A Memorial Service for His Majesty King George V
Title
A Memorial Service for His Majesty King George V
Description
The order of service for King George V.
Date
1936-01-20
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Transcription
“Having served his generation by the Will of God, he fell on sleep.”
A MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR
HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V.
who departed this life on January 20th, 1936.
[Page Break]
ORDER OF SERVICE
FUNERAL MARCH Chopin.
(During the Funeral March, the Congregation will stand).
Minister.
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 – St. John 11.25, 26.
Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, not any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Rom. 8.38,39.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. – St Matt. 5.4.
Let us Pray.
O, merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the life; in who 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, to raise is from the death of sin unto the life of the righteousness; that, when we shall depart this life, we shall rest in him, and that, at the general Resurrection in the last day, we may be found acceptable in thy sight; and receive that blessing, which they 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 Lord’s Prayer.
[Italics] Minster and people. [/Italics] 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 think is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.
The Psalm (sung).
1. The Lord is my shepherd: therefore can I lack nothing.
2. He shall feed me in a green pasture: and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort.
3. He shall convert my soul: and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake.
4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.
5. Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me: Thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full.
6. But Thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord as ever.
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.
The Lesson.
Revelation, Chapter 21. Verses 1 – 7.
[page break]
The Nunc Dimittis (sung).
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen: thy salvation.
Which thou hast prepared: before the face of all people;
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles: and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
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.
Let us Pray.
[Italics] Minister. [/Italics] Enter not into judgement with thy servant, O Lord;
[Italics] People. [/Italics] For in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
[Italics] Minister. [/Italics] Grant unto him eternal rest.
[Italics] People. [/Italics] And let perpetual light shine upon him.
[Italics] Minister. [/Italics] We believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord;
[Italics] People. [/Italics] In the land of the living.
[Italics] Minister. [/Italics] O Lord, hear our prayer;
[Italics] People. [/Italics] And let our cry come unto thee.
A Thanksgiving for His Majesty King George V.
Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of them that depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity; we bless thee for the great gift thou hast given to our nation and people in the reign of His Gracious Majesty King George, for his example of strength and confidence during the troublous days of his reign, and for his unswerving fidelity to the faith of his fathers.
We praise thee that thou didst so order his life that be possessed the love of all his people, and that, in his passing, thou didst call him to thyself in quietness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
For the Queen Mother, and the Royal Family.
Almighty God, Father of all mercies and giver of all comfort: Deal graciously, we pray thee, with those who mourn, especially the Queen Mother, King Edward, and all members of the Royal Family, that, casting every care on thee, they may know the consolation of thy love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For His Majesty King Edward VIII.
Almighty God, who rulest over all the kingdoms of the world, and dost order them according to thy good pleasure; We yield thee unfeigned thanks, for that thou hast been pleased to set thy Servant, our Sovereign Lord, King Edward, upon the throne of this Realm. Let thy wisdom be his guide, and let thine arm strengthen him; let truth and justice, holiness and righteousness, peace and charity, abound in his days. Direct all his counsels and endeavours to thy glory, and the welfare of his subjects; give us grace to obey him cheerfully for conscience sake, and let him always possess the hearts of his people; let his Reign be long and prosperous, and crown him with everlasting life in the world to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For the Empire.
Almighty God, who rulest in the kingdom of men, and hast given to our Sovereign Lord, King Edward, a great dominion in all parts of the earth: Draw together, we pray thee, in true fellowship the men of divers [sic] races, languages, and customs, who dwell therein,
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that, bearing one another’s burdens, and working together in brotherly concord, they may fulfil the purpose of thy providence, and set forward thy everlasting kingdom. Pardon, we beseech thee, our sins and shortcomings: keep far from us all selfishness and pride: and give us grace to employ thy good gifts of order and freedom to the glory and welfare of mankind; through Jesus Christ thy Son, our Lord. Amen.
O Lord, support us all the day long of troublous life, until the shades lengthen, and the evening comes and the busy world is hushed, the fever of life is over, and our work done. Then, Lord, in thy mercy, grant us safe lodging, a holy rest, and peace at the last; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
HYMN.
The King of love my Shepherd is,
Whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am His
And He is mine for ever.
Where streams of living water flow
My ransomed soul He leadeth,
And where the verdant pastures grow
With food celestial feedeth.
Perverse and foolish oft I stray’ed;
But yet in love He sought me,
And on His shoulder gently laid,
And home, rejoicing, brought me.
In death’s dark vale I fear no ill
With Thee, dear Lord, beside me;
Thy rod and staff my comfort still,
Thy Cross before to guide me.
Thou spread’st a Table in my sight;
Thy Unction grace bestoweth;
And Oh, what transport of delight
From Thy pure Chalice floweth!
And so through all the length of days
Thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise
Within Thy house for ever.
Amen.
THE ADDRESS
HYMN.
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide;
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;
Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou, Who changest not, abide with me.
I need Thy Presence every passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?
Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord abide with me.
I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;
Where is death’s sting? Where, Grave, thy victory?
I triumph still if Thou abide with me.
Hold Thou Thy Cross before my closing eyes,
Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies;
Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
Amen.
Let us Pray.
