The service is performed by The Most Reverend and Proper Honourable Justin Welby, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan
Processions
Procession of Religion Leaders
Procession of the Commonwealth Realms
The choir proceeds to locations in Quire.
Members of overseas Royal Households arrive on the Nice West Door and are performed to their seats within the Lantern.
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales arrive on the Nice West Door and are performed to their seats within the Lantern.
Their Majesties The King and The Queen arrive on the West Gate. A fanfare is sounded. All stand
Procession of the King and Queen
The choir sings:
I used to be glad once they mentioned unto me:
We’ll go into the home of the Lord.
Our ft shall stand in thy gates,
O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is builded as a metropolis,
that’s at unity in itself.
Vivat Regina Camilla! Vivat!
Vivat Rex Carolus! Vivat!
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem,
They shall prosper that love thee.
Peace be inside thy partitions,
and plenteousness inside thy palaces.
Hubert Parry (1848-1918) Psalm 122: 1-3, 6-7
composed for the Coronation of Edward VII (1902)
organized by John Rutter
Their Majesties The King and The Queen transfer by way of the physique of the Church to the Chairs of Property within the Theatre of Coronation
The Regalia, Bible, Paten, and Chalice are positioned upon the Altar
All stay standing. Samuel Strachan, Baby of His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, addresses The King:
Your Majesty, as kids of the dominion of God we welcome you within the title of the King of kings.
The King replies:
In his title and after his instance I come to not be served however to serve.
Their Majesties stay standing on the Chairs of Property in silent prayer
The Most Reverend and Proper Honourable Justin Welby, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan, offers the Greeting and Introduction
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you.
And with thy spirit.
Alleluia. Christ is risen.
He’s risen certainly. Alleluia.
All sit
Dearly beloved, we’re gathered to supply worship and reward to Almighty God; to rejoice the lifetime of our nations; to hope for Charles, our King; to recognise and to present thanks for his lifetime of service to this Nation, the Realms, and the Commonwealth; and to witness with pleasure his anointing and crowning, his being set aside and consecrated for the service of his individuals. Allow us to dedicate ourselves alike, in physique, thoughts, and spirit, to a renewed religion, a joyful hope, and a dedication to serve each other in love.
The choir, along with Sir Bryn Terfel CBE, sings Kyrie eleison
Arglwydd, trugarhâ,
Crist, trugarhâ.
Arglwydd, trugarhâ.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Paul Mealor (b 1975)
composed for this service
The popularity
The King strikes to face west of the Coronation Chair and turns to face east. The Archbishop says
I right here current unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who’re come at the present time to do your homage and repair, are you prepared to do the identical?
All reply
God save King Charles.
A fanfare is sounded. The King turns to face south. The Proper Honourable Woman Elish Angiolini LT DBE KC says
I right here current unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who’re come at the present time to do your homage and repair, are you prepared to do the identical?
All reply
God save King Charles.
A fanfare is sounded. The King turns to face west. Christopher Finney GC says
I right here current unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who’re come at the present time to do your homage and repair, are you prepared to do the identical?
All reply
God save King Charles.
A fanfare is sounded. The King turns to face north. The Proper Honourable the Baroness Amos LG CH says
I right here current unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who’re come at the present time to do your homage and repair, are you prepared to do the identical?
All reply
God save King Charles.
A fanfare is sounded as The King returns to the Chair of Property and sits
The presenting of the Holy Bible
The Proper Reverend Dr Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the Normal Meeting of the Church of Scotland, receives the Bible from the Dean of Westminster and presents it to The King, saying
Sir, to maintain you ever aware of the regulation and the Gospel of God because the Rule for the entire life and authorities of Christian Princes, obtain this Ebook, essentially the most helpful factor that this world affords. Right here is Knowledge; that is the royal Regulation; these are the full of life Oracles of God.
The Oaths
The Moderator receives the Bible and locations it earlier than The King. The King stands and the Archbishop says
Our Majesty, the Church established by regulation, whose settlement you’ll swear to take care of, is dedicated to the true career of the Gospel, and, in so doing, will search to foster an setting through which individuals of all faiths and beliefs might dwell freely. The Coronation Oath has stood for hundreds of years and is enshrined in regulation.
Are you prepared to take the Oath?
The King replies
I’m prepared.
The King locations his hand on the Bible, and the Archbishop administers the Oath
Will you solemnly promise and swear to control the Peoples of the UK of Nice Britain and Northern Eire, your different Realms and the Territories to any of them belonging or pertaining, in accordance with their respective legal guidelines and customs?
