Music Listing - Gloucester Cathedral

SERVICES AND MUSIC
28 January – 31 March 2015
Stephen Lake, Dean
Neil Heavisides, Precentor
Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Jonathan Hope, Assistant Director of Music
Canon in Residence:
January
28 – 31 Canon Celia Thomson
February
1 – 28 Canon Neil Heavisides
March
1 – 8 Canon Celia Thomson
9 – 15 Canon Jackie Searle
16 Canon Neil Heavisides
17 – 31 Canon Celia Thomson
Some translations of the Introits and Anthems may be found at the end of
the Service and Music Listing.
Occasionally there may be changes to the details of the services, however
where possible any such changes will be posted on the Gloucester Cathedral
website.
JANUARY
Wednesday 28 Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith,
1274
8.00
Holy Communion
8.30
Matins
Psalm 46
12.30
Holy Communion
5.30
Evensong
Responses: Sumsion
Psalm 29
Byrd, Third Service
Anthem: Pater noster, Handl
Hymn 556
Thursday 29
8.00
8.30
12.30
12.30
5.30
Friday 30
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Saturday 31
8.00
8.30
12.30
4.30
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 47
Holy Communion
Organ Recital – Martyn Rawles (Lichfield Cathedral). Admission free
Evensong by the Cathedral Youth Choir
Responses: Clucas
Psalm 24
Wood in E flat (No. 2)
Anthem: Seek him that maketh the seven stars, Dove
Hymn 621
Charles, king and martyr
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 65
Holy Communion
Evensong
Responses: Sumsion
Psalm 67
Weelkes, Short Service
Anthem: Evening Hymn of King Charles I, Ley
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 68
Holy Communion
Evensong
Introit: Prevent us, O Lord, Dodsworth
Responses: Sumsion
Psalm 118
Cox, Gloucester Service
Anthem: Let all the world, Vaughan Williams
Hymn 562
1
FEBRUARY
Sunday 1
7.40
8.00
10.15
3.00
c. 4.00
Monday 2
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Verses: Decani
Tuesday 3
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
CANDLEMAS
Matins
Psalm 48
Holy Communion
The Eucharist
Poulenc in G
Motet: Hodie beata Virgo, Byrd
Hymns 64, 44 (omit vv 2 & 3), 80 (omit vv 10-2), 297
Preacher: Canon Celia Thomson
Voluntary: Toccata (Pièces de fantaisie, 2me suite), Vierne
Evensong and Procession to the Lady Chapel
Introit: Senex puerum portabat, Byrd
Responses: Sumsion
Psalm 122
Rubbra in A flat
Anthem: Hymn to the Mother of God, Tavener
Hymn 231 (omit vv 4 & 5)
Motet: Hodie beata Virgo, Byrd
Voluntary: Allegro appassionato (Organ Sonata), Harwood
Britten A Ceremony of Carols
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer
Psalm 1
Psalm 4
Anskar, archbishop, missionary, 865
Blaise, Bishop of Sebastopol, Martyr, c.316
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 5
Holy Communion
Evensong
Responses: Wheeler
Psalm 8
Stanford in B flat
Anthem: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, S. S. Wesley
Hymn 19
2
FEBRUARY
Wednesday 4
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Thursday 5
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Friday 6
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Saturday 7
8.00
8.30
12.30
4.30
Aldate, bishop, martyr, c.577
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 119.1-32
Holy Communion
Evensong
Responses: Wheeler
Psalm 12
Hooper, Short Service
Anthem: O pray for the peace of Jerusalem, Howells
Hymn 391
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 15
Holy Communion
Evensong sung by the Cathedral Youth Choir, with the Admission of a
Member of the Company of St Kyneburga
Responses: Smith
Psalm 18.1-18
Brewer in D
Anthem: And when the builders, Shephard
Hymn 400
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 19
Holy Communion
Evensong (men’s voices)
Responses: Cleobury
Psalm 22
Doveton, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
Anthem: By the waters of Babylon, Wills
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 23
Holy Communion
Evensong
Introit: O bone Jesu, Radcliffe
Responses: Wheeler
Psalm 24
Dyson in D
Anthem: The heavens are telling, Haydn
Hymn 589
3
FEBRUARY
Sunday 8
7.40
8.00
10.15
3.00
Monday 9
