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Music at Grace Church in New York

2013 – 2014 Music List

FALL 2013

Sunday 8 September 2013, Proper 18, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys and The Girls’ Choir
The opening of the 119th Season of the Choirs.

Anthem, Jesu, joy of man’s desiring…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Offertory Anthem, Let the people praise thee, O God…….William Mathias (1934-1992)

Venite, exultemus Domino……..Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine……..Anglican Chant (Turton)

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
…….440, Blessed Jesus, at thy word…….LIEBSTER JESU
…….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 15 September 2013, Proper 19, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys.

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

Venite, exultemus Domino……..Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine……..Anglican Chant (Turton)

Hymns 388, O worship the King…….HANOVER
…….522, Glorious things of thee are spoken…….AUSTRIA
…….482, Lord of all hopefulness…….SLANE
…….474, When I survey the wondrous cross…….ROCKINGHAM
…….477, All praise to thee, for thou, O King divine…….ENGLEBERT

Prelude: Sonata c-moll, Opus 65/2 …….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
…….Grave-Adagio; Allegro maestoso e vivace; Fuga: Allegro moderato
Postlude: Präludium und Fuge in c-moll, BWV 546…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 22 September 2013, Proper 20, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Jubilate Deo…….Benjamin Britten in C (1913-1976)
For the beauty of the earth…….John Rutter (b.1945)

Venite, exultemus Domino…….Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine…….Anglican Chant (Turton)

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

Prelude, Partite diverse sopra: Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig, BWV 768…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Voluntary in C…….Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Sunday 29 September 2013, Proper 21, Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Psalm 146. Lauda, anima mea……..Anglican Chant (C. Villiers Stanford)
Offertory, Thy word is a lantern…….Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Communion, Almighty and everlasting God…….Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

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

Hymns 525, The Church’s one foundation…….AURELIA
…….360, Only begotten, Word of God eternal…….ROUEN
…….635, If thou but trust in God to guide thee…….WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT
…….335, I Am the Bread of Life…….I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE
…….573, Father eternal…….LANGHAM

Prelude, Sonate in e-moll, BWV 528…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Präludium und Fuge e-moll, BWV 533…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 6 October 2013, Proper 22, The Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Psalm 37: 1-9. Noli æmulari…….Anglican Chant (Goss)
Offertory, O praise God in his holiness…….Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)
Communion Anthem, Dignus est agnus……..Malcolm Williamson (1931-2003)

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
…….688, A mighty fortress is our God…….EIN FESTE BURG
…….645, The King of love my shepherd is…….ST. COLUMBA
…….302, Father, we thank thee who hast planted…….RENDEZ A DIEU
…….665, All my hope on God is founded…….MICHAEL

Prelude, 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 (1685-1750)

Sunday 13 October 2013, 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)

Venite, exultemus Domino……..Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine……..Anglican Chant (Turton)
Hymns 556 Rejoice, ye pure in heart!……MARION
…….539, O Zion, haste……TIDINGS
…….423, Immortal, invisible…….ST. DENIO
…….711, Seek ye first the kingdom of God…….SEEK YE FIRST
…….450, All hail the power of Jesus’ Name!…….CORONATION

Prelude, Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude: Allegro maestoso from Water Music…….George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Sunday 20 October 2013, Proper 24, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire…….Thomas Attwood (1765-1838)
“How lovely are the messengers” from ST. PAUL…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Venite, exultemus Domino……..Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine……..Anglican Chant (Turton)

Hymns 372 Praise to the living God! …….LEONI
…….362, Holy, holy, holy! …….NICAEA
…….475, God himself is with us…….TYSK
…….508, Breathe on me, Breath of God…….NOVA VITA
…….377, All people that on earth do dwell…….OLD HUNDREDTH

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

Sunday 20 October 2013, 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…….Harold Friedell in F (1905-1958)
Rejoice in the Lamb, Opus 30…….Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Prelude, O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 656…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Pièce d’Orgue in G-Dur, BWV 572…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 27 October 2013, Proper 25, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys.

