Remembrance Sunday 2026 - Lyrics to Hymn Below

Order of Service

INTRODUCTION AND OPENING PRAYER - Rev’d Aidan Watson Rector of the Parish of Keynsham

HYMN

1 O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,

Our shelter from the stormy blast,

And our eternal home.

2 Beneath the shadow of thy throne,

Thy saints have dwelt secure;

Sufficient is thine arm alone,

And our defense is sure.

3 Before the hills in order stood,

Or earth received her frame,

From everlasting thou art God,

To endless years the same.

4 A thousand ages in thy sight

Are like an evening gone;

Short as the watch that ends the night

Before the rising sun.

5 O God our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,

Be thou our guard while troubles last,

And our eternal home.

STANDARD BEARERS ‘CARRY STANDARDS’

forward to the gates ‘THE LAST POST’ (Standards Dip)

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,

We will remember them.

All: We will remember them.

2 MINUTES SILENCE

Ended with the Kohima Epitaph

“When you go home, tell them of us

and say, for your tomorrow,

we gave our today.”

‘REVEILLE’ (Standards Rise)

LAYING OF THE WREATHS

PRAYERS – Rev’d Kevin Durrant Keynsham Baptist Church Minister

THE LORD’S PRAYER

ALL: 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 today our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those who trespass against us,

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.

NATIONAL ANTHEM

God save our gracious King,
Long live our noble King,
God save the King,
Send him victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the King.

FINAL BLESSING AND DISMISSAL