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Chapel Music List for June 2025
Sunday 1 June, 11.00am. Choral Matins | Sunday after Ascension Day
| Introit | Coelos ascendit hodie, Op. 38, No. 2 – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
| Responses | William Smith (1603-1645) |
| Psalm | 97 | Chant: Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
| Canticle | Jubilate (Second Service) – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) |
| Hymns | Alleluia! Alleluia! |
| 167 Hail the day that sees him rise | |
| 172 The head that once was crowned with thorns | |
| 166 Crown him with many crowns | |
| Anthem | O Clap your Hands – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) |
| Recessional March | Aida and The Royals (Quick March of the Blues and Royals) |
| Voluntary | Postlude on a Theme of Orlando Gibbons, Op. 105, No.2 – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
Sunday 8 June, 11.00am. Choral Eucharist | Pentecost
| Introit | Loquebantur variis linguis - Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585) (B flat minor) |
| Processional Hymn | 178 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire |
| Mass Setting | Messe Solennelle – Jean Langlais (1907-1991) |
| Gradual Hymn | 174 Breathe on me, Breath of God |
| Offertory Hymn | 191 O Thou who camest from above |
| Communion | Eternal Ruler – William Harris (1883-1973) |
| Recessional Hymn | 175 Come down, O Love divine Descant: Christopher Robinson (b. 1936) |
| Voluntary | Hymne d'Actions de grâces "Te Deum" (Trois Paraphrases Grégoriennes, Op. 5) – Jean Langlais (1907-1991) |
Sunday 15 June, 11.00am. Choral Matins | Trinity Sunday
| Introit | Cherubic Hymn (Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41) – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) |
| Responses | Philip Radcliffe (1905-1986) |
| Psalm | 8 | Chant: Joseph Corfe (1740-1820), after Henry Lawes (1596-1662) |
| Canticle | Jubilate in C – Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) |
| Hymns | 202 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Descant: Christopher Robinson (b. 1936) |
| 392 Bright the vision that delighted | |
| 418 Father, Lord of all creation | |
| Anthem | I saw the Lord – John Stainer (1840-1901) |
| Recessional March | The Watch Tower (Quick March of the Royal Corps of Military Police) |
| Voluntary | Fugue in E flat major “St. Anne”, BWV 552 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
Sunday 22 June, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 1st Sunday after Trinity
| Introit | Libera nos I – John Sheppard (c.1515-1558) |
| Responses | Humphrey Clucas (b.1941) |
| Psalm | 22.23-28 | Chant: William Crotch (1775-1847) |
| Canticle | Venite | Chant: Percy Buck (1871-1947) |
| Hymns | Come, ye faithful, raise the strain |
| 386 Be thou my vision | |
| 267 Thou, whose almighty word | |
| 368 All my hope on God is founded Descant: John Rutter (b. 1945) | |
| Anthem | Alleluia, I heard a voice – Janet Wheeler (b. 1957) |
| Recessional March | Moses in Egypt (Quick March of the 11th Hussars) |
| Voluntary | Fantasia super Komm, Heiliger Geist, BWV 651 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750 |
Sunday 29 June, 11.00am. Choral Eucharist | Peter and Paul, Apostles
| Introit | Tu es Petrus – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594) |
| Processional Hymn | 227 Rejoice in God’s saints, today and all days! |
| Mass setting | Missa Tu es Petrus – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594) |
| Gradual Hymn | 236 Thou art the Christ, O Lord |
| Offertory Hymn | 237 We sing the glorious conquest |
| Communion | Tu es Petrus – Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) |
| Recessional Hymn | 230 Ye watchers and ye holy ones |
| Voluntary | Chorale varié sur le thème du “Veni Creator”, Op. 4 – Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) |
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May 2025
Sunday 4 May, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 3rd Sunday of Easter
| Introit | Alleluia, I heard a voice – Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623) |
| Responses | William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Psalm | 30 | Chant: James Turle (1802-1882) |
| Canticle | Benedictus |
| Hymns | Alleluia! Alleluia! |
| Ye choirs of new Jerusalem | |
| Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation | |
| Descant: Harrison Oxley (1933-2009) | |
| Anthem | Blessed be the God and Father – Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) |
| Recessional March | Blue Bonnets over the Border (Quick March of King’s Own Scottish Borderers) |
| Voluntary | Prelude & Fugue in A Major, BWV 536 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
Sunday 11 May, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 4th Sunday of Easter
