Music List
Chapel Music List for December 2024
Sunday 1 December, 11.00am. Choral Matins | Advent Sunday
| Introit | Matin Responsory – adapted from G. P. da Palestrina (c.1525-1594) |
| Responses | Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656) |
| Psalm | 25.1-9 |
| Advent motet | Rorate coeli – William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Hymns | Come, thou Redeemer of the earth |
| O Come, O come, Emmanuel | |
| 31. Lo, he comes with clouds descending | |
| Advent motet | Vigilate – William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Recessional March | The Watch Tower (Quick March of the Royal Corps of Military Police) |
| Voluntary | Toccata (Suite Gothique) – Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897) |
Sunday 8 December, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 2nd Sunday of Advent
| Introit | Wie soll ich dich empfangen (Christmas Oratorio) – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Responses | William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Advent carol | A Spotless Rose – Herbert Howells (1892-1983) |
| Canticle | Benedictus (Short Service) – William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Hymns | 39. Wake, O wake! With tidings thrilling |
| 34. On Jordan’s bank | |
| 29. Hills of the North, rejoice | |
| Anthem | This is the record of John – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) |
| Recessional March | The Roast Beef of Old England |
| Voluntary | Toccata (Suite Gothique) – Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897) |
Sunday 15 December, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 3rd Sunday of Advent
| Introit | Es ist ein Roess entsprungen – 14th century German melody, arr. Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) |
| Responses | Thomas Morley (1557-1602) |
| Psalm | 146.4-end |
| Canticle | The Lord is my strength and my song (Israel in Egypt) – George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) |
| Hymns | 26 Hark, a thrilling voice is sounding |
| 37 The Lord will come and not be slow | |
| - O Come, O come, Emmanuel | |
| Anthem | Rejoice in the Lord alway – Anon. 16th century |
| Recessional March | The Lass of Richmond Hill – Early One Morning (Quick March of the WRAC) |
| Voluntary | Prelude and Fugue in G minor, Op. 7, No. 3 – Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) |
Sunday 22 December, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 4th Sunday of Advent
| Introit | Gabriel’s message – Basque Carol, arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015) |
| Responses | Richard Ayleward (1626-1669) |
| Advent carol | Myn lyking – Richard Runciman Terry (1864-1938) |
| Canticle | Magnificat (Second Service) – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) |
| Hymns | 58 Long ago, prophets knew |
| 362 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord! | |
| 31 Lo, he comes with clouds descending | |
| Anthem | Hereford Carol – Trad., arr. Christopher Robinson (b. 1936) |
| Recessional March | My Boy Willie (Quick March of the Royal Tank Regiment) |
| Voluntary | Fugue in E minor, BWV 548ii – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
Christmas Services
Sunday 22 December, 15.30. Carol Service
| Introit | The truth from above – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
| Carols and Readings | Once in royal David’s city – H. J. Gauntlett (1805-1976), arr. A. H. Mann (1850-1929) & David Willcocks (1919-2015) |
| A spotless rose – Herbert Howells (1892-1983) | |
| 1st lesson | |
| O Come, O come, Emmanuel - 15th century French arr. David Willcocks | |
| 2nd lesson | |
| Sir Christémas – William Mathias (1934-1992) | |
| 3rd lesson | |
| Of a rose – Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951) | |
| God rest you merry, gentlemen – English trad., arr. David Willcocks | |
| 4th lesson | |
| My Lord has Come – Will Todd (b. 1970) | |
| O little town of Bethlehem – English trad., arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams & Thomas Armstrong (1898-1994) | |
| 5th lesson | |
| What sweeter music – John Rutter (b.1945) | |
| 6th lesson | |
| The First Nowell – English trad., arr. David Willcocks | |
| O magnum mysterium – Tomás Luis de Victoria (c.1548-1611) | |
| 7th lesson | |
| Hark! the herald angels sing – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), arr. David Willcocks | |
| The National Anthem | |
| Voluntary | Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54 No. 6 – Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
