Trinity College Chapel Choral Services & Anthem Texts Michaelmas Term 2008 Sundays COLLEGE COMMUNION 10.00 a.m. COLLEGE EVENSONG WITH ADDRESS 6.15 p.m. Tuesdays EVENSONG 6.15 p.m. Thursdays EVENSONG 6.15 p.m. Tuesday 28th October: Corporate Communion 6.15 p.m. Sunday 9th November: (Remembrance Sunday) : Mattins 10.55 a.m. Holy Communion is celebrated each Wednesday lunchtime 12.30 p.m. Morning Prayer is said each weekday and Saturday morning 8.45 a.m. Holy Communion is celebrated on Fridays during term 8.00 a.m. Evening Prayer is said on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings 6.15 p.m. The Reverend Dr Michael Banner Dean of Chapel Stephen Layton Director of Music The Reverend Alice Goodman Chaplain The Reverend David Mackenzie Mills Chaplain The Reverend Dr Jessica Martin Fellow in Holy Orders Michael Waldron, Rupert Compston Organ Scholars
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12 Trinity XXI 10:00 am Orchestral Mass With Trinity College Orchestra
Hymn 259: St George’s Windsor (Elvey)Mass “Kleine Orgelmesse” Hob. XXII: 7 (Haydn)1st Lesson Isaiah 25: 1-9Hymn 298: Waltham (Albert / Steggall)Gospel Matthew 22: 1-14Preacher The Reverend Alice GoodmanHymn 262: Wir pflügen (Schulz)Hymn 263, omitting vv. 5 & 6: Lasst uns erfreuen (Vaughan Williams)Voluntary Organ Concerto in B flat (Arne)
5:40 pm Organ Music before EvensongMichael Waldron (Trinity College)
Ciaccona (Buxtehude)Mariales Suite (Hakim)Variations on ‘Merck toch hoe sterck’ (Cor Kee)
6:15 pm College EvensongResponses (Byrd)Psalm 651st Lesson Genesis 4: 1-11Canticles Service in g (Purcell)2nd Lesson Romans 7: 18-25Anthem Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225 (Bach)Hymn 364: t. 408: Blaenwern (Rowlands)Preacher The Dean of ChapelHymn 368: Cwm Rhondda (Hughes)Voluntary Prelude and Fugue in A, BWV 536 (Bach)
14 Tuesday 6:15 pm Choral EvensongVoluntary Paduana Lachrimae (Sweelinck)Introit Cantate Domino (Monteverdi)Responses (Smith)Psalm 73: 1-141st Lesson Micah 2: 1-6Magnificat Primi toni (Victoria)2nd Lesson John 17: 6-19Nunc Dimittis Tone 1 (Plainsong)Anthem Beatus vir (Monteverdi)Hymn 495, omitting vv. 2 & 4: Benson (Kingham)Final Responses (Smith)Voluntary Toccata Chromatica (Frescobaldi)
16 Thursday 6:15 pm Choral EvensongVoluntary Pastorale (Merkel)Introit Teach me, O Lord (Attwood)Responses (Shepherd)Psalm 841st Lesson Micah 4: 1-7Canticles Marlborough Canticles (Goodall)2nd Lesson John 18: 1-11Anthem Into thy hands (Dove)Hymn 248: Strength and stay (Dykes)Final Responses (Marlow)Voluntary Niagara (Dove)
10:00 am Orchestral Mass With Trinity College OrchestraHymn 490: Rhuddlan (Jones)Mass Missa brevis in d, K 65 (Mozart)1st Lesson Isaiah 45: 1-7Hymn 431: Hereford (Wesley)Gospel Matthew 22: 15-22Preacher The Reverend David Mackenzie MillsHymn 302: Song 1 (Gibbons)Hymn 271, omitting v. 2: Hyfrydol (Pritchard)Voluntary Choral Fugue on Pignus Futuræ (Mozart)
5:40 pm Organ Music before EvensongTom Wilkinson (Formerly Queen’s College, Oxford)
Pari intervallo (Pärt)Partita on Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig, BWV 768 (Bach)
6:15 pm College EvensongResponses (Leighton)Psalm 1001st Lesson Job 38: 1-21, 31-38Canticles Second Service (Leighton)2nd Reading From a letter from Adam Sedgwick to Charles DarwinAnthem This worldes joie (Bax)Hymn 466: Moscow (Giardini)Preacher Prof. Simon Conway Morris, Professor of Evolutionary
