William Croft - The Funeral Senteces

The Funeral service for His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, 17 April 2021
William Croft (1678-1727) - The Sentences
Miriam Allan, soprano
Tom Liliburn, Nick Madden and Simon Whiteley, lay clarks
James Vivian, conductor
Luke Bond, organist
THE SENTENCES
I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
John 11. 25-26
I KNOW that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another.
Job 19. 25-27
WE brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
1 Timothy 6. 7, Job 1. 21

[@user-ol1ib1ss2b]

WE brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. Amen.

[@zoebonner5356]

Massive kudos to the quartet of singers! So beautifully done xxxx

[@mdsf01]

It was such a beautiful ceremony organized by HRH Prince Philip himself. R.I.P.

[@danmeaton9559]

Absolutely beautiful

[@Vic35102]

Beautiful song

[@Vic35102]

Why do they have that song at every royal funeral I've just been curious about it

[@victoriagamble3229]

It’s part of the form of the Burial of the dead, from the Book of Common prayer.

[@rdamerell]

It was originally composed for the funeral of Handel in Westminster Abbey (1759), but subsequently used for all the British royal funerals!

[@eerse078]

@@rdamerell Croft died in 1727

[@zoebonner5356]

It’s a setting of part of the Christian liturgy, used at most funerals I’ve sung at.

[@mscott3918]

@@rdamerell It was composed in 1724.

[@Vic35102]

We did not know then but we know now that M p's Where party in the night before Our Queen had to say good bye to the love of her life and they did not give a damn about It was The grief of the greatest monarch of the greatest monarch of our times