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Prayer
Christ, whose glory fills the skies
(A. and M. 7; S.P. 26: C.H. 261: Tune. Ratisbon in A. and M.)
Interlude: Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Prayers: Prayer of Thanksgiving; the Lord's Prayer
Lift up your heads, ye gates of brass (A. and M. 586, omitting w. 6 and 7; S.P. 301: Tune, St. Anne)
Blessing
Today's interlude describes an incident in the life of Sir Wilfred Grenfell, a doctor who spent his life among the fishermen of Labrador. It illustrates the promise of Christ, 'I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you.' (St. John 14, v. 18)

Contributors

Speaker:
Sir Wilfred Grenfell

MUSIC AND MOVEMENT I, by Marjorie Eele.
To be repeated tomorrow at 9.45 a.m.
11.20 HISTORY 1. 'Jacques Cartier ': a French sailor discovers the St. Lawrence River. How the King of France equipped an expedition to seek for gold and riches and found instead a land suitable for colonising. Script by E. Ivan Gilman
11.40 PANORAMA. ‘Animal Passengers ': air cargo for the zoo. Script by Kenneth Grenville Myer

Contributors

Unknown:
Marjorie Eele.
Unknown:
Jacques Cartier
Script By:
E. Ivan
Script By:
Gilman
Script By:
Kenneth Grenville Myer

from Wakefield Cathedral
Sentences
Confession; Absolution; the Lord's Prayer
Versicies and Responses Psalm 89, w. 1-30
First Lesson: Micah 2
Magnificat (Gibbons in F)
Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 1. v. 26. to 2. v. 16
Nunc dimittis (Gibbons in F)
Creed and Collects
Anthem: Holy, blessed Trinity! (Tchaikovsky)
Holy, blessed Trinity! We adore thee,
Blessed union of the Trinity. Magnify and praise we,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Holy, blessed Trinity!
Perfect in power, in love and purity, One in three, three in one. Merciful and mighty. Holy, blessed Trinity!
All thy works shall praise thy name In earth and sky and sea.
Lord God we praise thee. Amen.
Glory be to thee, O God on high, And on earth below be praise. Alleluia.
Prayers
Organ voluntary: Prelude, Fugue, and Variation (Franck)
Organist and Master of the Choristers, Dr. P G Saunders

London: Denis Brogan, Hubert Phillips. Quiz-Master,
Lionel Hale
Wales: Wyn Griffith, T.I. Ellis. Quiz-Master, Gilbert Harding

(Sunday's recorded broadcast in the Light Programme)

Contributors

Contestant:
Denis Brogan
Contestant:
Hubert Phillips
Quiz-Master (London):
Lionel Hale
Contestant:
Wyn Griffith
Contestant:
T.I. Ellis
Quiz-Master (Wales):
Gilbert Harding

with Kitty Bluett
Fred Yule
Peter Sellers
Patricia Hayes
Leslie Perrins
Bob and Alf Pearson
The Beaux and the Belles
Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra
Script by Eddie Maguire and Ted Ray
Produced by George Inns

Contributors

Unknown:
Kitty Bluett
Unknown:
Fred Yule
Unknown:
Peter Sellers
Unknown:
Patricia Hayes
Unknown:
Leslie Perrins
Unknown:
Alf Pearson
Script By:
Eddie Maguire
Script By:
Ted Ray
Produced By:
George Inns

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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