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Ci t y of Belf ast Grand Bl ack Chapt er - Dem onst rat i on Bookl et 2020
MacArthur finally signed on behalf of the that from this solemn occasion a better
Allies before declaring .. 'it is my earnest world shall emerge out of the blood and
hope and indeed the hope of all mankind carnage of the past.'
Ten more signatures were next added by individual representatives of all the
victorious Nations involved in the war; then as the twenty minute ceremony
ended, as if by heavenly fate, the sun burst through the low-hanging clouds;
and the most devastating world war in human history was finally over.
Vicious barbarian invasions during the fifth century resulted in the cataclysmic end of the
world's most powerful civilisation and a 'dark age' for its conquered peoples. What ensued
after that dramatic period was reflected upon during World War II and the drama and
violence of the last days of the Fall of Rome reminded our military leadership of the very
real horrors of barbarian occupation throughout our hills and dales, and the consequences
on the lives of everyday folk in a world of economic collapse, marauding barbarians and the
resultant rise of a new and barbaric maniac in Adolf Hitler and his demonic regime .. Nazism.
So much so that the moment the troops of the Allied Nations were crossing the Channel to
face another and greater operation against Germany, people were asked to continue to pray
for their safe landing and success in combat. Everyone was encouraged with this common
prayer for all and what better way in which to conclude this year's publication …
"Almighty God: our sons, the pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty
endeavour, a struggle to preserve our freedom, our religion, and our civilisation and to
set free, a suffering global humanity. Lead them straight and true; give strength to their
arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith. Thy will be done, O Lord.
Amen
THE BATTLE'S O'ER
I returned to the fields of glory,
Where the green grass and flowers grow.
And the wind softly tells the story,
Of the brave lads of long ago.
Chorus:
March no more my soldier laddie,
There is peace where there once was war
Sleep in peace my soldier laddie,
Sleep in peace, now the battle's over.
In the great glen they lay a sleeping,
Where the cool waters gently flow.
And the grey mist is sadly weeping,
For those brave lads of long ago.
Chorus
See the tall grass is there awaiting,
As their banners of long ago.
With their heads high forward threading,
Stepping lightly to meet the foe.
Chorus
Some return from the fields of glory,
To their loved ones who held them dear.
But some fell in that hour of glory,
And were left to their resting here.
Chorus
At 3:00 pm on VE Day 75; Individual Pipers will be playing the above haunting air at the top of the four highest Peaks in
the United Kingdom; Ben Nevis in Scotland; Scafell Pike, England; Mount Snowdon, Wales and Slieve Donard, Newcastle,
Northern Ireland. Overseas, the Cape Garrison Artillery Pipes and Drums at Table Top Mountain, Cape Town, South
Africa and at the Cross of Sacrifice on the Rock, the Gibraltar Sea Scouts Pipe Band will be playing 'The Battle's O'er'.
"When you go to war in your land against the adversary who attacks you,
then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be
remembered before the Lord your God, and be saved from your enemies."
Numbers Chapter 10: Verse 9
IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN - 111 - AND THE FUTURE OF THE LIVING