FALL TERM 2016

Sunday 11 September 2016, Proper 19, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Combined Grace Church Choirs
The opening of the 122nd Season of the Choirs.

Anthem, Jesu, joy of man’s desiring…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Offertory Anthem, Zadok the priest…….George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Invitatory: Venite Anglican Chant (Rimbault)
Secondary Canticle: Benedictus es Anglican Chant (R.H. Stanley)

Hymns, 390, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty…….LOBE DEN HERREN
…….691, My faith looks up to thee…….OLIVET
…….209, We walk by faith …….ST. BOTOLPH
…….494, Crown him with many crowns…….DIADEMATA

Prelude, Passacaglia in c-moll, BWV 582…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Toccata (Cinquième Symphonie, Opus 42/1)…….Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

Sunday 18 September 2016, Proper 20, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys.

Anthem, Almighty and everlasting God…….Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Offertory, Thy word is a lantern…….Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Invitatory: Venite Anglican Chant (Rimbault)
Secondary Canticle: Benedictus es Anglican Chant (R.H. Stanley)

Hymns 366, Holy God we praise thy Name……..GROSSER GOTT
…….490, I want to walk as a child of the light…….HOUSTON
…….708, Savior, like a shepherd lead us…….SICILIAN MARINERS
…….460, Alleluia! sing to Jesus!…….HYFRYDOL

Prelude, Andante religioso from Sonata in f minor, Opus 65/1………Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Sonate in e-moll, BWV 528…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Voluntary in C…….Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Sunday 25 September 2016, Proper 21, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Jubilate Deo…….Benjamin Britten in C (1913-1976)
Listen, sweet dove…….Grayston Ives (b. 1948)

Invitatory: Venite Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Hymns 525, The Church’s one foundation…….AURELIA
…….360, Only begotten, Word of God eternal…….ROUEN
…….375, Give praise and glory unto God DU LEBRENSBROT, HERR JESU CHRIST
…….302, Father, we thank thee who hast planted…….RENDEZ A DIEU
…….573, Father eternal…….LANGHAM

Prelude, Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641…… Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Partite diverse sopra: Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig, BWV 768
Postlude, Präludium und Fuge e-moll, BWV 533…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 2 October 2016, Proper 22, The Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Offertory, O how amiable are thy dwellings…….Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Communion, Draw us in the Spirit’s tether…….Harold Friedell (1905-1958)

Psalm 37. Noli æmulari.…….Anglican Chant (Goss)

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei S-158…….Healey Willan

Hymns 400, All creatures of our God and King…….LASST UNS ERFREUEN
…….665, All my hope on God is founded…….MICHAEL
…….335, I Am the Bread of Life…….I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE
…….688, A mighty fortress is our God…….EIN FESTE BURG

Prelude, Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 643…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Passacaglia in d-moll, BuxWV 161…….Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
…….Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BuxWV 184
Postlude, Toccata und Fuge in F-Dur, BWV 540…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 9 October 2016, Proper 23, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Adult Choir

Anthem, Justorum Animae…….C. Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Offertory Anthem, God so loved the world…….John Stainer (1840-1901)

Invitatory: Venite Anglican Chant (Rimbault)
Secondary Canticle: Benedictus es Anglican Chant (R.H. Stanley)

Hymns 556 Rejoice, ye pure in heart!……MARION
…….539, O Zion, haste……TIDINGS
…….423, Immortal, invisible…….ST. DENIO
…….450, All hail the power of Jesus’ Name!…….CORONATION

Prelude, Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude: Carillon de Westminster…….Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Sunday 16 October 2016, Proper 24, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Dignus est agnus……..Malcolm Williamson (1931-2003)
“How lovely are the messengers” from ST. PAUL…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Invitatory: Venite Anglican Chant (Rimbault)
Secondary Canticle: Benedictus es Anglican Chant (R.H. Stanley)

Hymns 372 Praise to the living God! …….LEONI
…….362, Holy, holy, holy! …….NICAEA
…….448, O love, how deep, how broad, how high…….DEUS TUORUM MILITUM
…….377, All people that on earth do dwell…….OLD HUNDREDTH

Prelude, Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
…..Sonate in Es-Dur, BWV 525
Postlude, Pièce d’Orgue in G-Dur, BWV 572…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 16 October 2016, Choral Evensong Rite I at Four o’clock p.m.
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns 450, All hail the power of Jesus’ Name!…….CORONATION
…….397, Now thank we all our God…….NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT
…….24, The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended…….ST. CLEMENT……Descant by Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)

Psalm 114. In exitu Israel……..Anglican Chant (arr. from Tonus Peregrinus)
Preces and Responses…….William Byrd (c.1542-1623)
Evening Service…….Charles Wood in E-flat (1866-1926)
Rejoice in the Lamb, Opus 30…….Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Prelude, Prelude, Fugue et Variation César-Auguste Franck (1822-1890)
Postlude, Carillon de Westminster…….Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Sunday 23 October 2016, Proper 25, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys.

Magnificat……. Charles Wood in E-flat (1866-1926)
The King of love my Shepherd is…….Edward C. Bairstow (1874-1946)

Invitatory: Venite Anglican Chant (Rimbault)
Hymn 545 replaces second Canticle this morning.

Hymns 616, Hail to the Lord’s Anointed…….ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN
…….545, Lo! what a cloud of witnesses…….ST. FULBERT
…….292, O Jesus, crowned with all renown…….KINGSFOLD
…….656, Blest are the pure in heart…….FRANCONIA
…….569, God the Omnipotent!…….RUSSIA

Prelude, Vater unser im Himmelreich alio modo, BWV 683……Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
…..Sonata in d moll, Op. 65, No. 6…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Postlude, Fanfare…….Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823-1881)

Sunday 30 October 2016, Proper 26, Holy Eucharist Rite One
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Gloria in excelsis…….Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in C (1756-1791)
For the beauty of the earth…….John Rutter (b.1945)

Psalm 32. Beati quorum…….Anglican Chant (Thalben-Ball)

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei S-158…….Healey Willan

Hymns 623, O what their joy…….O QUANTA QUALIA
472, Hope of the world…….DONNE SECOURS
445, Praise to the Holiest in the height…….GERONTIUS
686, Come, thou fount of every blessing…….NETTLETON
473, Lift high the cross…….CRUCIFER

Prelude, Air…….Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)
…….Solemn Melody…….H. Walford Davies (1869-1941)
Postlude, Chorale en la mineur…….César-Auguste Franck (1822-1890)

Sunday 6 November 2016, The Sunday following All Saints’ Day
The Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys and The Girls’ Choir.

