Worcester Cathedral - Memorial Chapel of St. George's Chapel dedication (1936)
  

CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST
AND THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
WORCESTER

ORDER OF SERVICE
FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF ARMISTICE SUNDAY THE DEDICATION OF THE MEMORIAL CHAPEL THE ASSEMBLING AND LAYING UP OF COLOURS

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, 1936

AT 11.0 A.M.

BEING THE OCTAVE OF ALL SAINTS' DAY
  

ORDER OF SERVICE
  

The Congregation is asked to stand when the Mayor and Corporation enter the church by the North Door, and again later when the Vice-Lieutenant and his party enter by the Prior's Door, and then to be seated until the entry of the Choir and Clergy.
 

HYMN
(to the tune "Old Hundredth")

ALL people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
Him serve with fear, his praise forth tell,
Come ye before him, and rejoice.

The Lord, ye know, is God indeed,
Without our aid he did us make;
We are his folk, he doth us feed,
And for his sheep he doth us take.

O enter then his gates with praise,
Approach with joy his courts unto;
Praise, laud, and bless his name always,
For it is seemly so to do.

For why ? the Lord our God is good;
His mercy is for ever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.

To Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
The God whom heaven and earth adore,
From men and from the Angel-host
Be praise and glory evermore. Amen.

                                                                     Psalm 100. William Kethe (c. 1560).
                                                                  (Chaplain to the Queen's [Elizabeth] Forces at Le Havre, 1563)
 

During the singing of this Hymn the standards of the British Legion will be borne from the West end of the Nave to the Choir steps and will then be desposited in the Great Transept.

After the Hymn all shall be seated while the Dean reads
 
THE LESSON. Wisdom iii 1-9
THE souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die and their departure is taken for misery, and their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace. For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality. And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly rewarded : for God proved them, and found them worthy for himself. As gold in the furnace hath he tried them and received them as a burnt offering. And in the time of their visitation they shall shine, and run to and fro like sparks among the stubble. They shall judge the nations, and have dominion over the peoples, and their Lord shall reign for ever. They that put their trust in him shall understand the truth; and such as be faithful in love shall abide with him : for grace and mercy is to his saints, and he hath care for his elect.
 
PSALM XLVI. Deus noster refugium.
To the chant "Luther"

GOD is our hope and strength: a very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved: and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea.
3 Though the waters thereof rage and swell: and though the mountains shake at the tempest of the same.
4 The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the city of God: the holy place of the tabernacle of the most Highest.
5 God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed: God shall help her, and that right early.
6 The heathen make much ado, and the kingdoms are moved: but God hath shewed his voice and the earth shall melt away.
7 The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our refuge.
8 O come hither, and behold the works of the Lord: what destruction he hath brought upon the earth.
9 He maketh wars to cease in all the world: he breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder, and burneth the chariots in the fire.
10 Be still then, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, and I will be exalted in the earth.
11 The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our refuge. 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.

Then all standing, the Bishop from the pulpit will bid the people to prayer.

BIDDING PRAYER
YE shall pray for our Sovereign Lord King Edward, that God may be his defender and keeper; and for those who are set in authority under him that they may take counsel in wisdom, and act with courage for the advancement of God's glory, the good of his Church, and the safety, honour, and welfare of our Sovereign and his dominions.

Ye shall pray for all the Nations of the World and their rulers, that, laying aside ambition and fear, mistrust and jealousy, they may seek peace and ensue it : and that in every land men of good will may be drawn together, high and low, rich and poor, one with another.

To these your prayers ye shall add unfeigned praise and thanksgiving, remembering before God the men and women who gave their lives in the Great War: especially the men of The Worcestershire Regiment and Worcestershire Yeomanry, and others, men and women who went from this City and County: praying that by God's grace they and we together may be made partakers of life enverlasting.

These petitions ye shall render in the words which our Saviour Christ himself hath taught us, saying:

Here shall all, still standing, join with the Bishop in saying with a loud voice 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: For thine is the kingdom, The power and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

Then shall all be seated for

THE BISHOP'S ADDRESS (Click here for transcript of Bishop's address)

At the end of the Address all shall rise for the Ascription and shall remain standing for the

FANFARE

During the Fanfare and the Hymn following, Officers bearing four Colours of the 3rd Battalion, two of the fourth, two of the Militia, and one each of the 2/7th, 2/8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 14th, 17th, and 19th Battalions of The Worcestershire Regiment will proceed from the East end of the Choir to the Memorial Chapel in the North Choir Transept. They will be followed by mothers and widows of officers and other ranks who died in the Great War, by representatives, both officers and other ranks, of those who served in the War, by the Chairman and Honorary Secretaries of the War Memorial Committee and the Chairman of the Territorial Association.
 