Palaeobiology and Fellow of St John’s CollegeHymn 394: Luckington (Harwood)Voluntary Fantasia & Fugue in g, BWV 542 (Bach)
21 Tuesday 6:15 pm Choral EvensongVoluntary Fantasia No. 3 in d (Gibbons)Introit Verbum caro factum est (Sheppard)Responses (Byrd)Psalm 106: 1-121st Lesson Micah 7: 8-15Canticles Short Service (Gibbons)2nd Lesson John 19: 17-30Anthem Salve Regina (Cornysh)Hymn 235: Song 34 (Gibbons)Final Responses (Byrd)Voluntary Fantasia No. 10 in C (Gibbons)
23 Thursday 6:15 pm Choral EvensongVoluntary Toccata in d (Sweelinck)Introit Remember not, Lord, our offences (Purcell)Responses (Smith)Psalm 1141st Lesson Habakkuk 1: 12 - 2: 5Magnificat Octavi toni (Vivanco)2nd Lesson John 20: 1-10Nunc Dimittis Tone 1 (Plainsong)Anthem Versa est in luctum (Lobo)Hymn 406, omitting vv. 4 & 5: St Hugh (Hopkins)Final Responses (Smith)Voluntary Fantasia Chromatica (Sweelinck)
1st Lesson Leviticus 19: 1-2, 15-18Gospel Matthew 22: 34-endPreacher The Reverend Alice Goodman
5:40 pm Organ Music before EvensongRobert Quinney (Westminster Abbey)
Sonata No. 5 in C, BWV 529 (Bach)Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 681 (Bach)Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 677 (Bach)Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 685 (Bach)Toccata and Fugue in F, BWV 540 (Bach)
6:15 pm College EvensongResponses (Reading)Psalm 119: 145-1601st Lesson Matthew 27: 29-54Magnificat Service in g (Purcell)2nd Reading From the writings of Richard WagnerNunc Dimittis Double Choir (O’Regan)Anthem Care-charminge sleepe (O’Regan)Hymn 341: Franconia (Havergal)Preacher Dr Mark Berry, Fellow of PeterhouseHymn 205: Westminster Abbey (Purcell)Voluntary Colimacon (O’Regan)
28 Tuesday St Simon and St Jude
6:15 pm Corporate CommunionHymn 195: Tantum ergo (Webbe)Mass Missa brevis (Leighton)1st Lesson Isaiah 28: 9-16Hymn 276 (i): Nicht so traurig (Bach)Gospel John 15: 17-endPreacher The Reverend David Mackenzie MillsHymn 363: Cuddesdon (Ferguson)Anthem Crucifixus pro nobis iv (Leighton)Hymn 439 omitting *: Gerontius (Dykes)Voluntary Lift up your heads (Guilmant)
30 Thursday
6:15 pm Choral Evensong Voluntary Benedictus (Sonata Britannica) (Stanford)Introit Beati quorum via (Stanford)Responses (Rose)Psalm 1501st Lesson Hosea 11: 12 - 12: 6Magnificat Double Choir, Latin (Stanford)2nd Lesson 1 Corinthians 14: 20-33Nunc Dimittis (O’Regan)Anthem Justorum animæ (Stanford)Hymn 339: Slane (arr. Routley)Final Responses (Stanford)Voluntary Fugue sur le nom d’Alain (Duruflé)
2 Trinity XXIV (All Saints)10:00 am Orchestral Mass With Trinity College Orchestra
Hymn 66: Epworth (Wesley / Shaw)Mass Missa in C, “Kronungsmesse” K 317 (Mozart)1st Lesson Revelation 7: 9-endHymn 82: Song 46 (Gibbons)Gospel Matthew 5: 1-12Preacher The Reverend David Mackenzie MillsHymn 280, omitting v. 3: Schmücke dich (Crüger / Vaughan Williams)Hymn 363: Cuddesdon (Ferguson)Voluntary Sonata V – Allegro, BWV 529 (Bach)
5:40 pm Organ Music before EvensongChristopher Allsop (Worcester Cathedral)
Praeludium in D, BuxWV 139 (Buxtehude)4 Stiel Stücke (Distler)Meditation (Duruflé)Feux Follets (Vierne)Choral Song (Wesley)
6:15 pm College EvensongResponses (Lucas)Psalm 141st Lesson 1 Samuel 28: 3-25Magnificat (Finzi)2nd Reading From Alfred Tennyson’s In MemoriamNunc Dimittis Double Choir (Holst)Anthem Give me the wings of faith (Leighton)Hymn 224: Mount Ephraim (Milgrove)Preacher Professor Angela Leighton, Senior Research Fellow at TrinityHymn 197, omitting vv. 3, 5 & 6: Sine nomine (Vaughan Williams)Voluntary Rhapsody in c# (Howells)
