Tuesday, 01 November 2005                                                                      

More than 2,300 people gathered at St Paul's Cathedral this afternoon to remember those killed and injured by the London bombings.

Led by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, families and friends of the 52 innocent victims of the July 7 attacks stood alongside survivors and emergency workers as the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, conducted a national service of memorial.

Tony Blair and most of the Cabinet were among the congregation, who watched as four large candles, each bearing the name of one of the sites of the bombings, were lit and carried through the church.

Firefighter Michael Curnick bore the Aldgate candle, while the Edgware Road flame was held by paramedic Joanne Wiggett, who helped at the scene of the blast. She was joined by Edgware Road Tube station manager Steve Goszka and Paul Dadge, a passer-by who found himself involved in the response.

Mr Dadge, a former firefighter, was widely pictured shepherding bomb victim Davinia Turrell to safety on Edgware Road as she clutched a surgical mask to her burnt face. He was hailed a hero, but as he arrived at the service he said: "I was filled with a certain level of guilt that I was made out to be a hero - the real heroes were the people who lost their lives."

The candle for Tavistock Square, where a bomb ripped through the No 30 double-decker bus, was carried by Linda Bedford, of the British Medical Association, where the victims of the blast were initially treated.

Pc Louise Berry carried the King's Cross candle to the altar. It was followed by a moment of silence.

During the service, Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, read from the book of Isaiah, and Dr Williams urged the congregation to show love in the face of terrorism which "aims at death, not the death of anyone in particular, just death".

"Love is indeed, as the Bible says, strong as death," said Dr Williams. "It is not death itself that should be the focus of fear. Rather, we should be afraid of losing just that passionate conviction about the beauty and dignity of each unique person that brings us here today.

"We should be afraid of losing the thing that, above all else, sets faith, humanity, civilisation apart from the mind and the world of the terrorist."

Although the service was led by Dr Williams, the many faiths of those killed and injured in the bombings were reflected in prayers and in the lighting of a candle with six wicks, designed to represent London's Christian, Buddhist, Sikh, Jewish, Hindu and Muslim communities. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor led the prayers of remembrance and thanksgiving.

After the service, the Queen walked out on to the steps of St Paul's to meet some of the bereaved families. She was presented with a posy by seven-year-old Ruby Gray, whose father Richard was killed in the Aldgate explosion.

Ruby's 11-year-old brother Adam refused to attend today's ceremony because he blames Mr Blair for making London a target for extremists.

Those who lost loved ones in the attacks spoke of their determination to attend today's memorial but also expressed their anger at the limited compensation and support they feel they have been offered by the Government.

"It is all a bit overwhelming but it was just something I had to do," said Denise Baisden, who lost her 34-year-old son Lee, in the Aldgate blast. "You just do what you can but sometimes nothing helps. You just have to get on with things and make do."

Mrs Baisden said her family had not received much in the way of financial support. "The funds that have been released are really small, we have only had a small amount. It has been independent organisations that have given us the help but as for compensation - nothing is forthcoming."

Sean Cassidy, who lost his 22-year-old son Ciaran in the King's Cross bomb, attended today's service but spoke of the slight contact with the Government and the police since the bombings.

"I'm so angry at the way we have been treated," he said. "The compensation has been offered to some people but not to others. It is taken too long and there is no contact with Government, no contact with police - there should be something."

Marie Fatayi-Williams, whose passionate speech outside King's Cross after learning of her son's death was one of the most memorable moments in the days after the attacks, felt the families of the victims were being overlooked. "It's as if you are just a number, you do not count," she said.

In Trafalgar Square, around a thousand people, a mixture of tourists and Londoners, stopped to watch the St Paul's service on a big screen.

Laura Stoneham, whose cousin James Mayes died in the King's Cross attack, came to the square because her family were allocated only ten tickets to the St Paul's service.

"I just wanted to be here in London," said Ms Stoneham. "The mood here is very respectful."

