The total lack of sermons in my experience is because Choral Evensong at uni, or Choral Evening Prayer in Paddie's Wigwam had no clerical involvement at all.
Sermons at Mattins or Evensong in the C of E can be preached (and often are) by licensed Lay Ministers (aka Readers), or by other persons with the permission of the incumbent and/or bishop.
I have a nice version of Hail to the Lord's Anointed from Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, which gives me the opportunity to ask: between the penultimate and last verse an extended musical piece is played on the organ, no singing -- what is the term for this?
I visited a monastery/parish, Antiochian, in an inland city, our first I believe, over the weekend: Vespers, Matins, Liturgy.
The Feast of the Meeting/Presentation of the Lord is upcoming and part of Matins, the Canon, today makes mention of it:
Thy virtue hath covered the heavens, O Christ; for coming forth from the Ark of Thy holiness, even Thine undefiled Mother, Thou hast appeared in the temple of Thy glory as an infant borne in arms, and all things were filled with Thy praise.
I have a nice version of Hail to the Lord's Anointed from Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, which gives me the opportunity to ask: between the penultimate and last verse an extended musical piece is played on the organ, no singing -- what is the term for this?
“I’ll praise my Maker while I’ve breath” - Monmouth.
“Your love, O Lord”. (Jonny Moore-Crispin).
“What a wonderful change in my life” - Gabriel.
“Will you come and follow me?” - Kelvingrove.
“Jesus, you are changing me” (Marilyn Baker).
“Amazing Grace” - well, there's only one tune, isn't there!
I have a nice version of Hail to the Lord's Anointed from Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, which gives me the opportunity to ask: between the penultimate and last verse an extended musical piece is played on the organ, no singing -- what is the term for this?
Word of God Sunday (a Pope Francis innovation.)
"God's Spirit is in my heart" at the start. (Oom pah pah.)
"The kingdom of heaven" at the end. (I find it hard not to play La Bamba.)
At Communion "Oh the Word of my Lord" (which we do to a laid back bossa nova.)
My university tutors would have a heart attack at this lot.
I raise a hallelujah in the presence of my enemies Draw me close to you, never let me go This is the air I breathe By grace alone somehow I stand I've heard a thousand stories of what they think you're like (Good good Father)
BT, your faith in my knowledge is touching! I'd agree with both @Alan29 and yourself: interlude describes it perfectly, but the technical term is indeed "organist's twiddly bits", a genre of which my late Beloved was a master.
He devised such an excellent set of them for the tune Antioch (Joy to the world) that he set it up on a Sibelius score. As I recall, it included snippets of the Hallelujah Chorus, Rule Britannia and (of course) a bit of Gilbert and Sullivan (specifically Arac's Song from Princess Ida). ❤
Back to today's offerings:
Earth has many a noble city - Stuttgart Soul of my Saviour - Anima Christi Christ, whose glory fills the skies - Ratisbon How sweet the name of Jesus sounds - St Peter And can it be? - Sagina*
* It was technically J's last Sunday with us (although she's still going to play once a month and rehearse the choir every other week), and Sagina is her favourite tune.
* It was technically J's last Sunday with us (although she's still going to play once a month and rehearse the choir every other week), and Sagina is her favourite tune.
As we were talking about Paul's conversion I very nearly chose that as it's a hymn I, too, love. However I'd illustrated my talk by mentioning John Newton and Thomas Barnardo but not Wesley, so I decided to have "Amazing grace" instead. That was probably wise as, post-Panto and with shocking weather, our congregation was on the thin side (number-wise, not necessarily waistline!)
St Paul's conversion was completely bypassed at St Pete's: IIRC the only mention he got was when I prefaced the Epistle with "... the Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians" .
I don't think Rev'd Rosie is one of his fans; after all, he was a bit of a misogynistic old git ...
St Paul's conversion was completely bypassed at St Pete's: IIRC the only mention he got was when I prefaced the Epistle with "... the Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians" .
I don't think Rev'd Rosie is one of his fans; after all, he was a bit of a misogynistic old git ...
St Paul was the theme of yesterday's 10am Mass, as FatherInCharge likes to observe the major Holy Days, as well as many lesser ones, even if he has to anticipate them by a day or so!
He might have kept it for tomorrow (Monday), but he's observing Holocaust Memorial Day.
