Monthly Music List

MAY 2025

Sunday 4^th May 10:00 a.m. – The Third Sunday of Easter
Mass setting: Ireland in C – Sung Lord’s Prayer
Hymns:
345 Christ is the King! O friends rejoice
362 Glorious things of Thee are spoken (Tune Abbot’s Leigh)
294 Just as I am, without one plea
443 Rejoice, the Lord is King
Anthem: O for a closer walk with God – Stanford
Regina Cæli
Voluntary: Variations on an Easter Theme for Organ Duet – John Rutter
(Angela Sones and Richard Hartshorn)

Sunday 11^th May 10:00 a.m. – The Fourth Sunday of Easter
Mass setting: White in E flat
Hymns:
369 Happy are they, they that love God
457 The King of love my Shepherd is (Tune Dominus Regit Me)
282 Faithful Shepherd, feed me
374 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
Anthem: The Lord is my Shepherd – Goodall
Regina Cæli
Voluntary: Sheep may safely graze – J.S. Bach

Sunday 18^th May 10:00 a.m. – The Fifth Sunday of Easter
Mass setting: Darke in F – Sung Lord’s Prayer
Hymns:
401 Light’s abode, celestial Salem
115 Now the green blade riseth
276 Bread of heaven, on thee we feed (Tune Bread of heaven)
420 O Jesus, I have promised (Tune Wolvercote)
Anthem: Ubi Caritas – Gjeilo
Regina Cæli
Voluntary: Maytime Gavotte – Hollins

Sunday 25^th May 10:00 a.m. – The Sixth Sunday of Easter
Mass setting: Mass of the Quiet hour – Oldroyd
Hymns:
381 Jerusalem the golden
364 God is love, let heaven adore him (Tune Blaenwern)
342 Breathe on me, Breath of God (Tune 178 Carlisle)
346 City of God, how broad and far
Anthem: If ye love me – Tallis
Regina Cæli
Voluntary: Tuba Tune – C. S. Lang

Sunday 25^th May 6:00 p.m. – Solemn Choral Evensong and Benediction
Introit: If ye love me – Tallis
Responses: Ayleward
Canticles: Gibbons ‘Short’ Evening Service
Hymns:
366 God of mercy, God of grace
310 We hail thy presence glorious
Anthem: The Lord hath been mindful of us – S.S. Wesley
Voluntaries:
Before Service: Voluntary 1 – Weekles
After Service: Fantasia in D minor – Byrd

Thursday 29^th May 7:30 p.m. – Ascension Day
Mass setting: Sumsion in F – Sung Lord’s Prayer
Hymns:
109 Hail thee, festival day
134 The head that once was crowned with thorns
271 Alleluia, sing to Jesus
308 Thee we adore
(sheet) Christ triumphant, ever reigning
Anthem: God is gone up – Finzi
Voluntary: Heut’ triumphieret Gottes Sohn, BWV 630 – J.S. Bach

Choir Rehearsals

Thursdays: 7:15 p.m.
Sundays: 9:00 a.m.
Solemn Choral Evensong and Benediction: 4:30 p.m.

Director of Music: Angela Sones

E-mail: angelasones@hotmail.co.uk

Music Secretary: Bryce Somerville

E-mail: Bryce@thesomervilles.biz