National Day Of Prayer (1942)

Titles read: “NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER - The Archbishop of Canterbury at Special Service in London“. Unidentified church in London. Various shots of a choir singing the hymn ’O God Our Help In Ages Past’. Several shots of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Reverend William Temple, reading a prayer (natural sound) at a special church service after King George VI had called for a national day of prayer and dedication. The Archbishop leads the congregation in the Lord’s Prayer. The choir sing part of the hymn again. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont Bri