Rise Up & Serve the Platinum Jubilee street party anthem

‘Rise up and serve, thanking God for Her Majesty…’ That’s the message from the Commonwealth Choir in a new anthem commissioned by HOPE Together for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

With singers and musicians from as far afield as Australia and Canada, India and England, the Commonwealth Choir’s performance of ‘Rise Up & Serve’ is being premiered at Spring Harvest, the inter-church conference taking place at Skegness and Minehead in the weeks before and after Easter.

The anthem has been written by song writers Graham Kendrick, Mal Pope and the contemporary worship band Rend Collective for choirs everywhere to sing at Platinum Jubilee events and street parties this summer.  British Gospel singer Muyiwa Olarewaju OBE adds his own words of tribute to the Queen in Hausa, Swahli, Igbo and Yoruba, with the Aldgate School Children’s Choir led by Pat Bilborough adding an intergenerational sound.  The Commonwealth Choir also includes Rend Collective from Northern Ireland, Darlene Zschech from  Australia, Brian Doerksen from Canada, Mal Pope and the Morriston Orpheus Choir from Wales, Morris Matavuvale from Fiji, Sheldon Bangera from India, as well as Voices from the Nations percussion, the All Souls Orchestra, the Regent Hall Band of The Salvation Army, David Grant MBE, Graham Kendrick, Lou Fellingham, and Sounds of New Wine choir with Creative Director Lawrence Johnson.

Listen to the anthem then download the words and music from www.theplatinumjubilee.com/sing.

The Platinum Jubilee website also includes ideas for 70 Acts of Service to honour the Queen for her faith and service over seven decades and a new gift book Our Faithful Queen, which includes rarely-seen prayers the Queen prayed as she prepared for the Coronation.

Rise Up & Serve credits 
Arranger Mark Edwards
Mix engineer Trevor Michael 
Producer Les Moir 
Video Director Andy Hutch 
Editor Rob Wilson 
Executive production HOPE Together


Rise Up & Serve lyrics

Verse 1
In this glorious year of the Jubilee
We give thanks for Her Majesty
In honour of a faithful heart
Who chose to serve and to play her part
 
Verse 2
Many nations have gathered here
From the mountain heights let the song ring clear
Celebrating the answered call
Blessed with prayer and sacred oil.
 
Chorus
‘Rise up and serve’ is the call we hear
With hope in our hearts, joining as one, making history.
Let fanfares sound through this Jubilee
Rise up and serve, thanking God for Her Majesty
 
Verse 3 
May God’s good grace be upon her now 
To complete the task and fulfil her vow.
May the trust in Christ she has held so long 
Be the truth that burns brightly on.

Middle section
One hope, one vision                                                            
On many tongues one song                                                  
From East to West
Let’s keep it burning on    
                                   
One hope, one vision                                                            
On many tongues one song                                                  
From East to West                                                                  
Let’s keep it burning on                                                          
Keep it burning on

Rise up, come on and rise up, in this year of jubilee
Rise up, come on and rise up, celebration time is here

The Jubilee is coming
Everyone is singing
Rise up and greet the dawn
The Jubilee is coming
Everyone is singing
Let’s keep it burning on
Keep it burning on


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