The Christening Ceremony
The Chaplain Royal, bishop Erik Norman Svendsen, will
conduct the christening ceremony.
Participants:
The Choir of Holmens Church, conducted by organist and
precentor Jakob Lorentzen.
The Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, conducted by the
cathedral precentor Ebbe Munk.
Organist: Jakob Lorentzen and Erik Kolind.
Harp: Hellen Davies Mikkelborg.
While the guests take their places in the church, the two
choirs will sing danish songs and hymns.
As Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the
Prince Consort enter the church, Grayston Ives: »Intrada«
will be performed.
As Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown
Princess enter the church, both choirs will sing:
Povl Schierbeck/ H.C.Andersen »I Danmark er jeg født,
dér har jeg hjemme« (Arr. J.Lorentzen).
BAPTISM
PRAISE AND PRAYER
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who according to His great mercy has born us anew to a
living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the dead.
Let us pray:
We thank You, Heavenly Father,
that through Your only begotten Son,
You have given this Holy Baptism
in which You make us your children
and give us the Holy Spirit
with the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.
We beseech You graciously
to receive these children whom we bring before You:
Make them members of Your church
and keep them in communion with You now and forever.
Amen.
READINGS
Our Lord Jesus Christ says: All authority in heaven and on
earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples
of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: Teaching
them to observe all that I have commanded you: and behold,
I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
And in the gospel according to Mark we read:
And they were bringing children to him that he might
touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when
Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, »Let the
children come to me, do not hinder them, for to such belongs
the Kingdom of God.
Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of
God like a child shall not enter it.« And He took them in
His arms, put His hands upon them and blessed them.
Let us therefore help these children to receive God’s blessing
by baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
SIGN OF THE CROSS
Receive the sign of the Holy Cross upon your brow and
upon your chest, as a testimony that you shall belong to the
crucified Lord Jesus Christ.
What is the name of the child? - N.
THE CREED
N., Do you renounce the devil and all his works and all his
ways? – I do!
Do you believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven
and earth? – I do!
Do you believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin
Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died,
and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day
He rose again. He ascended into heaven. He is seated at
the right hand of the Father, and He will come to judge the
living and the dead? – I do!
Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Christian
Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting? – I do!
Will you be baptized in this faith? – I will!
BAPTISM
N., I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Almighty God, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, has
now granted you rebirth by water and the Holy Spirit and
has bestowed upon you the remission of sins, May His grace
strengthen you unto eternal life.
He shall preserve your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forever more. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread,
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those
who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are Yours,
now and forever. Amen
Peace be with you.
INSTRUCTION OF GODPARENTS
You, the parents and godparents of these children, have
now witnessed how they were baptized in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. It is your duty
as parents to bring up your child in the Christian faith and
to pray for them in order that they may remain in Christ,
even as they through baptism have now been grafted into
Him. If the parents die before the child comes of age, it is
the duty of the godparents, as far as they are able, to ensure
that the child learns about the Christian faith.
Peace be with you.
