GUILDFORD CATHEDRAL
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A SERVICE OF CELEBRATION
AND DEDICATION
FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM
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Sunday 2 January 2000
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SURREY
COUNTY COUNCIL
MUSIC BEFORE THE SERVICE
Surrey County Youth Orchestra
Directed by
Brass Ensemble
Paul Harris
Trumpets
Michael Chapple
Lianne East
Eleanor Tuson
Paul Howick
Horns
Catherine Tuson
Sam Hayes
Trombones
Mark Cardy
Rhys Smith
Tim Nichols
Matthew McCully
Tuba
Georgie Torbet
Music provided by:
Surrey Youth Music and Performing Arts
Head of Service
Keith Willis
The Guildford Philharmonic Choir
Directed by
Jeremy Backhouse
Guildford Cathedral
Stephen Farr
Organist and Master of
the Choristers
BEFORE THE SERVICE
Members of the congregation are respectfully asked to be seated
2.40pm and to remain in their places until directed to move by
of the Stewards.
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By 2.45pm the Civic Dignitaries of the County, having assembl
ed in
the Narthex, proceed to their places in the Nave.
At 2.48pm the Chief Executive of Surrey County Council,
Mr Paul Coen, and Mrs Coen, arrive at the Cathedral and are
greeted in the Narthex by the Dean.
At 2.50pm the Mayor and Mayoress of Guildford,
Councillor Dr Robert Blundell and Mrs Blundell, arrive at the
Cathedral and are met at the West Door by the Dean.
At 2.53pm the Chairman of Surrey County Council,
Mrs Heather D Hawker DL, is greeted in the Narthex by the Dean.
At 2.55pm the Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, Mrs Sarah Goad and
Mr Goad, are met at the West Doors of the Cathedral by the
Dean.
THE PROCESSION
Virger
Visiting Clergy
Residentiary Canons
Virger
The Chief Executive of Guildford Borough Council
and Mrs Watts
The Mayor of Guildford and Mrs Blundell
The Chief Executive of Surrey County Council and Mrs Coen
The Chairman of Surrey County Council
The High Sheriff of Surrey and Mrs Nutting
The Dean’s Virger
The Dean
The Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey and Mr Goad
The Bishop of Guildford
The Bishop’s Chaplain
ORDER OF SERVICE
HYMN
during which the Procession will move down the Nave.
Choir alone:
1.
Of the Father’s love begotten
ere the worlds began to be,
he is Alpha and Omega,
he the source, the ending he,
of the things that are, that have been,
and that future years shall see,
evermore and evermore.
All:
2,
At his word they were created;
he commanded; it was done:
heaven and earth and depths of ocean
in their threefold order one;
all that grows beneath the shining
of the light of moon and sun,
evermore and evermore.
3.
O that birth for ever blessed
when the Virgin, full of grace,
by the Holy Ghost conceiving,
bare the Saviour of our race,
and the Babe, the world’s Redeemer,
first revealed his sacred face,
evermore and evermore.
This is he whom seers and sages
sang of old with one accord;
whom the writings of the prophets
promised in their faithful word;
now he shines, the long-expected:
let creation praise its Lord,
evermore and evermore.
Sing, ye heights of heav’n, his praises;
angels and Archangels, sing!
wheresoe’er ye be, ye faithful,
let your joyous anthems ring,
ev’ry tongue his name confessing,
countless voices answering,
evermore and evermore.
Christ, to thee, with God the Father,
and, O Holy Ghost, to thee,
hymn and chant and high thanksgiving
and unwearied praises be,
honour, glory, and dominion,
and eternal victory,
evermore and evermore.
Text: Prudentius (348-c413)
Music: Piae Cantiones (1582)
Descant: D.V. Willcocks (1919-
Remain standingfor
THE BIDDING
The Very Revd Alexander Wedderspoon,
We are gathered here today in this holy
Almighty God for all his goodness
Dean of Guildford
place to give thanks to
and loving-kindness to us in past
years, and to dedicate our lives anew
to his service and the service of
our fellow men and women in the years
that are to come.
As we stand on the threshold of a new
millennjum let us
acknowledge the richness of the inher
itance into which we have
entered, giving thanks to God for his
gifts, and remembering with
gratitude those through whose visio
n, compassion and determination
the conditions of human living have been
materially and spiritually
enhanced.