Tuesday 24 December, 18.00. First Mass of Christmas | Christmas Eve
| Introit | Lux arumque – Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) |
| Processional hymn | Once in Royal David’s city |
| Mass setting | Messe de minuit pour Noël – Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) |
| Gradual hymn | Of the Father’s heart begotten |
| Offertory hymn | It came upon the midnight clear |
| Communion | Carol – William Vann (b. 1982) |
| Recessional hymn | O come, all ye faithful |
| Voluntary | Dieu Parmi Nous (La Nativité du Seigneur) – Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) |
Wednesday 25 December, 11.00am. Choral Matins | Christmas Day
| Introit | Hodie Christus natus est – Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) |
| Responses | Royal Hospital Christmas Responses |
| Choir carols | Up! Good Christen folk, and listen – Melody from Piae Cantiones (1582), arr. G. R. Woodward (1848-1934) |
| Hymns | O come, all ye faithful |
| Away in a manger | |
| God rest you merry, gentlemen | |
| Anthem | A babe is born – William Mathias (1934-1992) |
| Recessional March | The Old Brigade |
| Voluntary | Prelude and Fugue in B major, Op. 7, No. 1 – Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) |
November 2024
Sunday 3 November, 11.00am. Choral Eucharist | All Saints' Day
| Introit | Dona nobis pacem – Olivia Sparkhall (b. 1976) |
| Processional Hymn | 232 For all the saints |
| Mass Setting | Mass in G minor – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
| Gradual Hymn | 227 Rejoice in God’s saints, today and all days! |
| Offertory Hymn | 228 Soldiers, who are Christ’s below |
| Communion | And I saw a new heaven – Edgar Bainton (1880-1956) |
| Recessional Hymn | 230 Ye watchers and ye holy ones |
| Voluntary | Prelude in E minor, BWV 548 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
Sunday 10 November, 10.55am. Service of Remembrance | Remembrance Sunday
| Before the service | Elegy – George Thalben-Ball (1896-1987) |
| Passacaglia – The Death of Falstaff (Suite from Henry V) – William Walton (1902-1983) | |
| Rhosymedre (3 Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes) – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) | |
| Introit | For the fallen – Douglas Guest (1916-1996) |
| Hymns | O Valiant Hearts |
| 537 O God, our help in ages past | |
| He who would valiant be | |
| 355 I vow to thee, my country | |
| 1st Anthem | O pray for the peace of Jerusalem – Herbert Howells (1892-1983) |
| 2nd Anthem | Bring us, O Lord God – William Harris (1883-1973) |
| Voluntary | Orb and Sceptre – William Walton (1902-1983) |
Sunday 17 November, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 2nd Sunday before Advent
| Introit | Almighty and everlasting God – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) |
| Responses | Philip Radcliffe (1905-1986) |
| Psalm | 16 Chant: James Turle (1802-1882) |
| Canticle | Venite |
| Hymns | 202 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! |
| 547 Oft in danger, oft in woe | |
| 423 Fight the good fight with all thy might | |
| Anthem | O God, the proud are risen against me – Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656) |
| Recessional March | The Roast Beef of Old England |
| Voluntary | Fantasia for Double Organ – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) |
Sunday 24 November, 11.00am. Choral Matins | Christ the King;
| Introit | The Call – Gail Randall (b. 1955) |
| Responses | David Trendell (1964-2014) |
| Psalm | 93 Chant: John Hopkins (1818-1901) |
| Canticle | Te Deum in F – John Ireland (1879-1962) |
| Hymns | 398 Christ triumphant, ever reigning |
| Hail Redeemer, King divine | |
| 166 Crown him with many crowns | |
| Anthem | Let all the world in every corner sing – Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988) |
| Recessional March | Figaro (Slow March of the Coldstream Guards) |
| Voluntary | Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
October 2024
Sunday 6 October, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 19th Sunday after Trinity
| Introit | I sat down under his shadow – Edward Bairstow (1874-1946) |
| Responses | Philip Radcliffe (1905-1986) |
| Psalm | 8 Chant: Joseph Corfe (1741-1820), after Henry Lawes |
| Canticle | Venite (Short Service) – Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623) |
| Hymns | 6. New every morning is the love |
| 251 All things bright and beautiful | |
| 558 Praise to the Lord, the almighty, the king of creation | |
