Hehe...a lot of that Modern Stuff is instantly forgettable...
Mind you, I'm not too keen on Firmly I believe and truly, with all that guff about the Church's teaching being identical with God's. Good tune, though.
Hehe...a lot of that Modern Stuff is instantly forgettable...
Mind you, I'm not too keen on Firmly I believe and truly, with all that guff about the Church's teaching being identical with God's. Good tune, though.
That hymn fails at the first word for many of us, I fear.
Hehe...a lot of that Modern Stuff is instantly forgettable...
Mind you, I'm not too keen on Firmly I believe and truly, with all that guff about the Church's teaching being identical with God's. Good tune, though.
That hymn fails at the first word for many of us, I fear.
Stanford in G Mag and Nunc
Sanders responses
Britten Hymn to St Peter
Can't remember the hymns, other than a 4 part setting of O Waly Waly that obscured the beauty of the folk tune.
I guess everyone will be doing lots of Stanford this year + this is the start of our series. G is possibly my favourite - the wild fierce joy in the sop solo in the mag always lifts my heart.
Posting tomorrow's a day early since I leave after church to road trip it to a week-long music conference focused on my tribe and its siblings...and do not worry I will faithfully update this thread with the musical selections for the many services
Pentecost VII/Proper 9
O God of Every Nation (LLANGLOFFAN)
I Love to Tell the Story (HANKEY)
O Holy City, Seen of John (MORNING SONG)
Sanctus from Proulx's Community Mass
God of Grace and God of Glory (CWM RHONDDA)
Posting tomorrow's a day early since I leave after church to road trip it to a week-long music conference focused on my tribe and its siblings...and do not worry I will faithfully update this thread with the musical selections for the many services
I started to do that for the many services (and hymn festivals) of the similar conference for my tribe’s musicians recently, but never did pull it together. But I do still have all the info. Who knows, you may inspire me.
And surely you mean posting Sunday’s selections two days early?
Posting tomorrow's a day early since I leave after church to road trip it to a week-long music conference focused on my tribe and its siblings...and do not worry I will faithfully update this thread with the musical selections for the many services
I started to do that for the many services (and hymn festivals) of the similar conference for my tribe’s musicians recently, but never did pull it together. But I do still have all the info. Who knows, you may inspire me.
And surely you mean posting Sunday’s selections two days early?
You are, in fact, correct...the four-day holiday weekend has me all confused
Posting tomorrow's a day early since I leave after church to road trip it to a week-long music conference focused on my tribe and its siblings...and do not worry I will faithfully update this thread with the musical selections for the many services
I started to do that for the many services (and hymn festivals) of the similar conference for my tribe’s musicians recently, but never did pull it together. But I do still have all the info. Who knows, you may inspire me.
And surely you mean posting Sunday’s selections two days early?
You are, in fact, correct...the four-day holiday weekend has me all confused
Yep. I was convinced it was Friday all day on the Fourth. 🤪
Love's redeeming work (Savannah)
Crimond in place of the Psalm
Lights abode celestial Salem (Regent Square)
O Jesus I have promised (Wolvercote)
Nunc Dimittis
I thought these choices made by the deceased were a good and suitable selection.
“O worship the King” - Hanover.
“Brother, sister, let me serve you” - Servant Song.
“For the healing of the nations” - Rhuddlan.
“Christ be my leader” - Slane.
Trinity 6 at Our Place, too, and back to *Green Sunday Sag* (green vestments...):
Glorious things of thee are spoken (Austria - Croatian folk melody arranged by J Haydn)) I danced in the morning (traditional American melody arranged by S Carter) Gather around, for the table is spread (traditional Scottish melody - Skye Boat Song?) Lord of all hopefulness (Slane - traditional Irish melody)
Setting today was a new one, St Helen’s Service by Forbes L’Estrange. Fun and silly - wouldn't want to sing it every week though.
Communion anthem: To be a pilgrim (Burt)
We were a bit unbalanced today. 7 basses, 2 tenors, 4 altos, 8 sopranos (some quite small ones tho'). One bass crossed over to help the tenors, and even managed a G.
