In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. John McCrae, 1915 f o r o u r n at i o n s f a l l e n i n a l l w a r s THE LORD S DAY MAY 27, 2018 AT 6:00 P.M. TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
A SERVICE OF WORSHIP, REMEMBRANCE AND REFLECTION Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 Long years ago, as earth lay dark and still, rose a loud cry upon a lonely hill, while in the frailty of our human clay, Christ, our Redeemer, passed the self same way. Still stands His Cross from that dread hour to this, like some bright star above the dark abyss; Still, through the veil, the Victor s pitying eyes look down to bless our lesser Calvaries. John S. ARKWRIGHT Not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions, but there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men. PERICLES H H H H H Congregation, please stand as able The Prelude Dr. Dennis Herrick, trumpet Mrs. Elizabeth V. Arnold, organ Patriotic Medley The Striking of the Hour The Massing of the Colours Highland Cathedral Charles Callahan 2
The Hymn My Country Tis of Thee america My country, tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing: Land where my fathers died, Land of the Pilgrim s pride, From ev ry mountainside, Let freedom ring. My native country thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills, My heart with rapture thrills, Like that above. Let music swell the breeze, And ring through all the trees Sweet freedom s song; Let mortal tongues awake, Let all that breathe partake, Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. Our fathers God to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing; Long may our land be bright With freedom s holy light, Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King. The Invocation The Reverend Claude E. McRoberts, III Senior Minister, Trinity Presbyterian Church The Confession of Our Sin (in unison) Most holy and merciful Father, we acknowledge and confess in Your presence this day the sinfulness of our hearts and of our ways. We are not worthy of the sufferings of those who laid down their lives, for we have forgotten their sacrifice and have misused the freedom they preserved for us. Above all, O God, we have sinned against You, for we have lived unto ourselves, rather than unto Christ Who for our sakes died and rose again. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us, and deliver us from evil, and grant us Your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 3
The Scripture Lesson Matthew 28:16-20 Page 1062 in the Pew Bible The Hymn America the Beautiful materna O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain; For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea! O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine ev ry flaw Confirm thy soul in self-control, thy liberty in law! O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine, Till all success be nobleness, and ev ry gain divine! O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years, Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea! The Address SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE The Honorable Joel F. Dubina Judge Dubina was born in Elkhart, Indiana. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 1970, and a Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1973. He was a law clerk from 1973 to 1974 and in private practice from 1974 to 1983. Judge Dubina currently serves as Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He is married to Beth Gordy Dubina, and they have three children and seven grandchildren. 4
The National Anthem O! say can you see by the dawn s early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight s last gleaming. Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming. And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O er the land of the free and the home of the brave? O! thus be it e er, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war s desolation! Blest with vict ry and peace, may the heav n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: In God is our trust. And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O er the land of the free and the home of the brave! The Prayer for Our Nation Col. John A. Eidsmoe The Remarks about the Collection The Collection for the Alabama National Guard Foundation, Inc. The Offertory Anthem For the Fallen: They Shall Grow Not Old Binyon/Rojek Men s Choir Steve Lee, Director The Laying of Wreaths in Memory of Our Heroic Dead In memory of the Mayflower Immigrants Ms. Anne Travis Kilgrow Alabama Mayflower Society 5
6 In memory of the Pilgrim Immigrants Ms. Anne Travis Kilgrow National Society of the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Alabama Branch In memory of the Jamestowne SETTLERS Mrs. James L. Wolfe Jamestowne Society, Alabama Company In memory of all who fought in the colonial wars 1607-1775 Mrs. Stanley B. Winslow Nicholas Meriwether Chapter, Daughters of American Colonists In memory of all who fought in the colonial wars 1607-1775 Ms. Marie Barber Sanford Governor James Moore, Jr. Chapter, Daughters of American Colonists In memory of all who fought in the colonial wars and founded the United States of America Mrs. Charles McPherson Aduston Rogers III The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Alabama In memory of the men and women that founded the Colony of Virginia by 1699 Mrs. Marvin Lee Rawlins, Jr., Governor General Sons and Daughters of Virginia Founding Fathers In memory of the early Huguenot settlers in America Mrs. Thomas R. Shanks Alabama Huguenot Society In memory of the early Huguenot settlers in America Mrs. Thomas R. Shanks The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin In memory of Members of the Society of Cincinnati Col. Douglas Brougher Cairns, USAF (Ret.) The Society of Cincinnati In memory of all who fought in the colonial wars of the Seventeenth Century Mrs. James L. Wolfe Benjamin Fenn Chapter, Colonial Dames XVII Century
In memory of General Richard Montgomery and all who gave their lives in the American Revolution Mr. William A. Kirkland; Lt. Col. Thomas Smith III; Col. Larry P. Cornwell; Mr. Jack F. Caraway General Richard Montgomery Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution In memory of all who gave their lives in the American Revolution Mr. Eric Alford, Chapter President; Mr. Richard Wells, Compatriot General John Archer Elmore Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution In memory of all who served in the continental forces in the American Revolution Mrs. Stanley B. Winslow Anne Phillips Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution In memory of all who served in the continental forces in the American Revolution Mrs. Stephen Crum, Regent Atagi Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution In memory of all who served in the militia in the American Revolution Mrs. Robert M. Cheney Francis Marion Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution In memory of all who served in the militia in the American Revolution Mrs. Edward William Murphree, Jr. Captain William Bibb Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution In memory of all who served in the continental forces in the American Revolution Mrs. Michael Laron Scott Peter Forney Chapter, Alabama Society, Daughters of the American Revolution In memory of all who fought in the war of 1812 Mrs. Earl Gillian, Jr. General Patrick May Chapter, National Society United States Daughters of 1812 In memory of all Confederates who fought in the War Between the States Mrs. Thomas E. Jaworowski Cradle of the Confederacy, Chapter #94, United Daughters of the Confederacy In memory of all who served during the War Between the States Mr. Stuart F. Waldo, Commander Sons of Confederate Veterans, Prattville Dragoons, Camp #1524 7
Please stand: In memory of Union Veterans of the Civil War Mr. Barry L. Spink Sons of Union Veterans, Major General James H. Wilson Camp In memory of all who served during the War Between the States Ms. Leslie A. Kirk, President The Ladies Memorial Association of Montgomery IN MEMORY OF ALL AMERICANS WHO HAVE FOUGHT FROM 1917-PRESENT Lt. Chuck Cochran, Commander American Legion Post #2 In memory of all who have received the Purple Heart Col. (Ret.) Ed Smith III Military Order of the Purple Heart 2205 In memory of all Americans who have fallen in all wars Ms. Elizabeth B. Benjamen War Memorial Chapel, Washington National Cathedral The Minute of Silence Taps Dr. Dennis Herrick, trumpet The Anthem Mansions of the Lord Glennie-Smith/Wallace To fallen soldiers let us sing, Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing, Our broken brothers let us bring To the Mansions of the Lord. No more bleeding, no more fight, No prayers pleading through the night, Just divine embrace, eternal light In the Mansions of the Lord. Where no mothers cry and no children weep, We will stand and guard though the angels sleep, All through the ages safely keep The Mansions of the Lord. The Benediction 8