Three hymns (including one rugby ground "banger" during the semi-closed season) plus the usual Mass parts and a Bach chorale prelude during communion.
Gather us in.
Dear Lord and Father of mankind.
Guide me O thou great Redeemer.
When Morning Gilds The Skies (Laudes Domini)
Light Of The World (Hughes)
In Christ Alone (Townend)
Shi*e Jesus Shi*e (Ken*rick)
Interesting placement of the asterisks in that last one. Pray for me, my brothers and sisters, for I must play the wretched thing (and, purgatorial foretaste, Be Still For The Presence of the Lord) in a couple of weeks. Better stuck behind a bass guitar than singing the things, I suppose.
Yeah, not my regular habitat but it's a long story.
“Jesus is Lord! Creation’s voice proclaims it” (Mansell).
“Jesus is the name we honour” (Lawson-Johnson).
“Join all the glorious names” - Darwall's 148th.
“Meekness and majesty” (Kendrick).
“Name of all majesty” - Majestas.
At our first Sunday in the month "Hymns of Praise" service:
And Can It Be, That I Should Gain / SAGINA
Be Still, My Soul / FINLANDIA
As the Deer Pants for the Water / AS THE DEER
O God beyond All Praising / THAXTED
In Heavenly Love Abiding / PENLAN
This morning I was stewarding at our Cathedral's children and caregivers Eucharist.
We didn't have an organist today so ably led by the clergy member who presided we sang the congregational mass setting acapella.
And it was lovely- children's and adult voices soaring up into the roof of the Lady Chapel.
Parish Communion
Mass of St Thomas
All Creatures of our God and King
In Christ alone
God is love, let heaven adore him- Abbot’s Leigh
Take my life - Nottingham
Now thank we all our God- Nun Danket
@Baptist Trainfan some good ones there. Do you usually sing Darwalls to "Join all the glorious names"? In west country chapels (Methodist usually) they seem to like one called St Godric which has generally been sung lustily when I have had to play it. Must admit to preferring the Darwalls though and I love playing "Name of all majesty" but it is a sadly rare one in rural conservative circles.
Anyway today I was landed with Mattins yet again 😳
Christ whose glory fills the skies (Ratisbon)
All my hope (Michael)
A man there lived in Galilee (Tyrol)
Sent forth by God's blessimg (Ash Grove)
Quite a jolly selection for BCP Mattins I thought and they sang well. The last two were lovely.
We always had to avoid catching the eyes of a particular chorister's parents if we had The Ash Grove in Belfast; they couldn't keep a straight face for thinking of the alternative words ... 😈
Our offerings today:
God is love, his the care - Personent Hodie For I'm building a people of power - Dave Richards May the mind of Christ my saviour - St Leonard's Give me joy in my heart - Sing Hosanna* Blessed assurance - Blessed Assurance
* as the Communion hymn 🙄
I've been asked for my input re: possible future hymn choices, and to that end have (against my better judgement) ordered a copy of the Dreaded Orange Book™ - with just the melody - so that I can make some informed suggestions.
We always had to avoid catching the eyes of a particular chorister's parents if we had The Ash Grove in Belfast; they couldn't keep a straight face for thinking of the alternative words ... 😈
Curiosity got the better of me, but a little googlery took care if it - thank you...
Christ is my firm foundation (The rock on which I stand) Noah built the most enormous boat I can see the promised land (Though there's pain within the plan) A thousand generations (falling down in worship) Jesus, my king, my wonderful saviour
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I've been asked for my input re: possible future hymn choices, and to that end have (against my better judgement) ordered a copy of the Dreaded Orange Book™ - with just the melody - so that I can make some informed suggestions.
Let the games commence! 👹
IIRC it has very useful indexes (not in order): Metrical, Scripture, Lectionary, Tunes, Authors, Composers, Uses. It is also covered as a hymnal by hymnary.org.
Part of the process is apparently to be matching hymns to particular uses (eg Communion), although whether our suggestions will be heeded may be another matter.
Oh, freedom, freedom is coming
This Little Light Of Mine
When Israel was in Egypt's land Anthem: Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel Anthem: By The Waters Of Babylon
Amazing grace
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Anthem: Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Mine eyes have seen the glory
We are marching/Siyahamba Postlude: Hymn To Freedom - Oscar Peterson
They were separated by prayers and brief meditations: the effect of the whole was very moving.
It being the first Sunday of the month, we had Evensong:
Ferial responses
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis - chants by Robinson and Farrant
Psalm 42: 1-7, chant by Samuel Wesley
Hymns:
Oft in danger, oft in woe - University College Take my life, and let it be - Nottingham Saviour, again to thy dear name we raise - Ellers (gosh that's an old wailer!)