Hymns:
Thanks to God whose word was spoken (St Helen)
Christ is the one who calls (Love Unknown)
Spirit of God unseen as the wind (Skye Boat Song)
We have a gospel to proclaim (Fulda)
I'm off to Skye soon, so smiled at the communion hymn.
Parish BBQ today with this years first communions and confirmands invited back with their families. So the church was packed with a) people and b) all the stalls that are usually outside but had to be brought in because of the weather.
Mainly child-friendly stuff was sung, ending with the dreadful "Sing it in the Valleys. Here it is, for those of a strong constitution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8nv6kNl93E&ab_channel=EmmausMusic
As I was serving this morning, I didn't actually do much in the way of singing, but what was being sung around me was:
Morning has broken - Bunessan For the beauty of the earth - Dix* Fill thou my life, O Lord my God - Richmond Be still, my soul - Finlandia God is our strength and refuge - Dambusters' March
* Considering that there are two other perfectly good tunes (England's Lane and Lucerna Laudoniae), I don't see any need to use the unseasonal Dix (leave it for As with gladness men of old). But perhaps that's just me.
First Sunday of the month "Worship for Everyone" service (no separate children & youth groups), including a baptism.
All Through History Nick & Becky Drake
There's Joy in the House of the Lord Phil Wickham
Holy Forever Chris Tomlin
Hallelujah (Your Love is Amazing) Brenton Brown & Brian Doerksen
O day of rest and gladness (Offertorium)
Come let us join our cheerfuk songs (Nativity)
We pray thee heavenly Father (Dies Dominica)
And now O Father (Unde et memores)
Stand uo stand up for Jesus (Morning Light)
Thanks to God whose word was spoken (St Helen)
God has spoken by his prophets (Blaenwern)
We have a gospel to proclaim (Fulda)
Be still, my soul (Finlandia)
Guide me O thou great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda)
There was fabulously enthusiastic but accurate, singing for the last one. To my great relief.
The much loved, late lamented gentlemen of the parish who tended to forget they were in church, and belted out what they would have sung at the rugby stadium, with nary a care for the rest of us, (they were genuinely puzzled the higher voices were unhappy about not being able to enjoy this one) would've been joining from the heavenly realms,
Considering that there are two other perfectly good tunes (England's Lane and Lucerna Laudoniae), I don't see any need to use the unseasonal Dix (leave it for As with gladness men of old). But perhaps that's just me.
Yes, England's Lane is my preferred tune for FTBOTH - I note that it's one of Geoffrey Shaw's adaptation of folk songs, though, if anyone had asked me offhand, I'd have hazarded a guess at Vaughan Williams...
I like Lucerna Laudonia, too, but it's not in Our Place's default hymnbook, so we may never have sung it.
Parish Communion
King of glory, king of peace.- Gwalchmai
Take my life- Nottingham
Thy hand O God has guided -Thornbury
Give thanks with a grateful heart.
Now thank we all our God.
Small turn out. Congregation 18
Pianist instead of organist.
Choir 3 SSA. T and B have Covid.
Two altos on Granny duty. One Sop has decided to retire.
“O God, Show Mercy to Us” (Ps. 67)/THAXTED
“Come, Bring Your Burdens to God”/WOZA NOMTHWALO WAKHO
“Light Dawns on a Weary World”/TEMPLE OF PEACE
“God Be the Love to Search and Keep Me”/GREEN TYLER
* Considering that there are two other perfectly good tunes (England's Lane and Lucerna Laudoniae), I don't see any need to use the unseasonal Dix (leave it for As with gladness men of old). But perhaps that's just me.
Perhaps a Pond Difference (see below), but at least in my experience, DIX would be much more strongly associated with “For the Beauty of the Earth” than with “As with Gladness Men of Old,” to the point that the latter would be thought of as being sung to the tune of the former.
