By Chip Kendall2023-09-25T15:31:00
The lyrics written to accompany Big Ben's bongs are little known, even by Christians. When the worship leader Chip Kendall discovered the world's most famous clock was issuing an hourly call to prayer, he couldn't keep the news to himself. Here's what happened next
From across the lawn where I was standing, I could see that the open-top double-decker bus waiting at the traffic lights was rammed. Even though it was a hundred meters away across Parliament Square, I knew I had to seize this opportunity. There were around 100 of us gathered there, praying, prophesying and worshiping together, right across the street from Big Ben. Add to that another few hundred tourists taking selfies in front of the Houses of Parliament. I was holding the microphone.
“Can you guys hear me over there on the bus?” They all started waving at us.
“Did you know that the chimes of Big Ben have words?” I continued. “There is a plaque inside the Elizabeth Tower that reads...
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