A Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration for the Life of Richard Blystone Tuesday 15th May 2018 at 11.30am St Bride s Church Fleet Street London EC4
RectoR The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce DiRectoR of Music Robert Jones organist and Pianist Matthew Morley choir The Choir of St Bride s head of operations James Irving
organ music before the service Nimrod from Enigma Variations Elgar introit Laudate dominum Mozart Welcome & opening Prayer The Rector hymn Morning has broken Morning has broken, like the first morning, Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird. Praise for the singing, praise for the morning, Praise for them springing fresh from the word. Sweet the rain's new fall sunlit from heaven, Like the first dewfall on the first grass. Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, Sprung in completeness where his feet pass. Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning Born of the one light, Eden saw play. Praise with elation, praise every morning God's recreation of the new day. first Reading 1 Corinthians 13 Read by Rich Brooks choir Amazing Grace Trad. arr. Langston
first address Julia Blystone Piano Clair de lune Debussy second Reading Nature s first green is gold Robert Frost Read by Daniel Blystone hymn Lord of all hopefulness Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, Whose trust, ever child-like, no cares could destroy, Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray, Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day. Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith, Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe, Be there at our labours, and give us, we pray, Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day. Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace, Your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace, Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray, Your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day. Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm, Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm, Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray, Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.
third Reading So we ll go no more a roving Lord Byron Read by Helle Blystone fourth Reading Ode: Intimations of immortality Wordsworth Read by John Blystone choir Zadok the priest Handel second address Ingrid Formanek and Todd Baxter hymn Mine eyes have seen the glory Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on. His truth is marching on. He hath sounded forth the trumpet, that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His Judgement seat. O be swift, my soul, to answer Him; be jubilant my feet! Our God is marching on. Our God is marching on.
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born, across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me; As he died to make men holy, let us live to make men free, While God is marching on. While God is marching on! He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave; He is wisdom to the mighty, he is succour to the brave: So the world shall be his foot-stool, and the soul of time his slave: Our God is marching on! Our God is marching on! Prayers The Rector choir They can t take that away from me Gershwin arr. Jones Blessing The Rector organ Voluntary Don t fence me in Porter
There will be a retiring collection to be shared between International Rescue Committee (IRC), which supports refugees of war and disaster, and St Bride s Church A Reception will immediately follow the Service at the nearby Humble Grape, 1 St Bride s Passage, London EC4
St Bride s Church Fleet Street London EC4Y 8AU 020 7427 0133 www.stbrides.com