A note in our hymnal with “For the Beauty of the Earth” says “It is set here to the tune [DIX] that is customary in North America, though not elsewhere.” Meanwhile, the note with “As with Gladness Men of Old” says “Even though this adapted German tune was named for him, the author [of AWGMOO, William Chatterton Dix,] did not care for it.”
I’ll admit, I’ve never cared for DIX either, and as a result, I’ve never really like either of the hymns sung to it.
Praise my soul, / Praise my soul
Inspired by love and anger, / Salley Gardens
How firm a foundation, / St Denio
A mighty fortress is our God, / Ein feste Burg
A note in our hymnal with “For the Beauty of the Earth” says “It is set here to the tune [DIX] that is customary in North America, though not elsewhere.” Meanwhile, the note with “As with Gladness Men of Old” says “Even though this adapted German tune was named for him, the author [of AWGMOO, William Chatterton Dix,] did not care for it.”
I’ll admit, I’ve never cared for DIX either, and as a result, I’ve never really like either of the hymns sung to it.
Agreed, Nick...on both tune associations this side of the bond, as well as feelings toward the tune. There's something I've always found clunky about the the three repeated Ds at the end of the first two lines.
I must confess, when I played For The Beauty two Sundays ago, I made up my own lyrics...
This is a very boring hymn, there are lyrics a-bout trees
We are going to sing this song, then we're going to share the peace
Christ our Lord to Thee, we raise, this our boring hymn of praise
I must confess, when I played For The Beauty two Sundays ago, I made up my own lyrics...
This is a very boring hymn, there are lyrics a-bout trees
We are going to sing this song, then we're going to share the peace
Christ our Lord to Thee, we raise, this our boring hymn of praise
Parish BBQ today with this years first communions and confirmands invited back with their families. So the church was packed with a) people and b) all the stalls that are usually outside but had to be brought in because of the weather.
Mainly child-friendly stuff was sung, ending with the dreadful "Sing it in the Valleys. Here it is, for those of a strong constitution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8nv6kNl93E&ab_channel=EmmausMusic
Fortunately, I was sitting down, and would recommend that to any others thinking of listening in.
Trinity 6 at Our Place, too, and back to *Green Sunday Sag* (green vestments...):
Glorious things of thee are spoken (Austria - Croatian folk melody arranged by J Haydn)) I danced in the morning (traditional American melody arranged by S Carter) Gather around, for the table is spread (traditional Scottish melody - Skye Boat Song?) Lord of all hopefulness (Slane - traditional Irish melody)
A nice folksy selection!
We had Glorious Things first. It was initially going to be the other melody, but we opted for Austria in the end. Lord of all hopefulness was second, followed by Thou Whose Almigty Word, Rock of Ages and ending with O For A Thousand Tongues. The music director was away and several of the sopranos were missing. As I was in charge I was able to indulge my preference for a slightly slower tempo for most of the hymns. We had Standing on the Promises as the anthem - because the choir know it well, meaning I didn’t have to conduct and could just play. I don’t like conducting! For the next two weeks I’m on piano for the modern evening service rather than the organ for the morning Eucharist. Variety being the spice, etc…
John the Baptist today, so we had a restrained mass setting of Sumsion in F. And the best ever anthem Gibbons This is the Record of John. This made me happy.
Hymns were OK,
God has spoken by his prophets (Blaenwern)
God whose city's sure foundation (Westminster Abbey)
Lord Jesus Christ (Living Lord)
Jesus shall reign (Truro)
It was Sea Sunday at ours, so we finished with Eternal Father strong to save which I played molto con wellie.
It was about the only thing the people could be bothered to sing.
Molto con wellie is the only way to sing that one! With a wee bit of tweaking, the Sailor's Hornpipe can be fitted over the top as a descant ...
When @Heron said they'd had John the Baptist, I was thinking they were a few weeks late, his feast day being 24th June, but it was the other end of his life today (we had it in the Gospel too).
