Commemorating World War 1

Photograph by Ros Crosland Photography used with permission.

Lord God, Father of all,

keep us ever mindful of the struggles 

and achievements of former generations,

and of this place where we make our home,

now, and in the days to come.

Strengthen our hearts, hands, and minds

to work together for peace;

to see you in one another;

and to seek your kingdom above all things;

that your will may be seen to be done

and your kingdom come,

through Jesus Christ, 

the Lord of lords and King of kings. Amen

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We Shall Keep the Faith

by Moina Michael, November 1918

Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields,

Sleep sweet - to rise anew!

We caught the torch you threw

And holding high, we keep the Faith

With All who died.

We cherish, too, the poppy red

That grows on fields where valor led;

It seems to signal to the skies

That blood of heroes never dies,

But lends a lustre to the red

Of the flower that blooms above the dead

In Flanders Fields.

And now the Torch and Poppy Red

We wear in honour of our dead.

Fear not that ye have died for naught;

We'll teach the lesson that ye wrought

In Flanders Fields.