4 Tuesday 6:15 pm Choral EvensongVoluntary Tiento de falsas de 2° tono (Bruna)Introit O quam gloriosum (Victoria)Responses (Byrd)Psalm 231st Lesson Isaiah 1: 21-endCanticles Second Service (Byrd)2nd Lesson Matthew 2: 1-15Anthem Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229 (Bach)Hymn 357: Sussex (arr. Vaughan Williams)Final Responses (Byrd)Voluntary Trio Sonata in d (ii), BWV 527 (Bach)
6 Thursday 6:15 pm Choral Evensong Voluntary Andante (String Quartet) (Debussy, arr. Guilmant)Introit Tota pulchra es (Duruflé)Responses (Leighton)Psalm 321st Lesson Isaiah 2: 12 -endCanticles Winchester Service (Howells)2nd Lesson Matthew 3: 1-12Anthem Jubilate Deo (Filsell)Hymn 18: Narenza (arr. Havergal)Final Responses (Marlow)Voluntary Introduction (Pott)
9 Remembrance Sunday10:55 am Mattins and Act of Remembrance
Introit Russian Contakion (Bramma)Responses (Leighton)Psalm 121 (Howells)1st Lesson Deuteronomy 17: 14-endTe Deum in G (Vaughan Williams)2nd Lesson 1 Timothy 2: 1-7Anthem Take him, earth, for cherishing (Howells)Preacher The Dean of ChapelHymn 334: The Old Hundredth (arr. Vaughan Williams)Voluntary Fugue in e, BWV 548 (Bach)
6:15 pm Choral RequiemJoint Service with Trinity College Choir Association
Requiem (Fauré)
11 Thursday 6:15 pm Choral EvensongVoluntary Gaudeamus in loci pace (Macmillan)Introit Mother of God, here I stand (Tavener)Responses (Lucas)Psalm 611st Lesson Isaiah 5: 25-endCanticles Service for Trebles (Weelkes)2nd Lesson Matthew 5: 13-20Anthem In beauty may I walk (Dove)Hymn 349: Nativity (Lahee)Final Responses (Rose)Voluntary Passacaglia (Shostakovich)
13 Thursday6:15 pm Choral Evensong
Joint Service with the Choir of The Latymer SchoolVoluntary Prelude and Fugue in a, BWV 543 (Bach)Introit B eati quorum via (Stanford)Responses (Rose)Psalm 1501st Lesson Isaiah 7: 1-17Canticles Service in C (Stanford)2nd Lesson Matthew 5: 38-endAnthem For lo, I raise up (Stanford)Hymn 413: Nun danket (Crüger / Mendelssohn)Final Responses (Rose)Voluntary Toccata & Fugue in d, BWV 538 (Bach)
1st Lesson Zephaniah 1: 7, 12-endGospel Matthew 25: 14-30Preacher The Reverend David Mackenzie Mills
5:15 pm Music before Evensong (please note starting time)Rupert Compston (piano), Rosie Taylor (clarinet), Hanna Notte (violin), David Foster (cello)
Quatuor pour le fin du temps (Messiaen)
6:15 pm College Evensong With Trinity College OrchestraResponses (Reading)Psalm 841st Lesson Ephesians 2: 11-18Canticles Service in e (Daniel Purcell)2nd Reading From J. H. Newman’s Apologia pro Vita SuaAnthem My beloved spake (Purcell)Hymn 360: Shipston (Vaughan Williams)Preacher Professor Nicholas Lash,
formerly Norris-Hulse Professor of DivinityHymn 205: Westminster Abbey (Purcell)Voluntary Chacony for strings (Purcell)
18 Tuesday 6:15 pm Choral EvensongVoluntary Passacaglia (Walton)Introit Set me as a seal (Walton)Responses (Leighton)Psalm 931st Lesson Isaiah 10: 5-19Canticles Chichester Service (Walton)2nd Lesson Matthew 7: 13-20Anthem Die Seligkeiten (Liszt)Hymn 333, omitting v. 4: Michael (Howells)Final Responses (Marlow)Voluntary Prelude and Fugue on BACH (Liszt)
20 Thursday 6:15 pm Choral EvensongVoluntary Adagio (Symphony No. 3) (Vierne)Introit O nata lux (Tallis)Responses (Marlow)Psalm 104: 1-101st Lesson Isaiah 10: 33 - 11: 9Canticles Service in G (Stanford)2nd Lesson Matthew 8: 14-22Anthem Mater ora filium (Bax)Hymn 391: Gwalchmai (Jones)Final Responses (Marlow)Voluntary Carillon Sortie (Mulet)