| Anthem | Achieved is the Glorious Work (The Creation) – Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) |
| Recessional March | The Lass of Richmond Hill - Early One Morning (Quick March of the WRAC) |
| Voluntary | Fugue in D (Zwölf Stücke, Op. 80) – Max Reger (1873-1916) |
Sunday 13 October, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 20th Sunday after Trinity
Royal Armoured Corps Sunday
| Introit | Приидите, поклонимся (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, No. 1) – Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) |
| Responses | Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656) |
| Psalm | 90.12-end Chant: Craig Sellar Lang (1891-1971) |
| Canticle | Jubilate |
| Hymns | 537 O God, our help in ages past |
| 582 Take up thy cross, the Saviour said | |
| 455 Guide me, O thou great Redeemer | |
| Anthem | Lord, thou hast been our refuge – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
| Recessional March | My Boy Willie (Quick March of the Royal Tank Regiment |
| Voluntary | Fugue in E flat major “St. Anne”, BWV 552(ii) – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
Sunday 20 October, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 21st Sunday after Trinity
| Introit | Шестопсалмие (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, No. 7) – Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) |
| Responses | Richard Ayleward (1626-1669) |
| Psalm | 91.9-end Chant: Richard Marlowe (1939-2013) |
| Canticle | Benedictus |
| Hymns | 2 Christ, whose glory fills the skies |
| 92 Christ, when for us you were baptized | |
| 368 All my hope on God founded | |
| Anthem | Psalm 148: ‘Lord, who hast made us for thine own’ – Gustav Holst (1874-1934) |
| Recessional March | Moses in Egypt (Quick March of the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)) |
| Voluntary | Litanies, JA 119 – Jehan Alain (1911-1940) |
| Introit | Хвалите имя Господне (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, No. 8) – Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) |
| Responses | William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Psalm | 126 Chant: George M. Garrett (1834-1897) |
| Canticle | Jubilate in C – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
| Hymns | 549 Onward, Christian soldiers |
| 277 All for Jesus, all for Jesus | |
| 175 Come down, O Love divine | |
| Anthem | Let all mortal flesh keep silence – Edward Bairstow (1874-1946) |
| Recessional March | On Parade (Quick March of the Royal Logistics Corps) |
| Voluntary | Postlude in D minor, Op. 105, No. 6 – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
September 2024
Sunday 1 September, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 14th Sunday after Trinity
| Introit | Cantate Domino – Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) |
| Responses | Philip Radcliffe (1905-1986) |
| Psalm | 15 |
| Canticle | Jubilate in B-flat – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
| Hymns | Christ, whose glory fills the skies |
| Jesu, lover of my soul | |
| O Praise ye the Lord! | |
| Anthem | O for a closer walk with God – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
| Recessional March | The Old Brigade |
| Voluntary | Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 657 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
Sunday 8 September, 11.00am. Choral Matins | The Blessed Virgin Mary
Accession of King Charles III, 2022
| Introit | O Lord, make thy servant Charles our King – William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Responses | William Smith (1603-1645), rev. WJV |
| Psalm | 121 |
| Canticle | Magnificat in G – Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995) |
| Hymns | Praise, my soul, the King of heaven |
| Tell out, my soul | |
| Be thou my vision | |
| Anthem | Ave Maria – Robert Parsons (c.1535-1572) |
| Recessional March | Trio (Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4) – Edward Elgar (1857-1934) |
| Voluntary | Chorale Fantasia on ‘The Old Hundredth’ – C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918) |
Sunday 15 September, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 16th Sunday after Trinity
Nene Valley Motorcycle Club
| Introit | If ye love me – Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585) |
| Responses | Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585) |
| Psalm | I have loved (Psalm 116.1-8) – Christopher Tye (c.1505-1572/3) |
| Canticle | Benedictus |
| Hymns | Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go |
| Take up thy cross, the Saviour said | |
