LIVE THREAD--Reagan National Funeral Ceremony: National Cathedral (6/11/04)

C-SPAN | 6.11.04

[ambrose]

LIVE THREAD--Reagan State Funeral Ceremony: Lying in State at the Rotunda (6/11/04)

[ken5050]

MUTE your TV..listen to Rush.....

[Quix]

And sometimes protocol stinks.

I'll stop there.
I could have noted such things in a FREEPMAIL.

[Terriergal]

No, not at a funeral. I didn't understand that that was the point.

Oh. Yes in that case I think pretty much every church takes communion. Someone had asked if 'they will be taking communion' - I dunno, does the Catholic church have Communion at a funeral?

[ConservativeMan55]

[Romish_Papist]

Hey, I'm praying for you guys. God Bless!

[Koblenz]

John Winthrop's City upon a Hill, 1630

Now the onely way to avoyde this shipwracke and to provide for our posterity is to followe the Counsell of Micah, to doe Justly, to love mercy, to walke humbly with our God, for this end, wee must be knitt together in this worke as one man, wee must entertaine each other in brotherly Affeccion, wee must be willing to abridge our selves of our superfluities, for the supply of others necessities, wee must uphold a familiar Commerce together in all meekenes, gentlenes, patience and liberallity, wee must delight in eache other, make others Condicions our owne rejoyce together, mourne together, labour, and suffer together, allwayes haveing before our eyes our Commission and Community in the worke, our Community as members of the same body, soe shall wee keepe the unitie of the spirit in the bond of peace, the Lord will be our God and delight to dwell among us, as his owne people and will commaund a blessing upon us in all our wayes, soe that wee shall see much more of his wisdome power goodnes and truthe then formerly wee have beene acquainted with, wee shall finde that the God of Israell is among us, when tenn of us shall be able to resist a thousand of our enemies, when hee shall make us a prayse and glory, that men shall say of succeeding plantacions: the lord make it like that of New England: for wee must Consider that wee shall be as a Citty upon a Hill, the eies of all people are uppon us; soe that if wee shall deale falsely with our god in this worke wee have undertaken and soe cause him to withdrawe his present help from us, wee shall be made a story and a byword through the world, wee shall open the mouthes of enemies to speake evill of the wayes of god and all professours for Gods sake; wee shall shame the faces of many of gods worthy servants, and cause theire prayers to be turned into Cursses upon us till wee be consumed out of the good land whether wee are going: And to shutt upp this discourse with that exhortacion of Moses that faithfull servant of the Lord in his last farewell to Israell Deut. 30. Beloved there is now sett before us life, and good, deathe and evill in that wee are Commaunded this day to love the Lord our God, and to love one another to walke in his wayes and to keepe his Commaundements and his Ordinance, and his lawes, and the Articles of our Covenant with him that wee may live and be multiplyed, and that the Lord our God may blesse us in the land whether wee goe to possesse it: But if our heartes shall turne away soe that wee will not obey, but shall be seduced and worshipp other Gods our pleasures, and proffitts, and serve them, it is propounded unto us this day, wee shall surely perishe out of the good Land whether wee passe over this vast Sea to possesse it;

Therefore lett us choose life,

that wee, and our Seede,

may live; by obeyeing his

voyce, and cleaveing to him,

for hee is our life, and

our prosperity.

[jacquej]

I agree with you, and think Nancy is being very thoughtful and reserved for not telling her to tie it back with a black ribbon, which would be appropriate, at least.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

This hymn is about celebration and praise, making it suitable as the first hymn sung at the beginning of the service, which is in praise of God in whose presence everyone has assembled.

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 mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.

http://www.weddingguide.co.uk/articles/wordsmusic/hymns/Hymn-AndDidThoseFeetInAncientTimes.asp

[NavySEAL F-16]

He's the ranking Bishop at the Cathedral. Just be thankful that W is President and we don't have to listen to the name that shall not be spoken.

[Helms]

Clinton is the incarnation of "narcissistic personality disorder."

Ah, if it were only that simple. Gore is saddled with narcissism and Clinton is the reigning Psychopath.

[MEG33]

This is just so beautiful.

[CaptainK]

Nothing sadder than a 51 year old hippie.

[Lil'freeper]

This a wonderful rendition of the hymn- the choir is marvelous.

[SevenofNine]

OH YEAH I don't know about you guys I had my arms cover when my uncle died last year I had big hat like Maggie Thataher which I still had

Speaking of Lady Thatcher I think if my Sunday UK Papers hangout right we going lose her very soon

Report is after two strokes and loss of her dearest husband Denis she is in frial health

[longtermmemmory]

It THE head Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church. They have attended all Republican conventions in my memory. I disticly Remember Bishop Iakovos, head at the time, at a prominent seat at Reagans Conventions.

[conservative in nyc]

It's an Episcopal Cathedral. The Bishop is an Episcopalian, not a Catholic.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Glad I missed it....I've been on C-Span since the funeral started.

[Jewels1091]

I guess I didn't see anything that bad about Brit's remark....

[Corin Stormhands]

CSPAN is showing it without commentary.