23 Sunday Next Before Advent 10:00 am Orchestral Mass With Trinity College Orchestra
Hymn 436: Praise, my soul (Goss)Mass Missa in tempore belli (Haydn)1st Lesson Ezekiel 34: 11-16, 20-24Hymn 18: Narenza (arr. Havergal)Gospel Matthew 25: 31-endPreacher The Reverend Alice GoodmanHymn 282: Pastor pastorum (Silcher)Hymn 296 (i): St Helen (Martin)Voluntary Prelude & Fugue in b, BWV 544 (Bach)
5:40 pm Organ Music before EvensongJonathan Lilley (Ely Cathedral)
Fantasia in f, K 608 (Mozart)Study for pedal-piano, Op. 56 No. 4 (Schumann)Intermezzo, from Symphony No. 6 in g (Widor)Naïades, from 24 Pièces de fantaisie (Vierne)Marche Pontificale (Karg-Elert)
6:15 pm College EvensongResponses (Shepherd)Psalm 1141st Lesson Luke 23: 44-46Magnificat Service in A (Stanford)2nd Reading From Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spake ZarathustraNunc Dimittis Tone 1 (Plainsong)Anthem Five Mystical Songs (Vaughan Williams)Hymn 394: Luckington (Harwood)Preacher Professor Terry Eagleton, Professor of English at
Manchester UniversityHymn 248: Strength and stay (Dykes)Voluntary Toccata on Helmsley (Leighton)
25 Tuesday 6:15 pm Choral EvensongVoluntary Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, Op. 122 No. 8 (Brahms)Introit Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen (Sandström)Responses (McWilliam)Psalm 119: 73-801st Lesson Isaiah 17: 12-14Canticles Chichester Service (Howells)2nd Lesson Matthew 9: 35 - 10: 4Anthem Ave Maria (Parsons)Hymn 401: Regent Square (Smart)Final Responses (Rose)Voluntary Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (Bach)
27 Thursday 6:15 pm Choral EvensongVoluntary Wer nun den lieben Gott läßt walten (Hesse)Introit Ecce concipies (Handl)Responses (Smith)Psalm 1301st Lesson Isaiah 21: 1-12Canticles In medio chori (Weelkes)2nd Lesson Matthew 10: 34 - 11: 1Anthem Verbum supernum prodiens (arr. Bojeson)Hymn 404, omitting v. 2: Iste confessor (Poitiers Antiphoner)Final Responses (Smith)Voluntary Joie et clarté des corps glorieux (Messiaen)
30 Advent Sunday10:00 am Orchestral Mass With Trinity College Orchestra
Hymn 5: Merton (Monk)Mass Missa in C, “Kronungsmesse” K 317 (Mozart)1st Lesson Isaiah 64: 1-9Hymn 200: St Andrew (Thorne)Gospel Mark 13: 24-endPreacher The Dean of ChapelHymn 15: St Stephen (Jones)Hymn 14: St Thomas (Williams)Voluntary Variations on Morgen kommt der
Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes: and I shall keep it unto the end.
Psalm 119: 33
Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, Jesu, komm (before 1732)
Komm, Jesu, komm, Come, Jesu, come,mein Leib ist müde, my flesh is weary,die Kraft verschwindt my strength is fading je mehr und mehr, more and more,ich sehne mich nach deinem Friede; I long for thy peace;der saure Weg wird mir zu schwer! the bitter path grows too hard for me!
Komm, komm, ich will mich dir ergeben; Come, come, I would give myself up to thee;du bist der rechte Weg, thou art the right path,die Wahrheit und das Leben. the truth and the life.
Drum schließ ich mich in deine Hände So I enfold myself in thy handsund sage, Welt, zu guter Nacht! and say, World, goodnight!Eilt gleich mein Lebenslauf zu Ende, Though the course of my life is running to its endist doch der Geist wohl angebracht. the spirit is truly ready.Er soll bei seinem Schöpfer schweben, Let it dwell with its creator,weil Jesus ist und bleibt since Jesus is and ever shall beder wahre Weg zum Leben. the true way to life.