The King replies
I solemnly promise so to do.
The Archbishop says
Will you to your energy trigger Regulation and Justice, in Mercy, to be executed in all of your judgements?
The King replies
I’ll.
The King kneels on the Chair of Property. The Archbishop says
Will you to the utmost of your energy preserve the Legal guidelines of God and the true career of the Gospel? Will you to the utmost of your energy preserve in the UK the Protestant Reformed Faith established by regulation? Will you preserve and protect inviolably the settlement of the Church of England, and the doctrine, worship, self-discipline, and authorities thereof, as by regulation established in England?
And can you protect unto the Bishops and Clergy of England, and to the Church buildings there dedicated to their cost, all such rights and privileges as by regulation do or shall appertain to them or any of them?
The King replies
All this I promise to do.
The King locations his hand on the Bible and says
The issues which I’ve right here earlier than promised, I’ll carry out and hold. So assist me God.
The King kisses the Bible. The Archbishop says
Your Majesty, are you prepared to make, subscribe, and declare to the statutory Accession Declaration Oath?
The King replies
I’m prepared.
I Charles do solemnly and sincerely within the presence of God profess, testify, and declare that I’m a trustworthy Protestant, and that I’ll, in accordance with the true intent of the enactments which safe the Protestant succession to the Throne, uphold and preserve the mentioned enactments to one of the best of my powers in accordance with regulation.
The King indicators copies of the Oaths, introduced by the Lord Chamberlain, while the choir sings
Stop us, O Lord,
in all our doings with thy most gracious favour,
and additional us with thy continuous assist;
that in all our works begun, continued, and resulted in thee,
we might glorify thy holy title,
and eventually by thy mercy acquire eternal life;
by way of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
William Byrd (c 1540-1623)
The Ebook of Frequent Prayer 1549
The King kneels earlier than the Altar and says
God of compassion and mercy whose Son was despatched to not be served however to serve, give grace that I could discover in thy service excellent freedom and in that freedom information of thy reality. Grant that I could also be a blessing to all thy kids, of each religion and perception, that collectively we might uncover the methods of gentleness and be led into the paths of peace; by way of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The King returns to the Chair of Property and sits
The choir sings
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
Laudamus te, benedicimus te,
adoramus te, glorificamus te,
gratias agimus tibi
propter magnam gloriam tuam,
Domine Deus, Rex caelestis,
Deus Pater omnipotens.
Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe;
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris,
qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis;
qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram;
qui sedes advert dexteram Patris,
miserere nobis.
Quoniam tu solus Sanctus,
tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus,
Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu,
in gloria Dei Patris.
Amen.
Glory be to God on excessive,
and on earth peace, good will in the direction of males.
We reward thee, we bless thee,
we worship thee, we glorify thee,
we give due to thee for thy nice glory,
O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ;
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world,
obtain our prayer.
Thou that sittest on the proper hand of God the Father,
have mercy upon us.
For thou solely artwork holy; thou solely artwork the Lord;
thou solely, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,
artwork most excessive within the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
William Byrd (c 1540-1623) from Mass for 4 Voices
The Archbishop says
Allow us to pray.
All stand for the Accumulate
Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour: Look with favour upon thy servant Charles our King, and bestow upon him such presents of knowledge and love that we and all thy individuals might dwell in peace and prosperity and in loving service one to a different; to thine everlasting glory, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit reignest supreme over all issues, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
All sit.
The Proper Honourable Rishi Sunak MP, Prime Minister of the UK of Nice Britain and Northern Eire, reads the Epistle
A studying from the Epistle to the Colossians.
For this trigger we additionally, because the day we heard it, don’t stop to hope for you, and to want that ye is likely to be stuffed with the information of his will in all knowledge and non secular understanding; that ye would possibly stroll worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in each good work, and rising within the information of God; strengthened with all would possibly, in accordance with his wonderful energy, unto all endurance and longsuffering with joyfulness; giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in mild: who hath delivered us from the ability of darkness, and hath translated us into the dominion of his pricey Son: in whom we’ve got redemption by way of his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: who’s the picture of the invisible God, the firstborn of each creature: for by him had been all issues created, which might be in heaven, and which might be in earth, seen and invisible, whether or not they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all issues had been created by him, and for him: and he’s earlier than all issues, and by him all issues consist.
Colossians 1: 9-17
That is the phrase of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
All stand. The choir sings
Alleluia, Alleluia!
O clap your fingers collectively, all ye individuals;
O sing unto God with the voice of melody.
For the Lord is excessive and to be feared.