Magnificat…….Harold Friedell in F (1905-1958)
The King of love my Shepherd is…….Edward C. Bairstow (1874-1946)

Venite, exultemus Domino……..Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine……..Anglican Chant (Turton)

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, Sonata in d moll, Op. 65, No. 6…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Postlude, Fanfare…….Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823-1881)

Sunday 3 November 2013, 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 32: 1-8. Beati quorum…….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, Prelude, Fugue et Variation…….César-Auguste Franck (1822-1890)
Postlude, Prelude und Fuge in Es-Dur, BWV 552…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 3 November 2013, Choral Evensong Rite I at Four o’clock.
The Adult Choir with The Parish Choir

Hymn 287, For all the saints…….SINE NOMINE
Hymn 623, 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 : Short Service…….Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)
REQUIEM…….Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Prelude, Prelude, Fugue et Variation…….César-Auguste Franck (1822-1890)
Postlude, Choral en si mineur …….César- Auguste Franck

Sunday 10 November 2013, Proper 27, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Gloria in excelsis…….Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in C (1756-1791)
Listen, sweet dove…….Grayston Ives (b. 1948)

Venite, exultemus Domino……..Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine……..Anglican Chant (Turton)

Hymns 445, Praise to the Holiest in the height…….GERONTIUS
472, Hope of the world…….DONNE SECOURS
623, O what their joy…….O QUANTA QUALIA
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, Toccata und Fuge in d-moll, BWV 538……. Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 17 November 2013, Proper 28, Morning Prayer Rite I
Grace Church School Sunday
The Choir of Men and Boys with the Girls Choir

O thou the central orb…….Charles Wood (1866-1926)
Greater Love hath no man……..John Ireland (1879-1962)

Venite, exultemus Domino……..Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine……..Anglican Chant (Turton)

Hymns 671, Amazing grace…….NEW BRITAIN
…….290, Come, ye thankful people, come…….ST. GEORGE’S WINDSOR
…….397, Now thank we all our God…….NUN DANKETT ALLE GOTT
…….309, O Food to pilgrims given…….O WELT, ICH MUSS DICH LASSEN
…….680, O God our help in ages past…….ST. ANNE

Prelude, Pièce Héroïque & Cantabile …….César August Franck (1822-1890)
Postlude, Carillon-Sortie…….Henri Mulet (1878-1967)

Sunday 24 November 2013, The Last Sunday after Pentecost, Christ the King
Welcome Home Choir Alumni
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)
Zaddock the Priest…….G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
I was glad…….C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918)

Venite, exultemus Domino…….. Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine…….Anglican Chant (Turton)

Hymns, 494, Crown him with many crowns…….DIADEMATA
…….290, Come, ye thankful people, come…….ST. GEORGE’S WINDSOR
…….483, The head that once was crowned with thorns……..ST. MAGNU
…….324, Let all mortal flesh keep silence…….PICARDY
…….544, Jesus shall reign where’er the sun……..DUKE STREET

Prelude, Konzert nach Antonio Vivaldi in d-moll, BWV 596…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Premier Symphonie, Opus 14, Final…….Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Wednesday 27 November 2012, 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, Wall Street Hymn…….Carly Simon arranged by Jay Althouse
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)

FALL 2013

Wednesday & Thursday 27 & 28 November 2012, 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 2013

Sunday 1 December 2013, Advent 1, The Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns 57, Lo! he comes, with clouds descending……..HELMSLEY
…….616, Hail to the Lord’s Anointed…….ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVOGELEIN
…..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

Introit, Oculi omnium…….Charles Wood (1866-1926)
Psalm 122. Lætatus sum…….Anglican Chant (Bairstow)
Offertory Anthem, Behold, I bring you glad tidings…….Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Communion Anthem, Bring us, O Lord God!…….William H. Harris (1883-1973)

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

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

Sunday 8 December 2013, Advent II, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Combined Novice and 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
…..640, Watchman, tell us of the night…….ABERYSTWYTH
…….59, Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding…….MERTON

Jubilate…….Anglican Chant (W. Russell)

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 8 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)

Anthem, E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come…….Paul Manz (b.1919)
Anthem, The Lord will surely come…….Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)
Offertory Anthem, The Key…….Antony Piccolo (b.1946)

HYMNS 56, O come, O come, Emmanuel…….VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL
…….59, Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding…….MERTON
…….67, Comfort, comfort ye my people…….PSALM 42
…….61, Sleepers, wake!…….WACHET AUF
…….265, The angel Gabriel from heaven came…….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 15 December 2013, 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
…..66, Come, thou long-expected Jesus…….STUTTGART
…..73, The King shall come…….ST. STEPHEN
…..68, Rejoice! rejoice, believers…….LLANGLOFFAN

