We welcomed our newest Junior Chorister, Tilly, into the choir today. As is the St Mary's tradition, a small group of the choir sang "Lead me Lord" by Samuel Sebastian Wesley. For more information, see 9.7.17.
The choir anthem was Never Weather Beaten Sail by Charles Wood, see 2.7.17.
Tuesday 3 July 2018
Sunday 24 June 2018
24th June 2018 Birth of St John the Baptist
How Beautiful Upon The Mountain from Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion.
John Stainer
See 10.12.17
John Stainer
See 10.12.17
Friday 22 June 2018
Thursday 14 June 2018
10th June 2018 Trinity 2
Lord For Thy Tender Mercy's Sake Music could be by either Farrant or John Hilton. Arrangement by Anthony Green. Words from J Bull, Christian Prayers and Holy Meditation (1568)
Henry Bull died in 1577. He was an eminent theological writer. In 1553 when Mary I came to the throne, he with the help of a conspirator snatched a censer from the hand of an officiating priest and was expelled from Magdalen. He was quiet during the rest of her reign, but came back to prominence on the ascension of Elizabeth I. He was also the editor of Christian Praiers and Holy Meditacions which appeared first by 1570, from which the text of our anthem today was taken.
Henry Bull died in 1577. He was an eminent theological writer. In 1553 when Mary I came to the throne, he with the help of a conspirator snatched a censer from the hand of an officiating priest and was expelled from Magdalen. He was quiet during the rest of her reign, but came back to prominence on the ascension of Elizabeth I. He was also the editor of Christian Praiers and Holy Meditacions which appeared first by 1570, from which the text of our anthem today was taken.
Thursday 31 May 2018
27th May 2018 Trinity Sunday
God So Loved The World Stainer
The words are taken from the Gospel reading for today.
See 25th June 2017
The words are taken from the Gospel reading for today.
See 25th June 2017
Monday 7 May 2018
29th April 2018 Easter 5
Walking in a garden Traditional Irish Melody arranged by Arthur Hutchings (1906-1989)
Poem Hilary Greenwood (1929-2003)
Arthur James Bramwell Hutchings was an English Musicologist and after WW2 Professor of Music at The University of Durham. He was also a composer and many of his tunes are included in The New English Hymnal, serving many years as a director of the English Hymnal Company.
Hilary Peter Frank Greenwood was an Anglican theologian. He wrote "Walking in a garden" for his nephews and set it originally to "Puff the Magic Dragon". As well as the Hutchings arrangement it is also set to "Au Clair de la Lune". It includes the three gardens, Eden, Gethsemane and the Easter garden of Resurrection.
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