He’s the good King upon all of the earth.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Debbie Wiseman (b 1963) Psalm 47: 1–2
composed for this service
The Proper Reverend and Proper Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, Dean of His Majesty’s Chapels Royal, reads the Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And with thy spirit.
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ in accordance with Luke.
Glory be to thee, O Lord.
Jesus got here to Nazareth, the place he had been introduced up: and, as his customized was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to learn. And there was delivered unto him the ebook of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the ebook, he discovered the place the place it was written, the Spirit of the Lord is upon me, as a result of he hath anointed me to evangelise the gospel to the poor; he hath despatched me to heal the broken-hearted, to evangelise deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them which might be bruised, to evangelise the appropriate yr of the Lord. And he closed the ebook, and he gave it once more to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that had been within the synagogue had been fixed on him. And he started to say unto them, ‘at the present time is that this scripture fulfilled in your ears.’
Luke 4: 16-21
That is the Gospel of the Lord.
Reward be to thee, O Christ.
The Ascension Choir sings
Alleluia, Alleluia!
O sing praises, sing praises unto our God;
O sing praises, sing praises unto our King.
For God is the King of all of the earth.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Debbie Wiseman Psalm 47: 6–7a
composed for this service
All sit. The Archbishop preaches the Sermon
The Anointing
Their Majesties kneel on the Chairs of Property. The congregation kneels or stays seated. The choir sings in English, Welsh, Gaelic, and Irish
Come, Holy Ghost, our souls encourage,
And lighten with celestial fireplace.
Thou the anointing Spirit artwork,
Who dost thy sevenfold presents impart.
O gynorthwyydd oddi fry,
Rhodd werthfawrocaf Duw wyt ti:
Ffynhonnell bywyd, dwyfol dân
Eneinia ni â’th Ysbryd Glân.
Thy blessed unction from above
Is consolation, life, and fireplace of affection.
Allow with perpetual mild
The dullness of our blinded sight.
Fada bhuain iomain ar nàmh
Agus builich sa bhad do ghràs
Ò, treòraich sinn, a Cheannaird àird
Bho bhuaidh gach beud agus cràdh.
Anoint and cheer our dirty face
With the abundance of thy grace.
Hold far our foes, give peace at dwelling:
The place thou artwork information, no unwell can come.
Go dtí dhíot gurb aithnid dúinn
An t-AthairMhac, a Spioraid, a rún,
Tú leo an Triúr i n-éinphearsa
Creidimis ionaibh tré bhiotha na mbeatha.
Train us to know the Father, Son,
And thee of each to be however One,
That, by way of the ages all alongside,
This can be our infinite track:
Reward to thy everlasting benefit,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Veni, Creator Spiritus, plainsong, attributed to Rabanus Maurus (c 780-856)
Translated by John Cosin (1594-1672), Grahame Davies, Iain D Urchadan (b 1966), and Damian McManus (b 1956)
The Archbishop in Jerusalem receives the Ampulla from the Dean. The Archbishop of Canterbury says
Blessed artwork thou, Sovereign God, upholding with thy grace all who’re known as to thy service. Thy prophets of previous anointed clergymen and kings to serve in thy title and within the fullness of time thine solely Son was anointed by the Holy Spirit to be the Christ, the Saviour and Servant of all.
By the ability of the identical Spirit, grant that this holy oil could also be for thy servant Charles an indication of pleasure and gladness; that as King he might know the abundance of thy grace and the ability of thy mercy, and that we could also be made a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a individuals for thine personal possession. Blessed be God, our power and our salvation, now and for ever. Amen.
The King is divested of the Gown of State, and strikes to take a seat within the Coronation Chair.
The Anointing Display, borne by representatives of the Family Division, is held across the Coronation Chair.
The choir sings
Zadok the priest,
and Nathan the prophet
anointed Solomon king;
and all of the individuals rejoiced, and mentioned:
God save the king.
Lengthy dwell the king.
Could the king dwell for ever.
Hallelujah.
Amen.