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, die Gemeinde der Heiligen sollen ihn loben. Israel freue sich des, der ihn gemacht hat. Die Kinder Zion sei’n fröhlich über ihrem Könige,sie sollen loben seinen Namen im Reihen; mit Pauken und Harfen sollen sie ihm spielen.
ChoraleWie sich ein Vater erbarmetüber seine junge Kinderlein,so tut der Herr uns allen,so wir ihn kindlich fürchten rein.Er kennt das arm Gemächte,Gott weiß, wir sind nur Staub,gleichwie das Gras vom Rechen,ein Blum und fallend Laub.Der Wind nur drüber wehet,so ist es nicht mehr da,also der Mensch vergehet,sein End das ist ihm nah.
AriaGott, nimm dich ferner unser an,denn ohne dich ist nichts getan
mit allen unsern Sachen.Drum sei du unser Schirm und Licht,und trügt uns unsre Hoffnung nicht,
so wirst du’s ferner machen.Wohl dem, der sich nur steif und festauf dich und deine Huld verläßt.
Lobet den Herrn in seinen Taten,lobet ihn in seiner großen Herrlichkeit!Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn. Halleluja!
Johann Sebastian Bach: Singet dem Herrn (1726–7)
Mater ora filiumUt post hoc exiliumNobis donet gaudiumBeatorum omnium. Amen.
Fair maiden, who is this bairnThat thou bearest in thine arm?Sir, it is a kinges sonThat in Heaven above doth wone.
Man to father He had noneBut Himself, God alone,Of a maiden He would be bornTo save mankind that was forlorn.
The kings brought Him presents,Gold, myrrh and frankincense,To my Son full of might,King of kings and Lord of Right.
Fair maiden, pray for usUnto thy Son, sweet Jesus,That He may send us, of His grace,In heav’n on high to have a place.
Carol, from a manuscript at Balliol College, Oxford
O sing unto the Lord a new song; let thecongregation of saints praise him. Let Israelrejoice in him that made him; and let thechildren of Sion be joyful in their King. Letthem praise his name in the dance: let them singpraises unto him with tabret and harp.
Psalm 149, vv. 1-3
Like as a father pitieth his children,so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.For he knoweth our frame:he remembereth that we are dust.As for man, his days are as grass:as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; andthe place thereof shall know it no more.So doth man perish,and his end is near to him.
Psalm 103, vv. 13-16
Lord, draw nearer to us,for without Thee all our labour is vain.Be thou our shelter and our light,and deceive us not in all our hope.Blessed is he that puts his faithin Thee and in Thy grace.
Praise the Lord for his mighty acts;praise him according to his excellent greatness.Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.Alleluia.
Wynter wakeneth al my care,Nou this leves waxeth bare;Ofte I sike ant mourne sareWhen hit cometh in my thohtOf this worldes joie, Hou hit goth al to noht.
Nou hit is, ant nou hit nys,Al so hit ner nere, ywys.That moni mon seith, soth hit ys:Al goth bote Godes wille:Alle we shule deye, thah us like ylle.
Al that gren me graueth greneNou hit faleweth albydene:Jesu, help that hit be seneAnt shild us from helle!For y not whider y shal, Ne hou longe her duelle.
Winter wakens all my care,Now these leaves grow bare;Often I sigh and sorely mournWhen this world’s joyComes into my thought,How it all comes to nought.
Now it is, and now it is not,As though it had never been, I believe.Many men say that it is true:Everything vanishes except God’s will:We shall all die, though we like it ill.
Everything green grows green for me,Now it fades altogether:Jesus, help it to be seenAnd shield us from hell!For I know not whither I shall go,Nor how long I shall dwell here.
Anon., ca. 1300
Sir Arnold Bax: This worldes joie (1922)
Harry Bramma: Russian Contakion for the Departed
Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints:Where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.Thou only art immortal, the creator and maker of man:And we are mortal, formed of the earth, and unto earth shall we return:For so thou didst ordain, when thou createdst me saying: “Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return”.All we go down to the dust; and weeping o’er the grave we make our song: Alleluia.Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints:Where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.
Michael Bojeson, arr.: Verbum supernum prodiens
O heavenly Word of God on high,Whose love has brought salvation nigh,And from the Father’s heart didst comeTo save a race by sin undone;
So when thou comest at the lastAnd earth’s long history is past,May be we set at thy right handAnd with thine own in glory stand.
All praise, eternal Son, to thee,Whose advent sets thy people free,Whom with the Father we adore,And Spirit blest for evermore.