Sanctus S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 34: 1-10, 22. Benedicam Dominum…….Anglican Chant (Thalben-Ball)
Offertory Anthem, How lovely is thy dwelling place…….Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Communion Anthem, Love’s endeavor, love’s expense…….Barry Rose (b.1934)

Hymns 287, For all the saints…….SINE NOMINE
…….286, Who are these like stars appearing…….ZEUCH MICH, ZEUCH MICH
…….625, Ye holy angels bright…….DARWALL’S 148TH
…….293, I sing a song of the saints of God…….GRAND ISLE
…….526, Let saints on earth in concert sing…….DUNDEE
…….618, Ye watchers and ye holy ones…….LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Prelude, Prière à Notre-Dame…..Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897)
from Suite Gothique, Opus 25
Prelude, Fugue et Variation…….César-Auguste Franck (1822-1890)
Postlude, Fuge in Es-Dur, BWV 552…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 6 November 2016, Choral Evensong Rite I at Four o’clock.
The Adult Choir with The Parish Choir

Hymn 287, v.1-4, For all the saints…….SINE NOMINE
Hymn 286, O what their joy and their glory must be…….O QUANTA QUALIA
Hymn 625, Ye holy angels bright…….DARWALL’S 148th

Introit: Justorum Animae…….C. Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Responses…….William Byrd (c.1542-1623)
Psalm 150. Laudate Dominum……..Anglican Chant (Talbot)
Service : …….C. Villiers Stanford in A
A GERMAN REQUIEM, To Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45
by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Prelude, Deuxième Choral en si mineur…….César-Auguste Franck (1822-1890)
Postlude, Prelude und Fuge in Es-Dur, BWV 552…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 13 November 2016, Proper 28, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Anthem, Rejoice in the Lord alway…….Anonymous, 16th century
Anthem, Jesu, joy of man’s desiring…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Invitatory: Venite Anglican Chant (Rimbault)
Secondary Canticle: Benedictus es Anglican Chant (R.H. Stanley)

Hymns 401, The God of Abraham praise…….LEONI
…….665, All my hope in God is founded…….MICHAEL
…….24, The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended……. ST. CLEMENT
…….680, O God, our help in ages past…….ST. ANNE

Prelude, Pièce Héroïque & Cantabile …….César August Franck (1822-1890)
Postlude, Toccata und Fuge in d-moll, BWV 538……. Johann Sebastian Bach

PENTECOST

FALL TERM 2016

Sunday 20 November 2016, The Last Sunday after Pentecost, Christ the King
Grace Church School Sunday
Alumni of the Choirs with The Choir of Men and Boys with The Girls’ Choir

Christ, whose glory fills the skies…….T. Frederick H. Candlyn (1892-1964)
I was glad…….C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918)

Invitatory: Venite Anglican Chant (Rimbault)
Secondary Canticle: Hymn 671, Amazing grace…….NEW BRITAIN

Hymns, 390, Praise to the Lord…….LOBE DEN HEREN
…….290, Come, ye thankful people, come…….ST. GEORGE’S WINDSOR
…….397, Now thank we all our God…….NUN DANKETT ALLE GOTT
…….544, Jesus shall reign where’er the sun……..DUKE STREET

Prelude, Prelude und Fuge in G-Dur, BWV 541…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Carillon-Sortie…….Henri Mulet (1878-1967)

Wednesday 23 November 2016, GCS Thanksgiving Service
The combined Senior choristers of the Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs

Prelude, Now thank we all our God…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Procession Hymn, 433, We gather together…….KREMSER
Anthem, For the beauty of the earth…….John Rutter (b.1945)
Hymn 405, All things bright and beautiful…….ROYAL OAK
Hymn 397, Now thank we all our God…….NUN DANKETT ALLE GOTT
Postlude, Now thank we all our God…….Johann Sebastian Bach…..arr. Virgil Fox (1912-1980)

Wednesday & Thursday 23 & 24 November 2014, Thanksgiving Eve & Day
The Holy Eucharist Rite II, 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 a.m. in the Chantry

Sanctus, Hymnal S-127…….Calvin Hampton (1938-1984)

Hymns 290, Come, ye thankful people, come…….ST. GEORGE’S WINDSOR
…….397, Now thank we all our God…….NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT
…….433, We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing…….KREMSER
…….291, We plow the fields, and scatter…….WIR PFLUGEN

ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS 2016

Sunday 27 November 2016, Advent 1, Year A/1 – Holy Eucharist, Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns 57, Lo! he comes, with clouds descending……..HELMSLEY
…..640, Watchman, tell us of the night…….ABERYSTWYTH
…..54, Savior of the nations, come!…….NUN KOMM DER HEIDEN HEILAND
…..72, Hark! the glad sound! the Savior comes…….RICHMOND
…..61, Sleepers, wake!…….WACHET AUF

Kyrie, Hymnal S-91…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 122. Lætatus sum…….Anglican Chant (E. Edwards)

Offertory Anthem, Laetantur coeli…….William Byrd (c.1542-1623)
Communion Anthem, Canite Tuba…….Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)

Prelude Wake, awake for night is flying……..Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude: Fuge in g-moll, BWV 578…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 4 December 2016, Advent II, Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Combined Junior Choristers with Adults

Hymns 76, On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry…….WINCHESTER NEW
…..65, Prepare the way, O Zion…….BEREDEN VÄG FÖR HERRAN
…..67, Comfort, comfort ye my people…….PSALM 42
…. 616, Hail to the Lord’s Anointed…….ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVOGELEIN
…….59, Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding…….MERTON

Kyrie, Hymnal S-91…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 19: 1-6. Cæli enerrant……Anglican Chant (Matthew Camidge)

Anthem, Teach me, O Lord…….Thomas Attwood (1783-1859)
Anthem, Sheep may safely graze…….Johann Sebastian Bach
Anthem, Zion hears the watchmen’s voices…….Johann Sebastian Bach
…..ed. John Rutter (b.1945)

Prelude, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 659, 660…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 4 December, Advent II, A Service of Advent Lessons and Carols
at Four o’clock p.m. The Adult Choir

MATINS RESPONSORY. Aspiciens a longe
……Plainsong (Verses in Fauxbourd adapted from Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina) (c.1525-1594)
Audivi, media mocte…….Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)
Behold, I bring you glad tidings…….Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Laetantur coeli……William Byrd (c.1542-1623)

HYMNS O come, O come, Emmanuel…….VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL
…….59, Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding…….MERTON
…….76, On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry…….WINCHESTER NEW
…….Sleepers, wake!…….WACHET AUF
…….265, The angel Gabriel from heaven came…….HELMSLEY
…….66, Come, thou long expected Jesus…….STUTTGART
…….57, Lo! he comes, with clouds descending…….HELMSLEY