George Frideric Handel 1 Kings 1: 39-40
composed for the Coronation of George II (1727)
Throughout the anthem, the Archbishop of Canterbury anoints The King within the type of a cross: on the palm of each fingers, saying
Be your fingers anointed with holy oil
on the breast, saying
Be your breast anointed with holy oil.
on the crown of the pinnacle, saying
Be your head anointed with holy oil, as kings, clergymen, and prophets had been anointed. And as Solomon was anointed king by Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet, so might you be anointed, blessed, and consecrated King over the peoples, whom the Lord your God has given you to rule and govern; within the title of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Anointing Display is eliminated. The King kneels earlier than the Altar and the Archbishop says
Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who by his Father was anointed with the oil of gladness above his fellows, by his holy anointing pour down upon your head and coronary heart the blessing of the Holy Spirit, and prosper the works of your fingers: that by the help of his heavenly grace it’s possible you’ll govern and protect the peoples dedicated to your cost in wealth, peace, and godliness; and after a protracted and wonderful course of ruling a temporal kingdom properly, justly, and religiously, it’s possible you’ll finally be made partaker of an everlasting kingdom; by way of the identical Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Investiture and the Crowning
The King rises and is vested with the Colobium Sindonis, Supertunica, and Girdle
The King sits within the Coronation Chair
The Spurs are introduced from the Altar by the Lord Nice Chamberlain. The Kingtouches them, and the Archbishop says
Obtain these spurs, symbols of navy honour and chivalry, that you could be be a courageous advocate for these in want.
The Byzantine Chant Ensemble sings
ὉΘεός, τὸ κρίμα σου τῷ βασιλεῖ δὸς καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ βασιλέως κρίνειν τὸν λαόν σου ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ τοὺς πτωχούς σου ἐν κρίσει. Ἀλληλούΐα.
Κρινεῖ τοὺς πτωχοὺς τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ σώσει τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν πενήτων καὶ ταπεινώσει συκοφάντην. Ἀλληλούΐα.
Καὶ συμπαραμενεῖ τῷ ἡλίῳ καὶ πρὸ τῆς σελήνης γενεὰς γενεῶν. Ἀλληλούΐα.
Ἀνατελεῖ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτοῦ δικαιοσύνη καὶ πλῆθος εἰρήνης, ἕως οὗ ἀνταναιρεθῇ ἡ σελήνη. Ἀλληλούΐα.
Δόξα Πατρί, καὶ Υἱῷ, καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τούς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν
Κύριε, σῶσον τὸν Βασιλέα καὶ ἐπάκουσον ἡμῶν ἐν ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρα ἐπικαλεσώμεθά σε.
Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.
Give the king your judgements, O God, and your righteousness to the son of a king. Then shall he decide your individuals righteously and your poor with justice. Alleluia.
Could he defend the poor among the many individuals, ship the youngsters of the needy and crush the oppressor. Alleluia.
Could he dwell so long as the solar and moon endure, from one technology to a different. Alleluia.
In his time shall righteousness flourish, and abundance of peace until the moon shall be no extra. Alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Because it was at first, is now, and shall be for ever. Amen.
O Lord, save the king and reply us once we name upon you. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to you, our God, glory to you.
Psalms 72: 1-2, 4-5, 7; 20: 9
Throughout the chant the Lord President of the Council exchanges the Sword of State for the Jewelled Sword of Providing, and delivers it to the Archbishop, who says
Hear our prayers, O Lord, we beseech thee, and so direct and help thy servant King Charles, that he might not bear the Sword in useless; however might use it because the minister of God to withstand evil and defend the great, by way of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Jewelled Sword of Providing is positioned into The King’s proper hand. The Archbishop says
Obtain this kingly Sword: might it’s to you and to all who witness this stuff, an indication and image not of judgement, however of justice; not of would possibly, however of mercy.
The King rises. The Sword is put upon The King, and he sits. The Archbishop says
With this sword do justice, cease the expansion of iniquity, shield the holy Church of God and all individuals o goodwill, assist and defend widows and orphans, restore the issues which might be gone to decay, preserve the issues which might be restored, punish and reform what’s amiss, and make sure what’s in good order: that doing this stuff it’s possible you’ll be wonderful in all advantage; and so faithfully serve our Lord Jesus Christ on this life, that you could be reign for ever with him within the life which is to come back. Amen.
The King stands and presents the Sword on the Altar, the place it’s acquired by the Dean.
The King returns to the Coronation Chair. The Sword is redeemed and is returned to the Lord President of the Council
The Armills are introduced from the Altar by the Proper Honourable the Lord Kamall.
The King touches them, and the Archbishop says
Obtain the Bracelets of sincerity and knowledge, tokens of the Lord’s safety embracing you on each facet.
The Gown Royal is delivered to The King by the Proper Honourable the Baroness Merron.
The Stole Royal is introduced to The King by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
The King is invested and sits within the Coronation Chair. The Archbishop says
Obtain this Gown: might the Lord dress you with the gown of righteousness, and with the clothes of salvation.
