Today, thousands in Bermondsey joined together with Southwark, Greater London, Great Britain and the rest of the world, united in support for the dedication of our armed forces, their families and loved ones and those who performed the ultimate sacrifice - giving up their lives so that we might live ours in love and peace.
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| Copyright 2013 BBC |
As the day draws to a close, the words from Graham Kendrick's song 'Beauty for Brokeness', offer us comfort and hope: comfort in the good that we see daily everywhere in Bermondsey, and hope for a better Bermondsey and a world of decency, justice, equality and peace.
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| Copyright 2013 Royal British Legion |
Beauty for brokenness
Hope for despair
Lord, in the suffering
This is our prayer
Bread for the children
Justice, joy, peace
Sunrise to sunset
Your kingdom increase!
Hope for despair
Lord, in the suffering
This is our prayer
Bread for the children
Justice, joy, peace
Sunrise to sunset
Your kingdom increase!
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| The View from Bermondsey Beach at dusk |
Shelter for fragile lives
Cures for their ills
Work for the craftsman
Trade for their skills
Land for the dispossessed
Rights for the weak
Voices to plead the cause
Of those who can't speak.
Cures for their ills
Work for the craftsman
Trade for their skills
Land for the dispossessed
Rights for the weak
Voices to plead the cause
Of those who can't speak.
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| Jamaica Road and Bermondsey Tube Station at sunrise |
God of the poor
Friend of the weak
Give us compassion we pray
Melt our cold hearts
Let tears fall like rain
Come, change our love
From a spark to a flame.
Friend of the weak
Give us compassion we pray
Melt our cold hearts
Let tears fall like rain
Come, change our love
From a spark to a flame.
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| Cherry Gardens |
Rest for the ravaged earth
Oceans and streams
Plundered and poisoned
Our future, our dreams
Lord, end our madness
Carelessness, greed
Make us content with
The things that we need
Oceans and streams
Plundered and poisoned
Our future, our dreams
Lord, end our madness
Carelessness, greed
Make us content with
The things that we need
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| The Shard and Southwark Cathedral |
God of the poor
Friend of the weak
Give us compassion we pray
Melt our cold hearts
Let tears fall like rain
Come, change our love
From a spark to a flame.
Friend of the weak
Give us compassion we pray
Melt our cold hearts
Let tears fall like rain
Come, change our love
From a spark to a flame.
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| Bermondsey Spa Gardens and the old Municipal Offices of the Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey |
Refuge from cruel wars
Havens from fear
Cities for sanctuary
Freedoms to share
Peace to the killing-fields
Scorched earth to green
Christ for the bitterness
His cross for the pain.
Havens from fear
Cities for sanctuary
Freedoms to share
Peace to the killing-fields
Scorched earth to green
Christ for the bitterness
His cross for the pain.
Video Links:
1. Royal British Legion:
2. 'Beauty for Brokenness' by Graham Kendrick
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