 

ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL

A SERVICE OF
REMEMBRANCE
LONDON 2005
Tuesday 1 November All Saints’ Day

1500

The Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral
is conducted by
MALCOLM ARCHER
Organist and Director of Music
TheOrgan
is played for the Stroke by
Huw WILLWIs
Sub-Organist and Assistant Director of Music
TheOrgan
is played before the Seroice by
MARK WILLL%lIS
Assistant Sub-Organist
Organ Music befon the Smite
Prelude from Suite Op5 Maurice DuruflI (1902-1986)
Lamento Marcel Duprt (1886-1971)
Solemn Melody H. Walford Davies (1 869-1941)
Psalm Prelude Set 1 No 1 Herbert Howeltc (1 892-1 983)
Elegy C.FLH. Parr, (1 848-1 918)
Adagio in E Frank Bridge (1879-1 941)
LelbsterJesu BWV 730 & 731 J.S. Bath (1 685-1 750)
Nimrod from the ‘Enigma Variations’ Edward Elgar (1 857-1 934)
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At 1440 The Dean and Chaptei together with the BLchop of London and the ArchbLchop of Canterbury proceed to the Great West Dooi
At 1450 The Lord Mayor is received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapte the Bishop of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
At 1450 Leaden of Faith Communities proceed from the Minor Canons’ Aisle to their places under the Dome.
At 1452 Visiting Ecumenical Dignitaries and Viciting Clergy proceed jivm the Dean ‘c Aisle to their places under the Dome.
At 1455 The Choi, the College of Minor Canons, Honorary Canons and the College of Canons proceed to their places in Qubw and under the Dome.
At 1455 The Lord Mayor greets Her Majesty the Queen and HLc Royal Highness The
Duke of Edinburgh and conductc them up the steps of the Cathedral where they are
received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapte the BLchop of London, and the
Archbishop of Canterbury.
At 1458 The Lord Mayor proceeSc to a seat under the Dome.
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ORDER OF SERVICE
At 1500 all stand.
A procession is Jrrned at the Great West Door and moves through the Cathedral in the
Jllowing order
A Virger
The Crucifier and Acolytes
The Bishop of London
The Bishop of London’s Chaplain
A Virger
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Chaplain
Carrying the Cross of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury
The Dean’s Virger
The Succentor
The Dean and Chapter
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Her Majesty the Queen
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All sing
PROCESSIONAL HYMN
pRAISE to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation; 0 my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation:
Come ye who hear,
Brothers and sisters draw near,
Praise him in glad adoration.
Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth:
Hast thou not seen
All that is needful hath been
Granted in what he ordaineth?
Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work, and defend thee;
Surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee:
Ponder anew
All the Almighty can do,
He who with love doth befriend thee.
The Jàllowing verce is sung by the Choir only
Praise to the Lord, who when darkness of sin is abounding,
WTIio when the godless do triwiiph, all virtue confbunding,
Sheddeth his light,
Chaseth the horrors of night,
Saints with his mercy surrounding.
All join in the onduding verse
Praise to the Lord! 0 let all that is in me adore him!
All that hath life and breath come now with praises before him!
Let the Amen
Sound from his people again:
Gladly fbr ay 4\T adore him.
Wordc JOACHIM NEANDER (1650-80) Tune Lobe Den Herren
Translated by German 17th Century
CAT-iFRTNF \VTNKwOizTJ-T (1827-78) Dnrunt by MAIX:o1M Aizcr-iiz (B. 1952)
and others
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Remain standing

The Deun ?/ St Puiil’.c, TI-IF VFRY RFVFRFNT) DR JOT-TN MosFs, give.c
THE BIDDING
WE come to this Cathedral to remember bethre God those who died and those who were injured in the attacks on London on the seventh Jul) We give thanks thr their lives and we hold them in our prayers, and with them we remember the victims of terrorism all over the world.
We pray thr all who mourn, thr all who are rebuilding their lives, and we give thanks fbr those who shared — often at great cost to themselves — in the work of rescue and rehabilitation. We remember in particular the staff of Transport thr London, the police, the paramedics, the doctors and nurses of London hospitals, clergy and faith leaders, and all men and women of goodwill who assisted in any way.
And we come also to affirm the unity of this nation, the integrity of this great city, and the resolve of countless men and women of different faiths and cultures to live together in peace.
And so I invite you to Join with me in quiet recollection and resolve as we say:
QUR 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.
Sit
The Choir sings
ANTHEM
QVOS omneS qui transitis per viam ALL ye that pass by
attendite, et videte behold, and see
si est dolor similis if there he any sorrow
sicut dolor meus. like unto my sorrow.
Words Lamentations 1.12 Musi PABLo CASALs (1876-1973)