Prelude, My soul doth magnify the Lord, BWV 648…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
…….Wake, awake for night is flying, BWV 645
…….In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
Postlude: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, Op. 122, no. 8……. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Sunday 11 December 2016, Advent III, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns 56, O come, O come, Emmanuel…….VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL (1940 Hymnal Version)
…..64, O heavenly Word, eternal Light………O HEILAND, REISS
.….679, Surely it is God who saves me…….THOMAS MERTON
…..66, Come, thou long-expected Jesus…….STUTTGART
…..73, The King shall come…….ST. STEPHEN
…..68, Rejoice! rejoice, believers…….LLANGLOFFAN

Jubilate……..Anglican Chant (W. Russell)

Anthem, From MESSIAH, And the glory of the Lord…….George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Anthem, This is the record of John…….Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

Prelude Passacaglia in d-moll, BuxWV 161…….Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Postlude, Toccata in d-moll, BWV 538…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 11 December 2016, Advent III, Choral Evensong at 4:00 p.m.
The Girls’ Choir with Alumni of the Choir and members of the
Adult and Parish Choirs
Nancy Allen, harp

A CEREMONY OF CAROLS…….BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976)
Magnificat from Evening Service in E-flat (Washington, D.C.)…….David Hogan (1949-1996)
Lift thine eyes from ELIJAH…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Responses…….Malcolm Archer (b.1952)
CAROL 89, It came upon the midnight clear…….CAROL
CAROL 115, What child is this…….GREENSLEEVES

Prelude, Three Settings of “In Dulci Jubilo”…….Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707)
…….Johann Sebastain Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Gesu Bambino…….Petro Yon (1886-1943)

Sunday 18 December 2016, Advent IV, Morning Prayer, Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns 74, Blest be the King whose coming…….VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN
…….269, Ye who claim the faith of Jesus…….DEN DES VATERS SINN GEBOREN
…….265, The angel Gabriel from heaven came…….GABRIEL’S MESSAGE
…….81, Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming…….ES IST EIN ROS
…….79, O little town of Bethlehem…….ST. LOUIS

Jubilate……..Anglican Chant (W. Russell)

MAGNIFICAT……. William Byrd Short Service (c.1542-1623)
Hosanna to the Son of David…….Thomas Weelkes (c.1575-1623)

Prelude Ciaconna in e-moll, BWV 533……….Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Postlude Toccata in F-Dur, BWV 540…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Saturday 24 December, 8:00 p.m. Christmas Eve,
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols – The Choir of Men and Boys with The Girls’ Choir

7:30 Festival Music for the Organ
Patrick Allen, organ
Nouveau Livre de Noëls Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)

Noel, sur les jeux d’Anches sans tremblant: «À la venuë de Noël»
Noel, en dialogue, Duo, Trio, sur le cornet de récit, les tierces du positif et la pédalle
…..de Flûte: «Or nous dites Marie»
Noel en Musette, en Dialogue, et en Duo: «Une bergère jolie»
Noel, sur les Flûtes: «Noël pour l’amour de Marie»
Noel, en Récit en Taille, sur la Tierce du Positif, avec la Pédalle de Flûte, et en Duo:
…..«Une jeune Pucelle»

HYMNS, Once in royal David’s city…….IRBY, Descant by David V. Willcocks (1919-2015)
…..Angels we have heard on high…….GLORIA
…..Good Christian friends, rejoice……IN DULCI JUBILO
…..O come, all ye faithful (vs.1-3,6)…….ADESTE FIDELES, Descant by David V. Willcocks
…..What child is this…….GREENSLEEVES
…..Silent night, holy night…….STILLE NACHT
…..Hark! the herald angels sing…….MENDELSSOHN, Descant by David V. Willcocks

CAROLS, …..Ding dong! Merrily on high…….16th cent. French tune,
…….arranged by David V. Willcocks
…..Adam lay ybounden…….Boris Ord (1897-1961)
…..Sussex Carol…….arranged by David V. Willcocks
…..Gabriel’s message…….Basque Carol, arranged by David V. Willcocks
…..The Infant King…….Basque Noël, arranged by David V. Willcocks
…..And there were shepherds from CHRISTMAS ORATORIO…….J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
…….arr. David V. Willcocks
…..Sir Christèmas…….William Mathias (1934-1992)
….. All Bells in Paradise…….John Rutter (b.1945)

Postlude, Choral Fantasy on In dulci jubilo, BWV 792…….Johann Sebastian Bach
……..Noël sur les Grand Jeux…….Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)

Saturday 24 December, 11:00 p.m. Christmas Eve,
The First Eucharist of Christmas, Rite I – The Adult Choir

10:30 Festival Music for Organ and Baroque Trumpet, Violin and Cello
John Thiessen, baroque trumpet, Cynthia Roberts baroque violin, Allen Whear, baroque cello & Patrick Allen, organ

Noel, sur les jeux d’Anches sans tremblant: «À la venuë de Noël»
Noel, en dialogue, Duo, Trio, sur le cornet de récit, les tierces du positif et la pédalle
….. de Flûte: «Or nous dites Marie»
Noel en Musette, en Dialogue, et en Duo: «Une bergère jolie»
Noel, Grand Jeu et Duo
Noel, en Récit en Taille, sur la Tierce du Positif, avec la Pédalle de Flûte, et en Duo:
…..«Une jeune Pucelle»

The Service:

Hymns 83, O come, all ye faithful…….ADESTE FIDELES
…….96, Angels we have heard on high…….GLORIA
…….79, O little town of Bethlehem…….ST. LOUIS
…….115, What child is this…….GREENSLEEVES
…….105, God rest you merry, gentlemen…….GOD REST YOU MERRY
…….111, Silent night…….STILLE NACHT
…….87, Hark! the herald angels sing…….MENDELSSOHN
Offertory Anthem, Sussex Carol…….English Traditional Carol, arranged by David V. Willcocks Sanctus & Agnus Dei…….George Malcolm Missa ad Præsepe (1917-1997)
At the Communion, Anthem, All Bells in Paradise…….John Rutter (b. 1945)
Carols from hymn list
Postlude: Noël Grand Jeu et Duo…….Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)

Sunday 25 December, Christmas Morning, Holy Communion, Rite I
11:00 o’clock a.m.
The Adult Choir

Hymns 83, O come, all ye faithful…….ADESTE FIDELES
…….96, Angels we have heard on high…….GLORIA
…….100, Joy to the world!…….ANTIOCH
…….115, What child is this…….GREENSLEEVES
…….107, Good Christian friends, rejoice…….IN DULCI JUBILO
…….87, Hark! the herald angels sing…….MENDELSSOHN

Psalm 98: 1-6. Cantate Domino…….Anglican Chant (I. A. Atkins)

Offertory Anthem, Sussex Carol…….English Traditional Carol,
…….arranged by David V. Willcocks (b.1919)

Sanctus & Agnus Dei…….George Malcolm Missa ad Præsepe (1917-1997)

At the Communion, Anthem, …..Ding dong! Merrily on high…….16th cent. French tune, arranged
…….by David V. Willcocks