Salve regina, mater misericordiæ:vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evæ;ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentesin hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuosmisericordes oculos ad nos converte.Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
Virgo mater ecclesiæ,eterna porta gloriæ,esto nobis refugium apud Patrem et Filium.
O clemens.Virgo clemens, virgo pia, virgo dulcis, O Maria,exaudi preces omniumad te pie clamantium.
O pia.Funde preces tuo natocrucifixo vulneratoet pro nobis flagellato,spinis puncto, felle potato.
O dulcis Maria, salve.
Hail, Queen, Mother of mercies:our life, sweetness, and our hope, hail.We cry to you, exiled children of Eve;We sigh to you, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.
Come then, our Advocate, turn your merciful eyes upon us.And after this exile, show us Jesus,blessed fruit of your womb.
Virgin Mother of the Church,eternal gate of glory,be our safe harbourwith the Father and the Son.
O kindly one.Kind Virgin, holy Virgin,sweet Virgin, O Mary,hear the prayers of all who devoutly cry to you.
O holy one.Offer our prayers to your Sonwho for us was crucified and wounded, was beaten, pierced by thorns, and made to drink gall.
O sweet Mary, hail.
Compline, antiphon of the Virgin Mary
Jonathan Dove: In beauty may I walk (2001)
In beauty may I walk.All day long may I walk.Through the returning seasons may I walk.Beautifully joyful!Beautifully will I possess again.In beauty may I walk,On the trail marked with pollen may I walk.With grasshoppers about my feet may I walk.In beauty may I walk.With beauty before me,With beauty behind me,With beauty above me,With beauty all around me,It is finished in beauty. Ah!
Tota pulchra es, Maria,et macula originalis non est in te.Vestimentum tuum candidum quasi nix,et facies tua sicut sol.Tu gloria Jerusalem,tu lætitia Israel,tu honorificentia populi nostri.
You are wholly beautiful, Mary,and there is no original sin in you.Your garments are white like snow,and your face is like the sun.You are the glory of Jerusalem,you are the joy of Israel,you are the honour of our people.
Jonathan Dove: Into thy hands (1998)
Into thy hands, O Lord and Father,we commend our souls and our bodies;our parents and our homes, friends and kindred.Into thy hands, O Lord and Father,we commend our benefactors and brethren departed.Into thy hands, O Lord and Father,we commend all thy people faithfully believing,and all who need thy pity and protection.Enlighten us with thy holy graceand suffer us never more to be separated from thee.Lord Jesus Christ, mercifully grant to methat the rest of my pilgrimage may be directed according to thy will,that the rest of my life may be completed in thee,and my soul may deserve to enjoy thee who art eternal life for ever.
St Edmund
Jeremy Filsell: Jubilate Deo (from the Windsor Service, 2001)
O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.Be ye sure that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting: and his truth endureth from generation to generation.Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,world without end. Amen.
Herbert Howells: Take him, earth, for cherishing (1964)
Take him, earth, for cherishing, Not though wandering winds and idleTo thy tender breast receive him. Drifting through the empty skyBody of a man I bring thee, Scatter dust was nerve and sinew,Noble even in its ruin. Is it given to man to die.
Once was this a spirit’s dwelling, Once again the shining roadBy the breath of God created. Leads to ample Paradise;High the heart that here was beating, Open are the woods again,Christ the prince of all its living. That the Serpent lost for men.
Guard him well, the dead I give thee, Take, O take him, mighty Leader,Not unmindful of His creature. Take again thy servant’s soulShall He ask it: He who made it Grave his name, and pour the fragrantSymbol of His mystery. Balm upon the icy stone.
Comes the hour God hath appointed Take him, earth, for cherishing,To fulfil the hope of men, To thy tender breast receive him.Then must thou, then must thou Body of a man I bring thee,What I give, return again. Noble even in its ruin.
By the breath of God created.Not though ancient time decaying Christ the prince of all its living.Wear away these bones to sand, Take him, earth, for cherishing.Ashes that a man might measure In the hollow of his hand:
Prudentius, tr. Helen Waddell
Kenneth Leighton: Crucifixus pro nobis iv (1961)
Drop, drop, slow tears, And bathe those beauteous feet
Which brought from Heaven The news, and Prince of Peace.
Cease not, wet eyes, His mercy to entreat;
To cry for vengeance Sin doth never cease.
In your deep floods Drown all my faults and fears;
Nor let His eye See sin, but through my tears.
