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200 Years of the RNLI
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the Rev Canon Kate Bottley joins the lifeboat crew in Scarborough to reflect on the Christian values at the heart of saving lives at sea.\n\nKate takes to the high seas on board the Scarborough lifeboat for a training exercise and hears from the chaplain about the role faith plays in supporting the crew there. \n\nOn the Northumberland coast, Kate explores the importance of faith to Grace Darling, a young Christian whose involvement in a courageous sea rescue in 1838 launched her to national fame and made her an icon of the RNLI. \n\nWith music and hymns beloved by seafarers, including a version of Eternal Father Strong to Save, which features a special new verse dedicated to lifeboat crews.\n\n1.\tEternal Father Strong to Save, St Mary’s Church, Scarborough \n2.\tWill Your Anchor Hold, St Pol de Leon Church, Penzance \n3.\tBrightly Beams Our Father's Mercy, Mevagissey Male Choir, St Pol de Leon, Penzance \n4.\tAcross the Lands, St Mary’s Church, Scarborough \n5.\tYou Restore My Soul, Chris Sayburn and Friends \n6.\tI, the Lord of Sea and Sky, St Mary’s Church, Scarborough
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