Prelude: Gesu Bambino…….Pietro Yon (1886-1943)
Postlude: Noël Grand Jeu et Duo…….Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)

Sunday 1 January 2017, The Sunday after Christmas, Feast of the Holy Name
Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns 87, Hark! the herald angels sing…….MENDELSSOHN
…….96, Angels we have heard on high…….GLORIA
…….94, While shepherds watched…….Winchester Old
…….84, Love came down at Christmas…….GARTAN
…….100, Joy to the world!…….ANTIOCH

Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 8. Domine, Dominus noster…….Plainsong Tone V2 (fauxbourdon by Gerre Hancock)

Anthem, Where do Christmas songs begin…….Malcolm Archer (b.1952)
Anthem, The Infant King…….Basque Noël, arranged by David V. Willcocks (b.1919)

Prelude, Noël sur les Flutes…….Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)
Postlude, Noël Suisse…….Louis-Claude Daquin

Sunday 8 January, The Sunday after the Epiphany,
Baptism and Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns 128, We three kings of Orient are…….THREE KINGS OF ORIENT
…….98, Unto us a boy is born!……. PUER NOBIS NASCITUR
…… 119, As with gladness men of old…….DIX
..… ..117, Brightest and best of the stars of the morning……MORNING STAR
…….109, The first Nowell…….THE FIRST NOWELL

Communion Service: Gloria, Hymnal S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish)
…..Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
…..Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 29. Afferte Domino…….Anglican Chant (Barnby)

Offertory Anthem, See amid the winter’s snow…….John Goss (1800-1880) arranged by David V. Willcocks
Communion Anthem, “There shall a Star from Jacob come forth”…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Prelude, Fantasy on “How bright appears the Morning Star” BuxWV 223 …….Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707)
Postlude, Prelude and Fugue in C-Dur, BWV 547…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 8 January 2017, The Sunday after the Epiphany
Evensong at 4:00 p.m.
The Adult Choir

HYMN 117, Brightest and best of the stars of the morning…….MORNING STAR
…..128, We three kings of Orient are…….THREE KINGS OF ORIENT
…..115, What child is this…….GREENSLEEVES

Psalm 72: 1-2, 10-17. Deus, judicium…….Anglican Chant (Thalben-Ball)
MAGNIFICAT……. C. Villiers Stanford in G (1852-1924)
AMAHL and the NIGHT VISITORS…….Gian-Carlo Menotti (1911-2007)

Sunday 15 January, Epiphany II, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns, 539, O Zion, haste……..TIDINGS
…..518, Christ has made the sure foundation……WESTMINSTER ABBEY
…..599, Lift every voice and sing…….LIFT EVERY VOICE
…..563, Go forward, Christian soldier…….LANCASHIRE

Venite, exultemus Domino…….Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Canticle. From the rising of the sun…….Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley (1825-1889)
Canticle. Brightest and best of the sons of the morning…….Eric Thiman (1900-1975)
Anthem. Lo! star-led chiefs…….William Crotch (1775 – 1847)

Prelude, Sonata in c-moll, BWV 526…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Voluntary in C…….Henry Purcell

Sunday 22 January, Epiphany III, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Hymns 135, Songs of thankfulness and praise…….SALZBURG
…..126, The people who in darkness walked …….DUNDEE
…..707, Take my life, and let it be…….HOLLINGSIDE
…..632, O Christ, the Word Incarnate…….MUNICH
…..537, Christ for the world we sing…….MOSCOW

Venite, exultemus Domino……..Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Canticle, Listen, sweet dove…….Grayston Ives (b. 1948)
Offertory Anthem, O praise God in his holiness…….Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)

Prelude, Méditation…….Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
…….Prélude sur l’Introït de l’Épiphanie, Op. 13
Postlude, Fugue sur le thème du Carillon des Heures de la Cathédrale de Soissons, Op. 12…….Maurice Duruflé

Sunday 22 January, Epiphany III, The Ninth Annual Concert of Music for Treble Voices with the Novice and Junior Choristers of the Grace Church Choirs
4:00 p.m. in the Church
Dr. Barry Rose, Guest Conductor
The “Whiting” of Novices

Sunday 29 January, Epiphany IV, Holy Eucharist Rite I,
The Combined Junior Choristers with Adults

Hymns: 522, Glorious things of thee are spoken…….AUSTRIA
…..259, Hail to the Lord who comes, comes …….OLD 120th
…..335, I am the bread of life…….I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE
…..556, Rejoice, ye pure in heart!…….MARION

Communion Service: Gloria, Hymnal S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish)
…..Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
…..Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 15. Domine, quis habitabit ? ……Anglican Chant (C. Gibbons)

Offertory Anthem, Christ whose glory fills the skies…….T. Frederick H. Candlyn (1892-1964)
Communion Anthem,”Jesu, joy of man’s desiring”…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Prelude, Sonata in Es-Dur Major, BWV 525…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Praeludium in e minor…….Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697)

Sunday 5 February, Epiphany V, Holy Eucharist Rite I,
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns: 427, When morning gilds the skies…….LAUDES DOMINI
…..542, Christ is the world’s true light ST JOAN
…..440, Blessed Jesus, at thy word…….LIEBSTER JESU
…..432, O praise ye the Lord……. LAUDATE DOMINUM

Communion Service: Gloria, Hymnal S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish)
…..Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
…..Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 112. Beatus vir…….Anglican Chant (J.L. Hopkins)

Offertory Anthem, O thou the central orb…….Charles Wood (1866-1926)
Communion Anthem, Draw us in the Spirit’s tether…….Harold Friedell (1905-1958)

Prelude, Sonata in c-moll, Op. 65/2…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Postlude, Marche Hèroïque…….Herbert Brewer (1865-1928)

Sunday 12 February, Epiphany VI, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Hymns: 616, Hail to the Lord’s Anointed…….ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVOGELEIN
…..381, Thy strong word did cleave the darkness…….TONY-Y-BOTEL
…..488, Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart…….SLANE
…..625, Ye holy angels bright…….DARWALL’S 148TH

Venite, exultemus Domino……..Anglican Chant (Rimbault)
Surge, illuminare…….Anglican Chant (Barnby)

Offertory Anthem, Let the people praise thee, O God…….William Mathias (1934-1992)
Communion Anthem, Sing my soul…….Ned Rorem (b.1923)

Prelude, Andante sostenuto from Symphonie Gothique…….Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Postlude, Symphony I, Opus 14, Final…….Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Sunday 19 February, Epiphany VII, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Adult Choir
Hymns: 450, All hail the power of Jesus’ Name!…….CORONATION
…..516, Come down, O Love divine…….DOWN AMPNEY
…..605, What does the Lord require…….SHARPTHORNE
…..656, Blest are the pure in heart…….FRANCONIA
…..637, How firm a foundation…….LYONS