Let us remember, too, all those in our
own day whose lives are
clouded by conflict, ignorance or poverty,
all who suffer through
famine or disease, and those who are
the victims of the selfishness,
cruelty or greed of others.
With the example of Christ before us,
two thousand years ago revealed the
Creation, let us resolve for the future
whose coming into the world
depth of God’s love for his
to work together so that the
kingdoms of this world reflect the justi
ce, peace and righteousness of
that heavenly kingdom for which our Lord
taught us to pray, saying,
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All:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who 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.
COLLECT
The Dean
Lord Jesus Christ, yesterday and today,
the beginning and the end,
all ages belong to you.
Hallow our lives, we pray,
that through the lessons of the past,
the opportunities of the present,
and our hopes for the future,
we may come to know your will
and share your glory.
All:
Amen.
Please sit.
TREASURING THE PAST
ANTHEM
sung by the Guildford Philharmonic Choir
O nata lux de lumine — Thomas Tallis (c1505-85)
O nata lux de lumine,
O light of light, by love inclined,
Jesu redemptor saeculi,
Jesu, Redeemer of mankind,
Dignare clemens supplicum,
With loving kindness deign to hear,
Laudes preces que sumere.
From suppliant voices praise and prayer
Qui carne quondam contegi
7hou, who to raise our souls from hell,
Dignatus es pro perditis,
Didst deign in fleshly form to dwell,
Nos membra confer effici
Vouchsafe us when our race is run
Tui beati corporis.
In thy fair Body to be one.
English versification by Laurence Housman
During the anthem the first Group of Readers moves to the
Candlestand.
When the anthem is ended the First Candle is lit.
INTRODUCTION
read by Miss Rebecca Moss, Young Leader from Surrey West Guides
Two thousand years ago Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem and the
Christian Era began. During the succeeding centuries, countless
men and women have striven to live as his disciples, and their
witness has borne fruit in learning and spirituality, art and science,
social action and medical care.
Let us then hear the words of Zechariah, from St Luke’s Gospel,
in which he blesses God for the fulfilment of the prophecy of the
Messiah and foretells how his own son, John the Baptist, will
prepare the way for Jesus.
FIRST READING
read by Mrs Heather D Hawker DL
Chairman of Surrey County Council
LUKE 1, Verses 68-79 (AV)
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel:
for he hath visited, and redeemed his people;
and hath raised up a mighty salvation for us:
in the house of his servant David,
as he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets: which have been
since the world began; that we should be saved from our enemies:
and from the hands of all that hate us; to perform the mercy
promised to our forefathers: and to remember his holy covenant; to
perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham: that he
would give us, that we being delivered out of the hands of our
enemies: might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness
before him: all the days of our life.
And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou
shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; to give
knowledge of salvation unto his people:
for the remission of their sins; through the tender mercy of our God:
whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us; to give light to
them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: and to guide
our feet into the way of peace.
PRAYERS OF FAMOUS CHRISTIANS
Precentor: As we celebrate two thousand years of Christian witness,
let us pray together, using the words of famous men and women of
past centuries.
Kneel
A prayer of St Richard of Chichester (¢1197-1253)
read by Mrs Cecilia Gerrard, OBE DL, past Chairman of Surrey County Council
Thanks be to thee, O Lord Jesus Christ,
for all the benefits thou hast won for us,
for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for us.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother,
may we know thee more clearly,
love thee more dearly,
and follow thee more nearly:
now and for evermore. Amen.
A prayer of Sir Francis Drake (c1540-96)
read by Mrs Val Hewitt, Assistant County Commissioner Surrey West Guides
O Lord God, when thou givest to thy servants to endeavour any
great matter, grant us also to know that it is not the beginning, but
the continuing of the same unto the end, until it be thoroughly
finished, which yieldeth the true glory; through him who for the
finishing of thy work laid down his life, our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
A prayer of Christina Rossetti (1830-94)
read by Mrs Irma Yarnell, Superintendent of the Royal Cambridge Home
for Soldiers’ Widows
O Lord, whose way is perfect: Help us, we pray thee, always to trust
in thy goodness; that walking with thee and following thee in all
simplicity, we may possess quiet and contented minds, and may cast
all our care on thee, who carest for us. Grant this, O Lord, for thy
dear Son’s sake, Jesus Christ. Amen.
