'National Day of Prayer: Put your trust in God, as I do' (His Majesty the King)
A text-only poster in blue lettering announces a National Day of Prayer and quotes the King: 'Put your trust in God, as I do'. The sovereign's attributed words are the testimonial; the royal and religious authority is lent to the government's call for public confidence.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1939
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Ministry of Information (printed for HMSO by J. Weiner Ltd, London)
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Reassure
- Themes
- Religion, Home front
- Event
- World War II
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (UK Crown copyright, 50 years from publication, expired before 1996; no URAA restoration)
Ministry of Information; printed for HMSO by J. Weiner Ltd, c. 1939-1945. National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-357 (NAID 44266967).
Text on the object
National Day of Prayer "PUT YOUR TRUST IN GOD, AS I DO" His Majesty the King ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY J. WEINER LTD., LONDON, W.C.1. 51-9893