Parish Communion- Third Sunday of Epiphany
Hail to the Lord’s anointed (Crüger)
O thou who at thy eucharist ( Song 1)
King of glory, king of peace( Gwalchmai)
Seek ye first
O For a thousand tongues ( Richmond)
The best organist on our rota is extremely skilled at extemporising to fill any gaps, based on the previous hymn, but phrased and timed to perfection.
Today’s organist struggles with his eyesight and needs enlarged copies. Lots of mistakes but a good speed and much preferred to the piano.
St Paul's conversion was completely bypassed at St Pete's: IIRC the only mention he got was when I prefaced the Epistle with "... the Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians" .
I don't think Rev'd Rosie is one of his fans; after all, he was a bit of a misogynistic old git ...
St Paul was the theme of yesterday's 10am Mass, as FatherInCharge likes to observe the major Holy Days, as well as many lesser ones, even if he has to anticipate them by a day or so!
He might have kept it for tomorrow (Monday), but he's observing Holocaust Memorial Day.
No, he wouldn't have held St Paul over until tomorrow, as he celebrated St P on the correct day. I had momentary brain fog, I think.
Hail to the Lord's Anointed (ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN aka WOODBIRD)
Gracious Spirit, Give Your Servants (ABBOTS LEIGH)
Healing River of the Spirit (BEECH SPRING)
O Zion Haste, Your Mission High Fulfilling (TIDINGS)
We sing the glorious conquest (Morning Light)
Shaw Folk Mass (it was trad language rite today)
From heaven's height Christ spake to call (Ely)
To Damascus! Paul had shouted (Neander)
Amazing grace
Paul the preacher Paul the poet (Stuttgart)
Evensong for Epiphany 3 (different venue)
Brightest and best (Epiphany Hymn)
Hail gladdening light (Sebaste)
Children of the heavenly King (Melling)
Christ is our cornerstone (Harewood)
No great excitement today, only a moan from somebody who wanted "Spean" to B&B. I just play what is put down 😳
I know I could search, if I should tell me, but one often gets fascinating tit bits here, when/how did the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul come about?
On HtTLA, I forgot to say I first heard this on a CD. For years, years!, until I saw it in text, I thought the final two lines were:
He probably was; he was doing something or other at our sister church in Bathgate on Sunday and Rev'd Rosie was scooting off there after our morning service, so I expect the topic might have come up!
Ss Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom remembered at Vespers tonight with the Greeks at a joint Feast, with watery images among others:
Let us honour those champions of the all-holy Trinity, those divine promoters of the Orthodox Faith, those three Apostles who join the Twelve, extolling them worthily. Like the rivers flowing forth out of Eden, they irrigate the entire earth with the life-giving streams of living water; like the elements composing creation, they have composed the Faith.
Come, O worshippers of the Trinity in heaven, let us praise the trinity on earth, namely that of the holy hierarchs: Gregory, who is called the Theologian, Basil, whose name means kingdom, and John rightly named after grace. They are the seas of the wisdom, the ocean currents of the Spirit, the ever-flowing springs that pour forth living water, the lustrous pearls, the luminaries on earth, the pilots of the Church, the trees bearing bright fruit, the stewards of grace, the mouth of my Christ and champions of the Trinity, by which they are directly illumined. And they unceasingly pray on behalf of our souls.
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (aka Candlemas*) at Our Place tomorrow:
Songs of praise the angels sang (Northampton) Lord, the light of your love (Shine, Jesus, shine ) Caribbean Lord's Prayer (yet again ) King of glory, king of peace (Gwalchmai)
and something from The Sheet for the Candlemas Procession.
In the past, we've used Faithful vigil ended (Pastor pastorum) for the Procession, but it's a bit short. If my Spy is able to attend, I'll be interested to learn what they sang that isn't in our default hymnbook.
*FatherInCharge refers to it in print as Candlemass, being the end of the Christmass season...
Light of the world ( Woodlands)
Love divine ( Blaenwern)
Longing for light (Christ be our light)
Purify my heart
Lord the light of your love ( Shine Jesus shine)
Being the first Sunday in February, it was our monthly "Hymns of Praise" service this morning.
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! / NICAEA
Only By Grace / ONLY BY GRACE
Let There Be Light / ITALIAN HYMN
There Is A Hope (Townend)
Go Forth And Tell! / WOODLANDS
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Mass setting: The Shrewsbury Service (How).