| Introit | The New Commonwealth (1940) – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
| Responses | Philip Radcliffe (1905-1986) |
| Psalm | 23 (Brother James’ Air) – James Leith Macbeth Bain (1860–1925), arr. Gordon Jacob (1895-1984) |
| Canticle | Jubilate (Collegium Regale, 1944) – Herbert Howells (1892-1983) |
| Hymns | God is our strength and refuge |
| I vow to thee, my country | |
| O valiant hearts | |
| Anthem | Turn back O man (1919) – Gustav Holst (1874-1934) |
| Recessional March | Wings (Quick March of the Royal Engineers) |
| Voluntary | Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 – Edward Elgar (1857-1934) |
Sunday 18 May, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 5th Sunday of Easter
| Introit | The Call – Gail Randall (b. 1955) |
| Processional Hymn | William Petter (1982-2016) |
| Psalm | 148 | Chant: William Vann (b. 1982) |
| Canticle | Jubilate Deo – Matthew Martin (b. 1976) |
| Hymns | At the name of Jesus |
| Love’s redeeming work is done | |
| I danced in the morning | |
| Anthem | Lord of all – Angus McPhee (b. 1992) |
| Recessional March | On Parade (Quick March of the Royal Logistics Corps) |
| Voluntary | Sun Dance – Bob Chilcott (b. 1955) |
Sunday 25 May, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 6th Sunday of Easter
| Introit | If ye love me – Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585) |
| Responses | Richard Ayleward (1626-1669) |
| Psalm | 67 | Chant: Edward Bairstow (1874-1946) |
| Canticle | Venite |
| Hymns | Come, ye faithful, raise the strain |
| We have a gospel to proclaim | |
| Thine be the glory | |
| Descant: Malcolm Archer (b. 1952) | |
| Anthem | Christ rising again from the dead – Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656) |
| Recessional March | Begone dull care (Quick March of the Royal Corps of Signals) |
| Voluntary | Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 718 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
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April 2025
Sunday 6 April, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 5th Sunday of Lent
| Introit | Miserere mei, Deus – William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Responses | William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Psalm | 126 | Chant: George Garrett (1834-1897) |
| First Anthem | Lord, how long wilt thou be angry? – Henry Purcell (1659-1695) |
| Hymns | 122 The royal banners forward go |
| 125 We sing the praise of Him who died | |
| 96 Jesu, lover of my soul | |
| Second Anthem | O God, thou hast cast us out – Henry Purcell (1659-1695) |
| Recessional March | Dirge – Thomas Attwood (1765-1838) |
| Voluntary | Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 686 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
Sunday 13 April, 11.00am. Choral Matins | Palm Sunday
| Introit | Hosanna to the Son of David – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) |
| Responses | Plainchant |
| Psalm | 118.1-2,19-end | Chant: George Job Elvey (1816-1893) |
| First Anthem | Glory and honour and laud – Charles Wood (1866-1926) |
| Hymns | 129 Ride on, ride on in majesty! |
| 128 All glory, laud and honour | |
| 112 My song is love unknown | |
| Second Anthem | Jesu, grant me this, I pray – Edward Bairstow (1874-1946) |
| Recessional March | British Grenadiers and Voice of the Guns (Quick March of the Royal Regiment of Artillery) |
| Voluntary | Toccata-Prelude On 'Pange Lingua' – Edward Bairstow (1874-1946) |
Friday 18 April, 11.00am. Good Friday Service | Good Friday
| Psalm | 22.1-11 |
| Hymns | 123 There is a green hill far away |
| 127 When I survey the wondrous cross | |
| 119 O sacred head, sore wounded | |
| 125 We sing the praise of Him who died | |
| Passion Aria | Komm, süßes Kreuz (St. Matthew Passion, BWV 544) – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
Sunday 20 April, 11.00am. Choral Eucharist | Easter Day
| Introit | Haec dies – William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Processional Hymn | 147 Jesus Christ is risen today |
| Mass Setting | “Coronation” Mass in C Major, K. 317 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) |
| Gradual Hymn | 157 The day of resurrection! |
| Offertory Hymn | 138 At the Lamb’s high feast we sing |
| Communion | Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah) – George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) |
| Recessional Hymn | 160 Thine be the glory |
| Voluntary | Final (Symphony for Organ No. 6, Op. 42, No. 2) – Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) |
Sunday 27 April, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 2nd Sunday of Easter
| Introit | In resurrectione tua – William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Responses | Philip Radcliffe (1905-1986) |
| Psalm | 150 | Chant: Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
