Prayer
Awake, mv soul (A. and M. 3 and S.P. 25. Part 1, omitting v. 4; C.H. 256. omitting vv. 4 and 5: Tune, Morning Hymn)
Interlude: 'Gladys Aylward '
Prayers; the Prayer for Friends; the Lord's Prayer
Jesus, good above all other (S.P. 540:
Tune Quern Pastores)
The interlude tells more about the life of Gladys Aylward, the parlourmaid who became a missionary in China. When the invading Japanese armies reached the town where she was working she was bombed out. but she fearlessly carried on her relief and rescue work. living in caves or in the open air. She tended the sick and wounded, visited prisoners, organised relief for the thousands of refugees, and later, enduring unbelievable hardships. led a hundred Chinese children to safety.