<snip>Couldn't find the mass setting on youtube - anyone else sung it? What did you think?
Cheers
Heron
It’s published by the RSCM, but I can’t find a recording online. I think there’s one on YouTube from St. Matthew’s, Westminster, but it’s restricted access and needs a sign-in.
<snip>
Mass setting: The Shrewsbury Service (How).
<snip>Couldn't find the mass setting on youtube - anyone else sung it? What did you think?
Cheers
Heron
It’s published by the RSCM, but I can’t find a recording online. I think there’s one on YouTube from St. Matthew’s, Westminster, but it’s restricted access and needs a sign-in.
Thanks!
I listened online as our lot sang it this morning. Choir were fine - one of my bass colleagues was roped into singing tenor. Not sure yet whether the setting is a 'keeper'.
(The last new mass setting we learned was the Forbes L'Estrange St Helen's Mass - that is a banger, known to the choirs as 'The Lloyd Weber Mass' due to it's use of show tune figures - congregation rate it tho'.)
I find I often prefer sanctus/benedictus/agnus to the gloria in many mass settings. I wonder if this is because the gloria has to cover so much ground, whereas the other bits can focus on creating a particular moment.
Presentation in the Temple (as its called nowadays among RCs.)
Here in this place new light is shining (Haugen)
Take this moment (Bell)
Lord, how can I repay (Glynn)
Christ be our light (Farrell)
No blessing of candles or procession at ours. Not sure if it's optional, but we opted out. Maybe thats part of the name change away from Candlemas.
Our offerings at St Pete's for Candlemas (which I didn't sing much of as I was serving):
We hail thy presence glorious - Offertorium A man there lived in Galilee Tyrol* King of glory, King of peace - Gwalchmai Spirit of God - Leaving of Lismore Make way ... for Christ the King - Make Way*
* Why are these silly little ditties and Kendrick cr@p the ones that give you an earworm?
Well, at least you didn't have that bl**dy Shiny Song...
I quite like Tyrol, which is (of course) a melody from that part of Austria, and needs to hum along at a fair pace. Agreed re Kendrick, though Make way isn't the worst of his Stuff, IMHO. I think his work turns into earworms because of its simplicity and repetitiveness, maybe?
I Am A Friend of God (Who am I that you are mindful of me?) How Great is our God (The splendour of the king) O Praise the Name of the Lord our God Your Grace is Enough (I will fall at your feet) O Lord, your Tenderness (O Lord, I receive your love) When Peace Like A River (It is well with my soul)
“O for a thousand tongues to sing” - Lyngham.
“Ancient words” (its own tune).
"Your words to me are life and health” - Capel.
“God has spoken by his prophets” - Ebenezer.
“Tell all the world of Jesus” - Thornbury.
It's just me. But I'd love the choir to break into Schuhplattler during a bridge before the last verse - or even by way of a descant for the entire last verse.
Now then, I hear no one ask, do the choir do this in their robes? or perhaps they have lederhosen and dirndls under their robes ready to go? shedding cassock and surplice?
Shades of 2 Sam 6. I'm confident there'd be a queue to take the role of Michal
It's just me. But I'd love the choir to break into Schuhplattler during a bridge before the last verse - or even by way of a descant for the entire last verse.
Now then, I hear no one ask, do the choir do this in their robes? or perhaps they have lederhosen and dirndls under their robes ready to go? shedding cassock and surplice?
Shades of 2 Sam 6. I'm confident there'd be a queue to take the role of Michal
The Schuhplattler sounds like a wunderbares idea!
Today (just 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time/4th Sunday after Epiphany for us, not Candlemas or the Presentation) we had:
“Our God, Our Help in Ages Past”/ST. ANNE
“Jesus Calls Us”/GALILEE
“This Is My Song”/FINLANDIA
“Live into Hope”/TRURO
As it was the first Sunday of the month, we had Evensong, at which I sang the office; the faithful few who were gathered together seemed to think I made a reasonable fist of it. I hope David was smiling down from Heaven!
The hymns were:
Faithful vigil ended - Pastor Pastorum Lead, kindly Light - Sandon Abide with me - Eventide Hail, gladdening Light - Sebaste
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The same applies to the Eucharist.
I visited a monastery/parish, Antiochian, in an inland city, our first I believe, over the weekend: Vespers, Matins, Liturgy.