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Remain seated
READING
Isaiah 5 1.1-6
read by
KEN LIVIN(;STONE
Mayor of London
ISTEN to me, you that pursue righteousness, you that seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you
were dug. Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you; for he was but one when I called him, but I blessed him and made him many. For the Lord will comfort the city; he will comfort all her waste places, and will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song. Listen to me, my people, and give heed to me, my nation; fbr a teaching will go out from me, and my justice for a light to the peoples. I will bring near my deliverance swiftly, my salvation has gone out and my arms will rule the peoples; the coastlands wait for me, and fbr my arm they hope. Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and those who live on it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be fbr ever, and my deliverance will never be ended.
Stand
HYMN
JUDGE eternal, throned in splendoui;
Lord of lords and King of kings,
With thy living fire of judgement
Purge this realm of bitter things:
Solace all its wide dominion
With the healing of thy wings.
Still the weary flAk are pining
For the hour that brings release:
And the city’s crowded clangour
Cries aloud for sin to cease;
And the homesteads and the woodlands
Plead in silence fbr their peace.
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Crown, 0 God, thine own endeavour;
Cleave our darkness with thy sword;
Feed the faithless and the hungry
With the richness of thy word:
Cleanse the body of this nation
Through the glory of the Lord.
Wordc HENRY Sc:on HoLLAND (1847-1918) 7Une Rhuddlan
Melody in EDwARD JONES’
Musical Relicks of the
Welsh Bards (1800)
THE SERMON
ThE MOST REVEREND AND R1;irr HoNoultuiLE DR RowAN Viawis
Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of All England
Stand
All sing
HYMN
ATHER, hear the prayer we offer:
Not for ease that prayer shall be,
But for strength that we may ever
Live our lives courageously.
Not for ever in green pastures
Doweaskourwaytobe;
But the steep and rugged pathway
May we tread rejoicingly.
Not for ever by still waters
Would we icily rest and stay;
But would smite the living fountains
From the rocks along our way.
Be our strength in hours of weakness,
In our wanderings be our guide;
Through endeavour, failure, danger,
Father, be thou at our side.
Wont Muai Wu..u.s (1824-1908) flint Sussex
English traditional melody
adapted by R. VAuGIW4 WILLIAMs
(1872-1958)
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Sit
IN REMEMBRANCE & THANKSGIVING
His EMINENCE CAImINAL CoIu1Ac MURPHY-O’CoNNOR, Archbishop of Westminstei says
IF I say, ‘Surely the darkness will cover me
and the light around me turn to night,’
All Even darkness is no darkness with you;
the night is as clear as the day.
FHE REVEREND ESME BESWICK, co-President oJ Churches ibgether in England, says
IN the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
All To shine on those who dwell in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
CARDINAL COIUGA( MuRPHY-O’CONNOR ay
IN the silence of this place, we commend those who have died into the hands of almighty God, that his healing light may shine upon them,
and in that light he may grant them rest, mercy and peace.
The Choir sings’
KYRIE eleison. ORD, have mercy.
Christe eleison. Christ, have mercy.
Kyrie eleison. Lord, have rnerc.
Music MAURICE DuRUFLE (1902-86)
Jrom Requiem (Op 7)
During the singing, representatives of the emergency services, tranJwrt staff and the Jámilies of those who died on 7 July, carry Jour candles, which bear the names of the locations’ of the bombings, to the Dome Altar
Silence is kept.
THE REVEREND PREBizNDARY DAViD PATON, Area Dean of the City of London who ministered victims at A ldgate, says
ETERNAL God, when the lives of those we love are suddenly ended, and our lives are numbed by the aching pain of grief’:
All grant us strength to bear our sorrows.
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WHEN evil threatens to overwhelm us, when terror stalks the lives of your people, and anxiety is all around us:
All grant us courage to overcome evil with good.
WHEN fear fuels hatred, and people of goodwill are treated with suspicion because of their ethnic, cultural or religious identity:
All grant us your mercy, and free us from our fears.
THE REVEREND NI(:H0LAS WHEELER, Team Rector oJ Old St Fancras who ministered victims at King’s Cross, says
OD of life, we thank you fi)r the women and men who work on our transport networks, who were the first to reach and rescue the dead,
dying and injured. Strengthen all those whose task it is on rail, road and river to help us journey safely across our city