Our hymns had nothing to do with him at all:
Sing for God's glory - Lobe den Herren Just as I am, without one flea plea - Saffron Walden Father, who in Jesus found us - Quem Pastores See the holy table, spread for our healing - Nicaea Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us - Mannheim
There are usually three Sunday services at Our Place (C of E). A couple of times each year we hold one "Church Together" service instead, where the hymn choice tries to include the sung worship styles of the different congregations. Today was such a Sunday and we sang
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven LAUDA ANIMA
The Golden Rule Nick & Becky Drake
Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me Robinson, Farren & Thompson
Go Forth and Tell! WOODLANDS
Hope of the Nations Brian Doerksen
Build Your Kingdom Here Rend Collective
Molto con wellie is the only way to sing that one! With a wee bit of tweaking, the Sailor's Hornpipe can be fitted over the top as a descant ...
When @Heron said they'd had John the Baptist, I was thinking they were a few weeks late, his feast day being 24th June, but it was the other end of his life today (we had it in the Gospel too).
Our hymns had nothing to do with him at all:
Sing for God's glory - Lobe den Herren Just as I am, without one flea plea - Saffron Walden Father, who in Jesus found us - Quem Pastores See the holy table, spread for our healing - Nicaea Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us - Mannheim
hehehe! We've had 'This is the record of John' TWICE in TWO MONTHS. This is a good thing, to be commended to all.
Pancakes and Praise.
No published hymns.
I didn’t go because
- no choir required
- the music is not to my taste, nor is the service
- The theme was football
I had planned to go to Choral Evensong in a nearby town but the men’s tennis final didn’t finish in time.
Trinity 7 today, and we had
The Servant King (Kendrick) - thus increasing my curmudgeon quotient just to kick off the service.
O thou who camest from above (Hereford)
King of glory, King of peace (Gwalchmai)
Here, Lord, we take the broken bread (St Columba)
Breathe on me, breath of God (Trentham)
Thou, whose almighty word (Moscow) - sung with gusto as it's a bit of a parish favourite.
Blessed Jesus, at thy word (Liebster Jesu)
Lord, you give the great commission (Garmond Chapel)
Strengthen for service, Lord (Malabar)
Joyful, joyful, we adore thee (Hymn to Joy)
Choral:
Hassler: Cantate Domino
Giulio Bentivoglio: Ave Maria
Sea Sunday at Our Place, with prayers (and retiring collection) for the C of E's Mission to Seafarers:
God is working his purpose out (Benson) Will your anchor hold in the storms of life (Will your anchor hold) Once, only once, and once for all (Albano) Eternal Father, strong to save (Melita)
Although our local commercial docks are much reduced (and under threat), and although the former Mission to Seafarers presence is no more, we still like to observe Sea Sunday. It's appropriate, as we are a riverside parish.
“Sing Preise to God Who Reigns Above”/MIT FREUDEN ZART
“Heaven Shall Not Wait”/HEAVEN SHALL NOT WAIT
“God of the Fertile Fields”/ITALIAN HYMN
“Mayenziwe (Your Will Be Done)”/MAYENZIWE
@Puzzler, what, please, is “Pancakes and Praise,” with a theme of football?
Molto con wellie is the only way to sing that one! With a wee bit of tweaking, the Sailor's Hornpipe can be fitted over the top as a descant ...
When @Heron said they'd had John the Baptist, I was thinking they were a few weeks late, his feast day being 24th June, but it was the other end of his life today (we had it in the Gospel too).
Our hymns had nothing to do with him at all:
Sing for God's glory - Lobe den Herren Just as I am, without one flea plea - Saffron Walden Father, who in Jesus found us - Quem Pastores See the holy table, spread for our healing - Nicaea Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us - Mannheim
hehehe! We've had 'This is the record of John' TWICE in TWO MONTHS. This is a good thing, to be commended to all.
@Puzzler, what, please, is “Pancakes and Praise,” with a theme of football?
