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Thank God those prayers to the Almighty,
would have been followed by the direct
annexation of countries Hitler deemed suitably in which our King and Queen had led the
Nordic: Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Nation back in those dark, dark days were
Finland, as well as the German-speaking answered, when on Sunday September 8th
1940, at the request of King George VI, the
region of Switzerland.
Thereafter the brutal General Government whole country observed that National Day
of Poland would have been extended into of Prayer. In a stirring broadcast, His
the former Soviet Union as far as seventy Majesty called upon the people of Britain
degrees east longitude, a bit more than half and the Empire to commit their cause to
of the entire Russian empire, and the entire God and as a result the whole nation was
region converted into a vast pool of at one in prayer.
At a crowded service in Westminster Abbey,
expendable slave labour. Japan would,
albeit temporarily, receive the rest of the the final prayer began: 'Remember O God,
for good, these watchmen, let Thy hand
Soviet Union.
Mussolini would have been permitted to lead them, we beseech Thee, and Thy right
acquire lands approximating those of the hand hold them.'
Unbelievably but graciously, the call to the
Roman Empire, although Hitler intended to
retain control of France and Great Britain. as Lord's mercy was answered when three
well as the island of Ireland, and convert Spain successive miracles then happened:
For some unknown reason Hitler
and Portugal into satellite states.
In sub Saharan Africa he expected to restore stopped his general advance across the
the colonies that Germany had lost after the Channel;
First World War and then seize the rest from A storm of extraordinary fury grounded
defeated European powers.
the German Air Force on, and
Since the Afrikaners were implacable A great calm settled over the English
racists much after Hitler’s own heart, he Channel for several days whereby 335,000
anticipated a pro-Nazi South Africa.
British soldiers were able to be evacuated
It goes without saying given its past record from Dunkirk!
of human brutality, the Nazi Party intended to
Despite several other setbacks, 'D-Day'
eradicate the Jews and other sub-humans, as came in 1944 and the following year, the
Hitler referred to them, as well as eliminating ultimate Victory in Europe. The prayers of
Christianity in each and every region they the Nation and the Empire were finally
would eventually control.
answered.
On VE itself Day the Prime Minister Winston
So let's finish this hellish nightmare,
once and for all : 'cause today we are Churchill spoke from the balcony of
awakened from such horrific dream, for Buckingham Palace.
He was one who, having come straight from
the Nazi tyrant is dead, like many others
the Thanksgiving Service in nearby Saint
of his ilk, down through the years.
Margaret's Church in Westminster had always
Today, seventy-five years on from what
been conscious of the over-ruling providence,
some historians and writers may want to
of that guiding, guardian hand above;
mythlogically reflect on; what might have
His Majesty King George VI then
been; the 'que sera, sera' mind
stepped
quietly to the microphone and
conditioning or waving a peace in our time
document that may well have had Hitler spoke with great emphasis to address
winning the war, are thankfully all gone; the multitudes outside the palace.
still blowing in the wind of freedom.
T H IS IS TH E K IN G ' S FU LL S P E EC H :
IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN - 59 - AND THE FUTURE OF THE LIVING