was received by the queen as the emlyn of kingly power and justice the emblem of. the orb, the globe of the world, 0rb, the globe of the world, which she received with the words receive this 0rb set under the cross and remember that the whole world is subject to the power and empire of christ our redeemer. and finally, the imperial state crown, which the archbishop of canterbury placed on her head on westminster abbey with the words, may she be filled with abundant grace and princely
fear him and his righteousness upon children s children. go forth upon thy journey from this world, 0 christian soul. in the name of god, the father almighty, who created thee, in the name ofjesus christ, who suffered for thee, in the name of the holy spirit, who strengtheneth thee, in communion with the blessed saints, and aided by angels and archangels and all the armies of the heavenly host. may thy portion this day be in peace and thy dwelling in the heavenlyjerusalem. amen.
at the conclusion of the service, the instruments of state, the imperial state crown, the orb and the sceptre, which had been presented to the queen at her coronation, were removed from the coffin and placed on the high altar. with the king watching, the lord chamberlain, the most senior official in the royal household, broke his wand, the symbol of his authority, to signify the end of a reign and placed it on the coffin. go forth upon thyjourney from this world, 0, christian soul. in the name of god the father almighty, who created thee. in the name ofjesus christ, who suffered for thee. in the name of the holy spirit
other places because not only is it an ecumenical service but it is an interfaith service in the sense that the secretary general of the muslim council for wales is offering a prayer, as indeed is somebody from the jewish faith and the prayer, as indeed is somebody from thejewish faith and the chair of thejewish faith and the chair of the interfaith council for wales and it is also totally bilingual, the hymns, there is one him in welsh, one in english and referred here, there is a third verse in welsh, they are well known hymns, one by rhys nicholas, which talks about the importance ofjesus christ and the queen herself of course talked about the importance of the christian faith for her personally, and how she prayed. and she saw herself as well as having a vocation. we tend to think that only clergy have vocations but she saw herself as having a vocation to this role that
the importance of faith saying: i have and remain very grateful to god for his steadfast love. i have indeed seen his faithfulness. hers was a personal faith: she spoke ofjesus christ and her relationship with him as well as his teachings and the way that his life, death and resurrection opened the possibility for new life, for restored relationships and a commitment to a kingdom not of this world. and so i end with her own words, as she reflected on the meaning of christmas for what turned out to be the last time. having lost her beloved husband and yet found consolation