Pancakes and Praise is the name given to the monthly informal family service. It began on the Sunday before Shrove Tuesday and pancakes were served. They are still available beforehand but are small Scotch pancakes, not the proper ones. The service replaces Parish Communion. Music is accompanied on the piano and maybe guitar, well known hymns and worship songs. Hardly any families attend, maybe one or two or perhaps someone brings a grandchild. I admire the attempt to be inclusive but I and several others stay away as the music is dire and we hate being asked to write a prayer on the shape of a bird or whatever or sing action songs.
It was Sea Sunday at ours, so we finished with Eternal Father strong to save which I played molto con wellie.
It was about the only thing the people could be bothered to sing.
We had that a couple years ago at our wedding. Admittedly there were a lot of ‘naval persons’ there (including me) but it’s on my list of reliable hymns that people will shout along to.
(A sometime priest librarian of Pusey House kept a list of what he called ‘football terrace hymns’, which I have shamelessly cribbed…).
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Mind you, I'm not too keen on Firmly I believe and truly, with all that guff about the Church's teaching being identical with God's. Good tune, though.
That hymn fails at the first word for many of us, I fear.
This!
A lot of Modern Stuff deserves to be treated like The King That Was Not:
https://sacred-texts.com/neu/dun/tago/tago08.htm
Evensong last sunday:
Stanford in G Mag and Nunc
Sanders responses
Britten Hymn to St Peter
Can't remember the hymns, other than a 4 part setting of O Waly Waly that obscured the beauty of the folk tune.
I guess everyone will be doing lots of Stanford this year + this is the start of our series. G is possibly my favourite - the wild fierce joy in the sop solo in the mag always lifts my heart.
Unfortunately that kind of arrangement is far too common IMO.
Songs of Praise on the BBC seems to specialise in outlandish arrangements of standard hymns.
Pentecost VII/Proper 9
O God of Every Nation (LLANGLOFFAN)
I Love to Tell the Story (HANKEY)
O Holy City, Seen of John (MORNING SONG)
Sanctus from Proulx's Community Mass
God of Grace and God of Glory (CWM RHONDDA)
And surely you mean posting Sunday’s selections two days early?
You are, in fact, correct...the four-day holiday weekend has me all confused
Love's redeeming work (Savannah)
Crimond in place of the Psalm
Lights abode celestial Salem (Regent Square)
O Jesus I have promised (Wolvercote)
Nunc Dimittis
I thought these choices made by the deceased were a good and suitable selection.
“O worship the King” - Hanover.
“Brother, sister, let me serve you” - Servant Song.
“For the healing of the nations” - Rhuddlan.
“Christ be my leader” - Slane.
All my Hope on God is Founded
Alleluia Sing to Jesus
Let all Mortal Flesh keep Silence
Glorious things of thee are spoken (Austria - Croatian folk melody arranged by J Haydn))
I danced in the morning (traditional American melody arranged by S Carter)
Gather around, for the table is spread (traditional Scottish melody - Skye Boat Song?)
Lord of all hopefulness (Slane - traditional Irish melody)
A nice folksy selection!
Setting today was a new one, St Helen’s Service by Forbes L’Estrange. Fun and silly - wouldn't want to sing it every week though.
Communion anthem: To be a pilgrim (Burt)
We were a bit unbalanced today. 7 basses, 2 tenors, 4 altos, 8 sopranos (some quite small ones tho'). One bass crossed over to help the tenors, and even managed a G.
Hymns:
Thanks to God whose word was spoken (St Helen)
Christ is the one who calls (Love Unknown)
Spirit of God unseen as the wind (Skye Boat Song)
We have a gospel to proclaim (Fulda)
I'm off to Skye soon, so smiled at the communion hymn.
Mainly child-friendly stuff was sung, ending with the dreadful "Sing it in the Valleys. Here it is, for those of a strong constitution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8nv6kNl93E&ab_channel=EmmausMusic
Morning has broken - Bunessan
For the beauty of the earth - Dix*
Fill thou my life, O Lord my God - Richmond
Be still, my soul - Finlandia
God is our strength and refuge - Dambusters' March
* Considering that there are two other perfectly good tunes (England's Lane and Lucerna Laudoniae), I don't see any need to use the unseasonal Dix (leave it for As with gladness men of old). But perhaps that's just me.