The Feast of the Meeting/Presentation of the Lord is upcoming and part of Matins, the Canon, today makes mention of it:
I'd just call them "organist's twiddly bits".
“I’ll praise my Maker while I’ve breath” - Monmouth.
“Your love, O Lord”. (Jonny Moore-Crispin).
“What a wonderful change in my life” - Gabriel.
“Will you come and follow me?” - Kelvingrove.
“Jesus, you are changing me” (Marilyn Baker).
“Amazing Grace” - well, there's only one tune, isn't there!
Interlude? The congregation has to be well prepared if the organist wants to show off in this way.
"God's Spirit is in my heart" at the start. (Oom pah pah.)
"The kingdom of heaven" at the end. (I find it hard not to play La Bamba.)
At Communion "Oh the Word of my Lord" (which we do to a laid back bossa nova.)
My university tutors would have a heart attack at this lot.
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise / ST. DENIO
What a Friend We Have in Jesus / CONVERSE
Be Thou My Vision / SLANE
O Worship The King (Lyons)
Just As I Am, Without One Plea ()
And Can It Be (Sagina)
Draw me close to you, never let me go
This is the air I breathe
By grace alone somehow I stand
I've heard a thousand stories of what they think you're like (Good good Father)
He devised such an excellent set of them for the tune Antioch (Joy to the world) that he set it up on a Sibelius score. As I recall, it included snippets of the Hallelujah Chorus, Rule Britannia and (of course) a bit of Gilbert and Sullivan (specifically Arac's Song from Princess Ida). ❤
Back to today's offerings:
Earth has many a noble city - Stuttgart
Soul of my Saviour - Anima Christi
Christ, whose glory fills the skies - Ratisbon
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds - St Peter
And can it be? - Sagina*
* It was technically J's last Sunday with us (although she's still going to play once a month and rehearse the choir every other week), and Sagina is her favourite tune.
Forgot to say... That was lovely. Thank you for sharing.
I don't think Rev'd Rosie is one of his fans; after all, he was a bit of a misogynistic old git ...
St Paul was the theme of yesterday's 10am Mass, as FatherInCharge likes to observe the major Holy Days, as well as many lesser ones, even if he has to anticipate them by a day or so!
He might have kept it for tomorrow (Monday), but he's observing Holocaust Memorial Day.
Hail to the Lord’s anointed (Crüger)
O thou who at thy eucharist ( Song 1)
King of glory, king of peace( Gwalchmai)
Seek ye first
O For a thousand tongues ( Richmond)
The best organist on our rota is extremely skilled at extemporising to fill any gaps, based on the previous hymn, but phrased and timed to perfection.
Today’s organist struggles with his eyesight and needs enlarged copies. Lots of mistakes but a good speed and much preferred to the piano.
No, he wouldn't have held St Paul over until tomorrow, as he celebrated St P on the correct day. I had momentary brain fog, I think.
Hail to the Lord's Anointed (ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN aka WOODBIRD)
Gracious Spirit, Give Your Servants (ABBOTS LEIGH)
Healing River of the Spirit (BEECH SPRING)
O Zion Haste, Your Mission High Fulfilling (TIDINGS)
We sing the glorious conquest (Morning Light)
Shaw Folk Mass (it was trad language rite today)
From heaven's height Christ spake to call (Ely)
To Damascus! Paul had shouted (Neander)
Amazing grace
Paul the preacher Paul the poet (Stuttgart)
Evensong for Epiphany 3 (different venue)
Brightest and best (Epiphany Hymn)
Hail gladdening light (Sebaste)
Children of the heavenly King (Melling)
Christ is our cornerstone (Harewood)
No great excitement today, only a moan from somebody who wanted "Spean" to B&B. I just play what is put down 😳
On HtTLA, I forgot to say I first heard this on a CD. For years, years!, until I saw it in text, I thought the final two lines were:
Songs of praise the angels sang (Northampton)
Lord, the light of your love (Shine, Jesus, shine
Caribbean Lord's Prayer (yet again
King of glory, king of peace (Gwalchmai)
and something from The Sheet for the Candlemas Procession.
In the past, we've used Faithful vigil ended (Pastor pastorum) for the Procession, but it's a bit short. If my Spy is able to attend, I'll be interested to learn what they sang that isn't in our default hymnbook.
*FatherInCharge refers to it in print as Candlemass, being the end of the Christmass season...
Yess, yess, he doess, Preciouss...