1. Colonel Gabb, 3rd Battalion Colour
2. Colonel Clarke. 3rd. Battalion Colour.
4. Colonel Tyrwhitt. 3rd Battalion Colour.
5. Colonel Nelson 4th Battalion Colour.
6. Colonel Dunlop 4th Battalion Colour.
7. Colonel Featherstonhaugh. Militia.
8. Colonel Jefferies Militia.
9. Captain Thompson. 27th Battalion Colour.
10. Major Davies 2/8 Battalion Colour.
11. Colonel Faviell. 9th Battalion Colour.
12. Colonel Leman. 10th Battalion Colour.
13. Major Goff. 11th Battalion Colour.
14. Major Graham 14th Battalion Colour.
15. Captain de Courcy-Ireland. 17th Battalion Colour.
16. Captain Klee 19th Battalion Colour.
List of Officers who carried the Colours. These Officers were selected by the Colonel of the Regiment.

Widows and/or mothers (other ranks).
T. A. Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. Mrs. Hatton.
R.A. Mrs. Mears.
Yeomanry. Mrs. Jeans.
Regiment Battalions Worcestershire Regiment. Mrs. Dancox.

Widows and/or mothers (Officers).
T.A. Battalions Worcestershire Regiment. Mrs. R. Amphlett.
Militia Worcestershire Regiment. Mrs. B. Cartland.
Yeomanry. Mrs. Hugh Cheape.
Regiment Battalions Worcestershire Regiment. Mrs.Winnington.

Representatives (other ranks).
T.A. Battalions Worcestershire Regiment. Mr. Marshall.
R.A. Mrs. Burgess.
Yeomanry. Mr. Underhill.
Regiment Battalions Worcestershire Regiment. Mr. Haggitt..

Representatives (Officers).
T.A. Battalions, Worcestershire Regiment. Capt. J. Rayer.
R.A. Col. A. C. W. Hobson.
Yeomanry. Major H. Tomkinson.
Regimental Battalions Worcestershire Regiment. Maj.-Gen. D. Cayley. 

War Memorial Committee.
Hon. Secretaries. Mrs. Reddie. 
Mr. C. H. Bird.
Chairman. Major Reddie.
 
The procession will be joined under the Tower by the Mayor of Worcester and Dudley with their Town Clerks, the Recorder and the High Sheriff of the City and the City Member, the High Sheriff of the County, the Colonel of The Worcestershire Regiment and the Vice-Lieutenant of the County.

Last will follow the Bishop and Clergy.
 

HYMN.
to the tune "Hanover"

O WORSHIP the King, all-glorious above;
O gratefully sing his power and his love ;
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of days,
Pavilioned in splendour and girded with praise.

O tell of his might, O sing of his grace,
Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space;
His chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds form,
And dark is his path on the wings of the storm.

This earth with its store of wonders untold,
Almighty, thy power hath founded of old,
Hath stablished it fast by a changeless decree,
And round it hath cast, like a mantle, the sea.

Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light;
It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,
And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
In thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail;
Thy mercies how tender! how firm to the end!
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.

O measureless Might, ineffable Love,
While angels delight to hymn thee above,
Thy humbler creation, though feeble their lays,
With true adoration shall sing to thy praise.

Psalm 104. Sir Robert Grant, 1785-1838
(The Right Hon. Sir Robert Grant, M.P., P.C., Director of the Honourable East India Company and Governor of Bombay.)
 

DEDICATION OF THE CHAPEL

The members of the general congregation are asked to remain standing during the ceremony of Dedication, which they will be able to follow in this printed Order of Service.

The Hymn being ended, and all standing, the Dean, addressing himself to the Bishop, will say

Reverend Father in God, it is the desire of the Dean and Chapter to set apart this chapel, now re-enclosed and furnished at the charges of the subscribers to the County War Memorial, that we may keep alive the memory of those who died in the service of their country and may fulfil their intent of establishing the reign of righteousness and peace, and we therefore beg you to dedicate this Chapel in the name of St. George the Martyr and to the memory of the Fallen.