All Through History Nick & Becky Drake
There's Joy in the House of the Lord Phil Wickham
Holy Forever Chris Tomlin
Hallelujah (Your Love is Amazing) Brenton Brown & Brian Doerksen
O day of rest and gladness (Offertorium)
Come let us join our cheerfuk songs (Nativity)
We pray thee heavenly Father (Dies Dominica)
And now O Father (Unde et memores)
Stand uo stand up for Jesus (Morning Light)
All well sung and a good positive vibe!
Thanks to God whose word was spoken (St Helen)
God has spoken by his prophets (Blaenwern)
We have a gospel to proclaim (Fulda)
Be still, my soul (Finlandia)
Guide me O thou great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda)
There was fabulously enthusiastic but accurate, singing for the last one. To my great relief.
The much loved, late lamented gentlemen of the parish who tended to forget they were in church, and belted out what they would have sung at the rugby stadium, with nary a care for the rest of us, (they were genuinely puzzled the higher voices were unhappy about not being able to enjoy this one) would've been joining from the heavenly realms,
I like Lucerna Laudonia, too, but it's not in Our Place's default hymnbook, so we may never have sung it.
King of glory, king of peace.- Gwalchmai
Take my life- Nottingham
Thy hand O God has guided -Thornbury
Give thanks with a grateful heart.
Now thank we all our God.
Small turn out. Congregation 18
Pianist instead of organist.
Choir 3 SSA. T and B have Covid.
Two altos on Granny duty. One Sop has decided to retire.
“O God, Show Mercy to Us” (Ps. 67)/THAXTED
“Come, Bring Your Burdens to God”/WOZA NOMTHWALO WAKHO
“Light Dawns on a Weary World”/TEMPLE OF PEACE
“God Be the Love to Search and Keep Me”/GREEN TYLER
Perhaps a Pond Difference (see below), but at least in my experience, DIX would be much more strongly associated with “For the Beauty of the Earth” than with “As with Gladness Men of Old,” to the point that the latter would be thought of as being sung to the tune of the former.
A note in our hymnal with “For the Beauty of the Earth” says “It is set here to the tune [DIX] that is customary in North America, though not elsewhere.” Meanwhile, the note with “As with Gladness Men of Old” says “Even though this adapted German tune was named for him, the author [of AWGMOO, William Chatterton Dix,] did not care for it.”
I’ll admit, I’ve never cared for DIX either, and as a result, I’ve never really like either of the hymns sung to it.
Hymns
Praise my soul, / Praise my soul
Inspired by love and anger, / Salley Gardens
How firm a foundation, / St Denio
A mighty fortress is our God, / Ein feste Burg
Communion setting, / Peter Guy
Choir has returned after a winter break.
Agreed, Nick...on both tune associations this side of the bond, as well as feelings toward the tune. There's something I've always found clunky about the the three repeated Ds at the end of the first two lines.
I must confess, when I played For The Beauty two Sundays ago, I made up my own lyrics...
This is a very boring hymn, there are lyrics a-bout trees
We are going to sing this song, then we're going to share the peace
Christ our Lord to Thee, we raise, this our boring hymn of praise
Fortunately, I was sitting down, and would recommend that to any others thinking of listening in.
We had Glorious Things first. It was initially going to be the other melody, but we opted for Austria in the end. Lord of all hopefulness was second, followed by Thou Whose Almigty Word, Rock of Ages and ending with O For A Thousand Tongues. The music director was away and several of the sopranos were missing. As I was in charge I was able to indulge my preference for a slightly slower tempo for most of the hymns. We had Standing on the Promises as the anthem - because the choir know it well, meaning I didn’t have to conduct and could just play. I don’t like conducting! For the next two weeks I’m on piano for the modern evening service rather than the organ for the morning Eucharist. Variety being the spice, etc…
Hymns were OK,
God has spoken by his prophets (Blaenwern)
God whose city's sure foundation (Westminster Abbey)
Lord Jesus Christ (Living Lord)
Jesus shall reign (Truro)
O Love that Wilt not Let Me Go (Bax)
Jesus Is The Name We Honour (Lawson Johnston)
And Can it Be (Sagina)
It was about the only thing the people could be bothered to sing.
