OUTLINE OF THE ORDER OF SERVICE
ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL, WINDSOR CASTLE
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS MARGARET, COUNTESS OF SNOWDON
FRIDAY 15TH FEBRUARY, 2002 AT 3PM
Organ music before the Service
Music from Swan Lake - Pyotr Illich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) arr. Roger Judd
Prelude - William Harris (1883-1973)
First Movement from the Second Symphony - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) arr. Roger Judd
The Choir sings
THE SENTENCES
Words from the Scriptures, to music by William Croft (1678-1727)
The Dean of Windsor reads from Scripture to the congregation
The Choir sings Psalm 23.
All sit for
THE LESSON
from ROMANS 8 read by Viscount Linley
HYMN
"Immortal, invisible, God only wise ..."
All kneel or sit for
THE LESSER LITANY, THE LORD'S PRAYER AND SUFFRAGES
THE COLLECTS
The Choir sings
NUNC DIMITTIS
THE PRAYERS
The Canon-in-Residence, the Reverend Canon Barry Thompson, says:
O Eternal God, before whose face the generations rise and pass away, thyself unchanged abiding; We bless thy holy name for all who have completed their earthly course in thy faith and fear, and are now at rest; we remember before thee this day thy servant Margaret, rendering thanks to thee:
for her loyalty and sense of duty;
for her faithfulness towards her family and her friends;
for her energy and enthusiasm;
for her quick wit and sound advice;
for her depth of knowledge and her love of life;
to her, with all the faithful departed, grant thy peace; let light perpetual shine upon her; and in thy loving wisdom and almighty power work in her the good purpose of thy perfect will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, Father of all mercies and giver of all comfort; deal graciously, we pray thee, with those who mourn, that casting every care on thee, they may know the consolation of thy love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Heavenly Father, who in thy Son Jesus Christ hast given us a true faith and a sure hope: Help us, we pray thee, to live as those who believe and trust in the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, and the resurrection to life everlasting, and strengthen this faith and hope in us all the days of our life: through the love of thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Sub-Dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal, the Reverend Prebendary William Booth, says:
Bring us, O Lord, at our last awakening into the house and gate of heaven, to enter that gate and dwell in that house, where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling, but one equal light; no noise nor silence, but one equal music; no fears nor hopes, but one equal possession; no ends nor beginnings, but one equal eternity, in the habitations of thy glory and dominion, world without end. Amen.
All stand to sing
HYMN
"When I survey the wondrous Cross ..."
THE COMMENDATION
The Archbishop pronounces
THE BLESSING
All stand as Trumpeters of the Hussars and Light Dragoons sound
THE LAST POST
and
REVEILLE
After the sounding of Reveille, the Lord Chamberlain and the Dean of Windsor move to the West of the Coffin. Thereafter, as the Bearer Party moves into the Quire, a Piper of the Royal Highland Fusiliers plays
A LAMENT
"The Desperate Struggle of the Bird"
Organ Music after the Service:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) - JS Bach (1685-1750)
The Coffin, followed by members of Princess Margaret's family, The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and Members of the Royal Family, is borne to the West Door and thence to the Crematorium.
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