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Dame Ninette de ValoisThanksgiving Service |
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Here are the printed words for the service at Westminster Abbey - I've laid them out page by page. They have been scanned in and therfore there may be the odd silly for which we profusely apologise.
Page 2 - (Blank) Page 3  I shall love you as long as you live And when you are dead I shall love you as long as I live, And when I am dead I shall love you as long as God lives.
When death passes by Dame Ninette de Valois Page 4 The whole of the church is served by a hearing loop. Users should turn their hearing aid to the setting marked T. Before the service the~ bells of the Abbey church are rung. The service is sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey, conducted by James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers. The organ is played by Andrew Reid, Sub-Organist. Before the service, The Royal Ballet Symfonia, conducted by Barry Wordsworth, plays: Prospect before us 4th movement
Sheep may safely graze
Black Queen, Red Knight, Bishops from Checkmate
Opening of Act 2 from The Nutcracker
Saraband from The Rakes Progress
Rag Mazurka from Les Biches
Satan, Pavane, Galliard, Altar Dance, Heavenly Pavane from Job
Page 5 The Lord Mayor of Westminster is received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. All stand as the Lord Mayor is conducted to his Stall in the Quire, and then sit. The Representative of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester is received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. All remain seated. The Representative of His Royal Highness The Duke of York is received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. All remain seated. The Representative of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. All remain seated. Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and The Lady Sarah Chatto are received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. All remain seated.
All stand as the Dean conducts the Representative of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, The Lady Sarah Chatto and the Representatives of other members of The Royal Family to their places in the Quire.
Page 6 - (blank) Page 7 All stand to sing during which the Collegiate Procession, moves to places in the Quire and Sacrarium.
PRAISE, my soul, the King of Heaven;
Praise him for his grace and favour
Choristers: Father-like, he tends and spares us;
Angels, help us to adore him; John Goss (1800-80) H F Lyte (1793-1847) Psalm 103 Page 8 All remain standing. The Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr, Dean of Westminster, says
WE meet in Westminster Abbey today to remember and honour the memory of a remarkable lady. Ninette de Valois’ long life was chiefly devoted to ballet. Of all her work, the Royal Ballet, of which she was effectively the founder, stands as her enduring achievement. But in this congregation are many others who came into contact with her and were inspired to become something more than they had thought themselves capable of. But we have not come to the Abbey to record history or draft a biography. We have come, whatever our faith, to a place of prayer and worship. "Dance", said Martha Graham, "is the hidden language of the soul." We thank God for all who through their art and skill stir our hearts, challenge our thinking and speak this language of the soul. We shall hear about Dame Ninette, her life and achievements; we shall reflect on what she represented for each of us and for all who live in and enjoy dance; we shall thank God for her contribution to the nation’s cultural life; and we shall pray, for all concerned with dance, especially, as she would have wished, those who direct schools and bring young talent to the fore. Drawing these and all our thoughts together we pray:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 9 All sit. Sir Anthony Dowell, CBE, formerly Director of The Royal Ballet reads
BLESSED be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith- being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire - may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
This is the word of the Lord.
THEY are filled with a quietude Page 10 The movement’s peak is reached, and their return Carries the speed and swoop of unhampered swallows While all earth’s pressures wait to converge on Lithe limb and brain and movement’s ecstasy; But their own world encases them, And stillness reigns in that retreat ‘Where mind would scrutinise afresh, Recalling that strange moment of great power Which was their body’s exploration of A unity that this instant ceased to be. Dame Ninette de Valois
(Monologue Overheard)
THE old one enters and orders her drink...
"No pushing, no jostling, casual and kind
"And the music they play is muffled and slow.
"I love pubs; I’ve always done so.
And I do the same... Dame Ninette de Valois Page 11 All stand to sing THE HYMN
THE King of love my Shepherd is,
‘Where streams of living water flow
Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,
In death’s dark vale I fear no ill
Thou spread’st a table in my sight;
And so through all the length of days
Dominus Regit Me 457 (ii) NEH Page 12 All sit for
O BE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a song. Be ye sure that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 0 go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name. For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting: and his truth endureth from generation to generation. William Walton (1902-83) Psalm 100 All remain seated. The Reverend Dominic Fenton, Precentor of Westminster Abbey, leads
LET us give thanks to God for his gift in men, women and children everywhere of a pulse of life within us, expressed in rhythm and dance. For those to whom he has given special gifts of body and mind; of physical grace and movement; and especially for all who enrich human life through the medium of ballet.
Let us bless the Lord:
LET us thank God for the special gifts given to Ninette de Valois, whose life and achievements we celebrate today.
Let us bless the Lord: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 13 LET us pray for dancers and choreographers, for composers and designers, for musicians, and for all who are engaged in the administration of the arts; and let us pray that we may be faithful stewards of the gifts which God has given to us, and that we may use them for the good of others. Lord hear us: Lord graciously hear us. ALMIGHTY God, we praise you for your servant Ninette and or all by whose gifts the life of humankind has been enriched: and we pray that by the dedication of our own abilities we may be enabled to share with others the great inheritance which we have received, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. O GOD, who by thy spirit in our hearts dost lead us to desire thy perfection, to seek for truth and to rejoice in beauty: illuminate and inspire, we beseech thee, all dancers, writers and musicians; that in whatsoever is true and pure and lovely, thy name may be hallowed and thy kingdom come on earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. All stand to sing
LOVE divine, all loves excelling,
Come, almighty to deliver, page 14 pure and spotless let us be; let us see thy great salvation, perfectly restored in thee; changed from glory into glory till in heaven we take our place, till we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise. Blaenwern NEH 408 William P Rowlands (1860-1937) Charles Wesley (1707-88) All remain standing. The Dean says
Fiji HE Lord bless you and watch over you, the Lord make his
face shine upon you and be gracious to you, the Lord look
kindly on you and give you peace; and the blessing of God
almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be among you,
and remain with you always. Amen.
All remain standing as the Procession moves to the west end of the
church.
Page 15 The Orchestra plays: Rose Adagio from The Sleeping Beauty Pyotr ll'yich Tchaikovsky Members of the Congregation are requested to remain in their places until directed to move by the Stewards.
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