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Verses: Cantoris
Tuesday 10
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
Matins
Psalms 29, 67
Holy Communion
The Eucharist sung by the Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Junior Choir
Berkeley, Missa brevis
Motet: Tantum ergo, Blatchly
Hymns 260, 278, 305, 497
Preacher: Canon Nikki Arthy
Voluntary: Toccata, Dubois
Evensong
Introit: We wait for thy loving kindness, McKie
Responses: Wheeler
Psalm 65
Murrill in E
Anthem: Rejoice in the Lamb, Britten
Preacher: The Reverend Frances Quist
Hymn 253 (t.i)
Voluntary: Maestoso (Organ Sonata), Harwood
John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester, Reformation Martyr, 1555
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 30
Holy Communion
Evensong sung by Marlborough College Chapel Choir
Responses: Ayleward
Psalm 28
Howells, Collegium Regale
Anthem: This is the day, Rutter
Hymn 556
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evensong
Responses: Ayleward
Watson in E
Anthem: Sing we merrily, Archer
Hymn 583
4
Psalm 36
Psalm 33.1-12
FEBRUARY
Wednesday 11
8.00
Holy Communion
8.30
Matins
Psalm 34
12.30
Holy Communion
5.30
Evensong
Responses: Ayleward
Psalm 119.33-56
Blair in B minor
Anthem: Jehova quam multi sunt, Purcell
Hymn 507
Thursday 12
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Friday 13
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Saturday 14
8.00
8.30
12.30
4.30
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 37
Holy Communion
Evensong sung by the Cathedral Youth Choir
Responses: Sanders
Psalm 40.1-13
Kelly in C
Anthem: Ave verum, Mawby
Hymn 591
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 31
Holy Communion
Evensong (men’s voices)
Responses: Sanders
Psalm 35.1-10
Magnificat: Palestrina, Tone IV
Nunc dimittis: Plainsong, Tone IV
Anthem: Hear my prayer, Tomkins
Cyril and Methodius, missionaries, 869 and 885
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 42
Holy Communion
Evensong sung by the choir of St Luke’s, Chelsea
Introit: My eyes for beauty pine, Coxhead
Responses: Tomkins
Psalm 46
Lloyd, ‘St Hild’ Service
Anthem: Verbum caro factum est, van Weerbeke
Hymn 392
5
FEBRUARY
Sunday 15
7.40
8.00
10.15
3.00
SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT
Matins
Psalms 27, 150
Holy Communion
The Eucharist sung by the choir of St Luke’s, Chelsea
Langlais, Messe Solennelle
Gradual Motet: Cantique de Jean Racine, Fauré
Hymns 442, 502, 313, 494
Preacher: Canon Neil Heavisides
Voluntary: Bohemesque, Wolstenholme
Evensong sung by the choir of St Luke’s, Chelsea
Introit: God be in my head, Radcliffe
Responses: Smith
Psalm 2
Noble in A minor
Anthem: Upon your heart, Daley
Preacher:
Hymn 375
Voluntary: Amazing Grace, William Bolcom
Monday 16
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer
Verses: Decani
Tuesday 17
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Janani Luwum, archbishop, martyr, 1977
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 48
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer
Psalm 50
Psalm 44
Psalm 47
6
FEBRUARY
Wednesday 18 ASH WEDNESDAY
The Reformation Martyrs of Gloucestershire
8.00
Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes
8.30
Matins
Psalm 38
12.30
Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes
5.30
Evening Prayer
Psalm 51
7.30
The Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes, sung by Severn’s Eight
Thursday 19
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer
Friday 20
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer
Saturday 21
8.00
8.30
12.30
4.30
Psalm 77
Psalm 74
Psalm 3
Psalm 31
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 71
Holy Communion
Evensong sung by members of Gloucester Choral Society
Introit: A Prayer, Sanders
Responses: Grote
Psalm 66
Walmisley in D minor
Anthem: Like as the hart, Howells
Hymn 22
7
FEBRUARY
Sunday 22
7.40
8.00
10.15
3.00
5.00
Monday 23
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Verses: Cantoris
Tuesday 24
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
Matins
Psalm 77
Holy Communion