@Piglet If yiu find Ellers a wailer (which it is) I advise you to avoid "Pax Dei" the other tune in A&M. You would not have heard whooping and scooping like it 😩
I had a call at 30 minutes notice to fill in Evensong myself tonight. All pretty uneventful.
O God of Bethel (Martyrdom)
O my Saviour lifted (North Coates)
The day is past and over (St Anatolius)
Choir
God is forgiveness, / Taizé
Spirit of Jesus, if I love my neighbour, / Wren, Damon
Hymns
Let us with a gladsome mind, / Monkland
We know that Christ is raised, / Engelberg
Christians lift your hearts and voices, / Triumph
Alleluia sing to Jesus, / Hyfrydol
Comments
Gather us in.
Dear Lord and Father of mankind.
Guide me O thou great Redeemer.
When Morning Gilds The Skies (Laudes Domini)
Light Of The World (Hughes)
In Christ Alone (Townend)
Shi*e Jesus Shi*e (Ken*rick)
Interesting placement of the asterisks in that last one. Pray for me, my brothers and sisters, for I must play the wretched thing (and, purgatorial foretaste, Be Still For The Presence of the Lord) in a couple of weeks. Better stuck behind a bass guitar than singing the things, I suppose.
Yeah, not my regular habitat but it's a long story.
“Jesus is Lord! Creation’s voice proclaims it” (Mansell).
“Jesus is the name we honour” (Lawson-Johnson).
“Join all the glorious names” - Darwall's 148th.
“Meekness and majesty” (Kendrick).
“Name of all majesty” - Majestas.
And Can It Be, That I Should Gain / SAGINA
Be Still, My Soul / FINLANDIA
As the Deer Pants for the Water / AS THE DEER
O God beyond All Praising / THAXTED
In Heavenly Love Abiding / PENLAN
We didn't have an organist today so ably led by the clergy member who presided we sang the congregational mass setting acapella.
And it was lovely- children's and adult voices soaring up into the roof of the Lady Chapel.
Mass of St Thomas
All Creatures of our God and King
In Christ alone
God is love, let heaven adore him- Abbot’s Leigh
Take my life - Nottingham
Now thank we all our God- Nun Danket
Anyway today I was landed with Mattins yet again 😳
Christ whose glory fills the skies (Ratisbon)
All my hope (Michael)
A man there lived in Galilee (Tyrol)
Sent forth by God's blessimg (Ash Grove)
Quite a jolly selection for BCP Mattins I thought and they sang well. The last two were lovely.
Our offerings today:
God is love, his the care - Personent Hodie
For I'm building a people of power - Dave Richards
May the mind of Christ my saviour - St Leonard's
Give me joy in my heart - Sing Hosanna*
Blessed assurance - Blessed Assurance
* as the Communion hymn 🙄
I've been asked for my input re: possible future hymn choices, and to that end have (against my better judgement) ordered a copy of the Dreaded Orange Book™ - with just the melody - so that I can make some informed suggestions.
Let the games commence! 👹
Curiosity got the better of me, but a little googlery took care if it - thank you...
No, I'd consider the proper tune to JATGN to be Croft's 136th, but it's not well known here. I don't know St Godric.
We use this, it goes down well.
Noah built the most enormous boat
I can see the promised land (Though there's pain within the plan)
A thousand generations (falling down in worship)
Jesus, my king, my wonderful saviour
IIRC it has very useful indexes (not in order): Metrical, Scripture, Lectionary, Tunes, Authors, Composers, Uses. It is also covered as a hymnal by hymnary.org.
All Creatures of our God and King
Now Thank We all our God
All my Hope on God is Founded
Part of the process is apparently to be matching hymns to particular uses (eg Communion), although whether our suggestions will be heeded may be another matter.
Oh, freedom, freedom is coming
This Little Light Of Mine
When Israel was in Egypt's land
Anthem: Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Anthem: By The Waters Of Babylon
Amazing grace
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Anthem: Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Mine eyes have seen the glory
We are marching/Siyahamba
Postlude: Hymn To Freedom - Oscar Peterson
They were separated by prayers and brief meditations: the effect of the whole was very moving.
Ferial responses
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis - chants by Robinson and Farrant
Psalm 42: 1-7, chant by Samuel Wesley
Hymns:
Oft in danger, oft in woe - University College
Take my life, and let it be - Nottingham
Saviour, again to thy dear name we raise - Ellers (gosh that's an old wailer!)
I had a call at 30 minutes notice to fill in Evensong myself tonight. All pretty uneventful.
O God of Bethel (Martyrdom)
O my Saviour lifted (North Coates)
The day is past and over (St Anatolius)
Choir
God is forgiveness, / Taizé
Spirit of Jesus, if I love my neighbour, / Wren, Damon
Hymns
Let us with a gladsome mind, / Monkland
We know that Christ is raised, / Engelberg
Christians lift your hearts and voices, / Triumph
Alleluia sing to Jesus, / Hyfrydol