Venite, exultemus Domino……..Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Canticle. Teach me O Lord…….William Byrd (c.1542-1623)
Offertory Anthem, Sing joyfully…….William Byrd

Prelude, Prière à Notre-Dame…….Leon Boëllmann (1862-1897)
Postlude, The Heaven’s Declare…….Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739)

Epiphany 2017

Sunday 26 February, The Last Sunday of the Epiphany, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns: 460, Alleluia! sing to Jesus…….HYFRYDOL
…..137, O wondrous type! O vision fair…….WAREHAM
…..133, O Light of Light, Love given birth…….ELMHURST
…..129, Christ upon the mountain peak…….MOWSLEY
…..618, Ye watchers and ye holy ones…….LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Venite, exultemus Domino……..Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Canticle. Thy word is a lantern…….Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Offertory Anthem, O God Thou art my God…….Henry Purcell

Prelude, Voluntary in d…….John Stanley (1712-1786)
Postlude, Carillon-Sortie …….Henri Mulet (1878-1967)

LENT/HOLY WEEK 2017

At 9:00 a.m.
Responses to the Decalogue
adapted from and S-102, Trisagion…….after Alexander Archangelsky (1846-1924)

At 11:00 a.m.
Responses to the Decalogue
S-353..…..Healey Willan (1880-1968)
S-91, Kyrie…….Healey Willan

Wednesday 1 March 2017
Ash Wednesday – Holy Communion at Noon.
Hymns, 149, Eternal Lord of love…….OLD 124TH
…..143, The glory of these forth days…….ERHALT UNS, HERR
…..142, Lord, who through-out these forty days…….ST. FLAVIAN
…..150, Forty days and forty nights…….AUS DER TIEFE RUFE ICH

Prelude, O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß, BWV 622…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
…..Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu, Christ, BWV 639
Postlude, Canzona in d-moll, BWV 588

Wednesday 1 March 2017
Ash Wednesday – Holy Communion – Six o’clock p.m.
The Adult Choir

Hymns 149, Eternal Lord of love…….OLD 124TH
…..143, The glory of these forth days…….ERHALT UNS, HERR
…..142, Lord, who through-out these forty days…….ST. FLAVIAN
…..150, Forty days and forty nights…….AUS DER TIEFE RUFE ICH

Communion Service: Sanctus & Benedictus, Agnus Dei…….Hans Leo Hassler Missa secunda (1562-1612)

Psalm 103: 8-14. Benedic, anima mea…….Anglican Chant (H. Walford Davies)
Distribution of Ashes,
…..O Lord, in thy wrath rebuke me not……. Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Offertory Anthem, Call to remembrance…….Richard Farrant (c.1530-1580)
Communion Motets, Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake…….John Hilton (c.1560-1608)
…..Hide not thou thy face from us, O Lord…….Richard Farrant

Prelude, O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß, BWV 622…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
…..Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu, Christ, BWV 639
Postlude, Canzona in d-moll, BWV 588…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 5 March 2017, Lent 1 – Holy Eucharist, Rite I
The Girls Choir with Adults

Hymns 149 Eternal Lord of love…….OLD 124TH
…..150 Forty days and forty nights…….AUS DER TIEFE RUFE ICH
…..149 Eternal Lord of love, behold your Church…….OLD 124TH
…..688 A mighty fortress is our God…….EIN FESTE BURG

Kyrie, Hymnal S-91…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 32. Beati quorum…….Anglican Chant (Thalben-Ball)

Offertory Anthem, O Lord, in thy wrath rebuke me not…….Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Communion Anthems, Call to remembrance…….Richard Farrant (c.1530-1580)
A Hymne To God The Father…….John Hilton (1599-1657)

Prelude, Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641
Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 643
Postlude, Prelude und Fuge in c-moll, BWV 546 Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 12 March 2017, Lent 2 – Morning Prayer, Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns 48 O day of radiant gladness…….Es flog ein kleins Waldvogelein
…..142 Lord, who throughout these forty days…….ST. FLAVIAN
…..150 Forty days and forty nights…….AUS DER TIEFE RUFE ICH
…..401 The God of Abraham praise…….Leoni

Canticle. Quærite Dominum…….Anglican Chant (Thalben-Ball)

Offertory Anthem, Love’s endeavor, Love’s expense…….Barry Rose (b. 1934)
Communion Anthem, God so loved the world…….John Stainer (1840-1901)

Prelude, Sonata in e-moll, BWV 528…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Fantasie und Fuge in c-moll, BWV 537…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 19 March 2017, Lent 3 – Morning Prayer Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns 388, O worship the King…….HANOVER
…..143, The glory of these forty days…….ERHALT UNS, HERR
…..475, God himself is with us…….TYSK
…..573 Father eternal…….Langham

Canticle. Quærite Dominum…….Anglican Chant (Thalben-Ball)

Peccantem me quotidie…….Cristobal Morales (c.1500-1553)
Super flumina……. Giovanni Pierluig da Palestrina (1525-1594)

Prelude, Sonata in Es-Dur, BWV 525…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude O Welt, ich muß dich lassen, Opus 122/11…….Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Sunday 26 March 2017, Lent 4. Laetare Sunday – Morning Prayer, Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns 623 O what their joy and their glory must be…….O QUANTA QUALIA
…..488, Be thou my vision…….SLANE
…..337 And now, O Father, mindful of thy love……..UNDE ET MEMORES
…..470, There’s a wideness in God’s mercy…….BEECHER

Canticle. Quærite Dominum…….Anglican Chant (Thalben-Ball)
Canticle, The Lamentation……. Edward C. Bairstow (1874-1946)
Anthem, Jesu, the very thought of Thee…… Edward C. Bairstow

Prelude, Psalm Prelude Set1/3……..Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
…….Psalm 23:4 ‘Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death’
Postlude, Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 552…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 2 April 2017. Lent 5. Holy Eucharist, Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns 282 Christ the fair glory of the holy angels…….CAELITES PLAUDANT
…….474, When I survey the wondrous cross…….ROCKINGHAM
…….398 I sing the almighty power of God…….FOREST GREEN
…….495, Hail, thou once despised Jesus!…….BABILONE

Kyrie, Hymnal S-91…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 130. De profundis……Anglican Chant (from Purcell, Rimbault)

Offertory, Miserere mei…….William Byrd (c.1542-1623)
Communion Anthem, Hear my prayer, O Lord…….Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Remember not, Lord, our offences…….Henry Purcell

Prelude, Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 669…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
…….Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 670
Postlude, Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 671…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 9 April 2017, The Sunday of the Passion
The Girls and Adult Choirs

At the Procession:
Hymn 154 All glory, laud, and honor. VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN
Hymn 561 Stand up, stand up for Jesus MORNING LIGHT

Hymn 156 Ride on! Ride on in majesty! THE KING’S MAJESTY
At the Offertory, Hosanna to the Son of David…….Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

Hymnal S-114, Sanctus…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Hymnal S-158, Agnus Dei…….Healey Willan

At the Communion,
Hymn 313, Let thy Blood in mercy poured…….JESU, MEINE ZUVERSICHT
Hymn 315, Thou, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray…….SONG 1
Hymn 158, Ah, holy Jesus…….HERZLIEBSTER JESU
Hymn before the Passion, Hymn 172…….WERE YOU THERE
Were you there when they crucified my Lord ?

