 to mark the 700th anniversary of the foundation of the Duchy. The chapel garden was re-landscaped in honour of The Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002. In 2011-12 a major building project created a new sunken courtyard, new offices for the Chaplain and the Steward, a kitchen and a major extension to the Royal Robing Room. In recognition of the generosity of the Duchy of Lancaster, in funding the work, the ante-chapel was renamed the Lancaster Hall. A new stained glass window was installed in the east wall of the chapel in 2012 to mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. A new floor covering was laid in the nave of the chapel in 2013. The chancel and sanctuary floors are scheduled for restoration and cleaning in the summer of 2014. Members of the public are welcome to attend the services on Sundays at 11am and on the first Wednesday of each month at 12.30pm. The chapel has a fine musical tradition with a choir of men and boys. Further information about the life of the chapel can be found at the website: www.RoyalChapelSavoy.org. 10