When I stood alongside Big Ben when I was in London and heard the clock chime, I was reminded of the words of the song I knew as a child. I could only remember the last two lines..... grant us thy peace and bless us all. Goodnight.
I have asked numerous people about the words to the chime but have been met with a blank face every time, so I have resorted to wikipedia. It turns out that there are words to the chime. In fact they are prayers that are inscribed on the Inside of the clock room.
All through this hour
Lord, be my guide
And by Thy power
No foot shall slide.
This is very interesting.... but of course not the words I know but as a footnote to the article it says it is said as a prayer at the end of a Brownie meeting in the UK and Canada.So that's why I remember it, from my brownie days. I wonder how many other of you remember it?
Oh Lord our God
Thy children call
Grant us Thy peace
And bless us all,
Amen.
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