Prelude, Marche Réligieuse…….Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
…..On the theme of the chorus “Lift up Your Heads, O Ye Gates” from Handel’s “The Messiah”

Sunday 9 April 2017, Palm Sunday. Choral Evensong
The Adult Choir

Hymns, 392, Come, we that love the Lord…….VINEYARD HAVEN
…….472, Hope of the world, thou Christ…….DONNE SECOURS
Preces and Responses…….William Byrd
Psalm 29. Afferte Domino…….Anglican Chant (Barnby)
Anthem, Selections from MESSIAH Part 2…….George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Prelude, Marche Réligieuse…….Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
…..On the theme of the chorus “Lift up Your Heads, O Ye Gates” from Handel’s “The Messiah”
Postlude: Three Chorals…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
…..O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 618; Christe, Du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 ; O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß, BWV 622

HOLY WEEK 2017

Thursday 13 April 2017, Maundy Thursday – Holy Communion and the
Stripping of the Altar
The Adult Choir

Prelude, Schmücke dich , o liebe Seele, BWV 564…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Processional Hymn 339, Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness…….SCHMÜCKE DICH
Kyrie, Hymnal S-91…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)

Psalm 78: 15-21, 24-26. Attendite, popule……..Anglican Chant (Garrett, Stonex)
Sequence Hymn 315, Thou, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray…….SONG 1

Motet at the Foot Washing, Ubi caritas…….Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Hymn 577, God is love, and where true love is…….UBI CARITAS (Murray)

At the Offertory, If ye love me…….Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)
Presentation Hymn 474, vs. 4 …….ROCKINGHAM

Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan
At the Communion, Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake…….John Hilton (c.1560-1608)
…..Hymn 329, Now, my tongue, the mystery telling …….PANGE LINGUA
The Stripping of the Altar
Psalm 22. Deus, Deus meus…….Plainsong (Tone II1)

Friday 14 April 2017, Good Friday, Three Hours

Hymn 172, Were you there when they crucified my Lord ?…….WERE YOU THERE
Hymn 652, Dear Lord and Father of mankind…….REST
Hymn 474, When I survey the wondrous cross…….ROCKINGHAM
Hymn 167, There is a green hill far away…….HORSLEY
Hymn 164, Alone thou goest forth…….BANGOR
Hymn 166, Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle…….PANGE LINGUA
Hymn 168, O sacred head, sore wounded…….HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN
Hymn 158, Ah, holy Jesus…….HERZLIEBSTER JESU

Friday 14 April 2017, Choral Vespers on Good Friday Evening at 7 o’clock p.m.
The Adult Choir

Motet, Crux Fidelis…….King John of Portugal (d. 1656)
Psalm 40 : 1-16, Expectans expectavi…….Anglican Chant (Goss after Clarke)
Hymn 160, Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow…….CROSS OF JESUS
OLIVET TO CALVARY…….John Henry Maunder (1858-1920)

Saturday 15 April 2017, THE GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER at 7 o’clock p.m.
The Adult Choir

Canticle 8, The Song of Moses
Psalm 30. Exaltabo te, Domine.
Psalm 42. Quemadmodum.

Hymn 207, Jesus Christ is risen today…….EASTER HYMN
Sermon Hymn 199, Come, ye faithful, raise the strain…….ST. KEVIN
At the Offertory, Haec Dies…….William Byrd (c.1542-1623)

Sanctus and Benedictus…….Gerre Hancock Missa Resurrectionis
…..Agnus Dei ………………(1934-2012)

At the Communion
…..Hymn 174, At the Lamb’s high feast we sing…….SALZBURG
…..Anthem, Ego sum panis vivus…….Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)

At the Procession, Hymn 208, The strife is o’er, the battle done…….VICTORY

Voluntary, Toccata (Cinquième Symphonie, Opus 42/1)…….Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

Sunday 16 April 2017 – EASTER DAY 9 o’clock a.m.
The Combined Choirs of Grace Church.

Hymn 207, Jesus Christ is risen today…….EASTER HYMN
Anthem of Praise: Christus Vincit…….Joseph Noyon (1888-1962) Arr. by Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)
Sequence Hymn 208, The strife is o’er, the battle done…….VICTORY
Offertory Hymn 180, He is risen, he is risen! …….UNSER HERRSCHER
Sanctus, Hymnal S-129…….Robert Powell
Fraction Anthem, S-154…….David Hurd
Communion Motet, This is the day…….Anonymous ca. 1600
…..Hymn 199, Come, ye faithful, raise the strain…….ST. KEVIN
…..205, Good Christians all, rejoice and sing!…….GELOBT SEI GOTT
Processional Hymn 210, The day of resurrection!…….ELLACOMBE

Prelude, Carillon de Westminster…….Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Postlude, Toccata (Cinquième Symphonie, Opus 42/1)…….Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

Sunday 16 April 2017 – EASTER DAY 11 o’clock a.m.
The Combined Grace Church Choirs with Brass and Tympani

Prelude, Feierlicher Einzug…….Richard Strauss (1864-1949) arranged by Max Reger (1873-1916)

At the Procession Hymn 207, Jesus Christ is risen today…….EASTER HYMN arranged by Richard Webster
Anthem of Praise, Christus Vincit…….Joseph Noyon (1888-1962) arr. by Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)

Psalm 118 : 14-17, 22-24. Confitemini Domino…….Anglican Chant (Thalben-Ball)
Sequence Hymn 208, The strife is o’er, the battle done…….VICTORY arr. by Richard Webster

At the Offertory, Light’s glittering morn bedecks the sky…….Horatio Parker (1863-1919)
Hymn 180, He is risen, he is risen!…….UNSER HERRSCHER
Hymnal S-114, Sanctus…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Hymnal S-158, Agnus Dei…….Healey Willan

AT THE COMMUNION,
Anthem, Haec Dies…….William Byrd (c.1542-1623)
Hymn 174, At the Lamb’s high feast we sing…….SALZBURG
…..192, This joyful Eastertide…….VRUECHTEN
…..193, That Easter day with joy was bright…….PUER NOBIS
Anthem, This is the day…….Anonymous ca. 1600
Hymn 194, Jesus lives! thy terrors now…….ST. ALBINU
…….199, Come, ye faithful, raise the strain…….ST. KEVIN
…..Good Christians all, rejoice and sing!…….GELOBT SEI GOTT
Anthem, When the Lord turned again …….Adrian Batten (1591-1637)