A prayer of Archbishop William Temple (1881-1944)
read by Mrs Alma Hopwood, a resident of the Royal Cambridge Home for
Soldiers’ Widows
Grant, O Lord, that as the years change, we may find rest in thine
eternal changelessness. May we meet this new year bravely,
sure in the faith that, while men come and go, and life changes
around us, thou art ever the same, guiding us with thy wisdom, and
protecting us with thy love; through our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Precentor: Let us together give thanks to God for his mercies in
times past and pray that he will walk with us into the future.
All:
Almighty and eternal God, with whom one day is as a
thousand years, and a thousand years as one day: Give
us grace, as we remember the way by which thou hast
led us, to offer unto thee the worship of faithful hearts,
and to rest our hopes for the time to come on thine
unchanging love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
HYMN
Please stand
All:
Thy hand, O God, has guided
thy flock, from age to age;
the wondrous tale is written,
full clear on every page;
our fathers owned thy goodness,
and we their deeds record;
and both of this bear witness:
one Church, one faith, one Lord.
Thy heralds brought glad tidings
to greatest, as to least;
they bade men rise, and hasten
to share the great King’s feast;
and this was all their teaching,
in every deed and word,
to all alike proclaiming
one Church, one faith, one Lord.
Through many a day of darkness,
through many a scene of strife,
the faithful few fought bravely,
to guard the nation’s life.
Their Gospel of redemption,
sin pardoned, hope restored,
was all in this enfolded:
one Church, one faith, one Lord.
4.
Thy mercy will not fail us,
nor leave thy work undone;
with thy right hand to help us,
the victory shall be won;
and then, by men and angels,
thy name shall be adored,
and this shall be their anthem:
one Church, one faith, one Lord.
Text: E.H. Plumptre (1821-91)
Music: Basil Harwood (1859-1949)
During the singing of the hymn the second Group of Readers moves
to the Candlestand.
When it is ended the Second Candle is lit.
LIVING IN THE PRESENT
Please sit
INTRODUCTION
read by Mr Robert Graham, a Scout from the 3rd Stoneleigh Scout Group
The world in which we live is a world in which many enjoy peace,
prosperity and the companionship of family and friends. For others,
however, it is a world of darkness, in which war and violence,
homelessness and hunger, poverty and disease are part of the fabric
of daily life.
Let us reflect on the challenge that this presents to the human race
as we embark on the third Christian Millennium, and let us hear the
words of Jesus as he describes the radically different standards of the
kingdom of God.
SECOND READING
read by Mr Peter Nutting JP, The High Sheriff of Surrey
MATTHEW S: Verses 1-12 (NRSV)
When Jesus saw the crowds he went up the mountain;
and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.
Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:
‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
‘Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
‘Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
‘Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
‘Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
‘Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and
utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice
and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way
they persecuted the prophets who were before you.’
ACT OF PENITENCE
led by the Sub-Dean, Canon Dr Maureen Palmer
Let us confess to God the sins and shortcomings of the world;
its pride, its selfishness, its greed;
its evil divisions and hatreds.
Let us confess our share in what is wrong,
and our failure to seek and establish that peace
which God wills for his children.
Please kneel
All:
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned
in thought, word, and deed.
We have not loved you with our whole heart.
We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
In your mercy
forgive what we have been,
help us to amend what we are,
and direct what we shall be;
that we may do justly, love mercy,
and walk humbly with you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Bishop:Almighty God have mercy upon you,
pardon and deliver you from all our sins,
confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,
and keep you in life eternal;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
All:
Amen.
INTERCESSION
led by Mr Sandy Brigstocke DL, past Chairman Surrey County Council
God our Father,
we pray for peace throughout the world,
for reconciliation and the healing of divisions ...
that those who now suffer as a consequence of war, violence and
terrorism, may have reason to look to the future with hope.
Lord, in your mercy:
All:
Hear our prayer.
led by Mr Neil Jones, Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadet
Loving Father,
we pray for all whose lives are constrained by ignorance, poverty
or lack of opportunity,
in our own land and in other parts of the world;
may we work together to relieve their needs,
and to bring hope to those whose lives are overshadowed with despair.