| Canticle | Jubilate in G – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
| Hymns | 135 A brighter dawn is breaking |
| 145 Good Christians all, rejoice and sing! | |
| 353 And did those feet in ancient time | |
| Anthem | Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
| Recessional March | Rule, Britannia! |
| Voluntary | Postlude in D minor, Op. 105, No. 6 – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
March 2025
Sunday 2 March, 11.00am. Choral Matins | Sunday next before Lent
| Introit | O nata lux – Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585) | ||
| Responses | Philip Radcliffe (1905-1986) | ||
| Psalm | 99; Chant: Reginald Moore (1910-1968) | ||
| Canticle | Jubilate in B flat – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) | ||
| Hymns | 2 Christ, whose glory fills the skies | ||
| 248 ‘Tis good, Lord, to be here | |||
| 543 O Praise ye the Lord! | |||
| Anthem | And then shall your light break forth (Elijah) – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) | ||
| Recessional March | My Boy Willie (Quick March of the Royal Tank Regiment) | ||
| Voluntary | Prelude in D, BWV 532a – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
Sunday 9 March, 11.00am. Choral Eucharist | 1st Sunday of Lent
| Introit | Remember not, O Lord, our offences – Henry Purcell (1659-1695) |
| Processional Hymn | 95 Forty days and forty nights |
| Mass setting | Mass for double choir – Frank Martin (1890-1974) |
| Gradual Hymn | 97 Lord Jesus, think on me |
| Offertory Hymn | 322 Soul of my Saviour |
| Communion | Hear my prayer, O Lord – Henry Purcell (1659-1695) |
| Recessional Hymn | 96 Jesu, lover of my soul |
| Voluntary | Prelude (Organ Symphony No. 1, Op. 14) – Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
Sunday 16 March, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 2nd Sunday of Lent
| Introit | Miserere Nostri – Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585) |
| Responses | Ferial |
| Psalm | 27; Chant: James Turle (1802-1882) |
| Canticle | Benedicite omnia opera – Henry Purcell (1659-1695) |
| Hymns | 112 My song is love unknown |
| 582 Take up thy cross, the Saviour said | |
| 538 O Jesus, I have promised to serve thee to the end | |
| Anthem | Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei – Henry Purcell (1659-1695) |
| Recessional March | Pavana (Fitzwilliam Virginal Book) – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) |
| Voluntary | Variations on ‘Mein junges Leben hat ein End’ SwWV 324 – J. P. Sweelinck (1562-1621) |
Sunday 23 March, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 3rd Sunday of Lent
| Introit | Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts (Funeral Sentences for Queen Mary II, 1695) – Henry Purcell (1659-1695) |
| Responses | Ferial |
| Psalm | 63.1-9; Chant: Ivor Atkins (1869-1953) |
| 1st Anthem | Man that is born of a woman (Funeral Sentences, c.1672, revised 1680s) – Henry Purcell (1659-1695) |
| Hymns | 127 When I survey the wondrous cross |
| 123 There is a green hill far away | |
| - O Father, by whose servants | |
| 2nd Anthem | Let mine eyes run down with tears – Henry Purcell (1659-1695) |
| Recessional March | Grey and Scarlet (Quick March of the QARANC) |
| Voluntary | O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 656 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
Sunday 30 March, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 4th Sunday of Lent | Mothering Sunday
| Introit | Богородице Дево, радуйся (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, No. 6) – Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) |
| Responses | Thomas Morley (1557-1602) |
| Psalm | 127; Chant: Ernest Bullock (1890-1979) |
| Canticle | Magnificat (Gloucester Service) – Herbert Howells (1892-1983) |
| Hymns | 238 For Mary, Mother of our Lord |
| 487 Jesus, good above all other | |
| 362 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord! | |
| Anthem | A Hymn to the Virgin – Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) |
| Recessional March | The Lass of Richmond Hill – Early One Morning (Quick March of the WRAC) |
| Voluntary | Final (Symphony No. 1, Op. 14) – Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
February 2025
Sunday 2 February, 11.00am. Choral Eucharist | Candlemas
| Introit | Alleluia - Senex puerum portabat – William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Processional Hymn | 94 Hail to the Lord who comes |
| Mass setting | Collegium Regale Communion Service – Herbert Howells (1892-1983) |
| Gradual Hymn | 244 Virgin-born, we bow before thee |
| Offertory Hymns | 309 Let all mortal flesh keep silence |
| Communion | Nunc dimittis (Gloucester Service) – Herbert Howells (1892-1983) |
| Recessional Hymn | 278 Alleluia, sing to Jesus! |
| Voluntary | Rhapsody No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 17 No. 3 – Herbert Howells (1892–1983) |
