A Service of Thanksgiving and

Celebration for the Life of

Jeremy Goford21st June 1945 – 25th February 2017

Thursday 4th May 2017

at 2pm

St Bride’s Church

Fleet Street, London EC4

RectoR

The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce

chaplain to the WoRshipful company of actuaRies

The Revd Canon David Parrott

DiRectoR of music

Robert Jones

oRGanist

Benjamin Giddens

choiR

The Choir of St Bride’s

heaD of opeRations

James Irving

organ music before the serviceJesu, Joy of man’s desiring – Bach

Air from Suite no 3 in D major – Bach

introitRequiem aeternam – Gregorian Chant

Welcome & opening prayer The Rector

hymnPraise, my soul, the King of heaven

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;To his feet thy tribute bring.

Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,Who like me his praise should sing?

Praise him! Praise him!Praise the everlasting King.

Praise him for his grace and favourTo our fathers in distress;

Praise him still the same for ever,Slow to chide, and swift to bless.

Praise him! Praise him!Glorious in his faithfulness.

Father-like, he tends and spares us;Well our feeble frame he knows;In his hands he gently bears us,

Rescues us from all our foes.Praise him! Praise him!

Widely as his mercy flows.

Angels, help us to adore him;Ye behold him face to face;

Sun and moon, bow down before him;Dwellers all in time and space.

Praise him! Praise him!Praise with us the God of grace.

first ReadingPsalm 121

Read by Giles Goford

choirLux aeterna – Elgar

second ReadingHe is gone – David Harkins

Read by Jane Arkle

first tributeJohn Bennett, Deputy

hymnLord of all hopefulness

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,Whose trust, ever child-like, no cares could destroy,

Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.

Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,

Be there at our labours, and give us, we pray,Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.

Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,Your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace,

Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray,Your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.

Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,

Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.

second tributeMike Tuohy

choirHallelujah – Cohen arr. Jones

third tributeNick Salter

choirGloria – Vivaldi

address and prayersChaplain

hymnJerusalem

And did those feet in ancient timeWalk upon England’s mountains green?

And was the holy Lamb of GodOn England’s pleasant pastures seen?

And did the countenance divineShine forth upon our clouded hills?

And was Jerusalem builded hereAmong those dark satanic mills?

Bring me my bow of burning gold!Bring me my arrows of desire!

Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!Bring me my chariot of fire!

I will not cease from mental fight,Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,

Till we have built JerusalemIn England’s green and pleasant land.

BlessingThe Rector

organ VoluntaryFinal from Symphonie 1 – Vierne

There will be a retiring collectionto be shared between

St Bride’s Church and Brain Tumour Research

Everyone is invited to join the family for refreshmentsStaple Inn Hall, High Holborn, London WC1V 7QJ,

to celebrate Jeremy’s life and to share all your wonderful memories of him

St Bride’s ChurchFleet Street

LondonEC4Y 8AU

020 7427 0133www.stbrides.com