A Spell in the Library: A Book And Its Secrets

I welcome you back to the Library and take down from the shelf one of its real treasures: a Book of Common Prayer printed in 1791 with hidden edge painting. I touch on my Father-in-Law’s days in Oxford with CS Lewis and read you two of the greatest prayers in the book.

[@edwardownbey8078]

Wow I love this man's channel. This is the grandfather I want to be to my grandchildren.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

you are most kind

[@scrappyhustler7467]

This guy is straight up from the old ages very old soul and it shows. Great videos btw!

[@Hank.Elvis.Johnny]

Thank you for doing these, Malcolm. It is a joy to join you in your library. And thank you for drawing us into prayer through our beloved book.

[@nanno3577]

Thank you, Malcolm, for inviting us into your library - I look forward to these and am indeed blessed by them. ~Praying for the health and safety of you and yours.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

thanks

[@richsmith3255]

Thank you, those were two lovely prayers we prayed together Malcolm. I shall look for a Book of Common Prayer now. I was not raised C of E (though I believe my grandfather was). But I get the sense that it would make a fine reference book, and a book of fine prayers to pray.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

Yes, it is really worth having a copy - even just for the beautiful rhythmic translation of the psalms.

[@UnclePhilsCellar]

Thank you for taking the time to invite us into your magical library, and by extension, your mind. I have been thoroughly enjoying these, joining you with a pipe. All the best, Phil.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

You are so welcome!

[@dalepiper6693]

A magnificent copy of The Book of Common Prayer. I loved the reveal of the imagine by fanning the leaves. You read your chosen prayers with great feeling which was lovely and calming to listen to. Thank you...I’m enjoying getting to know you.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

good, I'm glad you've found your way into this little series of visits

[@sarahtisdale1748]

Ahhh! I love fore-edged books. And I have a lamp similar to yours. 🥰Thank you for these words and for the prayers to unite us all here, in Christ, through the hospitality of your love and your library!

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

thanks for this yes- they are amazing aren't they, and yes, walls and distance may divide but prayers (and books!) can certainly unite!

[@annetullis2816]

Thank you for sharing your lovely library with us. A blessing and solace in these strange times.

[@missjenny1953]

Beautiful, thank you

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

Thanks for listening

[@laurierobertson1037]

I happened to my BCP by my side and reached for it as you spoke, and prayed these beautiful prayers with you. Thank you and God bless you.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

thanks Laurie, that's really good to know!

[@mikegodfrey2221]

Amen and thankyou

[@kathleenbutler5852]

Beautiful, thank you so much.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

Thanks for listening

[@ericdingler672]

Beautiful

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

Thank you

[@lauramazza-dixon6798]

Amen. Thank you!

[@Musicandcoffee247]

Wonderful book. I too own a copy that was given to me by a friend of mine (last name Cranmer) and a direct relation. He looks just like him.

[@jamesmoore3002]

A very beautiful volume and a warm reading that blessed me.

[@danallshaw1131]

Wow, very beautiful picture.

[@johnmulvey5121]

Thank you Malcolm. Beautiful\

[@tracygroot6737]

What riches! So grateful to have been introduced to these marvelous "spells". Had a particularly onerous day, and you've brightened it. Thanks, from Michigan.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

thanks, we could all do with a little brightening of the onerous!

[@toddreed5907]

Thank you, Malcolm, I am so happy to have found your videos. Love listening to you.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

Welcome!

[@TheBailiwick]

Thank you for making these! I am curious about a few things that perhaps you could delve into in a future video. Could you tell us the story of how your library came to be the way it is now? When did you first start putting together a home library and how has it changed over the years? Any advice for someone building their own library? Thanks again!

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

Yes, I'll talk a little as I go along about how I began to acquire and collect these books.

[@vjazz79]

Lovely indeed. I found it sweet to join you in prayer. You have uplifted and encouraged me, thank you

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

I'm so glad!

[@jonathanparks30]

Really lovely. Thank you.

[@broiled6935]

absolutely beautiful

[@QHarefield]

Loved it! Thank you for that! If I may make a small negative comment ... I love listening to all your talks, be they in your library or in a vast cathedral, but the same problem always arises : you are so softly-spoken that I struggle to hear every word. (Cathedrals worsen this through their greater ambience and reverberation.) On the positive side, you are in great company : Tolkien was, I believe, harder to follow! Nevertheless, thank you for all your many talks and lectures.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

thanks, yes I sometimes mumble into my beard! I shall try not to do that so often

[@ThePastorPiper]

That was awesome! Thanks so much for that!

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

Glad you liked it!

[@Cj12sings]

quite lovely..thank you

[@carolinegill6125]

Thank you again. It's so good to be reminded of the richness of these 1662 prayers that were said every Sunday in my childhood, but are often replaced by modern 'versions' in our Anglican services today. Thank you for highlighting the pairings. And what a family treasure indeed, Malcolm!

[@QHarefield]

I have now seen so many of Malcolm's Library Spells that the dear man is becoming to me like a brother! I even watch some of them more than once! ... actually, with my memory, I really ought to watch them all more than once. :-) The downside of that is that I try to give them a thumbs-up but I can't : it's already done! :-(

[@KristyCompton]

I just did the same thing. So moved by this beautiful video that I hit LIKE and saw the number go down by one…which means this probably was first “thumbs upped” by me during the height of the pandemic when the evening news was so grim night after night.

[@QHarefield]

@@KristyCompton Glad I'm not the only one! I have now lost count of the various things I have watched only to be surprised to see a comment from me made 5 years ago! (News is designed to be grim. Have you noticed that, although Covid is now behind us, the news is no less grim? I watch only the very basics, then switch off.)

[@margaretdeaton982]

Malcolm, Margaret Hutcheson Deaton here - Thank you so much for posting these. I love visiting your library! I have wonderful memories of learning from you at the Glen Workshop in Santa Fe a couple of years ago. I was fascinated to hear about where your Book of Common Prayer came from. Does your wife spell her maiden name the same way I spell mine? Anyway, thanks again for brightening our days with these lovely visits. God bless you and yours.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

Hi, thanks for this. Maggie's family name is Hutchison, so a slightly different spelling, but I expect we're all related somehow!

[@cliffhiggins730]

Beautiful, Reverend! Your voice is captivating. The prayers you read are simple TRUTH, however, presented so gracefully. THANK YOU. I find it a wonderful and interesting thing that, even though I am in the U.S., and we have never met...you and I have the same Father😊.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

yes indeed

[@bethmiller492]

I want one

[@jonathanfraires]

Great video. In fact, everyone is amazing. Record a video showing your pipes and smoking.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

thanks, yes I have it in mind t do just that and I have a poem to go with it!

[@carolinegill6125]

P.S. I wrote 'often said' ... but should add 'or sung'.

[@kkoverclocked]

📖✒️♥️

[@davesmith5092]

I'm a stone-cold atheist, but, the writing in these verses is beautiful.

[@jazznotes3802]

It’s never too late to trust in Jesus, long as you still breathe that is. Perhaps consider it before that day comes. God bless 🙏🏻

[@ViperT24]

I’m an athiest as well, but there’s beauty in this man’s words. If “Christians” would follow in these words, then I’d have much respect for them

[@richqualls5157]

Would you agree with this statement - “a man’s library is a representation of his life”