Jubilate……..Anglican Chant (W. Russell)
Benedictus……..Anglican Chant (S.S. Wesley)

Anthem, Rejoice in the Lord alway…….Anonymous, 16th century
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 15 December 2013, 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

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…….Tallis arranged by Merbecke
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 22 December 2013, 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………..George Dyson in F (1883-1964)
Benedictus……..C. Villiers Stanford in C (1852-1924)
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)

Tuesday 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

Trio super: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her, BWV 663…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
…..Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her, BWV 662
…..Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her, BWV 664

Gesu Bambino…….Pietro Yon (1886-1943)

A Suite of French Noels…….Jean-François Dandrieu (ca.1682-1738)
…..Puer nobis nascitur, Chantons je vous prie,
…..Il n’est rien de plus Tendre, Si c’est pour ôter la vie, Quand le Sauveur Jesus Christ

Three settings of “In dulci Jubilo”…….Dietrich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707)
…….Johann Sebastian Bach

HYMNS, Once in royal David’s city…….IRBY, Descant by David V. Willcocks (b.1919)
…..O come, all ye faithful…….ADESTE FIDELES, Descant by David V. Willcocks
…..God rest you merry, gentlemen…….GOD REST YOU MERRY
…..Joy to the world!…….ANTIOCH
…..O little town of Bethlehem…….ST. LOUIS
…..What child is this…….GREENSLEEVES
…..Silent night, holy night…….STILLE NACHT
…..Hark! the herald angels sing…….MENDELSSOHN, Descant by David V. Willcocks

CAROLS, Adam lay ybounden…….Boris Ord (1897-1961)
…..Ding dong! Merrily on high…….16th cent. French tune, 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
…..Infant holy, Infant lowly, Polish carol, arranged by David V. Willcocks
…..Sir Christèmas, William Mathias (1934-1992)
…..“See amid the winter’s snow”……. John Goss (1800-1880) arranged by David V. Willcocks

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

Tuesday 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
John Thiessen, baroque trumpet, Cynthia Roberts baroque violin & Patrick Allen, organ

In dulci jubilo…….Anonymous Moravian Setting

Sonata 1, “The Annunciation”…….Heinrich Biber (1644-1704)
…….Praeludium, Variatio, Aria, Variatio, Adagio, Finale

Il fait bon Aimer, Il n’est rien de plus Tendre……..Jean-François Dandrieu

In dulci jubilo……Anonymous Moravian Setting

Prelude to “Te Deum” ………Marc-Antonie Charpentier (1643-1704)

Si c’est pour ôter la vie…….Jean-François Dandrieu

In dulci jubilo…….Anonymous Moravian Setting

Sonata in D……..Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
…….Allegro; Adagio; Allegro;

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, See, see, the word is incarnate…….Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei…….George Malcolm Missa ad Præsepe (1917-1997)
At the Communion, Anthem, O Holy Night! (Cantique de Noël)…….Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)

Carols from hymn list

Postlude: Noël Grand Jeu et Duo…….Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)

Wednesday 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 29 December 2013, The Sunday after Christmas
Holy Communion Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns 87, Hark! the herald angels sing…….MENDELSSOHN
…….96, Angels we have heard on high…….GLORIA
…….112, In the bleak midwinter…….CRANHAM
…….84, Love came down at Christmas…….GARTAN
…….100, Joy to the world!…….ANTIOCH

Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 147: Laudate Dominum…….Anglican Chant (Thalben-Ball)
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 5 January 2014, The Second Sunday after Christmas
Holy Communion Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns 128, We three kings of Orient are…….THREE KINGS OF ORIENT
…….82, Of the Father’s love begotten…….DIVINUM MYSTERIUM
…….98, Unto us a boy is born!……. PUER NOBIS NASCITUR
…….324, Let all mortal flesh keep silence…….PICARDY
…….107, Good Christian friends, rejoice!…….IN DULCI JUBILO

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

Psalm 84: Quam dilecta!…….Anglican Chant (C.Hubert H. Parry)
Anthem, from MESSIAH “For unto us a child is born”…….George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Anthem, See amid the winter’s snow…….John Goss (1800-1880) arr. Barry Rose (b.1934)

Prelude, Pastorella in F-Dur, BWV 590…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Concerto in B-flat Major…….George Frideric Handel (1685-1750) arr. by Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)