Lord, in your mercy:
All:
Hear our prayer.
led by Dr David Robinson, County Archivist, Surrey County Council
Heavenly Father,
we pray for all who are denied the freedoms we so readily take
for granted,
and for all who are persecuted for their faith or their call for justice.
Teach us all to seek your righteousness,
and to love truth more than lies,
that we may make no peace with oppression and may work to bring
release to those wrongfully imprisoned.
Lord, in your mercy:
All:
Hear our prayer.
O Lord our God,
forgive our failures,
grant us mercy,
and enable us in the present
to lay firm foundations for the future,
that your kingdom may come,
your will be done. Amen.
HYMN
Please stand
All:
Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
forgive our foolish ways!
Re-clothe us in our rightful mind,
in purer lives thy service find,
in deeper reverence praise.
In simple trust like theirs who heard
beside the Syrian sea,
the gracious calling of the Lord,
let us, like them, without a word
rise up and follow thee.
O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
where Jesus knelt to share with thee
the silence of eternity,
interpreted by love!
Drop thy still dews of quietness,
till all our strivings cease;
take from our souls the strain and stress,
and let our ordered lives confess
the beauty of thy peace.
Continued...
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Breathe through the heats of our desire
thy coolness and thy balm;
let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still small voice of calm!
Text: J.G. Whittier (1807-92)
Music: Sir C.H.H. Parry (1848-1918)
During the singing of the hymn the third Group of Readers moves
to the Candlestand. When it is ended the Third Candle is lit.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WITH HOPE
Please sit
BRASS INTERLUDE
played by the Surrey County Youth Orchestra Brass Ensemble
‘Kraken’, from Cat Suite, by Chris Hazell
INTRODUCTION
read by Mr lan Barnett, Assistant County Commissioner for Venture Scouts
The beginning of the new Millennium is a chance for us all to make a
new start in our lives. As we think about our own hopes for the
future, let us hear the words of Bishop Desmond Tutu, writing about
his experiences as Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission charged to investigate the evil consequences of decades
of apartheid in South Africa and to chart a path to reconciliation and
healing. In his words we can discern the seeds of a brave and better
way to resolve the conflicts which still arise within and between
nations. For although he tells of the terrible suffering caused by
apartheid he then goes on to talk of the other side of the picture
revealed to the Commission.
THIRD READING
read by Mrs Sarah Goad JP, The Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey
Extract from No Future without Forgiveness, by Desmond Tutu
There is another side, a more noble and inspiring one. We have been
deeply touched and moved by the resilience of the human spirit.
People, who by rights should have had the stuffing knocked out of
them, refusing to buckle under intense suffering and brutality and
intimidation; people refusing to give up on the hope of freedom,
knowing they were made for something better than the dehumanising
awfulness of injustice and oppression; refusing to be intimidated to
lower their sights. It is incredible the capacity people have shown to
be magnanimous — refusing to be consumed by bitterness and hatred,
willing to meet in a spirit of forgiveness and reconciliation, eager
only to know the truth, to know the perpetrator so that they could
forgive them.
We have been moved to tears. We have laughed. We have been
silent and we have stared the beast of our dark past in the eye. We
have survived the ordeal and we are realising that we can indeed
transcend theconflicts of the past, we can hold hands as we realise
our common humanity ... The generosity of spirit will be full to
overflowing when it meets a like generosity. Forgiveness will follow
confession and healing will happen, and so contribute to national
unity and reconciliation.
Please kneel
LITANY OF HOPE
led by Mr Douglas Robertson, CBE DL, past Chairman Surrey County Council
Eternal God, our history and our hopes are held in
your strong hands. As we look into time unknown, we
pray for the people and the tasks that will weave the
pattern of our future days.
To people we have yet to love,
and answers we have yet to find:
loving God
All:
guide and lead us.
led by Mrs Georgina Ede Surrey East Guides County Programme and Training
Administrator
Through challenges we have yet to face
and to courage of which we have yet to know our need:
loving God
All:
guide and lead us.