The Orb is introduced from the Altar by the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Eire and Metropolitan. The Archbishop of Canterbury locations it in The King’s proper hand and says
Obtain this Orb, set beneath the Cross, and bear in mind at all times that the kingdoms of this world are turn into the dominion of our God, and of his Christ.
The Orb is returned to the Altar. The Ring is introduced from the Altar by the Proper Honourable the Lord Patel KT. The King touches the Ring and the Archbishop says
Obtain this Ring, image of kingly dignity and an indication of the covenant sworn at the present time, between God and King, King and other people.
The Glove is introduced ahead by the Proper Honourable the Lord Singh of Wimbledon CBE. The Glove is put upon The King’s proper hand. The Archbishop says
Obtain this Glove, that you could be maintain authority with gentleness and beauty; trusting not in your personal energy however within the mercy of God.
The Sceptre with Cross and the Sceptre with Dove are introduced from the Altar by the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Archbishop of Wales. The Archbishop of Canterbury delivers them into The King’s proper and left fingers, and says
Obtain the Royal Sceptre, the ensign of kingly energy and justice; and the Rod of fairness and mercy, a logo of covenant and peace. Could the Spirit of the Lord who anointed Jesus at his baptism, so anoint you at the present time, that you simply would possibly train authority with knowledge, and direct your counsels with grace; that by your service and ministry to all of your individuals, justice and mercy could also be seen in all of the earth.
All stand. The Archbishop takes St Edward’s Crown into his fingers and says
King of kings and Lord of lords, bless, we beseech thee, this Crown, and so sanctify thy servant Charles, upon whose head at the present time thou dost place it for an indication of royal majesty, that he could also be topped with thy gracious favour and stuffed with plentiful grace and all princely virtues; by way of him who liveth and reigneth supreme over all issues, one God, world with out finish. Amen.
The Archbishop crowns The King
The Archbishop says
God save The King.
All reply
God save The King.
The Coronation Brass Ensemble performs
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
organized by Paul Mealor
The bells of the Abbey are rung. A Gun Salute is fired by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery on Horse Guards Parade. That is accompanied by Gun Salutes at His Majesty’s Fortress the Tower of London fired by the Honourable Artillery Firm, and at Saluting Stations all through the UK, Gibraltar, Bermuda, and Ships at Sea
All stay standing. The Lord Archbishop of York and Primate of England, says
The Lord bless you and hold you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord carry up the sunshine of his countenance upon you, and offer you his peace.
The Archbishop of Thyateira and Nice Britain says
The Lord shield you in all of your methods and prosper all of your work in his title.
The Moderator of the Free Church buildings Group says
The Lord offer you hope and happiness, that you could be encourage all of your individuals within the imitation of his unchanging love.
The Normal Secretary of Church buildings Collectively in England says
The Lord grant that knowledge and information be the soundness of your occasions, and the concern of the Lord your treasure.
The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster says
Could God pour upon you the richness of his grace, bless you and hold you in his holy concern, put together you for a cheerful eternity, and obtain you on the final into immortal glory.
The Archbishop of Canterbury says
And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be with you and stay with you at all times. Amen.
All sit. The choir sings
Lord, grant the king a protracted life,
that his years might endure all through all generations.
Let him dwell earlier than thee for ever.
O put together thy loving mercy and faithfulness that they could protect him.
So lets alway sing and reward thy title.
Amen.
Thomas Weelkes (c 1576-1623)
The Ebook of Frequent Prayer 1559
The Enthroning and the Homage
The King is enthroned, escorted by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and Bishops Assistant, surrounded by Nice Officers of State. The Archbishop of Canterbury says
Stand agency, and maintain quick from henceforth this seat of royal dignity, which is yours by the authority of Almighty God. Could that very same God, whose throne endures for ever, set up your throne in righteousness, that it might stand quick for evermore.
The Archbishop kneels earlier than The King and say
I, Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury, will probably be trustworthy and true, and religion and reality I’ll bear unto you, our Sovereign Lord, Defender of the Religion; and unto your heirs and successors in accordance with regulation. So assist me God.
The Prince of Wales kneels earlier than The King and says
I, William, Prince of Wales, pledge my loyalty to you, and religion and reality I’ll bear unto you, as your liege man of life and limb. So assist me God.
All stand. The Archbishop says
I now invite those that want to provide their help to take action, with a second of personal reflection, by becoming a member of in saying ‘God save King Charles’ on the finish, or, for these with the phrases earlier than them, to recite them in full.
All reply
I swear that I’ll pay true allegiance to Your Majesty, and to your heirs and successors in accordance with regulation. So assist me God.
A fanfare is sounded, after which the Archbishop says
God save The King.
