at the Service in Tewkesbury Abbey Order of Service:
Hymn: Praise to the Holiest Psalm 91
Anthems: Lord, for thy tender mercies' sake (Hilton); 0 Saviour of the world (Goss) First Lesson: St John 13, vv 1-16 read by HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh First Distribution,
During this the following anthems are sung:
0 harken thou unto the voice of my calling (Elgar): Wash me throughly from my wickedness (Wesley)
Second Lesson: St Matthew 25, vv 31-45 read by The Rt Rev F. T. Horan Bishop of Tewkesbury Second Distribution
During this the following anthems are sung:
Almighty and everlasting God, mercifully look upon our infirmities (Gibbons)-; 0 come, ye servants of the Lord (Tye); Zadok the priest (Handel) Prayers
Hymn: Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven The Blessing
The National Anthem
The scene described by AUDREY RUSSELL