Processional Hymn 210, The day of resurrection!…….ELLACOMBE arr. by Richard Webster
Voluntary, Toccata (Cinquième Symphonie, Opus 42/1)…….Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

Sunday 16 April 2017 – EASTER DAY, 6 o’clock p.m.
The Adult Choir

Hymn 207, Jesus Christ is risen today…….EASTER HYMN
Anthem of Praise: Christus Vincit…….Joseph Noyon (1888-1962) arr. by Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)

Psalm 118 : 14-17, 22-24. Confitemini Domino…….Anglican Chant (Thalben-Ball)
Sequence Hymn 208, The strife is o’er, the battle done…….VICTORY

Offertory Anthem, Haec Dies …….William Byrd (c.1542-1623)
Presentation Hymn 180, He is risen, he is risen!…….UNSER HERRSCHER
Sanctus and Benedictus…….Gerre Hancock Missa Resurrectionis
…..Agnus Dei ………………(1934-2012)

Communion Motet, This is the day…….Anonymous ca. 1600
Hymn 174, At the Lamb’s high feast we sing…….SALZBURG
…..193, That Easter day with joy was bright…….PUER NOBIS
…..199, Come, ye faithful, raise the strain…….ST. KEVIN
…..205, Good Christians all, rejoice and sing!……. GELOBT SEI GOTT
Processional Hymn 210, The day of resurrection!……. ELLACOMBE

Prelude, Carillon de Westminster…….Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Postlude, Toccata (Cinquième Symphonie, Opus 42/1…….Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

Sunday 23 April 2017, The First Sunday after Easter – Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns 174, At the Lamb’s high feast we sing…….Salzburg
…..192, This joyful Eastertide…….Vreuchten
…..180, He is risen, he is risen!…….Unser Herrscher
…..432, O praise ye the Lord!…….Laudate Dominum

Jubilate Deo…….Anglican Chant (Russell)
Pascha nostrum……Anglican Chant (Goss)

Anthem, The Heavens are telling…….Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Offertory, Judge eternal, throned in splendor……Gerre Hancock (1934 – 2012)

Prelude, Präludium und Fuge in D-Dur, BWV 532……. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Präludium und Fuge in C-Dur, BWV 547…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 30 April 2017, The Second Sunday after Easter, Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Hymns 199, Come, ye faithful, raise the strain…….ST KEVIN
…..208, The strife is o’er, the battle done…….VICTORY
…..210, The day of resurrection…….ELLECOMBE
…..460, Alleluia! sing to Jesus…….HYFRYDOL

Kyrie, Hymnal S-91…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 116: 1-4, 11-16. Dilexi, quoniam…….Anglican Chant (S. Wesley)
Offertory, For the beauty of the earth…….John Rutter (b. 1945)
Communion, Ego sum panis vivus…….Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)

Prelude, Concerto in B-flat Major, Op. 4/2…….George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Postlude, Troisième Livre, Dialogue…….Louis Marchand (1669-1732)

Sunday 7 May 2017, The Fourth Sunday of Easter – Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns 179, Welcome, happy morning…….FORTUNATUS
…..708, Savior, like a shepherd lead us…….SICILIAN MARINERS
……645, The King of love my shepherd is…….ST. COLUMBA
…..182, Christ is alive! Let Christians sing……TRURO

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114……..Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 23. Dominus regit me……Anglican Chant (Goss)

Anthem, O taste and see……. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Offertory Anthem, O how amiable are thy dwellings…….Ralph Vaughan Williams

Prelude, Psalm-prelude set 1, no. 2 …… Herbert Howells (1892 – 1983)
Postlude, Grand chœur dialogué……… Eugene Gigout (1844 –1925)

Sunday 7 May 2017, The Fourth Sunday of Easter, Choral Evensong
The Parish and Adult Choirs.

Hymns, 180, He is risen !…….UNSER HERRSCHER
…..103, That Easter day with joy was bright…….PUER NOBIS
…..174, At the Lamb’s high feast we sing…….SALZBURG

Anthems from MESSIAH in place of Canticles…….George Frideric Handel
…..Since by man came death
…..Hallelujah!

Preces and Responses…….Richard Ayleward (1626-1669)
Psalm 111. Confitebor tibi……..Anglican Chant (H. Lawes)
Anthem, Selections from MESSIAH Part 3…….George Frideric Handel

Prelude, Concerto in B-flat Major, Op. 4/2…….George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Postlude, Troisième Livre, Dialogue…….Louis Marchand (1669-1732)

Sunday 14 May 2017, The Fifth Sunday of Easter – Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys with The Girls’ Choir
Mother’s Day
Promotion of New Senior Choristers

Hymns 410, Praise my soul, the King of heaven…….LAUDA ANIMA
…..180, He is risen, he is risen!…….UNSER HERRSCHER
…..707, Take my life, and let it be consecrated…….HOLLINGSIDE
…..193, That Easter day with joy was bright…….PUER NOBIS

Jubilate Deo…….Anglican Chant (Russell)
Pascha nostrum……..Anglican Chant (Goss)

Anthem, Hallelujah! from MESSIAH…….George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
Offertory Anthem, Zadok the priest…….George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

From Sonata Pathétique, Opus 13, Adagio cantabile…….Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Postlude, Fanfare in D …….Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823-1881)

Sunday 21 May 2017, The Sixth Sunday of Easter, Holy Eucharist Rite I, Confirmation
The Combined Junior Choristers with Adults

Hymns 400, All creatures of our God and King…….LASST UNS ERFREUEN
…..292, O Jesus, crowned with all renown…….KINGSFOLD
…..597, O day of peace that dimly shines…….JERUSALEM
…..398, I sing the almighty power of God…….FOREST GREEN

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Anthem, Jesu, joy of man’s desiring…….Johann Sebastian Bach
Offertory Anthem, Christ, whose glory fills the skies…….T. Frederick H. Candlyn (1892-1964)

Prelude, Toccata in e…….Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
…..Ciacona in e, BuxWV 160…….Dietrich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707)
Postlude, Präludium und Fuge in C-Dur, BWV 547…Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 28 May 2016, The Seventh Sunday of Easter, Morning Prayer Rite I,
The Adult Choir
Sunday after Ascension Day

Hymns 494, Crown him with many crowns…….DIADEMATA
…..214, Hail the day that sees him rise…….LLANFAIR
… 182, Christ is alive! Let Christians sing……TRURO
…..544, Jesus shall reign where’er the sun…….DUKE STREET

Jubilate Deo…….Anglican Chant (Russell)
Pascha nostrum……..Anglican Chant (Goss)