The Eucharist
Byrd, Mass for Four Voices
Gradual Motet: The Lent Prose
Hymns 557 (t.ii), 411, 322, 183
Preacher: The Very Reverend Stephen Lake
Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in F minor (BWV 543), J. S. Bach
Evensong
Introit: Durch dein Gefängnis, J. S. Bach
Responses: Ayleward
Psalm 119.17-32
Howells in G
Anthem: O mensch bewein, J. S. Bach
Preacher: Canon Celia Thomson
Hymn 95
Voluntary: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor (BWV 582), J. S. Bach
Compline sung by all present (Lady Chapel)
Polycarp, bishop, martyr, c.155
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer
Psalm 11
Psalm 13
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 44
Holy Communion
Evensong
Responses: Byrd
Psalm 46
Batten, Fourth Service
Anthem: The ways of Zion do mourn, Wise
Hymn 416 (t.i)
8
FEBRUARY
Wednesday 25 Ember Day
8.00
Holy Communion
8.30
Matins
12.30
Holy Communion
5.30
Evensong
Responses: Byrd
Causton, Short Service
Anthem: Eilt, eilt, J. S. Bach
Hymn 485 (pt.i)
Thursday 26
8.00
8.30
12.30
12.30
5.30
Friday 27
8.00
8.30
12.30
2.30
5.30
Saturday 28
8.00
8.30
12.30
4.30
Psalm 6
Psalm 28
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 42
Holy Communion
Organ Recital by James Norrey (Newcastle Cathedral)
Evensong sung by the Cathedral Youth Choir
Responses: Grote
Psalm 142
Stanford in C
Anthem: I waited for the Lord, Mendelssohn
Hymn 495 (t.i)
George Herbert, priest, poet, 1633
Ember Day
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 22
Holy Communion
Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of John Holroyd
Evensong (men’s voices)
Responses: Rose
Psalm 54
Moore, First Service
Anthem: Holy is the true light, Harris
Oswald, Bishop of Lichfield, Apostle of Mercia, 672
Ember Day
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 63
Holy Communion
Evensong
Introit: View me, Lord, Lloyd
Responses: Byrd
Psalm 4
Wood in D
Anthem: Cast me not away, S. S. Wesley
Hymn 497
9
MARCH
Sunday 1
7.40
8.00
10.15
3.00
5.00
Monday 2
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Verses: Decani
Tuesday 3
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
Matins
Psalm 105.1-6, 37-end
Holy Communion
The Eucharist
Vaughan Williams, Mass in G
Gradual Motet: Behold the Lamb of God, Handel
Hymns 386, 598 (t. i), 439, 455
Preacher: Canon Celia Thomson
Voluntary: Prelude on ‘Bryn Calfaria’, Vaughan Williams
Evensong
Introit: Let thy merciful ears, Mudd
Responses: Byrd
Psalm 135.1-14
Byrd, Second Service
Anthem: Miserere mei, Allegri
Preacher: The Reverend John Paul Hoskins
Hymn 523
Voluntary: Voluntary for Double Organ, Purcell
Compline sung by the Cathedral Lay-Clerks (Lady Chapel)
Motet: Hymn ‘Te lucis ante terminum’, Tallis
Psalm 4
Chad, bishop, missionary, 672
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evensong
Responses: Radcliffe
Shephard, Gloucester Service
Anthem: Like as the hart, Howells
Hymn 428
10
Psalm 32
Psalm 74
Psalm 50
Psalm 53
MARCH
Wednesday 4
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Thursday 5
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Friday 6
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Saturday 7
8.00
8.30
12.30
4.30
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evensong (men’s voices)
Responses: Tallis
Howells in E
Anthem: Salve Regina, Cavalli
Hymn 477
Psalm 35
Psalm 3
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 34
Holy Communion
Evensong sung by the Cathedral Youth Choir
Responses: Clucas
Psalm 94.1-12
Caroline Anne, Evening Service
Anthem: A new song, MacMillan
Hymn 460
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 41
Holy Communion
Evensong (men’s voices)
Responses: Millington
Psalm 6
Batten, Short Service
Anthem: Out of the deep, Tomkins
Perpetua, Felicity and companions, martyrs, 203
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 25
Holy Communion
Evensong
Introit: Dein Will gescheh, J. S. Bach
Responses: Radcliffe
Psalm 23
Sumsion in G
Anthem: O Lord God of hosts, Purcell
Hymn 447
11
MARCH
Sunday 8
7.40
8.00
10.15
3.00
5.00
Monday 9
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Verses: Cantoris
Tuesday 10
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
Matins
Psalm 18.1-25
Holy Communion
The Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Junior Choir
Blatchly, Gloucester Mass
Gradual Motet: Anima Christi, Blatchly
Hymns 125, 380 (t.i), 313, 423 (t.i)
Preacher: Canon Nikki Arthy
Voluntary: Paean, Leighton
Evensong
Introit: If ye love me, Tallis
Responses: Radcliffe
Psalm 12
Jackson in G
Anthem: Lo, the full, final sacrifice, Finzi
Preacher: Canon Neil Heavisides
Hymn 395
Voluntary: Impromptu, op. 5, Jackson
Compline sung by all present (Lady Chapel)
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 5
Holy Communion
Evensong sung by the Choir of St Michael’s, Bishop’s Cleeve
Responses: Morley
Psalm 17
Moeran in D
Anthem: O praise the Lord, Batten
Hymn 488
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evensong
Responses: Morley
Weelkes, Sixth Service
Anthem: Salvator mundi, Blow
Hymn 547
12
Psalm 9
Psalm 61
MARCH
Wednesday 11
8.00
Holy Communion
8.30
Matins
Psalm 38
12.30
Holy Communion
5.30
Evensong
Responses: Morley
Psalm 39
Byrd, Fauxbourdons
Anthem: Mein teurer Heiland, J. S. Bach
Hymn 489
Thursday 12
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Friday 13
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Saturday 14
8.00
8.30
12.30
4.30
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 56
Holy Communion
Evensong sung by the Cathedral Youth Choir
Responses: Halls
Psalm 60
Ireland in C
Anthem: Give us the wings of faith, Bullock
Hymn 520
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 22
Holy Communion
Evensong (men’s voice)
Responses: plainsong
Psalm 130
Binchois, Magnificat tertii toni
Nunc dimittis: Tone III (plainsong)
Anthem: There is no rose, anon.
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 31
Holy Communion
Evensong in Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Henry Beaumont
Introit: A Prayer, Sanders
Responses: Morley
Psalm 23
Howells, Gloucester Service
Anthem: Evening Hymn, Balfour Gardiner
Hymns on Order of Service
13
MARCH
Sunday 15
7.40
8.00
10.15
5.00
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (Mothering Sunday)
Matins
Psalm 27
Holy Communion
The Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Junior Choir
Palestrina, Missa brevis
Gradual Motet: Ave Maria, Parsons
Hymns 238, 253 (t.i), 505, 468
Preacher: The Venerable Jackie Searle
Voluntary: Fugue on the Magnificat (BWV 733), J. S. Bach
Evensong sung by the Choir of St Mary’s, Charlton Kings
Introit: Call to remembrance, Farrant
Responses: Smith, 4 Part with Stone’s Lord’s Prayer
Psalms 13, 14
Walmisley in D minor
Anthem: Lord, let me know mine end, Greene
Preacher: The Reverend Pauline Godfrey
Hymn 411
Voluntary: Fantasia in G minor (BWV 542), J.S. Bach
Compline sung by all present (Lady Chapel)
6.00
Cathedral Choir Concert at St Mark’s, Cheltenham
3.00
Monday 16
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Verses: Decani
Tuesday 17
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer
Psalm 77
Psalm 25
Patrick, bishop, missionary. patron of Ireland, c.460
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 79
Holy Communion
Evensong
Responses: Hunt
Psalm 82
Tomkins, Fifth Service
Anthem: Wash me throughly, S. S. Wesley
Hymn 203 (omit v.4) (t.i)
14
MARCH
Wednesday 18
8.00
Holy Communion
8.30
Matins
12.30
Holy Communion
4.00
Evening Prayer
6.00
Junior Voices Project Concert
Psalm 90
Psalm 132
Thursday 19
8.00
8.30
12.30
4.00
5.30
JOSEPH OF NAZARETH
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalms 25, 147.1-12
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer
Psalms 1, 112
The Eucharist sung by the Cathedral Youth Choir
Darke in E
Motet: Jesus är min vän den baste, Öhrwall
Hymns on Order of Service
Friday 20
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Cuthbert, bishop, missionary, 687
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 102
Holy Communion
Evensong (men’s voices)
Responses: Hunt
Psalm 13
Morley, Fauxbourdons
Anthem: O Lord, how many are my foes, Graham s Keitch
Saturday 21
8.00
8.30
12.30
4.00
7.00
Thomas Cranmer, archbishop, Reformation martyr, 1556
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 32
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer
Psalm 142
Gloucester Choral Society Concert
J. S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Tickets from www.gloucesterchoral.com
15
MARCH
Sunday 22
7.40
8.00
10.15
3.00
5.00
Monday 23
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Verses: Cantoris
Tuesday 24
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Passion Sunday
Matins
Psalm 107.1-22
Holy Communion
The Eucharist
Rubbra, Missa Cantuariensis
Motet: Christe, adoramus te, Monteverdi
Hymns 557 (t.i), 127, 322, 172
Preacher: Canon Neil Heavisides
Voluntary: Crucifixion (Symphonie-Passion, op. 23), Dupré
The Annual Legal Service and The Declaration of the High Sheriff of
Gloucestershire
Responses: Hunt
Psalm 34.1-10
Stanford in A
Anthem: Herr, unser Herrscher, J. S. Bach
Preacher: The Very Reverend Stephen Lake
Hymns on Order of Service
Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in C minor (BWV 546), J. S. Bach
Compline sung by the Cathedral Lay-Clerks (Lady Chapel)
Motet: Nolo mortem peccatoris, Waters
Psalm 31
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer
Psalm 73
Psalm 26
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evensong
Responses: Hunt
Wise in F
Anthem: Hear my prayer, Purcell
Hymn 116
16
Psalm 35
Psalm 85
MARCH
Wednesday 25 ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD
8.00
Holy Communion
8.30
Matins
Psalms 111, 113
12.30
Holy Communion
4.00
Evening Prayer
Psalms 131, 146
5.30
The Eucharist at St Mary de Lode Church
sung by the Gentlemen of the Cathedral Choir
Langlais, Missa in simplicitate
Motet: Ave Maria, Biebl
Thursday 26
8.00
8.30
12.30
12.30
5.30
9.15
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 40
Holy Communion
Michael James Trust Organ Recital by Josef Laming (Gloucester Cathedral)
Evening Prayer
Psalms 42, 43
St John Passion, Schütz
Friday 27
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
Holy Communion
Matins
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer
Saturday 28
8.00
8.30
12.30
4.30
Psalm 22
Psalm 31
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 23
Holy Communion
Evensong sung by the Choir of Melbourne Parish Church, Derbyshire
Introit: Praise to thee, Lord Jesus, Schütz
Responses: Shephard
Psalm 130
Sumsion in G
Anthem: There is a green hill far away, Sumsion
Hymn 480
17
MARCH
Sunday 29
7.40
8.00
10.15
3.00
5.00
Monday 30
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
7.30
Verses: Decani
Tuesday 31
8.00
8.30
12.30
5.30
7.30
PALM SUNDAY
Matins
Psalms 61, 62
Holy Communion
The Eucharist with the Blessing of the Palms
Procession from St Mary de Lode Church to the Cathedral,
and the Singing of the Passion
Seiber, Missa brevis
Motet: Hosanna to the Son of David, Weelkes
Hymns on Order of Service
Voluntary: Valet will ich dir geben (BWV 735), J. S. Bach
Evensong
Introit: Hide not thou thy face, Batten
Responses: Shephard
Psalm 69.1-22
Daniel Purcell in E minor
Anthem: Tristis est anima mea, Lassus
Preacher: Canon Andrew Braddock
Hymn 118
Voluntary: Valet will ich dir geben (BWV 736), J. S. Bach
Compline sung by the Cathedral Lay-Clerks (Lady Chapel)
Motet: Lamentations of Jeremiah (Part 1), Tallis
MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 41
Holy Communion
Evensong sung by the Cathedral Youth Choir
Responses: Halls
Psalm 25
Whitlock, Fauxbourdons
Anthem: Christus factus est, Bruckner
Hymn 113
Address and Compline – St Mary de Lode Church
TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Holy Communion
Matins
Psalm 27
Holy Communion
Evensong
Responses: Shephard
Psalm 55.13-24
Tomkins, Fauxbourdons
Anthem: O vos omnes, Gesualdo
Hymn 115 (t.238)
Address and Compline – St Mary de Lode Church
18
Some translations of the Introits and Anthems
(February 2015 - March 2015)
Sunday 1 February
Hodie beata Virgo Maria
puerum Jesum presentavit in templo,
Et Simeon, repletus Spiritu Sancto,
accepit eum in ulnas suas,
et benedixit Deum, et dixit:
Nunc dimittis servum tuum in pace
et benedixit Deum in aeternum.
Eucharist
Today the Blessed Virgin Mary
presented the child Jesus in the temple
and Simeon, full of the Holy Spirit,
took Him in his arms,
and blessed God,and said:
Now let your servant depart in peace
and blessed God for evermore.
Text: Magnificat antiphon, Second Vespers, Feast
of the Presentation
Music: W Byrd
Sunday 8 February
Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui:
Præstet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.
Down in adoration falling,
Lo! the sacred Host we hail,
Lo! o'er ancient forms departing
Newer rites of grace prevail;
Faith for all defects supplying,
Where the feeble senses fail.
Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et jubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
Amen.
To the Everlasting Father,
And the Son Who reigns on high
With the Holy Ghost proceeding
Forth from Each eternally,
Be salvation, honour, blessing,
Might, and endless majesty.
Amen.
Words: St Thomas Aquinas
Eucharist
Music: Blatchly
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Wednesday11 February
Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei!
Quam multi insurgunt contra me.
Quam multi dicunt de anima mea;
“non est ulla salus isti in Deo plane”.
At tu, Jehova, clypeus es circa me;
gloria mea, et extollens caput meum.
Voce mea ad Jehovam clamanti,
respondit mihi e monte sanctitatis suae
maxime. Ego cubui et dormivi,
ego expergefeci me; quia Jehova
sustentat me.
Non timebo a myriadibus populi,
quas circumdisposuerint metatores
contra me.
Surge, Jehova, fac salvum me Deus mi;
qui percussisti omnes inimicos meos
maxilliam,
dentes improborum confregisti.
Jehova est salus: super populum tuum
sit benedictio tua maxime.
Evensong
O Lord, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
many are saying to me,
"There is no help for you in God."
But you, O Lord, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
I cry aloud to the Lord,
and he answers me from his holy hill.
I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, for the Lord sustains me.
I am not afraid of ten thousands of people
who have set themselves against me all
around.
Rise up, O Lord! Deliver me, O my God!
For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you break the teeth of the wicked.
Deliverance belongs to the Lord;
may your blessing be on your people.
Text: Psalm 3
Sunday 15 February
Verbe, égal au Très-Haut,
notre unique espérance,
Jour éternel de la terre et des cieux;
De la paisible nuit nous rompons le
silence,
Divin Sauveur, jette sur nous les yeux!
Répands sur nous le feu de ta grâce
puissante,
Que tout l'enfer fuie au son de ta voix;
Dissipe le sommeil d'une âme
languissante,
Qui la conduit à l'oubli de tes lois!
Music: Henry Purcell
Evensong
Word, equal to the Almighty,
our only hope,
Eternal light of the earth and the Heavens;
We break the peaceful night's silence,
Divine Saviour, cast your eyes upon us!
Spread the fire of your mighty grace upon us
May the entire hell flee at the sound of your
voice;
Disperse from any slothful soul the drowsiness
Which induces it to forget your laws!
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O Christ, sois favorable à ce peuple
fidèle
Pour te bénir maintenant rassemblé.
Reçois les chants qu'il offre à ta gloire
immortelle,
Et de tes dons qu'il retourne comblé!
O Christ, look with favour upon this faithful
people
Which has now gathered to bless you.
Receive its singing, offered to your immortal
glory,
And may it leave with the gifts you have
bestowed upon it!
Words: Jean Racine
Sunday 22 February
O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ Sünde groß,
darum Christus sein’s Vaters Schoß
äußert und kam auf Erden.
Von einer Jungfrau zart und rein
für uns er hier geboren ward,
er wollt’ der Mittler werden.
Den Todten er das Leben gab,
und legt’ dabei all Krankheit ab,
bis sich die Zeit herdrange
daß er für uns geopfert würd’
trug’ unsrer Sünden schwere Bürd’
wohl an dem Kreuze lange.
Music: Gabriel Fauré
Evensong
O man, thy grievous sin bemoan,
For which Christ left His Father's throne,
From highest heaven descending.
Of Virgin pure and undefiled
He here was born, our Saviour mild,
For sin to make atonement.
The dead He raised to life again.
The sick He freed from grief and pain.
Until the time appointed
That He for us should give His Blood,
Should bear our sins' o'erwhelming load,
The shameful Cross enduring.
Text: Sebald Heyden 1525 (one of 23 verses) tr.
Catherine Winkworth
Music: J S Bach
Wednesday 25 February
Eilt, eilt ihr angefochtnen Seelen,
Geht aus euren Marterhöhlen,
Eilt - Wohin? - nach Golgatha!
Nehmet an des Glaubens Flügel,
Flieht - Wohin? - zum Kreuzeshügel,
Eure Wohlfahrt blüht allda!
Evensong
Hurry, you tempted souls,
come out of your caves of torment,
hurry - where? - to Golgatha!
Take up the wings of faith,
fly - where? -- to the Hill of the Cross,
Your salvation blooms there!
Text: St John Passion
Music: J S Bach
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Music: J. S. Bach
Sunday 1 March
Te lucis ante terminum,
rerum Creator, poscimus,
ut solita clementia,
sis praesul ad custodiam.
Procul recedant somnia,
et noctium phantasmata:
hostemque nostrum comprime,
ne polluantur corpora.
Praesta, Pater omnipotens,
per Iesum Christum Dominum,
qui tecum in perpetuum
regnat cum Sancto Spiritu.
Amen.
Compline
To thee before the close of day,
Creator of the world, we pray
That, with thy wonted favour, thou
Wouldst be our guard and keeper now.
From all ill dreams defend our sight,
From fears and terrors of the night;
Withhold from us our ghostly foe,
That spot of sin we may not know.
O Father, that we ask be done,
Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son,
Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee,
Doth live and reign eternally.
Amen.
Words: Hymn at Compline
Wednesday 4 March
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiæ,
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevæ,
ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Music: Tallis
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,
our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve;
to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos
misericordes oculos ad nos converte;
et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us;
and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Words: Traditional
Music: Herbert Howells
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Sunday 8 March
Anima Christi, sanctifica me.
Corpus Christi, salva me.
Sanguis Christi, inebria me.
Aqua lateris Christi, lava me.
Passio Christi, conforta me.
O bone Jesu, exaudi me.
Intra tua vulnera absconde me.
Ne permittas me separari a te.
Ab hoste maligno defende me.
In hora mortis meae voca me.
Et iube me venire ad te,
Ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te
In saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
Text: ancient Catholic prayer, misattrib. St
Ignatius Loyola
Tuesday 10 March
Salvator mundi, salva nos,
Qui per crucem et sanguinem
Redemisti nos,
Auxiliare nobis, te deprecamur, Deus
noster.
Eucharist
Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from the side of Christ, was me.
Suffering of Christ, comfort me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
In your wounds hide me.
Do not allow me to be separated from you.
From the evil enemy defend me.
In the hour of my death call me,
And order me to come to you,
So that with your Saints I may praise you
forever.
Amen.
Music: Blatchly
Evensong
Saviour of the world, save us,
Who by the cross and with your blood
Redeemed us,
Help us, we pray you, Our God.
Text: Antiphon at Holy Unction (Book of Common
Prayer)
Wednesday 11 March
Mein teurer Heiland, lass dich fragen,
Da du nunmehr ans Kreuz geschlagen
Und selbst gesagt: Es ist vollbracht,
Bin ich vom Sterben frei gemacht?
Kann ich durch deine Pein und Sterben
Das Himmelreich ererben?
Ist aller Welt Erlösung da?
Du kannst vor Schmerzen zwar nichts
sagen;
Doch neigest du das Haupt
Und sprichst stillschweigend: ja.
Music: John Blow (1649-1708)
Evensong
My precious Saviour, let me ask you,
now that you're nailed to the cross
and even said yourself, «it is accompished!»,
am I free from death?
Can I through your death and suffering
inherit the kingdom of Heaven?
Is the whole world redeemed?
In so much pain, you cannot speak,
yet you nod your head
and silently announce: yes!