The Bishop will then proceed to the Dedication of the Chapel, saying

IN the faith of Jesus Christ we dedicate this Chapel under the name of St. George the Martyr and in memory of the Fallen.

IN the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

GRANT, O Lord, that this Chapel which is here dedicated to thee by our office and ministry may be hallowed by the sanctifying power of thy Holy Spirit, and so for ever continue, through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live, and govern all things, world without end. Amen.

Then Field Marshal Sir Claud Jacob, Colonel of The Worcestershire Regiment will say to the Dean

Very Reverend Sir, on behalf of the officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men of The Worcestershire Regiment, I ask you to receive into custody, and to keep in this Cathedral Church, these Colours belonging to the Regiment.

And the Dean will answer

Field Marshal Sir Claud Jacob, officers and men of The Worcestershire Regiment, I receive into custody these Colours belonging to your Regiment, and I will take care that they are safely preserved in this Chapel of our Cathedral Church.

General Sir Francis Davies, Vice-Lieutenant of the County, will then say to the Bishop

Reverend Father in God, on behalf of the officers and men of The Worcestershire Regiment and of all the men and women of Worcestershire who served in the Great War and other campaigns, I pray you to dedicate the Altar of this Memorial Chapel to the glory of God and for the celebration of the Divine Mysteries, in memory of those who laid down their lives in the service of their Sovereign and their country.

The Bishop will then proceed to the Dedication of the Altar, saying

IN the faith of Jesus Christ we dedicate this Altar to the glory of God and in memory of the officers and men of The Worcestershire Regiment and of all the Worcestershire men and women who died in the service of their Sovereign and their country.

IN the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, give ear to the prayers which we humbly present before thee ; hallow this Altar through the invocation of thy holy Name ; and grant that the offerings made upon this Holy Table may be acceptable and well-pleasing unto thee, through the grace and power of thy Holy Spirit. Hearken evermore to the supplication of all in this place, lighten their load of trouble and heal their diseases, grant their petitions and accept their resolutions, strengthen their good hopes and fulfil their holy desires; that they may ever draw nigh to the gift of thy grace with conscience sound and undefiled
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then shall be sung, all still standing

ANTHEM

I HEARD a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord: even so saith the Spirit ; for they rest from their labours. Amen.
Revelation xiv. 13 (Goss)

During the Hymn that follows the Anthem, the Bishop and Clergy will first leave the Chapel, and proceed by the gate in the North Choir Aisle to the High Altar; the Officers and those who were sitting in the Choir will return to their seats by the same gate; and those who were sitting in the Nave will return to their places.

During the Hymn a Collection will be made for the British Legion fund for Disabled Ex-Service Men.
 

HYMN
(To the tune "Richmond")

PRAISE to the Holiest in the height,
And in the depth be praise,
In all his words most wonderful,
Most sure in all his ways.

O loving wisdom of our God!
When all was sin and shame,
A second Adam to the fight
And to the rescue came.

O wisest love! that flesh and blood,
Which did in Adam fail,
Should strive afresh against the foe,
Should strive and should prevail;

And that a higher gift than grace
Should flesh and blood refine,
God's Presence and his very Self,
And Essence all-divine.

O generous love! that he who smote
In Man for man the foe,
The double agony in Man
For man should undergo;

And in the garden secretly,
And on the Cross on high,
Should teach his brethren, and inspire
To suffer and to die.

Praise to the Holiest in the height,
And in the depth be praise,
In all his words most wonderful,
Most sure in all his ways.

John Henry Newman, 1801-90
(Cardinal Deacon of the Holy Roman Church)
  

Then shall all kneel

Collect of All Saints' Day.
O ALMIGHTY God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord: Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

BENEDICTION

Two Standards of the British Legion will be lowered at the Choir steps, and all will stand for

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NATIONAL ANTHEM

GOD save our gracious King,
Long Live our noble King,
God save the King!
Send him victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the King!

The choicest gifts in store
On him be pleased to pour,
Long may he reign;
May he defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the King!
 

Members of the Congregation are asked to remain in their places until the ecclesiastical and civil Processions have left the Church.