All reply
God save King Charles.
Lengthy dwell King Charles.
Could The King dwell for ever.
All sit. The choir, along with Roderick Williams OBE, sings
Be sturdy, and present thy value:
hold the commandments of the Lord thy God,
and stroll in his methods.
Confortare after 1 Kings 2: 1-3
Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941)
composed for the Coronation of George VI (1937)
organized by John Rutter
The Coronation of the Queen
The Archbishop of Canterbury anoints The Queen and says
Be your head anointed with holy oil.
Almighty God, the fountain of all goodness; hear our prayer at the present time for thy servant Camilla, whom in thy title, and with all devotion, we consecrate our Queen; make her sturdy in religion and love, defend her on each facet, and information her in reality and peace; by way of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Queen’s Ring is introduced from the Altar by the Keeper of the Jewel Home. The Queen touches the Ring. The Archbishop says
Obtain this Ring, a logo of royal dignity and an indication of the covenant sworn at the present time.
The Crown is introduced from the Altar. The Queen is topped by the Archbishop, who says
Could thy servant Camilla, who wears this crown, be crammed by thine plentiful grace and with all princely virtues; reign in her coronary heart, O King of affection, that, being sure of thy safety, she could also be topped with thy gracious favour; by way of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Queen’s Sceptre and Rod are introduced from the Altar by The Proper Reverend and Proper Honourable the Lord Chartres GCVO and The Proper Reverend Rose Hudson- Wilkin CD MBE, Bishop of Dover. The Queen touches them in flip. The Archbishop says
Obtain the Royal Sceptre. Obtain the Rod of fairness and mercy.
Could the Spirit information you in knowledge and beauty, that, by your service and ministry, justice and mercy could also be seen in all of the earth.
The Queen is enthroned, escorted by the Archbishops and Bishops Assistant
The choir sings
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord
for he hath completed marvellous issues.
And his holy arm hath gotten him the victory.
He hath remembered his mercy
and his reality towards the home of Israel;
all of the ends of the earth
have seen the salvation of our God.
O make a joyful noise unto the Lord all of the earth.
Make a loud noise;
rejoice and sing his reward.
Let the ocean roar, the world they usually that dwell inside.
Let the floods clap their fingers;
let the hills be joyful collectively.
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all of the earth.
Rejoice and sing his reward.
For he cometh to evaluate the earth.
And with righteousness shall he decide the world and the individuals with fairness.
O make a joyful noise unto the Lord all of the earth.
Sing unto the Lord with the harp and the voice of a psalm.
With trumpets and sound of cornet
make a joyful noise earlier than the Lord the King.
Andrew Lloyd Webber (b 1948) after Psalm 98
composed for this service
All stand to sing the Hymn. The King presents bread and wine that are positioned upon the Altar. Their Majesties transfer by way of the Chapel of St Edward to the Chairs of Property
Christ is made the certain basis,
and the valuable corner-stone,
who, the 2 partitions underlying,
sure in every, binds each in a single,
holy Sion’s assist for ever,
and her confidence alone.
All that devoted metropolis,
dearly beloved by God on excessive,
in exultant jubilation
pours perpetual melody,
God the One, in threefold glory,
singing everlastingly.
To this temple, the place we name thee,
come, O Lord of hosts, as we speak;
with thy wonted loving-kindness,
hear thy individuals as they pray;
and thy fullest benediction
shed inside its partitions for ay.
Right here vouchsafe to all thy servants
what they supplicate to realize;
right here to have and maintain for ever,
these good issues their prayers acquire,
and hereafter, in thy glory,
with thy blessèd ones to reign.
Laud and honour to the Father;
laud and honour to the Son,
laud and honour to the Spirit,
ever Three, and ever One,
consubstantial, co-eternal,
whereas endless ages run. Amen.
Tune: Westminster Abbey, Henry Purcell
organized by James O’Donnell (b 1961), Organist Emeritus, Organist of Westminster Abbey 2000-22
Phrases: Angularis fundamentum, Seventh-Eighth century
translated by John Mason Neale (1818-66)
All stay standing. The Archbishop says
Bless, O Lord, we beseech thee, these thy presents, and sanctify them unto this holy use, that by them we could also be made partakers of the Physique and Blood of thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ, and fed unto eternal lifetime of soul and physique: and that thy servant King Charles could also be enabled to the discharge of his weighty workplace, whereunto of thy nice goodness thou hast known as and appointed him. Grant this, O Lord, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our solely Mediator and Advocate. Amen.
The Lord be with you.