Through suffering we have yet to feel
and pain we have yet to know:
loving God
All:
guide and lead us.
led by Miss Della Owen, a Guide from 4th Redhill Guide Group
In the renewing of our nation,
in the renewing of our lives:
loving God
All:
guide and lead us.
led by Mrs Pat Grayburn, Arts Administrator at the University of Surrey
Towards hopes we have yet to formulate
and horizons we have yet to see:
loving God
All:
guide and lead us.
In the confidence of faith
and the assurance that we are not alone:
loving God,
All:
guide and lead us.
God of love,
you call us to follow paths as yet unknown.
Teach us not to be afraid,
and grant us your grace
that we may walk together into the future,
guided by your light
and supported by your love,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Please sit
ANTHEM
I said to the man — Humphrey Clucas
[ said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: “Give me a light
that I may tread safely into the unknown”. And he replied: “Go out
into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall
be to you better than light and safer than a known way”.
Words: Minnie Louise Haskins (1875-1957)
Quoted by King George VI in his Christmas broadcast, 1939
THE ADDRESS
The Right Reverend John Gladwin, Bishop of Guildford
HYMN
During the singing of the hymn, the children come forward into the
Crossing and are given small candles which are lit from the larger
candles. They assemble on the steps.
Stand
All:
1.
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart,
be all else but naught to me, save that thou art;
be thou my best thought in the day and the night,
both waking and sleeping, thy presence my light.
2.
Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word,
be thou ever with me, and I with thee, Lord;
be thou my great Father, and I thy true son;
be thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.
3.
Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight;
be thou my whole armour, be thou my true might;
be thou my soul’s shelter, be thou my strong
tower:
O raise thou me heavenward, great Power of
my power.
4.
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise:
be thou mine inheritance now and always;
be thou and thou only the first in my heart;
O Sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art.
5.
High King of heaven, thou heaven’s bright Sun,
O grant me its joys after vict’ry is won;
great Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be thou my vision, O Ruler of all.
Text: Irish, 8" century tr. Mary Byrne (1880-1931)
Versified, Eleanor Hull (1860-1935)
Music: Irish traditional melody
ACT OF COMMITMENT
The Millennium Resolution is read by Mr Oliver Mackie
Let there be
respect for the earth
peace for its people
love in our lives
delight in the good
forgiveness for past wrongs
and from now on a new start.
Bishop:
Before God and in the name of Jesus Christ will you
join me in this act of commitment as we say together:
All:
We pledge
to respect the fragile earth
and to defend all who cannot defend themselves;
to promote peace
and to heal the wounds of conflict;
to put the needs of others before our own wants
and to honour all that is good;
to work for a safer future for our children
and to reverence the gift of life.
This we pledge in the name of Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
THE BLESSING
Bishop:
May God the Father set us free from fear,
surround us with love and strengthen us in faith.
All:
Amen.
Bishop:
May God the Son, guide us in the way,
lead us in truth and bring us to life eternal.
All:
Amen.
Bishop:
May God the Holy Spirit give us grace to meet
whatever comes with fortitude, patience and joy.
All:
Amen.
Bishop:
And the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son
and the Holy Spirit, be amongst you and remain
with you always.
All:
Amen.
HYMN during which the Procession, led by the children, leaves the
Cathedral
All:
Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising,
give me joy in my heart, I pray;
give me joy in my heart, keep me praising,
keep me praising till the break of day.
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the King of kings!
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the King!
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Give me peace in my heart, keep me loving,
give me peace in my heart, I pray;
give me peace in my heart, keep me loving,
keep me loving till the break of day:
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the King of kings!
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the King!
3.
Give me love in my heart, keep me serving,
give me love in my heart, I pray;
give me love in my heart, keep me serving,
keep me serving till the break of day:
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the King of kings!
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the King!
Text and Music: Traditional
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Members of the congregation are asked to remain in their places
until the Procession has left.
Acknowledgements
Surrey County Council wishes to express gratitude to the Dean and
Chapter of the Catherdral and to the Guildford Philharmonic Choir
for their support and participation in this Service.
We are grateful to Ebury Press for permission to use the extract
from Desmond Tutu’s book, No Future without Forgiveness (ISBN
0 7126 7013-0).
Hymns that are still within copyright are reproduced under CCLI
Licence No. 266692,
MUSIC AFTER THE SERVICE
Surrey County Youth Orchestra Brass Ensemble
Directed by
Paul Harris.