The Queen's Jubliee Beacons Song Lyrics

A Song for the Commonwealth

Countdown to the Jubilee on June 2nd, 2022

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Winning Lyrics

We are delighted to announce that the three winning lyricists are:’

 

Meenakshi Gautam Chaturvedi – ‘A Light in our Hearts’

Lucy Kiely – ‘A Life Lived with Grace’

Rodrica Rudge – ‘Majesty’

‘A Life Lived With Grace’
by Lucy Kiely

Verse 1

When the world has turned to darkness
And there’s troubled seas ahead
There's a light that leads the ship back home to shore.

Chorus

A life lived with grace
A heart filled with love
Peace on earth and harmony in the heavens above.

Verse 2

When the day is slowly breaking
And the dawn can’t find its way
There's a sun that shines upon the world heralding a brand-new day.

Chorus

A life lived with grace…etc

Verse 3

When the night has come a-calling
And the daylight starts to fade
There's a reason why the world rejoices
singing all as one today.

Chorus

A life lived with grace…etc.

‘Majesty’
by Rodrica Rudge

A friendly smile is just a start
When reaching out and warming hearts,
Embrace the world with open arms,
Let strength of spirit heal and calm,
And though we look beyond the trees
Through shades of ever-changing leaves,

There will be sunlight,
Always shining
With its guiding
Majesty.

A ray of hope is just a start
Uniting us when we’re apart,
Let’s celebrate and light the way,
Let’s sing as one and build each day,
And though we look beyond the trees
Through shades of ever-changing leaves,

There will be sunlight,
Always shining
With its guiding
Majesty.

‘The Light in Our Hearts’
by Meenakshi Gautam Chaturvedi

Chorus

Long live the Light that glows in our hearts,
The Light that guides our Nations,
When mankind drifts apart.

Verse 1

The aura of dignity,
The aura of grace.
That shines on every colour,
That shines on every race.

Verse 2

You have seen the worst of wars,
You have seen the quest for stars.
You have shown the wealth of kindness,
You have shown the power of love.

Chorus

Long live the Light that glows….. etc

Verse 3

An era etched in platinum,
On the scale of time.
A genre of strength,
An essence of sublime.

Chorus

Long live the Light that glows….. etc

The adjudicators

The Rt Hon. Patricia Scotland QC

Commonwealth Secretary-General

Judith Weir Photographer, Sim Canetty-Clarke.

Roderick Williams OBE

Baritone

Judith Weir Photographer, Sim Canetty-Clarke.

Judith Weir CBE

Master of the Queen’s Music

Alison Cox OBE

Founder and Chair of Trustees, The Commonwealth Resounds / Head of Composition, The Purcell School for Young Musicians.

Bruno Peek LVO OBE OPR

Pageantmaster, The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacons

Anne T. Gallagher AO

Director-General of the Commonwealth Foundation

Graham Trew MVO

Baritone, former Chairman of the Association of English Singers and Speakers.