Sunday 9 February, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 4th Sunday before Lent
| Introit | A Hymne to Christ – Imogen Holst (1907-1984) |
| Responses | Richard Ayleward (1626-1669) |
| Psalm | 138 |
| Canticle | Jubilate |
| Hymns | 227 Rejoice in God’s saints, today and all days! |
| 411 Dear Lord and Father of mankind | |
| 368 All my hope on God is founded | |
| Anthem | Great is the Lord – Edward Elgar (1857-1934) |
| Recessional March | Lillibulero – Auprès de ma blonde (Quick March of the REME) |
| Voluntary | Crown Imperial: A Coronation March – William Walton (1902-1983) |
Sunday 16 February, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 3rd Sunday before Lent
| Introit | Man blest no doubt (Parker Psalter) – Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585) |
| Responses | Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585) |
| Psalm | 1 |
| Canticle | Benedictus |
| Hymns | 430 Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go |
| 612 We have a gospel to proclaim | |
| 516 Love divine, all loves excelling | |
| Anthem | The Beatitudes – Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) |
| Recessional March | On Parade (Quick March of the RLC) |
| Voluntary | Fanfare – William Mathias (1934-1992) |
Sunday 23 February, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 2nd Sunday before Lent
| Introit | I sat down under his shadow – Edward Bairstow (1874-1946) |
| Responses | Humphrey Clucas (b.1941) |
| Psalm | 65 |
| Canticle | Venite |
| Hymns | 619 When morning gilds the skies |
| 413 Eternal Father, strong to save | |
| 267 Thou, whose almighty word | |
| Anthem | Sing unto the Lord – Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987) |
| Recessional March | Wait for the Wagon (Quick March of the RCT) |
| Voluntary | Toccata-Prelude On 'Pange Lingua' – Edward Bairstow (1874-1946) |
January 2025
Sunday 5 January, 11.00am. Choral Matins | Epiphany
| Introit | Videntes stellam – Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) |
| Responses | William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Psalm | 72.10-15 |
| Epiphany Carol | The Three Kings – Peter Cornelius (1824-1874), arr. Ivor Atkins (1869-1953) |
| Hymns | The First Nowell |
| Hail to the Lord’s Anointed | |
| As with gladness men of old | |
| Anthem | Illuminare, Jerusalem – Judith Weir (b. 1954) |
| Recessional March | Begone dull care (Quick March of the Royal Corps of Signals) |
| Voluntary | Electa Ut Sol (5 Invocations) – Henri Dallier (1849-1934) |
Sunday 12 January, 11.00am. Choral Matins | Baptism of Christ
| Introit | Da zu dir der Heiland kam (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) – Richard Wagner (1813-1883) |
| Responses | William Smith (1603-1645) |
| Psalm | 29 |
| Epiphany Carol | Tribus miraculis – Luca Marenzio (1553-1599) |
| Hymns | Christ, when for us you were baptized |
| When Jesus came to Jordan | |
| Come down, O Love divine | |
| Anthem | Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day – John Gardner (1917-2011) |
| Recessional March | Aida and The Royals (Quick March of the Blues and Royals) |
| Voluntary | Prelude in E flat major “St. Anne”, BWV 552 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
Sunday 19 January, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 2nd Sunday of Ephiphany
| Introit | Tribus miraculis – Jacob Handl (1550-1591) |
| Responses | Thomas Morley (1557-1602) |
| Psalm | 36.5-10 |
| Epiphany Carol | The Call (Five Mystical Songs) – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
| Hymns | Brightest and best of the sons of the morning |
| O Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness | |
| Songs of thankfulness and praise | |
| Anthem | Here is the Little Door – Herbert Howells (1892-1983) |
| Recessional March | Ride of the Valkyries (Quick March of the Parachute Regiment) |
| Voluntary | Rhapsody No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 17 No. 3 – Herbert Howells (1892–1983) |
Sunday 26 January, 11.00am. Choral Matins | 3rd Sunday of Epiphany
| Introit | Sing joyfully – William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
| Responses | Richard Shephard (1949-2021) |
| Psalm | 19 |
| Canticle | Jubilate |
| Hymns | The people that in darkness sat |
| O Thou who camest from above | |
| The church’s one foundation | |
| Anthem | The Spirit of the Lord is upon me (The Apostles) – Edward Elgar (1857-1934) |
| Recessional March | Huntsman’s Chorus – The Italian Song (Quick March of the Royal Green Jackets) |
| Voluntary | Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 550 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
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
Sunday 22 December, 15.30. Carol Service
| 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) |
| 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) |