Offertory Anthem, Greater Love hath no man…….John Ireland (1879-1962)
Communion Anthem, How lovely is thy dwelling place…….Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Prelude, Passacaglia in d-moll, BuxWV 161…….Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
…….Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BuxWV 184
Postlude, Praeludium in D-Dur, BuxWV 139……. Dieterich Buxtehude

Sunday 4 June 2017, Whitsunday, The Day of Pentecost, Baptism/Holy Communion Rite One
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Hymns 506, Praise the Spirit in creation…….FINNIAN
…..516, Come down, O Love divine…….DOWN AMPNEY
…..512, Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove……..MENDON
…..518, Christ is made the sure foundation…….WESTMINSTER ABBEY

Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 104: 24-31. Benedic, anima mea…….Anglican Chant (Bairstow)

Offertory Anthem, Listen, sweet dove…….Grayston Ives (b. 1948)
Communion Anthem, Come, Holy Ghost…….Thomas Attwood (1765-1838)

Prelude, Voluntary in C…….Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Postlude, Premier Symphonie, Opus 14, Final…….Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Sunday 11 June 2017, Morning Prayer Rite I, Pentecost 1 (Trinity Sunday)
End of the 122nd Season of the Choirs
The Combined Grace Church Choirs

Hymns 390, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty…….LOBE DEN HERREN
…..362, Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!…….NICAEA
….467, Sing, my soul, his wondrous love…….ST. BEES
…..450, All hail the power of Jesus’ Name!…….CORONATION

Venite…….Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es…….Anglican Chant (Turton)

Offertory Anthem, I was glad…….C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918)
Communion Anthem, Sing ye to the Lord…….Edward C. Bairstow (1874-1946)

After the final Blessing, The Lord bless you and keep you…….John Rutter (b.1945)

Prelude: “Andante sostenuto” from Symphonie Gothique………Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Postlude, Toccata en si mineur…….Eugène Gigout (1844 –1925)

SUMMER 2017
This summer the 11:00 a.m. service will take place in the Chantry Chapel as the Church is closed for the summer for the nave ceiling restoration.

Sunday, 18 June 2017, Pentecost 2, Proper 6

Hymns: 686, Come, thou font of every blessing…….NETTLETON
…….495, Hail, thou once despised Jesus……IN BABILONE
……..540, Awake, thou Spirit of the watchmen…….DIR, DIR, JEHOVAH
…….321, My God, thy table now is spread…….ROCKINGHAM
…….539, O Zion haste……. TIDINGS

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Sunday, 25 June 2017, Pentecost 3, Proper 7

Hymns: 688, A mighty fortress is our God…….EIN FESTE BURG
..…..567, Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old…….ST. MATTHEW
..…..530, Spread, O spread, thou mighty word…….GOTT SEI, DANK
..…..475, God himself is with us……TYSK
..…..561, Stand up, stand up, for Jesus…….MORNING LIGHT

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Sunday, 2 July 2017, Pentecost 4, Proper 8

Hymns: 680, O God, our help in ages past…….ST. ANNE
…….383, Fairest Lord Jesus…….ST. ELIZABETH
…….531, O Spirit of the living God…….MELCOMBE
..…..558, Faith of our fathers! ST. CATHERINE
……717, My country, ‘tis of thee …… AMERICA

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Sunday, 9 July 2017, Pentecost 5, Proper 9

Hymns: 516, Come down, O Love divine…….DOWN AMPNEY
…….302, Father, we thank thee…….RENDEZ À DIEU
…….440, Blessed Jesus, at thy word…….LIEBSTER JESU
…….645, The King of love my shepherd is…….ST. COLUMBA
..…..559, Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us…….DULCE CARMEN

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Sunday, 16 July 2017, Pentecost 6, Proper 10

Hymns: 48, O day of radiant gladness…..ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN
…….505, O Spirit of Life, O Spirit of God…….O HEILIGER GEIST
…….512, Come, Gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove…….MENDON
…….470, There’s a wideness in God’s mercy…….BEECHER
…….657, Love divine, all loves excelling…….HYFRYDOL

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Sunday, 23 July 2017, Pentecost 7, Proper 11

Hymns: 618, Ye watchers and ye holy ones…….LASST UNS ERFREUEN
…….375, Give praise and glory unto God…….DU LEBENSBROT, HERR JESU CHRIST
…….621, Light’s abode, celestial Salem…….RHUDDLAN
…….665, All my hope on God is founded…….MICHAEL
…….625, Ye holy angels bright…….DARWALL’S 148TH

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Sunday, 30 July 2017, Pentecost 8, Proper 12

Hymns: 410, Praise, my soul, the King of heaven…….LAUDA ANIMA
…….447, The Christ who died but rose again…….ST. MAGNUS
…….594, God of grace and God of glory…….CWM RHONDDA
…….336, Come with us, O blessed Jesus……..WERDE MUNTER
…….388, O worship the King, all glorious above! ……..HANOVER

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Sunday, 6 August 2017, The Transfiguration

Hymns: 137, O wondrous type! O vision fair……..WAREHAM
……129, Christ upon the mountain peak…….MOWSLEY
…….324, Let all mortal flesh keep silence…….PICARDY
…….699, Jesus, Lover of my soul…….ABERYSTWYTH
…….427, When morning gilds the skies…….LAUDES DOMINI

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Sunday, 13 August 2017, Pentecost 10, Proper 14

Hymns: 436, Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates…….TRURO
……537, Christ for the world we sing!……. MOSCOW
……383, Fairest Lord Jesus…….ST. ELIZABETH
……707, Take my life, and let it be…….HOLLINGSIDE
……556, Rejoice, ye pure in heart!…….MARION

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Sunday, 20 August 2017, Pentecost 11, Proper 15

Hymns: 401, The God of Abraham praise…….LEONI
…….7, Christ, whose glory fills the skies…….RATISBON
…….457, Thou art the Way, to thee alone…….ST. JAMES
…….343, Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless…….ST. AGNES
…….304, I come with joy to meet my Lord…….LAND OF REST

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Sunday, 27 August 2017, Pentecost 12, Proper 16

Hymns: 47, On this day, the first of days…….GOTT SEI DANK
……511, Holy Spirit, ever living…….ABBOT’S LEIGH
……522, Glorious things of thee are spoken…….AUSTRIA
……474, When I survey the wondrous cross……..ROCKINGHAM
……544, Jesus shall reign where’er the sun…….DUKE STREET

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Sunday, 3 September 2017, Pentecost 13, Proper 17

Hymns: 460, Alleluia! sing to Jesus!……. HYFRYDOL
…….371, Thou, whose almighty word……MOSCOW
…….379, God is Love, let heaven adore him…….ABBOT’S LEIGH
…….482, Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy…….SLANE
…….423, Immortal, invisible, God only wise…….ST. DENIO

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Gloria)
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei,