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The choir sings
How lovely are thy dwellings fair, O Lord of hosts. My soul ever longeth
and fainteth sore for the blest courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh do
cry to God, cry to the living God. O blest are they that in thy house are
dwelling; they ever praise thee, O Lord, praise thee for evermore.
words from Psalm 84
music by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), from the Requiem
Everyone STANDS
Act of Dedication
The Lord Mayor’s Cadets come to the Chancel Steps and read this updated version
of the 1990 Peace Declaration
Flight Sergeant Richard Hulm (Air Training Corps) says
As we stand in this place, destroyed seventy years ago, and now
rebuilt, we remember with sorrow the suffering caused by war.
We recall the tragedy of so many who have lost their lives in the
armed conflicts which have scarred the human family. We
acknowledge the part that humanity has played in creating a
world in which inhumanity, injustice and war do violence to this
good earth that God has made.
Petty Officer Cadet Liam Sinclair (Sea Cadets) says
So we, the citizens of Coventry, resolve to do all in our power
to ensure that war never again destroys the lives of individuals
and communities in our world. We have experienced the
healing of relationships with our former enemies. We believe in
the possibility of reconciliation, mutual forgiveness, and the
building up of friendship and trust between nations and
peoples. We call upon all nations of the world to resolve their
differences by peaceful means. We call attention to the specific
role of the United Nations in this respect.
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