Great Sacred Music

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells

Directed by Andrew Earis

Performed by St Martin’s Voices

Accompanied by Gavin Roberts

Haec dies – William Byrd

Hymn: O worship the King (t. Hanover)

Ardens est cor meum – Richard Dering

O Lord, how joyful is the king – Thomas Weelkes

Ave Maria – Peter Philips

Hymn: Christ is made the sure foundation (t. Westminster Abbey)

Sing joyfully – William Byrd

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells

Directed by Olivia Price

Performed by St Martin’s Voices

Accompanied by Gavin Roberts

1st movement from ‘Dixit Dominus’ – Marianna Martinez

Hymn: Sometimes a light surprises (Offertorium)

The Lord’s my shepherd – Franz Schubert

Locus iste – Anton Bruckner

Beatus Vir from ‘Vesperae solennes de confessore’ – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Agnus Dei from ‘Deutsche Messe’ – Mathilde Kralik

Hymn: Glorious things of thee are spoken (Austria)

Achieved is the glorious work (from ‘The Creation’) – Franz Joseph Haydn

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells

Directed by Andrew Earis

Performed by St Martin's Voices

Accompanied by Gavin Roberts

O Danny Boy – Irish trad. arr. Bob Chilcott

Hymn: God, that madest earth and heaven (Ar hyd y nos)

Te lucis ante terminum – Henry Balfour Gardiner

Abendlied – Josef Rheinberger

An Evening Hymn – Bill Chilcott

Round me falls the night – Annabel Rooney

Hymn: Abide with me (Eventide)

Crossing the bar – Rano Arbo

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells

Directed by Andrew Earis

Performed by St Martin’s Voices

Accompanied by Gavin Roberts

Wide open spaces – Sarah Quartel

Hymn: Brother, sister, let me serve you (Servant Song)

Pilgrims’ Hymn – Stephen Paulus

Valiant for truth – Ralph Vaughan Williams

Pilgrims Chorus (from ’Tannhäuser) – Richard Wagner (Katie – Schirmer edition?)

Hymn: Who would true valour see (Monk’s Gate)

Walk by faith – Joel Raney

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells

Directed by Andrew Earis

Performed by St Martin’s Voices

Accompanied by Gavin Roberts

Wide open spaces – Sarah Quartel

Hymn: Brother, sister, let me serve you (Servant Song)

Pilgrims’ Hymn – Stephen Paulus

Valiant for truth – Ralph Vaughan Williams

Pilgrims Chorus (from ’Tannhäuser) – Richard Wagner (Katie – Schirmer edition?)

Hymn: Who would true valour see (Monk’s Gate)

Walk by faith – Joel Raney

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells

Directed by Andrew Earis

Performed by St Martin’s Voices

Accompanied by Gavin Roberts

Wide open spaces – Sarah Quartel

Hymn: Brother, sister, let me serve you (Servant Song)

Pilgrims’ Hymn – Stephen Paulus

Valiant for truth – Ralph Vaughan Williams

Pilgrims Chorus (from ’Tannhäuser) – Richard Wagner (Katie – Schirmer edition?)

Hymn: Who would true valour see (Monk’s Gate)

Walk by faith – Joel Raney

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells

Directed by Andrew Earis

Performed by St Martin’s Voices

Accompanied by Gavin Roberts

Wide open spaces – Sarah Quartel

Hymn: Brother, sister, let me serve you (Servant Song)

Pilgrims’ Hymn – Stephen Paulus

Valiant for truth – Ralph Vaughan Williams

Pilgrims Chorus (from ’Tannhäuser) – Richard Wagner (Katie – Schirmer edition?)

Hymn: Who would true valour see (Monk’s Gate)

Walk by faith – Joel Raney

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Laura Newey

Directed by Andrew Earis

Performed by St Martin’s Voices

Accompanied by Gavin Roberts

A Stranger here – Patrick Hawes

Hymn: The God of love my shepherd is (University)

Lo! The full final sacrifice – Gerald Finzi

Hymn: Let all the world (Luckington)

The sun and the stars are mine – Bob Chilcott

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells

Directed by Andrew Earis

Performed by St Martin’s Voices

Accompanied by Gavin Roberts

Man blest no doubt (First mode melody)

Hymn: O Holy Spirit, Lord of Grace (Tallis’ Ordinal)

Expend, O Lord, my plaint of word (Sixth mode melody)

With all our hearts – Tallis

Why fumeth in fight (Third mode melody)

Christ rising again – Tallis

God grant we grace (Eighth mode melody)

Salvator mundi – Tallis

Hymn: Glory to thee, my, God, this night (Tallis’ Canon)

If ye love me – Tallis

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells

Directed by Andrew Earis

Performed by St Martin’s Voices

Accompanied by Gavin Roberts

Dashing away with the smoothing iron

Hymn: All my hope on God is founded arr. Rutter

There is a flower

O clap your hands

Rest in peace

The Lord’s my shepherd

Hymn: The day thou gavest arr. Rutter

When the Saints go marching in