Sunday 12 January, The Second Sunday of the Epiphany
Baptism and Holy Eucharist Morning Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns 616, Hail to the Lord’s Anointed…….ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVOGELEIN
……522, Glorious things of thee are spoken…….AUSTRIA
…..119, As with gladness men of old…….DIX
…..117, Brightest and best of the stars of the morning……MORNING STAR
…..494, Crown him with many crowns…….DIADAMATA

Communion Service: Goria, 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, “There shall a Star from Jacob come forth”…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Communion Anthem, Rejoice in the Lord alway…….Anonymous, 16th century

Prelude, Toccata in F, BuxWV 157…….Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707)
Postlude, Prelude and Fugue in C-Dur, BWV 547…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 19 January, Epiphany III, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns, 539, O Zion, haste……..TIDINGS
…..7, Christ, whose glory fills the skies…….RATISBON
…..599, Lift every voice and sing…….LIFT EVERY VOICE
…..563, Go forward, Christian soldier…….LANCASHIRE

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

Anthem, From the rising of the sun…….Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley (1825-1889)
Canticle Two. Lead me, Lord…….Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876)
Offertory 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 (1659-1695)

Sunday 26 January, Epiphany IV, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Hymns 124, What star is this……..PUER NOBIS
…..126, The people who in darkness walked …….DUNDEE
…..707, Take my life, and let it be…….HOLLINGSIDE
…..671, Amazing grace!…….NEW BRITAIN
…..135, Songs of thankfulness and praise…….SALZBURG

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

Anthem, O praise God in his holiness…….Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)
Offertory Anthem, “How lovely are the messengers”…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
(1809-1847)

Prelude, Sonata in d-moll, Op. 65/6…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Postlude, Toccata in d-moll, BWV 538…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 26 January, Epiphany IV, The Sixth 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 2 February, Epiphany V, Holy Communion Rite I, Candlemas
The Combined Junior Choristers with Adults

Hymns: 473, Lift high the cross…….CRUCIFER
…..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 84: Quam dilecta!……. Anglican Chant (C.Hubert H. Parry)
Offertory Anthem, Christ whose glory fills the skies…….T. Frederick H. Candlyn (1892-1964)
Communion Anthems,”Jesu, joy of man’s desiring”…….Johann Sebastian Bach
…….Nunc dimittis…….Geoffrey Burgon (1941-2010)

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

Sunday 9 February, Epiphany VI, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns, 518, Christ is made the sure foundation…….WESTMINSTER ABBEY
…..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 (Monk)
Surge, illuminare…….Anglican Chant (Barnby)

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)

Sunday 16 February 2014, Epiphany VII, Morning Prayer Rite One
The Adult Choir

Hymns: 427, When morning gilds the skies…….LAUDES DOMINI
…..635, If thou but trust in God to guide thee…….WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT
…..440, Blessed Jesus, at thy word…….LIEBSTER JESU
…..304, I come with joy to meet my Lord…….LAND OF REST

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

Canticle. Teach me O Lord…….William Byrd (c.1542-1623)
Canticle Two. Sing joyfully…….William Byrd
Offertory Anthem, Like as the hart, …….Herbert Howells (1893-1983)

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

Sunday 23 February 2014, Epiphany VIII, Morning Prayer Rite One
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns: 450, All hail the power of Jesus’ Name!…….CORONATION
…..516, Come down, O Love divine…….DOWN AMPNEY
…..656, Blest are the pure in heart…….FRANCONIA
…..637, How firm a foundation…….LYONS

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

Canticle. Te Deum laudamus…….Benjamin Britten Festival in E (1913-1976)
Offertory Anthem, O thou the central orb…….Charles Wood (1866-1926)

Prelude, Chorale Prelude on Rhosymedre…….Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Postlude, Fuge in g minor, BWV 578…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

EPIPHANY 2014

Sunday 2 March 2014, Holy Eucharist Rite One, Last Epiphany
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Hymns: 497, How bright appears the Morning Star…….WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET
…..137, O wondrous type! O vision fair…….WAREHAM
…..129, Christ upon the mountain peak…….MOWSLEY
…..618, Ye watchers and ye holy ones…….LASST UNS ERFREUEN

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 99. Dominus regnavit…….Anglican Chant (Cooper)

Offertory Anthem, Let the people praise thee, O God…….William Mathias (1934-1992)
Communion Anthem, Draw us in the Spirit’s tether…….Harold Friedell (1905-1958)

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

Wednesday 5 March 2014
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 5 March 2014.
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 and 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 9 March 2014, Lent 1 – Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns 149 Eternal Lord of love…….OLD 124TH
…..150 Forty days and forty nights…….AUS DER TIEFE RUFE ICH
…..445 Praise to the Holiest in the height…….GERONTIUS
…..325 Let us break bread together……..LET US BREAK BREAD
…..688 A mighty fortress is our God…….EIN FESTE BURG

Invitatory, Ecce, Deus. The First Song of Isaiah…….Anglican Chant (Rimbault)
Canticle. Quærite Dominum…….Anglican Chant(Thalben-Ball)

Anthem, Hide not thou thy face from us, O Lord…….Richard Farrant (c.1530-1580)
Anthem, Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake…….John Hilton (c.1560-1608)

Prelude, O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß, BWV 622…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
…..O Lamm, Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 639
…..Hilf, Gott, dass mir’s gelinge BWV 624
Postlude, Fuge in F-Dur, BWV 540

Sunday 16 March 2014, Lent 2 – The Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns 48 O day of radiant gladness…….Es flog ein kleins Waldvogelein
…..691 My faith looks up to thee…….Olivet
…..379 God is Love, let heaven adore him…….Abbot’s Leigh
…..324 Let all mortal flesh keep silence…….Picardy
…..401 The God of Abraham praise…….Leoni

Invitatory, Ecce, Deus. The First Song of Isaiah…….Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Sing, my soul, his wondrous love…….Ned Rorem (b. 1923)
O Lord, in thy wrath rebuke me not…….Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Offertory Anthem, Call to remembrance…….Richard Farrant (c.1530-1580)

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 23 March 2014, 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
…..142 Lord, who throughout these forty days…….ST. FLAVIAN
…..343 Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless…….ST. AGNES
…..573 Father eternal…….Langham

Invitatory, Ecce, Deus. The First Song of Isaiah…….Anglican Chant (Rimbault)
Canticle. Quærite Dominum…….Anglican Chant(Thalben-Ball)

Canticle, The Lamentation……. Edward C. Bairstow (1874-1946)
Offertory Anthem, Super flumina Babylonis……. Giovanni Pierluigi 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 30 March 2014, Lent 4. Laetare Sunday – Holy Eucharist, Rite I
The Adult Choir.

Hymns 623 O what their joy and their glory must be…….O QUANTA QUALIAO Quanta Qualia
…..488, Be thou my vision…….SLANE
…..149 Eternal Lord of love, behold your Church…….OLD 124TH
…..620, Jerusalem, my happy home…….LAND OF REST
…..493, O for a thousand tongues to sing …….AZMON

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

Psalm 23. Dominus regit me.……..Anglican Chant (Goss)
Offertory Anthem, Miserere mei…….William Byrd (c.1542-1623)
Communion Anthem, Remember not, Lord, our offences…….Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

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 6 April 2014. Lent 5. Morning Prayer Rite I
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

Hymns 282 Christ the fair glory of the holy angels…….CAELITES PLAUDANT
…….474, When I survey the wondrous cross…….ROCKINGHAM
…….457 Thou art the Way, to thee alone…….ST. JAMES
…….495, Hail, thou once despised Jesus!…….BABILONE
…….475, God himself is with us…….TYSK

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)

Anthem, Love’s endeavor, Love’s expense…….Barry Rose (b. 1934)
Communion Anthem, A Hymne To God The Father…….John Hilton (1599-1657)

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 13 April 2014, The Sunday of the Passion
The Choir of Men and Boys with the Adult Choir

The Procession. Hymn 154, All glory, laud, and honor. VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN
Hymn 392, Come, we that love the Lord…….VINEYARD HAVEN
At the Offertory, Hosanna to the Son of David…….Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
At the Presentation, Hymn 474, vs. 4…….ROCKINGHAM

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 13 April 2014, 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

Thursday 17 April 2014, 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 18 April 2014, 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 18 April 2014, 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
THE CRUCIFIXION…….John Stainer (1840-1901)

Saturday 19 April 2014, THE GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER at 7 o’clock p.m.
The Adult Choir

Canticle 8, The Song of Moses
Psalm 30
Psalm 42

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, Cantique de Jean Racine…….Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

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 20 April 2014 – 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 20 April 2014 – 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 20 April 2014 – 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)

Sanctus and Benedictus…….Gerre Hancock Missa Resurrectionis
…..Agnus Dei ………………(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, Hymnal S-129…….Robert Powell
Fraction Anthem, S-154…….David Hurd

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 27 April 2014, The First Sunday after Easter – Morning Prayer Rite I
The Girls’ Choir with Adults

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
…..335, I am the bread of life…….I am the bread of life
…..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, For the beauty of the earth…….John Rutter (b. 1945)

Prelude, Carillon de Westminster…….Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Postlude, Präludium und Fuge in C-Dur, BWV 547…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 4 May 2014, The Second Sunday after Easter, Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

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
…..457, Thou art the Way, to thee alone…….ST. JAMES
…..460, Alleluia! sing to Jesus…….HYFRYDOL

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 116: 1-4, 11-16. Dilexi, quoniam…….Anglican Chant (S. Wesley)
Offertory, Sicut cervus…….Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
Communion, Ego sum panis vivus…….Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

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

Sunday 4 May 2014, The Second Sunday after 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 11 May 2014, The Fourth Sunday of Easter – Morning Prayer Rite I
Mother’s Day

The Choir of Men and Boys with the Girls’ Choir

Hymns 179, Welcome, happy morning…….FORTUNATUS
…..645, The King of love my shepherd is…….ST. COLUMBA
…..664, My Shepherd will supply my need…….RESIGNATION
…..343, Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless…….ST. AGNES
…..182, Christ is alive! Let Christians sing……TRURO
Jubilate Deo…….Anglican Chant (Russell)
Pascha nostrum……Anglican Chant (Goss)

Anthem, Hallelujah! from MESSIAH…….George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
Anthem, How lovely is thy dwelling place…….Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

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

Sunday 18 May 2014, The Fifth Sunday of Easter – Morning Prayer Rite I
The Combined Junior Choristers with the Adult Choir

Hymns 410, Praise my soul, the King of heaven…….LAUDA ANIMA
…..180, He is risen, he is risen!…….UNSER HERRSCHER
…..1, Father, we praise thee…….CHRISTE SANCTORUM
…..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, Jesu, joy of man’s desiring…….Johann Sebastian Bach
Offertory Anthem, Christ, whose glory fills the skies…….T. Frederick H. Candlyn (1892-1964)

Prelude, Fantasy in c moll, BWV 537…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Vater unser in Himmelreich…….Georg Böhm (1661-1733)
Postlude, Praeludium in e-moll…….Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697)

Sunday 25 May 2014, The Sixth Sunday of Easter, The Morning Prayer Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns 400, All creatures of our God and King…….LAAST 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
…..579, Almighty Father, strong to save…….MELITA

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

Anthem, Justorum animae…….C. Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Offertory Anthem, Greater Love hath no man…….John Ireland (1879-1962)

Prelude, Toccata in e…….Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
…..Ciacona in e, BuxWV 160…….Dietrich Buxtehude (c.11637-1707)
Postlude, Präludium und Fuge in C-Dur, BWV 547…Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 1 June 2014, The Seventh Sunday of Easter, Holy Eucharist Rite I,
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns 494, Crown him with many crowns…….DIADEMATA
…..214, Hail the day that sees him rise…….LLANFAIR
…..467, Sing, my soul, his wondrous love…….ST. BEES
…….535, Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim…….PADERBORN
…..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

Psalm 68: 1-10, 32-35…….Exsurgat Deus…….Anglican Chant (Attwood)

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

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

EASTERTIDE TO TRINITY 2014

Sunday 8 June 2014, Whitsunday, The Day of Pentecost, Baptism/Holy Communion Rite One
The Choir of Men and Boys with The Girls’ Choir, End of the 119th Season of the Choirs.

Hymns 506, Praise the Spirit in creation…….FINNIAN
…..516, Come down, O Love divine…….DOWN AMPNEY
…..512, Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove……..MENDON
…..505, O Spirit of Life, O Spirit of God …….O HEILIGER GEIST
…..390, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty…….LOBE DEN HERREN

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

Offertory Anthem, I was glad…….C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918)
Communion Anthems, Listen, sweet dove…….Grayston Ives (b. 1948)
If ye love me…….Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)

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

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

Sunday 15 June 2014, Holy Eucharist Rite I, Confirmation, Trinity Sunday,
The Adult Choir

Hymns 366, Holy God, we praise thy Name…….GROSSER GOTT
….. 362, Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!…….NICAEA
…..324, Let all mortal flesh keep silence…….PICARDY
…..423, Immortal, invisible, God only wise…….ST. DENIO
…..368, Holy Father, great Creator…….REGENT SQUARE

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 8. Domine, Dominus noster…….Plainsong Tone V 2
…..(fauxbourdon by Gerre Hancock)
Offertory, I saw the Lord……John Stainer (1840-1901)
Communion, Draw us in the Spirit’s tether…….Harold Friedell (1905-1958)

Prelude, Prelude in Es-Dur, BWV 552…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Fuge in Es-Dur, BWV 552…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Summer 2014

Sunday 22 June 2014, Pentecost 5, Proper 7, Morning Prayer Rite I
Ragazzi Boys’ Choir, San Francisco

Hymns: 445, Praise to the Holiest in the height…….GERONTIUS
686, Come, thou font of every blessing…….NETTLETON
530, Spread, O spread, thou mighty word…….GOTT SEI, DANK
708, Savior, like a shepherd lead us…….SICILIAN MARINERS
561, Stand up, stand up, for Jesus…….MORNING LIGHT

Venite, exultemus Domino……..Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine……..Anglican Chant (Turton)

Anthem, Panis angelicus……. Cesar Augusté Franck (1822-1890)
Offertory Anthem, Cantique de Jean Racine…….Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Prelude, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645……Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, The Heaven’s declare……Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739)

Sunday 29 June 2014, Pentecost 6, Proper 8, Holy Communion Rite I
Brittany Palmer, soprano

Hymns: 525, The Church’s one foundation…….AURELIA
609, Where cross the crowded ways of life…….GARDINER
315, Thou, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray…….SONG I
656, Blest are the pure in heart…….FRANCONIA
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

Offertory Solo, “Hear ye, Israel” from ELIJAH…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Communion Solo, O nata lux de lumine…….Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)

Prelude, Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Toccata in e…….Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)

Sunday 6 July 2014, Pentecost 7 – Holy Eucharist Rite I, Proper 9
Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano

Hymns: 718, God of our fathers…….NATIONAL HYMN
620, Jerusalem, my happy home…….LAND OF REST
516, Come down, O Love divine…….DOWN AMPNEY
302, Father, we thank thee…….REDNEZ À DIEU
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

Offertory Solo, from MESSIAH…….George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)
Communion Solo, from DIXIT DOMINUS…….George Frederic Handel

Prelude, Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Ein feste Burg, BuxWV 184……Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Postlude, Tuba Tune……C.S. Lang (1891-1971)

Sunday 13 July 2014, Pentecost 8 – Morning Prayer Rite I, Proper 10
Joshua Parrillo, baritone

Hymns:616, Hail to the Lord’s Anointed…..ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN
440, Blessed Jesus, at thy word…….LIEBSTER JESU
512, Come, Gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove…….MENDON
505, O Spirit of Life, O Spirit of God…….O HEILIGER GEIST
657, Love divine, all loves excelling…….HYFRYDOL

Venite, exultemus Domino…….. Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine……..Anglican Chant (Turton)

Solo, “Lord God of Abraham” from ELIJAH…….Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Offertory Solo, “It is enough” from ELIJAH…….Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Prelude, Andante tranquillo from Sonata in A, Opus 65/3…….Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Andante from Sonata in D, Opus 65/6…….Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Postlude, Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 736……Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 20 July 2014, Pentecost 9 – Morning Prayer Rite I, Proper 11
Amy Bartram, Soprano

Hymns: 618, Ye watchers and ye holy ones…….LASST UNS ERFREUEN
623, O what their joy and their glory must be…….O QUANTA QUALIA
621, Light’s abode, celestial Salem…….RHUDDLAN
339, Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness…….SCHMÜCKE DICH
625, Ye holy angels bright…….DARWALL’S 148TH

Venite, exultemus Domino…….Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine…….Anglican Chant (Turton)

Solo, “My Shepherd Will Supply My Need”…….Traditional hymn tune arr. by Virgil Thomson (1896-1989)
Offertory Solo, “Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion” from MESSIAH…….George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)

Prelude, Choral dorian…….Jehan Alain (1911-1940)
Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 643…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Präludium und Fuge in e-moll, BWV 533…… Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 27 July 2014, Pentecost 10 – Proper 12, Morning Prayer Rite I
Joshua Parrillo, baritone

