HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1921 2021

HRH Prince
Philip, Duke
      of
 Edinburgh
1921 - 2021

•e Dukegh
              A life well-
                 lived
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“My strength and stay”

The Gathering
      ‘I am the resurrection and the life,’ says the Lord.
      ‘Those who believe in me, even though they die, will
      live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will
      never die.’
                                               John 11.25,26
      Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be
      comforted.
                                                   Matthew 5.4
      God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so
      that everyone who believes in him may not perish but
      may have eternal life.
                                                   John 3.16
      I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels,
      nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor
      powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all
      creation, will be able to separate us from the love of
      God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
                                             Romans 8.38,39

Greeting

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy
Spirit;   as it was in the beginning, is now, and
shall be for ever. Amen.

Psalm 23
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures: he leadeth me beside the still
waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the
paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou
art with me; thy rod and thy staff they
comfort me. Thou preparest a table before
me in the presence of mine enemies: thou
anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth
over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the
house of the LORD for ever.

Reading
Revelations 21; 1-7 The New Heaven and the New Earth
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and
the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I
saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven
from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I
heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
‘See, the home* of God is among mortals.
He will dwell* with them;
they will be his peoples,
and God himself will be with them;*
he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for the first things have passed away.’
And the one who was seated on the throne said, ‘See, I am making
all things new.’ Also he said, ‘Write this, for these words are
trustworthy and true.’ Then he said to me, ‘It is done! I am the
Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I
will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life. Those
who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God and
they will be my children.
This is the word of the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.

Celebrating with the Queen

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Prayers
God of our lives,
we give thanks for the life of Prince Philip,
for the love he shared among us,
and for his devotion to duty.
We entrust him now to your love and mercy,
through our Redeemer Jesus Christ. Amen.

Merciful God, be close to all who mourn,
especially The Queen and all members of the Royal Family.
May they know the hope of your promises
and the comfort of your love,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Eternal God, we give thanks for the life of Prince Philip,
founder of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
We remember his vision and imagination,
his interest in young people and his support for them.
Inspire us with the same commitment
to serve friend, neighbour, and stranger alike,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayers
All: Give rest, O Christ, to your servant with the saints:
where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life
everlasting.

You only are immortal, the creator and maker of all: and we are mortal,
formed from the dust of the earth, and unto earth shall we return. For so you
ordained when you created me, saying: ‘Dust you are and to dust you shall
return.’ All of us go down to the dust, yet weeping at the grave, we make our
song: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

All: Give rest, O Christ, to your servant with the saints: where sorrow
and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.

Prayers
Lord our God, lover of souls,
you give light to those who walk in the shadow of death.
Remember your faithful servant, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Receive him into your loving arms, that for him,
death may be the gate to life in your eternal presence;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, world without end.
Amen

Merciful God, be close to all who mourn,
especially at this time,
to the Queen and all members of the Royal Family.
May they know the hope of your promises
and the comfort of your love,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Prayers

Support us, O Lord, all the day long of this troublous life,
until the shades lengthen and the evening comes, the busy world is hushed,
the fever of life is over and our work is done.
Then, Lord, in your mercy grant us safe lodging, a holy rest, and peace at the
last; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
                                                         John Henry Newman

Lords Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come, thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Last formal engagement
                   2nd August 2017

 On his retirement, aged 96, a guest at St. James’
Palace said ‘I'm sorry to hear that you're standing
  down.’ to which the Duke replied 'Well, I can't
             stand up for much longer!’

HRH Prince
Philip, Duke
of Edinburgh
1921 - 2021

Blessing
God grant to the living, grace;
to the departed, rest;
to the Church, the Queen, the Commonwealth,
and all humankind, peace and concord;
and to us and all his servants, life everlasting;
and the blessing of God almighty, the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and
remain with you always.
Amen.

National Anthem
God save our gracious Queen!
Long live our noble Queen!
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen.