Holy Eucharist Rite II at 10:30 a.m. sung by the St. John’s Adult Choir, sermon by the Rev’d Todd FitzGerald.

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Service Music:

Voluntary    Andante Sostenuto from Symphonie Gothique    Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

Processional Hymn 460    Alleluia! sing to Jesus!    Hyfrydol

Song of Praise 417    This is the feast    Festival Canticle

Sequence Hymn 215    See the Conqueror mounts in triumph    In Babilone

Offertory Anthem    Jubilate Deo    Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Text: Psalm 100 from  The Book of Common Prayer

O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands:
serve the Lord with gladness,
and come before his presence with a song.
Be ye sure that the Lord he is God:
it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
we are his children and the sheep of his pasture.
O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise;
be thankful unto him and speak good of his Name.
For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting,
and his truth endureth from generation to generation.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was and ever shall be:
world without end. Amen.

Edward Benjamin Britten was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes, the War Requiem and The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. He took a great interest in writing music for children and amateur performers, including the opera Noye’s Fludde, a Missa Brevis, and the song collection Friday Afternoons. He often composed with particular performers in mind. His most frequent and important muse was his personal and professional partner, the tenorPeter Pears; others included Janet Baker, Dennis Brain, Julian Bream, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, and Mstislav Rostropovich. Britten was a celebrated pianist and conductor, performing many of his own works in concert and on record. 

Sanctus S125    Richard Proulx (1937-2010)

Fraction Anthem    Christ our Passover    Jeffrey Rickard (b. 1942)

Communion Anthem    The Lord’s Prayer    John Tavener (1944-2013)

Sir John Kenneth Tavener was an English composer, known for his extensive output of religious choral works. Tavener first came to prominence with his cantata The Whale, premiered in 1968. Then aged 24, he was described by The Guardian as “the musical discovery of the year,” while The Times said he was “among the very best creative talents of his generation.” During his career he became one of the best known and popular composers of his generation, most particularly for The Protecting Veil, which became a best-selling album, and Song for Athene which was sung at the funeral of Princess Diana. The Lamb was featured in the soundtrack for the film The Great Beauty. Tavener was knighted in 2000 for his services to music and won an Ivor Novello Award. He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Sarum College in 2001.

Communion Hymn 328    Draw nigh and take the body of the Lord    Song 46

Closing Hymn 494    Crown him with many crowns    Diademata

Voluntary    Allegro from Symphony No. 6    Charles-Marie Widor

Christopher Houlihan, organist