| The royal banners forward go | |
| Anthem | Christ rising again – Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585) |
| Recessional March | The Watch Tower (Quick March of the Royal Military Police) |
| Voluntary | Fantasia in G, T 457 – William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
Sunday 22 September, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 17th Sunday after Trinity
Royal Corps of Signals
| Introit | A Hymne to Christ – Imogen Holst (1907-1984) |
| Responses | William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Psalm | 54 |
| Canticle | Jubilate (Collegium Regale) – Herbert Howells (1892-1983) |
| Hymns | Love divine, all loves excelling |
| Teach me, my God and King | |
| O Jesus, I have promised | |
| Anthem | For lo, I raise up – Charles Villiers Stanford |
| Recessional March | Begone dull care (Quick March of the Royal Corps of Signals) |
| Voluntary | Postlude on a Theme of Orlando Gibbons, Op. 105, No.2 – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
Sunday 29 September, 11.00am. Choral Eucharist | Michael and All Angels
Royal Anglian Regiment
| Introit | Darum wir billig loben dich, BWV 130 (vi) – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Processional hymn | Christ, the fair glory of the holy angels |
| Mass setting | Missa in C, ‘Organ Solo Mass’ – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) |
| Gradual hymn | Angel-voices ever singing |
| Offertory Hymn | Alleluia, sing to Jesus! |
| Communion | Factum est silentium – Peter Philips (c.1560-1628) |
| Recessional hymn | For all the saints |
| Recessional March | Quick March of the Royal Anglian Regiment |
| Voluntary | Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 545 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
August 2024
Sunday 4 August, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 10th Sunday after Trinity
| Introit | Ego sum panis vivus – William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Responses | William Smith (1603-1645), arr. Richard Marlow (1939-2013) |
| Psalm | 78.23-29 |
| Canticle | Venite |
| Hymns | Christ, whose glory fills the skies |
| O food to pilgrims given | |
| Guide me, O thou great Redeemer | |
| Anthem | Panis angelicus – César Franck (1822-1890), arr. Sir John Rutter (b. 1945) |
| Recessional March | Aida and the Royals (Quick March of the Blues and Royals) |
| Voluntary | Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
Sunday 11 August, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 11th Sunday after Trinity
| Introit | O Taste and See – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
| Responses | Thomas Morley (1557-1602) |
| Psalm | 34.1-8 |
| Canticle | Jubilate |
| Hymns | When morning gilds the skies |
| The King of love my shepherd is | |
| Praise the Lord! Ye heavens, adore him | |
| Anthem | Geistliches Lied – Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) |
| Recessional March | The Old Brigade |
| Voluntary | Allegro maestoso and Fugue (Sonata No. 2) – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
Sunday 18 August, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 12th Sunday after Trinity
| Introit | Verily, verily I say unto you – Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585) |
| Responses | William Smith (1603-1645) |
| Psalm | 34.9-14 |
| Canticle | Jubilate (Second Service) – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) |
| Hymns | Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go |
| Let all the world in every corner sing | |
| Praise, my soul, the King of heaven | |
| Anthem | Praise our Lord, all ye Gentiles – William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Recessional March | Milanollo (Quick March of the Coldstream Guards) |
| Voluntary | Fantazia of four parts – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) |
Sunday 25 August, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 13th Sunday after Trinity
| Introit | Quis est homo (Prima Pars) – William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Responses | William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Psalm | 34.15-end |
| Canticle | Benedictus |
| Hymns | Lord of all hopefulness |
| Through all the changing scenes of life | |
| Praise to the Holiest in the height | |
| Anthem | Beati quorum via – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
| Recessional March | On Parade (Quick March of the Royal Logistics Corps) |
| Voluntary | Flourish for an Occasion – William Henry Harris (1883-1973) |