Hymns: 410, Praise, my soul, the King of heaven…….LAUDA ANIMA
615, “Thy kingdom come!” on bended knee…….ST. FLAVIAN
447, The Christ who died but rose again…….ST. MAGNUS
336, Come with us, O blessed Jesus……..WERDE MUNTER
388, O worship the King, all glorious above! ……..HANOVER

Venite, exultemus Domino…….Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine…….Anglican Chant (Turton)

Solo, “For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth; The people that walked in darkness” from MESSIAH…….George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)

Offertory Solo, “Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; But who may abide the day of His coming?”from MESSIAH…….George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)

Prelude, Allabreve in D-Dur, BWV 589…… Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Praeludium in G, BWV 568…… Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 3 August 2014, Pentecost 11 – Holy Eucharist Rite I, Proper 13
Tami Petty, soprano

Hymns: 522, Glorious things of thee are spoken…….AUSTRIA
368, Holy Father, great Creator…….REGENT SQUARE
343, Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless…….ST. AGNES
707, Take my life, and let it be…….HOLLINGSIDE
460, Alleluia! sing to Jesus!……. 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

Offertory Solo, “Jerusalem” from ST. PAUL……. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Communion Solo, Pie Jesu” from REQUIEM…….Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Prelude, I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem…….Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)
How fair and how pleasant art thou…….Marcel Dupré
Postlude, Prelude and Fugue in F, BWV 556……Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 10 August 2014, Pentecost 12 – Morning Prayer Rite One,
The Sunday after the Transfiguration and Proper 14
Aram Tchobanian, tenor

Hymns: 427, When morning gilds the skies…….LAUDES DOMINI
137, O wondrous type! O vision fair……..WAREHAM
699, Jesus, Lover of my soul…….ABERYSTWYTH
324, Let all mortal flesh keep silence…….PICARDY
608, Eternal Father, strong to save…….MELITA

Venite, exultemus Domino……..Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine……..Anglican Chant (Turton)

Solo, Serenity……..Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Offertory Solo, Ye people rend your hearts and If with all your heart from ELIJAH…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Prelude, Prelude in C, BWV 553……Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
Fugue in C, BWV 553
Postlude, Prelude and Fugue in d, BWV 554……Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 17 August 2014, Pentecost 13 – Morning Prayer Rite I, Proper 15
Tami Petty, soprano

Hymns: 436, Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates…….TRURO
537, Christ for the world we sing!……. MOSCOW
470, There’s a wideness in God’s mercy…….BEECHER
383, Fairest Lord Jesus…….ST. ELIZABETH
556, Rejoice, ye pure in heart!…….MARION

Venite, exultemus Domino…….Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine……..Anglican Chant (Turton)

Solo, “O, God, we come before You”……Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Offertory Solo, Aria from VESPERAE SOLENNES DE CONFESSORE, K. 339…….Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Prelude, Largo from Sonate in C-Dur, BWV 529…… Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
…..Komm heiliger Geist, BuxWV 199…….Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Postlude, Prelude and Fugue in B, BWV 560……Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 24 August 2014, Pentecost 14 – Morning Prayer Rite I, Proper 16
John Rose, baritone

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
439, What wondrous love is this…….WONDROUS LOVE
304, I come with joy to meet my Lord…….LAND OF REST

Venite, exultemus Domino…….Anglican Chant (Monk)
Benedictus es, Domine……..Anglican Chant (Turton)

Solo, “The Call” from Five Mystical Songs…….Ralph Vaughan William (1872-1958)
Offertory Solo, The King of Love my Shepherd is…….Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Prelude, Nun bitten wir, BuxWV 209…….Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn, BuxWV 192
Postlude, Praeludium in F, BuxWV 145…….Dietrich Buxtehude

Sunday 31 August 2014, Pentecost 15 – Holy Eucharist Rite I, Proper 17
Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano

Hymns: 47, On this day, the first of days…….GOTT SEI DANK
511, Holy Spirit, ever living…….ABBOT’S LEIGH
482, Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy…….SLANE
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

Offertory Solo, Qui sedes from GLORIA…….Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Communion Solo, A Hymne To God The Father…….Pelham Humfrey (1647-1674)

Prelude: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, Opus 122/5…….Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Prelude sur une Antienne…….Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
Postlude, Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 557……Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

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