Phineas Fletcher (1582-1650)
Jacob Handl: Ecce concipies (late C16th)
Ecce concipies et paries filium, et vocabis nomen ejus Jesum. Hic erit magnus, et filius Altissimi vocabitur. Super solium David et super regnum ejus sedebit et regnabit in domo Jacob in æternum et regni ejus non erit finis.
Behold, you will conceive and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. He will sit above the throne of David and above his kingdom.He will reign over the house of Jacob for ever,and of his kingdom there will be no end.
Beatus vir qui timet Dominum: in mandatis eius volet nimis. Potens in terra erit semen eius: generatio rectorum benedicetur. Gloria et divitiæ in domo eius: et iustitia eius manet in sæculum sæculi. Exortum est in tenebris lumen rectis: misericors, et miserator, et iustus. Iucundus homo qui miseretur et commodat,disponet sermones suos in iudicio: quia in æternum non commovebitur. In memoria æterna erit iustus: ab auditione mala non timebit. Paratum cor eius sperare in Domino,confirmatum est cor eius: non commovebitur donec despiciat inimicos suos. Dispersit, dedit pauperibus: iustitia eius manet in sæculum sæculi, cornu eius exaltabitur in gloria. Peccator videbit, et irascetur, dentibus suis fremet et tabescet: desiderium peccatorum peribit.Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto,sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen.
Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he hath great delight in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the faithful shall be blessed.Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever. Unto the godly there ariseth up light in thedarkness: he is merciful, loving and righteous.A good man is merciful and lendeth: and will guide his words with discretion. For he shall never be moved: and the righteous shall be had in everlastingremembrance.He will not be afraid of any evil tidings: for his heart standeth fast and believeth in the Lord.His heart is established and will not shrink: until he see his desire upon his enemies. He hath dispersed abroad and given to the poor:and his righteousness remaineth for ever, his horn shall be exalted with honour.The ungodly shall see it and it shall grieve him:he shall gnash with his teeth and consume away,
the desire of the ungodly shall perish.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to theHoly Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
Psalm 112
Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus vir (1650)
Claudio Monteverdi: Cantate Domino (1620)
Cantate Domino canticum novum, O sing unto the Lord a new song,cantate et benedicite nomini eius: sing unto the Lord and praise his name,quia mirabilia fecit. for he hath done marvellous things.Cantate et exultate Sing and rejoice and sing to the harpet psallite in cithara et voce psalmi: with a psalm of thanksgiving,quia mirabilia fecit. for he hath done marvellous things.
based on Psalms 96 and 98
Tarik O’Regan: Care-charming sleepe (2003)
Care-charminge-Sleepe, thou Easer of all woes,Brother to death, sweetly thy selfe dispose.On this afflicted wight fall like a Cloud,In the gentle Showres; give nothing to it Loud,Or painfull to his slumbers: easy, sweet,And as a Purlinge streame, thou son of Night,Pass by his troubled senses, singe his pain,Like hollow murmuring wind, or Sylver raine.Into thy selfe gently, oh gently slide,And kiss him into Slumbers like a Bride. John Fletcher (1579-1625)
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Hail Mary, full of grace;Dominus tecum: the Lord is with thee:benedicta tu in mulieribus blessed art thou among women,et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesu. Amen. and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Amen.
Henry Purcell: My beloved spake (by 1677)
My beloved spake, and said unto me,rise, my love, my fair one, and come away.For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;the flowers appear upon the earth;and the time of the singing of birds is come. Hallelujah!And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;the fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell.Rise, rise, my love, my fair one, and come away.My beloved is mine, and I am his. Hallelujah!
Song of Solomon 2: 10-13, 16
Henry Purcell: Remember not, Lord, our offences (c.1679-81)
Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers;neither take thou vengeance of our sins;but spare us, good Lord, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood;and be not angry with us for ever.Spare us, good Lord.
Michael Praetorius / Jan Sandström: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen (1995)
Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen A Rose has sprung upaus einer Wurzel zart, from a bitter root, als uns die Alten sungen: as our elders sang to us:von Jesse kam die Art he comes of the lineage of Jesseund hat ein Blümlein bracht and has brought a bud to bloommitten im kalten Winter in the midst of cold winter,wohl zu der halben Nacht. in the depths of the night.
Alte Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesäng (Köln, 1599)
John Sheppard: Verbum caro factum est (early C16th)
Verbum caro factum estet habitavit in nobiset vidimus gloriam ejusgloriam quasi unigeniti a Patreplenum gratiæ et veritatis.