Remember, O Lord, what thou hast wrought in us, and not what we deserve; and as thou best called us to thy service, make us worthy of our calling; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE BLESSING
LAST POST
REVEILLE
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
A MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR
HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V.
who departed this life on January 20th, 1936.
[Page Break]
ORDER OF SERVICE
FUNERAL MARCH Chopin.
(During the Funeral March, the Congregation will stand).
Minister.
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 – St. John 11.25, 26.
Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, not any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Rom. 8.38,39.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. – St Matt. 5.4.
Let us Pray.
O, merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the life; in who 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, to raise is from the death of sin unto the life of the righteousness; that, when we shall depart this life, we shall rest in him, and that, at the general Resurrection in the last day, we may be found acceptable in thy sight; and receive that blessing, which they 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 Lord’s Prayer.
[Italics] Minster and people. [/Italics] 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 think is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.
The Psalm (sung).
1. The Lord is my shepherd: therefore can I lack nothing.
2. He shall feed me in a green pasture: and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort.
3. He shall convert my soul: and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake.
4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.
5. Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me: Thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full.
6. But Thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord as ever.
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.
The Lesson.
Revelation, Chapter 21. Verses 1 – 7.
[page break]
The Nunc Dimittis (sung).
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen: thy salvation.
Which thou hast prepared: before the face of all people;
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles: and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
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.
Let us Pray.
[Italics] Minister. [/Italics] Enter not into judgement with thy servant, O Lord;
[Italics] People. [/Italics] For in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
[Italics] Minister. [/Italics] Grant unto him eternal rest.
[Italics] People. [/Italics] And let perpetual light shine upon him.
[Italics] Minister. [/Italics] We believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord;
[Italics] People. [/Italics] In the land of the living.
[Italics] Minister. [/Italics] O Lord, hear our prayer;
[Italics] People. [/Italics] And let our cry come unto thee.
A Thanksgiving for His Majesty King George V.
Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of them that depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity; we bless thee for the great gift thou hast given to our nation and people in the reign of His Gracious Majesty King George, for his example of strength and confidence during the troublous days of his reign, and for his unswerving fidelity to the faith of his fathers.
We praise thee that thou didst so order his life that be possessed the love of all his people, and that, in his passing, thou didst call him to thyself in quietness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
For the Queen Mother, and the Royal Family.
Almighty God, Father of all mercies and giver of all comfort: Deal graciously, we pray thee, with those who mourn, especially the Queen Mother, King Edward, and all members of the Royal Family, that, casting every care on thee, they may know the consolation of thy love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For His Majesty King Edward VIII.
Almighty God, who rulest over all the kingdoms of the world, and dost order them according to thy good pleasure; We yield thee unfeigned thanks, for that thou hast been pleased to set thy Servant, our Sovereign Lord, King Edward, upon the throne of this Realm. Let thy wisdom be his guide, and let thine arm strengthen him; let truth and justice, holiness and righteousness, peace and charity, abound in his days. Direct all his counsels and endeavours to thy glory, and the welfare of his subjects; give us grace to obey him cheerfully for conscience sake, and let him always possess the hearts of his people; let his Reign be long and prosperous, and crown him with everlasting life in the world to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For the Empire.
Almighty God, who rulest in the kingdom of men, and hast given to our Sovereign Lord, King Edward, a great dominion in all parts of the earth: Draw together, we pray thee, in true fellowship the men of divers [sic] races, languages, and customs, who dwell therein,
[Page Break]
that, bearing one another’s burdens, and working together in brotherly concord, they may fulfil the purpose of thy providence, and set forward thy everlasting kingdom. Pardon, we beseech thee, our sins and shortcomings: keep far from us all selfishness and pride: and give us grace to employ thy good gifts of order and freedom to the glory and welfare of mankind; through Jesus Christ thy Son, our Lord. Amen.
O Lord, support us all the day long of troublous life, until the shades lengthen, and the evening comes and the busy world is hushed, the fever of life is over, and our work done. Then, Lord, in thy mercy, grant us safe lodging, a holy rest, and peace at the last; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
HYMN.
The King of love my Shepherd is,
Whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am His
And He is mine for ever.
Where streams of living water flow
My ransomed soul He leadeth,
And where the verdant pastures grow
With food celestial feedeth.
Perverse and foolish oft I stray’ed;
But yet in love He sought me,
And on His shoulder gently laid,
And home, rejoicing, brought me.
In death’s dark vale I fear no ill
With Thee, dear Lord, beside me;
Thy rod and staff my comfort still,
Thy Cross before to guide me.
Thou spread’st a Table in my sight;
Thy Unction grace bestoweth;
And Oh, what transport of delight
From Thy pure Chalice floweth!
And so through all the length of days
Thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise
Within Thy house for ever.
Amen.
THE ADDRESS
HYMN.
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide;
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;
Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou, Who changest not, abide with me.
I need Thy Presence every passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?
Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord abide with me.
I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;
Where is death’s sting? Where, Grave, thy victory?
I triumph still if Thou abide with me.
Hold Thou Thy Cross before my closing eyes,
Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies;
Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
Amen.
Let us Pray.
Remember, O Lord, what thou hast wrought in us, and not what we deserve; and as thou best called us to thy service, make us worthy of our calling; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE BLESSING
LAST POST
REVEILLE
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
Collection
Citation
“A Memorial Service for His Majesty King George V,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 13, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/30203.