St John's Kirk of Perth

Order of Service

Nimrod from Enigma Variations: Sir Edward Elgar

 

Introduction

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Words from the War Memorial of Perth in St John’s Kirk as we remember VJ Day, Seventy-Five Years ago yesterday 15th of August 1945, honouring all who died and those who came home.

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The Call to Worship from Paraphrase 18

 

Hymn 465 
Be Thou my vision

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Prayer
Prelude to Kohima

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The Battle of Imphal and Kohima

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Introduction to 
The Kohima Epitaph

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The Kohima Epitaph

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Silence

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The Flowers of the Forest : The Pipes of Major Andrew Potter 

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The Old Testament Lesson: Micah Chapter 4 verses 1 – 4
Read by Andrew Mansergh

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Hymn 128
How shall I sing that majesty?   

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The Gospel According to St John Chapter 15 verses 9 – 17
Read by The Reverend Alex Stewart

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Hymn 704
I vow to thee, my country

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The Sermon, with Suo Gan
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Preface to our Prayers

Prayers 

The Lord’s Prayer

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Hymn 691
Be still my soul

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The Benediction

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The National Anthem

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Recessional
May the God of peace