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Prayer
For the beauty of the earth (A. and M. 663. vv. 1. 2, 3. 4; S.P. 494, w. 1. 2, 4. 5; C.H. 17. vv. 1. 2. 4. 5: Tune. England's Lane)
Interlude: Lord Shaftesbury '
Prayers; Prayer for Forgiveness; the Lord's Prayer
Jesus shall reign (A. and M. 220; S.P.
545; C.H. 388. omitting v. 2: Tune, Truro)
Blessing
Anthony Ashley Cooper. Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, was one of the great figures of the nineteenth century. As a young man he was shocked by the sufferings of the poor and spent his whole life, both in and out of Parliament, fighting to improve their lot. By his efforts many social evils were swept away, including the terrible conditions in mines and factories, the sufferings of women and young children who worked in the coal mines, and the misery of the little ' climbing boys ' who served as apprentices to the chimney-sweeps. His story illustrates the saying of Christ: ' He hath sent me ... to set at liberty them that are bruised ' (St. Luke 4, v. 18).

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Ashley Cooper.

PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. A description of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, by Paul Hentzner , read by Alan Wheatley. A speech of Queen Elizabeth to Parliament on the Succession, a speech to her troops at Tilbury, and a passage from her last speech to Parliament in 1601, read by Flora Robson

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Hentzner
Read By:
Alan Wheatley.
Read By:
Flora Robson

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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