When @Heron said they'd had John the Baptist, I was thinking they were a few weeks late, his feast day being 24th June, but it was the other end of his life today (we had it in the Gospel too).
Our hymns had nothing to do with him at all:
Sing for God's glory - Lobe den Herren
Just as I am, without one flea plea - Saffron Walden
Father, who in Jesus found us - Quem Pastores
See the holy table, spread for our healing - Nicaea
Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us - Mannheim
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven LAUDA ANIMA
The Golden Rule Nick & Becky Drake
Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me Robinson, Farren & Thompson
Go Forth and Tell! WOODLANDS
Hope of the Nations Brian Doerksen
Build Your Kingdom Here Rend Collective
hehehe! We've had 'This is the record of John' TWICE in TWO MONTHS. This is a good thing, to be commended to all.
Sagina. Had it for our wedding. Loved it before and love it still.
As some might say
TUNE!!
“Immortal, invisible, God only wise” - St. Denio.
“Come on and dance” (My feet start a-tapping).
“A debtor to mercy alone” - Trewen.
“My God, how wonderful thou art” - Westminster.
“Jesus put this song into our hearts” (Kendrick).
No published hymns.
I didn’t go because
- no choir required
- the music is not to my taste, nor is the service
- The theme was football
I had planned to go to Choral Evensong in a nearby town but the men’s tennis final didn’t finish in time.
The Servant King (Kendrick) - thus increasing my curmudgeon quotient just to kick off the service.
O thou who camest from above (Hereford)
King of glory, King of peace (Gwalchmai)
Here, Lord, we take the broken bread (St Columba)
Breathe on me, breath of God (Trentham)
Thou, whose almighty word (Moscow) - sung with gusto as it's a bit of a parish favourite.
Blessed Jesus, at thy word (Liebster Jesu)
Lord, you give the great commission (Garmond Chapel)
Strengthen for service, Lord (Malabar)
Joyful, joyful, we adore thee (Hymn to Joy)
Choral:
Hassler: Cantate Domino
Giulio Bentivoglio: Ave Maria
Congregational Mass Setting: Missa Marialis
God is working his purpose out (Benson)
Will your anchor hold in the storms of life (Will your anchor hold)
Once, only once, and once for all (Albano)
Eternal Father, strong to save (Melita)
Although our local commercial docks are much reduced (and under threat), and although the former Mission to Seafarers presence is no more, we still like to observe Sea Sunday. It's appropriate, as we are a riverside parish.
“Sing Preise to God Who Reigns Above”/MIT FREUDEN ZART
“Heaven Shall Not Wait”/HEAVEN SHALL NOT WAIT
“God of the Fertile Fields”/ITALIAN HYMN
“Mayenziwe (Your Will Be Done)”/MAYENZIWE
@Puzzler, what, please, is “Pancakes and Praise,” with a theme of football?
Pancakes and Praise is the name given to the monthly informal family service. It began on the Sunday before Shrove Tuesday and pancakes were served. They are still available beforehand but are small Scotch pancakes, not the proper ones. The service replaces Parish Communion. Music is accompanied on the piano and maybe guitar, well known hymns and worship songs. Hardly any families attend, maybe one or two or perhaps someone brings a grandchild. I admire the attempt to be inclusive but I and several others stay away as the music is dire and we hate being asked to write a prayer on the shape of a bird or whatever or sing action songs.
As for the football theme, I don’t know how that was interpreted.
I wonder why the service continues if it’s not attracting the target group—families?
We had that a couple years ago at our wedding. Admittedly there were a lot of ‘naval persons’ there (including me) but it’s on my list of reliable hymns that people will shout along to.
(A sometime priest librarian of Pusey House kept a list of what he called ‘football terrace hymns’, which I have shamelessly cribbed…).