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Jesu, der du warest tot
Lebest nun ohn' Ende,
In der letzten Todesnot
Nirgend mich hinwende
Als zu dir, der mich versühnt,
O mein trauter Herre!
Gib mir nur, was du verdient,
Mehr ich nicht begehre !
O Jesus, who were dead
and now live eternally,
may I, in the last throes of death
turn nowhere else than towards you
who redeemed me,
my beloved Lord!
Just give me what you have earned,
for I desire nothing more.
Words: from St John Passion
Friday 13 March
Salvator mundi, salva nos,
Qui per crucem et sanguinem
Redemisti nos,
Auxiliare nobis, te deprecamur, Deus
noster.
Music: J S Bach
Saviour of the world, save us, Who by the
cross and with your blood Redeemed us, Help
us, we pray you, Our God
Text: Antiphon at Holy Unction (Book of Common
Prayer)
Music: Thomas Tallis
Music: Thomas Tallis
Sunday 15 March
Ave Maria gratia plena,
Dominus tecum,
benedicta tu in mulieribus
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Sancta Maria, mater dei
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.
Hail Mary full of grace,
The Lord is with thee,
blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now, and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Text: Salutation to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sunday 22 March
Christe, adoramus te,
et benedicimus tibi,
quia per sanctam crucem tuam
redemisti mundum.
Domine, miserere nobis.
Music: Parsons
Christ, we adore you
and we bless you,
because by your holy cross
you have redeemed the world.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Music: Monteverdi
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Eucharist
Sunday 22 March
Herr, unser Herrscher, dessen Ruhm
In allen Landen herrlich ist !
Zeig uns durch deine Passion,
Daß du, der wahre Gottessohn,
Zu aller Zeit,
Auch in der größten Niedrigkeit,
Verherrlicht worden bist !
Text: John 18 (St John Passion)
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Lord, our ruler, whose praise
is glorious in all lands,
show us by your Passion
that You, the true Son of God,
at all times,
even in the greatest humiliation,
have been glorified.
Music: J S Bach
Sunday 22 March
Compline
The Latin phrase of the title is taken from the Rule of St Benedict, in his quotation of
Ezekiel 33:11 – As I live, saith the Lord God, I desire not the death of the wicked, but that
the wicked turn from his way, and live.
Nolo mortem peccatoris:
Haec sunt verba Salvatoris.
Father, I am thine only son,
Sent down from heaven mankind to save!
Father, all things fulfilled and done
According to thy will I have;
Father, now all my will is this:
Nolo mortem peccatoris.
Father, behold my pains most smart,
Taken for man on every side,
E'en from my birth to death most tart;
No kind of pain I have denied,
But suffered all and all for this:
Nolo mortem peccatoris.
Text: John Redford (d. 1547), Organist of St.
Paul's Cathedral
Music: Robert Waters, a Lay Clerk at Gloucester
Cathedral
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Wednesday 25 March
Ave Maria gracia plena,
Hail Mary full of Grace,
Dominus tecum,
The Lord is with thee,
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Blessed art thou amongst women,
Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus. And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Sancta Maria, mater dei
Holy Mary, mother of God,
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
Pray for us sinners,
Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Now, and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Amen.
Interspersed with the above, are lines from the Angelus:
Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae
The Angel of the Lord announced to Mary
Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.
And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Ecce ancilla Domini
Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.
Behold the handmaiden of the Lord
Do to me according to your word.
Et verbum caro factum est
Et habitavit in nobis
And the Word was made flesh
And dwelt among us.
Text: Salutation to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Monday 30 March
Christus factus est pro nobis Obediens
Usque ad mortem,
Mortem autem crucis.
Propter quod et Deus exaltavit Illum et
dedit illi nomen,
Quod est super omne nomen.
Music: Franz Biebl
Evensong
Christ became obedient for us unto Death,
Even to the death,
Death on the cross.
Therefore God exalted
Him and gave Him a name
which is above all names.
Text: Gradual for Passion Sunday and The
Exultation of the Holy Cross
Tuesday 31 March
O vos omnes qui transitis per viam:
attendattendite et videte si est dolor
sicut dolor meus.
Lamentations 1:12
Music: Anton Bruckner
Evensong
O all ye that pass by the way,
attend and see if there be any sorrow like to
my sorrow.
Music: Carlo Gesualdo
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