Below is the Order of Service, held in the packed St Georges Chapel in the Crematorium. A considerable number of David's friends and colleagues joined the family in remembrance.
Order of Service To celebrate the life of David Charles Green Died 7th September 2007 Aged 53 Years The service will take place at |
ORDER OF SERVICE
Entry - "Change the World" by Eric Clapton
Scripture Sentences
Introduction
Prayer
Hymn - Jerusalem
And did those feet in ancient time,
walk upon England's mountain green?
And was the holy Lamb of God,
on England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the countenance divine,
shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
among 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 the mental fight,
nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem,
in England's green and pleasant land.
Prayer
Psalm 23
The LORD is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil;
my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Reading - A lesson from the Scriptures
St. John chapter 14, verses 1-6, 28
All Is Well - read by Bill Vincent (Home Office)
Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
I am I, and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other, that we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name,
speak to me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference in your tone,
wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me and if you want to, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was,
let it be spoken without effect,
without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was;
there is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you,
for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just around the corner.
All is well.
Tribute - Tony Smith (Home Office)
Address - Rev. Brian Skinner
Prayer
Commendation
The Lord's Prayer
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
Commital
Final Prayer and Blessing
Exit - "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum
Afterwards the congregation moved to the "Railway", in Greyhound Lane, Streatham to have a drink and remember the life that was David Charles Green.
May you rest in peace.
The Lord's Prayer
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.