The Word was made flesh and dwelt among usand we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of theFather, full of grace and truth.
Justorum animæ in manu Dei sunt, et non tanget illos tormentum malitiæ. Visi sunt oculis insipientium mori, illi autem sunt in pace.
The souls of the just are in the hand of God, andthe torment of malice shall not touch them: inthe sight of the unwise they seemed to die, butthey are in peace.
Wisdom 3: 1-3
Charles Villiers Stanford: Beati quorum via (?1890)
Beati quorum via integra est: Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way:qui ambulant in lege Domini. and walk in the law of the Lord.
Psalm 119: 1
Charles Villiers Stanford: For lo, I raise up (1914)
For lo I raise up that bitter and hasty nation,which march through the breadth of the earth,to possess the dwelling places that are not theirs.They are terrible and dreadful, their judgement and their dignity proceed from themselves.Their horses also are swifter than leopards,and are more fierce than the evening wolves,and their horsemen spread themselves,yea, their horsemen come from far.They fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour,They come all of them for violence;their faces are set as the east wind, and they gather captives as the sand.Yea, he scoffeth at kings and princes are a derision unto himFor he heapeth up dust and taketh it.Then shall he sweep by as a wind that shall pass overand shall pass, and be guilty,even he whose might is his God.Art not Thou from everlasting,O Lord my God, mine Holy One?We shall not die.O Lord, thou hast ordained him for judgementand thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction.I will stand upon my watch and set me upon the towerand look forth to see what he will say to meand what I shall answer concerning my complaint.And the Lord answered me and said:The vision is yet for the appointed time,and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie.Though it tarry, wait for it, because it will surely come.For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,as the waters cover the sea.But the Lord is in his holy temple:let all the earth keep silence before Him.
O nata lux de lumine, O Light of light, by love inclined,Jesu redemptor sæculi, Jesus, redeemer of mankind,Dignare clemens supplicum With loving-kindness deign to hearLaudes precesque sumere. From suppliant voices praise and prayer.Qui carne quondam contegi Thou who to raise our souls from hellDignatus es pro perditis. Didst deign in fleshly form to dwell,Nos membra confer effici Vouchsafe us, when our race is run,Tui beati corporis. In thy fair Body to be one.
Office Hymn for Lauds on the Feast of the Transfiguration
John Tavener: Mother of God, here I stand (2003)
Mother of God, here I stand now praying, before this ikon of your radiant brightness;not praying to be saved from a battlefield, not giving thanks, nor seeking forgiveness for the sins of my soul, nor for all the soulsnumb, joyless and desolate on earth. But for her alone, whom I wholly give you.
Mikhail Lermontov (1814-41) and Byzantine liturgy, translated by Mother Thekla
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs (1911)
I Easter
Rise, heart; thy Lord is risen. Sing his praiseWithout delays,
Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewiseWith him may’st rise:
That, as his death calcined thee to dust,His life may make thee gold, and much more, Just.
Awake, my lute, and struggle for thy partWith all thy art.
The cross taught all wood to resound his nameWho bore the same.
His stretched sinews taught all strings, what keyIs best to celebrate this most high day.
Consort both heart and lute, and twist a songPleasant and long:
Or since all music is but three parts vied,And multiplied;
O let thy blessed Spirit bear a part,And make up our defects with his sweet art.
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life:Such a Way, as gives us breath:Such a Truth, as ends all strife:Such a Life, as killeth death.
Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength:Such a Light, as shows a feast:Such a Feast, as mends in length:Such a Strength, as makes his guest.
Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart:Such a Joy, as none can move:Such a Love, as none can part:Such a Heart, as joys in love.
George Herbert
V Antiphon
Let all the world in every corner sing,My God and King.
The heavens are not too high,His praise may thither fly:The earth is not too low,His praises there may grow.Let all the world in every corner sing,
My God and King.The Church with Psalms must shout,No door can keep them out:But above all, the heartMust bear the longest part.Let all the world in every corner sing,
My God and King.George Herbert
Tomás Luis de Victoria: O quam gloriosum (1572)
O quam gloriosum est regnum, O how glorious is the kingdom,in quo cum Christo wherein all the Saintsgaudent omnes Sancti. rejoice with Christ!Amicti stolis albis, Clothed in white robes,sequuntur Agnum quocumque ierit. they follow the Lamb wherever he goes.
William Walton: Set me as a seal (1938)
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm:for love is strong as death.Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.