All Receive our thanks and hear our prayer..
OD of love, we thank you fr the women and men of the emergency
services, whose selfless response meant life not death thr so many.
Bless them as they daily save and heal the lives of those in peril, and comfort those in distress.
All Receive our thanks and hear our prayer.
OD of truth, we thank you thr the women and men of the police and security services, who brought order out of chaos that dark day.
Guide them as they endeavour to make London a secure place thr all in which law and liberty work together fir peace.
All Receive our thanks and hear our prayer.
TilE REVEREND ESME BESwICK says
MAY God, who has called us to be kind, tender-hearted and thrgiving one another, pour upon us the riches of his grace, free us from evil, and strengthen us to live in love and peace with our neighbours. Amen.
The Choir sings
ANTHEM
QLORD God of time and eternity,
who makest us creatures of time,
that, when time is over,
we may attain thy blessed eternity;
with time, thy gift,
teach us also wisdom to redeem the time,
lest our day of grace be lost.
Words CHRISTINA ROSETTI (1830-94) Music PHILIp MOORE (B. 1943)
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IN HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
TilE BISHOP OF LONDON, together with representatives of Faith Communities, stands in front of the Dome Altai
THE BISHOP says
S representatives of London’s faith communities we stand united in our determination to resist and overcome the evil of terrorism.
We belong to different faith traditions but we share a common grief at the suffering inflicted on so many of our fellow Londoners. We acknowledge also with confidence the common values which enable us to co-operate in building a city at peace with itself and where people of faith can work together in cherishing, not disfiguring, our common humanity.
We recommit ourselves to fostering the mutual trust between communities so that they may flourish side by side on the basis of respect and understanding.
All the FAITH LEADERS say together
E pledge ourselves to work together to make this goal an enduring reality.
Young people, representing dzjfr rent Jáith communities, light the Candle of Hope, as a sign of our shared commitment to stand united in the face oJ evil.
THE BISHOP OF LONDON says
MAY God, who calls us to life, give us the will to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly in his ways. Amen.
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All sing
HYMN
GOD is Love: let heav’n adore him;
God is Love: let earth rejoice;
Let creation sing bethre him,
And exalt him with one voice.
He who laid the earth’s thundation,
He who spread the heav’ns above,
He who breathes through all creation,
He is Love, eternal Love.
God is Love: and is enthlding
All the world in one embrace;
God’s unfailing grasp is holding
Every child of every race.
And when human hearts are breaking
Under sorrow’s iron rod,
Then they find that selfsame aching
Deep within the heart of God.
God is Love: and though with blindness
Sin afflicts and clouds the will,
God’s eternal loving-kindness
Holds us fast and guides us still.
Sin and death and hell shall never
O’er us final triumph gain;
God is Love, so Love thr ever
O’er the universe must reign.
Words TIMOTHY REES (1874-1939) Tune Blaenwern
WILLIAM ROWLANDS (1860-1937)
Desant by JOHN ScoTT (B. 1956)
Remain standing
THE BLESSING
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBLR\ says
MAY God, who overcomes the darkness of despair with the light of new life, fill you with his grace, that you may trust his promises and do his will; and the blessing of God almighty, the Fathei; the Son and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen.
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Remain standing
THE 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!
Nor on this land alone,
But be God’s mercies known
From shore to shore:
Lord, make the nations see
That we in unity
Should thrm one family
The wide world o’er.
Organ Musü after the Service
Choral No 2 in B minor César Franck (1 822-90)
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The Dean and Chapte the BLchop of London, the ArchbLchop of Canterbu and the Lord Mayoi conduct Her Majesty The Queen, His Royal H4ghness The Duke of Edinburgh and members of the Royal Family to the Great West Dooi
Leaden of Faith Communities n’tuni to the Minor Canons’ Aisle.
The Choi, Visiting Ecumenical DignIaries Visiting Clergy, the College of Minor Canons and the College of Canons n’tuni to the &anc Aisle.
PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR SEAT UNTIL REQUESTED TO MOVE BY A
WANDSMAN OR STEWARD

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