Before the service: Sonata no.2 in C: Grave - Adagio Op.65 by Felix Mendelssohn
Hymns:
New Light has dawned (Woodlands)
Praise to the holiest (gerontius)
Faithful vigil ended (pastor pastorum)
Love Divine (Blaenwern)
Mass setting: The Shrewsbury Service (How).
Anthem: Candle Carol (Bullard) from the new Carols for Choirs
Voluntary: Sonata no.2 in C: Allegro - Fuga Op.65 by Felix Mendelssohn
The mass setting and anthem are both new to us as a choir. Couldn't find the mass setting on youtube - anyone else sung it? What did you think?
Cheers
Heron
All Age Communion for Candlemas.
Light of the world ( Woodlands)
Love divine ( Blaenwern)
Longing for light (Christ be our light)
Purify my heart
Lord the light of your love ( Shine Jesus shine)
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! / NICAEA
Only By Grace / ONLY BY GRACE
Let There Be Light / ITALIAN HYMN
There Is A Hope (Townend)
Go Forth And Tell! / WOODLANDS
Lead us Heavenly Father lead us
Love Divine all Loves Excelling
Praise to the Holiest in the Height
Thanks!
I listened online as our lot sang it this morning. Choir were fine - one of my bass colleagues was roped into singing tenor. Not sure yet whether the setting is a 'keeper'.
(The last new mass setting we learned was the Forbes L'Estrange St Helen's Mass - that is a banger, known to the choirs as 'The Lloyd Weber Mass' due to it's use of show tune figures - congregation rate it tho'.)
I find I often prefer sanctus/benedictus/agnus to the gloria in many mass settings. I wonder if this is because the gloria has to cover so much ground, whereas the other bits can focus on creating a particular moment.
Heron
Here in this place new light is shining (Haugen)
Take this moment (Bell)
Lord, how can I repay (Glynn)
Christ be our light (Farrell)
No blessing of candles or procession at ours. Not sure if it's optional, but we opted out. Maybe thats part of the name change away from Candlemas.
We hail thy presence glorious - Offertorium
A man there lived in Galilee Tyrol*
King of glory, King of peace - Gwalchmai
Spirit of God - Leaving of Lismore
Make way ... for Christ the King - Make Way*
* Why are these silly little ditties and Kendrick cr@p the ones that give you an earworm?
I quite like Tyrol, which is (of course) a melody from that part of Austria, and needs to hum along at a fair pace. Agreed re Kendrick, though Make way isn't the worst of his Stuff, IMHO. I think his work turns into earworms because of its simplicity and repetitiveness, maybe?
How Great is our God (The splendour of the king)
O Praise the Name of the Lord our God
Your Grace is Enough (I will fall at your feet)
O Lord, your Tenderness (O Lord, I receive your love)
When Peace Like A River (It is well with my soul)
“Ancient words” (its own tune).
"Your words to me are life and health” - Capel.
“God has spoken by his prophets” - Ebenezer.
“Tell all the world of Jesus” - Thornbury.
It's just me. But I'd love the choir to break into Schuhplattler during a bridge before the last verse - or even by way of a descant for the entire last verse.
Now then, I hear no one ask, do the choir do this in their robes? or perhaps they have lederhosen and dirndls under their robes ready to go? shedding cassock and surplice?
Shades of 2 Sam 6. I'm confident there'd be a queue to take the role of Michal
Sorry
Here's a nice organ version, played at a reasonable (IMHO) speed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiImyj_7tR0
I think this is also the tune to a song I recall from my distant Yoof - The wise may bring their learning...
Great! Did I just read you volunteering to lead the dance!
I'm up for it.
(I spent a weekend in Bristol with a French friend who wore Lederhosen all weekend - kinda worked in The Llandoger Trow)
Ooo, yes, that took me straight back to my school days!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTrYZZoVQ8A
Today (just 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time/4th Sunday after Epiphany for us, not Candlemas or the Presentation) we had:
“Our God, Our Help in Ages Past”/ST. ANNE
“Jesus Calls Us”/GALILEE
“This Is My Song”/FINLANDIA
“Live into Hope”/TRURO
The hymns were:
Faithful vigil ended - Pastor Pastorum
Lead, kindly Light - Sandon
Abide with me - Eventide
Hail, gladdening Light - Sebaste
Psalm 105 - chant by Smart