Sunday 5 March, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 2nd Sunday of Lent

Introit

Lift thine eyes (from Elijah) – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Responses

Ferial

Psalm

121

Canticle

Benedicite

Hymns

At the name of Jesus 

 

Dear Lord and Father of Mankind 

 

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling 

Anthem

Out of the Deep – Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656)

March

Men of Harlech (Slow March of the Welsh Guards)

Voluntary

Praeludium in A minor, BuxWV 158 – Dieterich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707)

Sunday 12 March, 11.00am | Choral Matins | 3rd Sunday of Lent

Introit

A Prayer of King Henry VI – Henry Ley (1887-1962)

Responses

Ferial

Psalm

O pray for the peace of Jerusalem – Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Canticle

Venite (Psalm 95)

Hymns

Jesu, lover of my soul 

 

Lord Jesus, think on me 

 

O Jesus, I have promised to serve thee to the end

Anthem

Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks – Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

March

Quick March of the Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars

Voluntary

Psalm Prelude, Set 2, No. 1: ‘De Profundis’ – Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Sunday 19 March, 11.00am | Choral Eucharist | 4th Sunday before Lent - Mothering Sunday

Introit

Богородице Дево, радуйся (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, No. 6) – Sergei Rachmaninoff (1973-1943)

Processional Hymn

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy

Mass setting

Mass for double choir – Frank Martin (1890-1974) 

Gradual hymn

For Mary, Mother of our Lord 

Offertory Hymn

Jesus, good above all other

Recessional hymn

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord!

Voluntary

Con moto maestoso (Sonata in A, Op. 65, No. 3) – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Sunday 26 March, 11.00am | Choral Matins | 5th Sunday of Lent

Introit

Even from the depth – William Byrd (c.1540-1623)

Responses

Ferial

Psalm

130

1st Anthem

God so loved the world – John Stainer (1840-1901)

Hymns

The royal banners forward go 

 

We sing the praise of Him who died 

 

O Father, by whose servants 

2nd Anthem

Insane et vanae curae – Joseph Haydn (1732-1809

March

Grey and Scarlet (Quick March of the QARANC)

Voluntary

Prelude on ‘Vexilla Regis’ – Edward Bairstow (1874-1946)

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