14th July 2024 - 7th Sunday after Trinity

6pm Choral Evensong

Organ: Messe pour les Couvents (extracts) – François Couperin
Introit: O Lord, increase our faith – Henry Loosemore
Hymns NEH210 (vv 1,6,7,8) Only begotten, Word of God eternal; NEH: 461 There’s a wideness in God’s mercy; NEH252 The day thou gavest
Psalm: 66 (vv1-8)
Canticles: Dyson in F
Anthem: Cantique de Jean Racine – Fauré
Organ Marches des Marseillois – arrangés par le Citoyen C. Balbastre

7th July 2024 - 6th Sunday after Trinity

10:30am Parish Communion

Organ: Messe pour les Couvents (extracts) – François Couperin
Introit: Ye sons and daughters of the King (St Thomas version)
Hymns NEH466 Thou whose almighty word; NEH357 Father hear the prayer we offer; [IA: NEH 144]; NEH376 I heard the voice of Jesus; NEH372 He who would valiant be
Anthem: Ave verum corpus – Mozart
Organ: Toccata – Théodore Dubois (d June 1924)

9th June 2024 - 2nd after Trinity:

6.00 Choral Evensong with a medieval flavour

Prelude: Méditation (from Thaïs) – Massenet played by Laura Steele violin
Introit: Before the ending of the day – Plainchant
Hymns: NEH364 God is love, let heaven adore him; NEH390 (t493) Jesus, wher’er thy people meet; NEH361 Forth in the peace of Christ we go
Psalm: 37 (vv1-11)
Canticles: Plainchant/Beach
Anthem: Christ the Lord is risen again – Anonymous c1260
Organ: Felix namque – Anonymous c1400

2nd June 2024 - 1st after Trinity

10.30 Parish Communion

Organ: A Fancy for Double Orgaine – Orlando Gibbons
Introit: O Lord, increase our faith – Henry Loosemore
Hymns: NEH377 Immortal, invisible; NEH456 Teach me, my God and King ; [IA: NEH 144]; NEH239 Lord of all hopefulness; NEH420 O Jesus, I have promised.
Anthem Ye choirs of new Jerusalem – Stanford
Organ: Fanfare for the Common Man – Copland in tribute to those who took part in the D-Day landings in June 1944

12th May 2024, 7th Sunday of Easter, Sunday after the Ascension, St James Dedication Festival

Choral Evensong 6pm

Organ: Prince of Denmark’s March – Jeremiah Clarke (b1674)
Introit: I was glad – Parry
Hymns: NEH205 Christ is made the sure foundation (omit v4); NEH134 The head that once was crowned with thorns; NEH132 (t185) See the Conqueror mounts in triumph.
Psalm: 47
Canticles: Shephard/Ives
Anthem: Hallelujah! For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth – Handel
Organ: Fanfare – Leighton

April 7th 2024, 2nd Sunday of Easter

10.30am Parish Communion

Organ: Prelude in G major (BWV 542i) – J S Bach
Introit: The Easter Anthems
Hymns: NEH114 Now is eternal life; NEH113 Love’s redeeming work is done; [IA: 100 vv7&8]; NEH335 All praise to thee; NEH186 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord
Anthem: The Cherry Tree Carol
Organ: Fugue in G major (BWV 542ii) – J S Bach

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