And with thy Spirit.
Raise up your hearts.
We carry them up unto the Lord.
Allow us to give thanks unto the Lord our God.
It’s meet and proper so to do.
It is extremely meet, proper and our bounden obligation that we should always always and in every single place, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Eternal God, by way of Jesus Christ thine solely Son our Lord.
Who hast presently consecrated thy servant Charles to be our King, that by the anointing of thy grace, he would be the Defender of thy Religion and the Protector of thy individuals; that, with him, we might be taught the methods of service, compassion, and love; and that the great work thou hast begun in him at the present time could also be delivered to completion within the day of Jesus Christ. Due to this fact with angels and archangels and with all the corporate of heaven, we laud and amplify thy wonderful title; evermore praising thee, and saying,
The choir sings Sanctus
Holy, holy, holy,
Lord God of hosts,
heaven and earth are stuffed with thy glory.
Glory be to thee,
O Lord most excessive.
Roxanna Panufnik (b 1968)
composed for this service
The Archbishop continues
All glory be to thee, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine solely Son Jesus Christ to undergo demise upon the cross for our redemption; who made there, by his one oblation of himself as soon as provided, a full, excellent and enough sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction for the sins of the entire world; and did institute, and in his holy gospel command us to proceed, a perpetual reminiscence of that his valuable demise, till his coming once more.
Hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly beseech thee, and grant that, by the ability of thy Holy Spirit, we receiving these thy creatures of bread and wine, in accordance with thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ’s holy establishment, in remembrance of his demise and keenness, could also be partakers of his most blessed physique and blood; who, in the identical evening that he was betrayed, took bread; and when he had given due to thee, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: take, eat; that is my physique which is given for you; do that in remembrance of me.
Likewise after supper he took the cup; and when he had given due to thee, he gave it to them, saying: drink ye all of this; for that is my blood of the brand new covenant, which is shed for you and for a lot of for the forgiveness of sins. Do that, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.
Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy humble servants, having in remembrance the valuable demise and keenness of thy pricey Son, his mighty resurrection and wonderful ascension, totally want thy fatherly goodness mercifully to just accept this our sacrifice of reward and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant that by the deserves and demise of thy Son Jesus Christ, and thru religion in his blood, we and all thy complete Church might acquire remission of our sins, and all different advantages of his ardour. And though we be unworthy, by way of our manifold sins, to supply unto thee any sacrifice, but we beseech thee to just accept this our bounden obligation and repair, not weighing our deserves, however pardoning our offences; and to grant that every one we, who’re partakers of this holy communion, could also be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction; by way of Jesus Christ our Lord, by whom, and with whom, and in whom, within the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world with out finish.
Amen.
The Archbishop introduces the Lord’s Prayer
Allow us to pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us:
All sit or kneel
Our Father, who artwork in heaven,
hallowed be thy title;
thy kingdom come;
thy will probably be completed;
on earth as it’s in heaven.
Give us at the present time our each day bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those that trespass towards us.
And lead us not into temptation;
however ship us from evil.
For thine is the dominion,
the ability and the glory,
with no end in sight.
Amen.
The choir sings Agnus Dei, throughout which Their Majesties obtain Holy Communion
O Lamb of God,
that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God,
that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God,
that takest away the sins of the world,
grant us thy peace.
Tarik O’Regan (b 1978)
composed for this service
The Archbishop says
Allow us to pray.
All stand. The Archbishop says the Publish-Communion Prayer
Almighty Lord, and eternal God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern each our hearts and our bodies, within the methods of thy legal guidelines, and within the works of thy commandments; that by way of thy most mighty safety, each right here and ever, we could also be preserved in physique and soul; by way of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Archbishop introduces the Blessing
Our assistance is within the title of the Lord:
Who hath made heaven and earth.
Blessed be the title of the Lord.
Now and henceforth, world with out finish. Amen.
Christ our King, make you trustworthy and powerful to do his will, that you could be reign with him in glory; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, relaxation upon you, and all whom you serve, at the present time, and all of your days.
The choir sings Amen.
Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Organist of Westminster Abbey (1623-25)
All sing the Hymn, throughout which Their Majesties transfer to the Chapel of St Edward
Reward, my soul, the King of heaven;
to his ft thy tribute deliver.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
who like me his reward ought to sing?
Reward him! Reward him!
Reward the eternal King.
Reward him for his grace and favour
to our fathers in misery;
reward him nonetheless the identical for ever,
sluggish to chide, and swift to bless.
Reward him! Reward him!
wonderful in his faithfulness.
