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from St. Paul's Cathedral
Come, thou Holy Spirit (A. and M. 156) Confession and Absolution The Lord's Prayer
Versicles and Responses Venite (Psalm 95) Psalms 48, 68
First Lesson : Joel 2, w. 28-32 Te Deum (Harwood in A)
Second Lesson : Romans 8, w. 1-17 Benedictus (Harwood in A)
Introit: Come, Holy Ghost (Palestrina) Epistle : Acts 2, vv. 1-11
Gospel: St. John 14, w. 15-31 Creed (Lang in C sharp minor')
Address by the Very Rev. the Dean of St. Paul's
When God of old came down from heaven
(A. and M. 154 ; C.H. 181)

Songs from the cycle by Arthur Somervell, sung by Cecil Cope (baritone)
A voice by the cedar tree ; She came to the village church; Birds in the High-Hall Garden ; Go not, happy day ; Come into the garden, Maud ; Dead, long dead ; 0 that 'twere possible ; My life has crept so long on a broken wing

Contributors

Sung By:
Cecil Cope

The story of Niels Ebbesen. Play by Kaj Munk , translated from the Danish by Rodney Gallop , and adapted for broadcasting by A. E. Lloyd. Produced by Barbara Burnham
Peasants, soldiers, etc. Scene : Denmark, 1340

Contributors

Unknown:
Niels Ebbesen.
Play By:
Kaj Munk
Unknown:
Rodney Gallop
Broadcasting By:
A. E. Lloyd.
Niels Ebbesen:
Cecil Trouncer
Gertrud:
Molly Rankin
Ruth:
Lucille Lisle
Squire Svend of Hald:
Carl Bernard
Father Lorents:
Miles Malleson
Count Gerhard of Holstein:
John Wyse
Vitinghofen:
Charles Maunsell
General von Dobelin:
Robert Rendel
Ove Haase:
Franklyn Bellamy

No. 19-' Fighters of the United .Nations '. Arranged and directed by John Polwarth. This week listeners hear personal accounts of the war against the Axis by men' of ' the United Nations now in Britain, their advanced base. Broadcast simultaneously in the United States by the Columbia Broadcasting System of America

Contributors

Directed By:
John Polwarth.

A Whit-Sunday Service of Christian Unity
Invocation : Rev. C. Soderberg
(Sweden)
Sentences from Romans 8, w, 5-il
Prayer of Invocation, and the Lord's
Prayer in Swedish -
Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire (A. and M. 157 ; C.H. 182)
Thanksgiving : Rev. M. Pradervand
(Switzerland)
Reading < Romans 8, w. 18-25
Prayer of Thanksgiving for the working of the Spirit in the world
Lord's Prayer, in French Psalm 98
Confession : J. G. Oddoye (West
Africa)
Reading from Galatians 5, w. 16-25
Prayer of Confession, and the Lord's
Prayer in a West African dialect
Come down, 0 love divine (A. and M.
670 ; C.H. 191)
Intercession
Call to Intercession (Romans 8, vv. 26 and 27) : 'Emile Cammaerts (Belgium)
Prayer of Intercession : S. H. Sung
(China)
The Lord's Prayer, in Chinese, Flemish, and English
Dedication : Rev. Eric- Fenn (Great
Britain)
Reading : Romans 8, w: 15-17 Prayer
For all the saints who from their labours rest (A. and M. 437 ; G. H. 220)
Blessing

Contributors

Unknown:
Rev. C. Soderberg
Unknown:
J. G. Oddoye

A conversation in the Elysian Fields, written by Eric Linklater. Adapted for broadcasting by Edward Sackville-West, and produced by Val Gielgud.
Narrators, Robert Speaight and Valentine Dyall.

Contributors

Written By:
Eric Linklater.
Broadcasting By:
Edward Sackville-West
Producer:
Val Gielgud.
Narrator:
Robert Speaight
Narrator:
Valentine Dyall
Lenin:
Ivor Barnard
Abraham Lincoln:
James McKechnie
Confucius:
Laidman Browne
Arden:
John Robinson
Stranger:
Jonathan Field

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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