the grace of our lord jesus christ, the love of god, and the fellowship of the holy spirit be with you. and with thy spirit. alleluia. christ is risen. he is risen indeed. alleluia . dearly beloved, we are gathered to offer worship and praise to almighty god to celebrate the life of our nations, to pray for charles, our king, to recognize and to give thanks for his life of service to this nation, to the realms, and to the commonwealth, and to witness with joy his anointing and corwning, as he is set apart and consecrated for the service of his people. let us dedicate ourselves alike, in body, mind, and spirit, to a renewed faith, a joyful hope, and a commitment to serve one another in love. [ singing in a non-english language ] [ singing in a non-english language ] [ singing in a non-english language ] [ singing in a non-english language ] [ singing in a non-english language ] i here present unto you king charles, your undoubted king. wherefore all you who a
the last king to be correlated with george vi in 1937. we have seen thousands of people lined the streets. this is such an incredible moment. for scale of all this is like nothing the world has seen. he has a lot of work to do in living up to the legacy of the queen s 70 years, everything rests on king charles. i and ever to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love as i have throughout my life. good morning, welcome to london on this rainy morning that is a day king charles has waited for for 70 years. we are about to witness the first coronation since 1953, and we are thrilled you are up early in america. joining us with your families around, because this is a truly historic morning. i am thrilled to be joined by ainsley ehrhardt and piers morgan. what an experience we have had watching history over the last year, we ve been to the jubilee, extraordinary celebration of queen elizabeth ii and her funeral which came a few months later, september 8th, king char
from msnbc world headquarters here in new york, i am alex witt. welcome to our special coverage of the coronation of britain s king charles. this is london live, you are about to see it is under light rain, it is ten a.m. british summertime. over the next five hours we will step into instant history. the scenes that we watch together will be in high definition, but centuries old. ancient ritual, but contemporary in immediate s spectacle. tradition in scope and afield but accented in modern controversy and attended by a worldwide audience, many of whom will view in fascination. others, disdain. we will try to provide a spectrum of motion and analysis in that perspective as the events unfold. happening right now, heads of state, government officials, and other dignitaries arriving at westminster abbey in anticipation of a ceremony steeped in 1000 years of tradition. the last coronation was 1953 when then 25 year old elizabeth the second was crowned queen as the four year old so
freedom. in that prayer, there is promise beyond measure. joy beyond dreams, hope that en endures. by that pray, for every king, every ruler, and yes for every person for all of us, we are opened to the transforming love of god. amen. suffering god upholding with thai grace, all who have called to think service, the prophets anointed priests and kings to serve in thy name, thine only son was anointed to be the christ, the savior, and servant
we can say to the king of kings, got himself, as does the king here today, give grace, that in thy service i may find perfect freedom. in that prayer, there is promise beyond measure, joy beyond dreams, hope that in jurors. by that prayer, for every king, every ruler and yes, for every person, for all of us, we are opened to the transforming love of god. amen. amen