St John’s Music List
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5 October – Harvest Festival
Prelude: from Vesper Voluntaries Edward Elgar
290 We plough the fields and scatter
287 Praise and Thanksgiving
532 All creatures of our God and King
Anthem: God that madest earth and heaven (arr. David Thorne)
739 Now thank we all our God
Postlude: Allegro from Sonata in F Felix Mendelssohn
12 October – The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Prelude: Intrada John Ireland
766 Praise my soul the King of Heaven
675 Immortal Love for ever full
742 O for a thousand tongues to sing
Anthem: The true and living Bread (David Blackwell)
818 To God be the Glory
Postlude: Choral Symphony Ludwig van Beethoven (with Orpheus Leander, violin)
19 October The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
Guest organist: Benjamin Hunt
595 Be Thou my vision
729 My God how wonderful Thou Art
99 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
Anthem: Thou didst leave thy throne and thy kingly crown (Music: T. R. Matthews, Words: Emily E.S. Elliott)
638 Give me Joy in my heart
26 October – The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
Guest organist: Mark Laflin
647 God moves in a mysterious way
119 Forgive our sins as we forgive
451 Just as I am
Anthem: O God of Mercy Simon Lole
631 Fight the Good Fight
2 November – All Saints Sunday
Prelude: Pensée d’automne Joseph Jongen
296 For all the Saints
761 Praise the Lord ye heavens adore him
Who are these like stars appearing
Anthem: Give us the wings of faith Mark Blatchly
312 Ye watchers and ye holy ones
Postlude: Rhapsody Herbert Howells
9 November Remembrance Sunday (Third Sunday before Advent)
746 O God our help in ages past
579 I vow to Thee
576 And did those feet in ancient time
Anthem: Inspired by love and anger (trad., Words: John Bell and Graham Maule)
10 Abide with Me
Postlude: Nimrod Edward Elgar
16 November – The Second Sunday before Advent
Prelude Cesar Cui
663 How shall I sing that majesty
2 Christ whose glory fills the skies
580 Judge eternal throned in splendour
Anthem: Fairest Lord Jesus Martin How
463 Strengthen for service
Festal Postlude: Guy Eldridge
23 November Christ the King
Prelude: Dialogue (from Suite du deuxième ton) Jean-Adam Guilain
Introit Laudes Regae (plainchant)
Hail Redeemer, King Divine
612 Christ Triumphant
453 Lord Enthroned in heaven’ly Splendor
Anthem: Ride on, King Jesus (traditional spiritual)
237 Crown him with many crowns
Postlude Nachspiel Anton Bruckner
30 November Advent 1
Prelude Wachet Auf J.S. Bach
45 O Come o come Emmanuel
51The Lord will come and not be slow
50 The Advent of our King
Anthem: Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme
41 Lo he Comes with clouds descending
Postlude Toccata on Sleepers Awake Miles Martin