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Deep peace of the running wave to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the shining stars to you
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It was written in 1978 and sounds like it. It's the sort of thing that makes me understand why people are atheists.
Lucky for the late Queen that she is in a place where she does not have to listen to things like this, which she had to do many times, much as she preferred the Book of Common Prayer.
What awful changes happened in her reign, especially to the churches.
Awful things happened in Northern Ireland, where murderers now sit in government. She had to shake the hand of one, but did not remove her glove.
Do you mean when she shook the hands of the officers of the Parachute Regiment? Yes, indeed.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the archbishop did not wish to use a prayer that might have seemed to commit him to counting her among "the faithful departed". But yes, he could have stopped at "and may perpetual light shine upon her."
ReplyDeleteI saw celebrations in Derry the night the Queen's passing was announced. Cars honking their horns and people joyous.....Derry was an IRA hotbed. Guess they are still angry.
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