Father-like, he tends and spares us;
nicely our feeble body he is aware of;
In his fingers he gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes.
Reward him! Reward him!
extensively as his mercy flows.
Angels, assist us to adore him;
ye behold him head to head;
solar and moon, bow down earlier than him;
dwellers all in time and area.
Reward him! Reward him!
Reward with us the God of grace.
Tune: Reward, my soul, John Goss (1800-80)
arranged by Christopher Robinson
Phrases: Henry Lyte (1793-1847)
after Psalm 103
All sit. The choir sings the Anthem
The King shall rejoice in thy power O Lord.
Exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation.
Thou shalt forestall him with the blessings of goodness,
and shalt set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
William Boyce (1711-79) Psalm 21: 1, 3
composed for the Coronation of George III (1761)
The choir sings Te Deum laudamus
We reward thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All of the earth doth worship thee, the Father eternal.
To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all of the powers therein.
To thee cherubin and seraphin regularly do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are stuffed with the majesty of thy glory.
The fantastic firm of the apostles reward thee.
The goodly fellowship of the prophets reward thee.
The noble military of martyrs reward thee.
The holy Church all through all of the world doth acknowledge thee:
the Father of an infinite majesty;
thine honourable, true and solely Son;
additionally the Holy Ghost the Comforter.
Thou artwork the King of glory, O Christ.
Thou artwork the eternal Son of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to ship man,
thou didst not abhor the Virgin’s womb.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of demise,
thou didst open the dominion of heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest on the proper hand of God, within the glory of the Father.
We consider that thou shalt come to be our decide.
We subsequently pray thee, assist thy servants,
whom thou hast redeemed with thy valuable blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy saints in glory eternal.
O Lord, save thy individuals and bless thine heritage.
Govern them and carry them up for ever.
Day-to-day we amplify thee;
and we worship thy title, ever world with out finish.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to maintain us at the present time with out sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our belief is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me by no means be confounded.
William Walton
composed for the Coronation of Elizabeth II (1953)
organized by John Rutter
A fanfare sounds, and all stand to sing the Nationwide Anthem
God save our gracious King,
lengthy dwell our noble King,
God save The King!
Ship him victorious,
glad and wonderful,
lengthy to reign over us,
God save The King!
Thy choicest presents in retailer
on him be happy to pour,
lengthy might he reign:
Could he defend our legal guidelines,
and ever give us trigger
to sing with coronary heart and voice
God save The King!
tune from Thesaurus Musicus c 1743
organized by Gordon Jacob (1895–1984)
phrases nameless and William Hickson (1803-70)
Procession of the King and Queen
The King is greeted on the Nice West Door by Religion Leaders and Representatives, who say
Our Majesty, as neighbours in religion, we acknowledge the worth of public service. We unite with individuals of all faiths and beliefs in thanksgiving, and in service with you for the frequent good.
The King is greeted by the Governors-Normal
Music after the service:
The Orchestra performs
March ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ no 4 Edward Elgar
organized by Iain Farrington
March from The Birds Hubert Parry
organized by John Rutter
The Sub-Organist performs
Chorale Fantasia on ‘The Outdated Hundredth’ Hubert Parry
The Brass Ensemble performs
Earl of Oxford’s March William Byrd
organized by Matthew Knight
The bells of the Abbey are rung
The service is sung by the Choirs of Westminster Abbey and His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace (Director of Music: Joseph McHardy), with choristers from Methodist School, Belfast (Director of Music: Ruth McCartney), and Truro Cathedral Choir (Director of Music till April 2023: Christopher Grey), and an octet from the Monteverdi Choir.
The music through the service is directed by Andrew Nethsingha, Organist and Grasp of the Choristers, Westminster Abbey.
The organ is performed by Peter Holder, Sub-Organist, Westminster Abbey.
The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists are performed by Sir John Eliot Gardiner CBE.
The Coronation Orchestra is performed by Sir Antonio Pappano.
The State Trumpeters of the Family Cavalry are led by Trumpet Main Julian
Sandford.
The Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Air Power are performed by Wing Commander
Piers Morrell OBE MVO, Principal Director of Music, Royal Air Power.
The fanfares at The Recognition and The Homage had been composed for this service by Dr Christopher Robinson CVO CBE.
The King’s Students of Westminster Faculty are directed by Tim Garrard, Director of Music.
The Ascension Choir is directed by Abimbola Amoako-Gyampah.
The Byzantine Chant Ensemble is directed by Dr Alexander Lingas.
The Coronation Brass Ensemble is performed by Paul Wynne Griffiths
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