St John’s Music List
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Psalm 136 1-9, 23-end from New Psalms for Common Worship
Guest organist Benjamin Hunt
646 God is working His purpose out
653 Happy are they, they that love God
721 Love Divine all loves excelling
Anthem The Lord bless you and keep you John Rutter
775 Seek ye first the kingdom of God
Mass setting Thorne
Psalm 2 (New Songs for Common Worship, Mawby)
Guest Organist Mark Laflin
572 Praise to the holiest
541 Lord of Beauty, Thine the Splendour
603 Bright the vision that delighted
Anthem Be still for the Presence of the Lord David Evans/Richard Shephard
719 Lord, the Light of your love is shining
February 22 – Lent 1
Mass setting : MacMillan mass of St Anne,
Kyrie – missa de angelis
Prelude Jesus Christus, unser Heiland Dietrich Buxtehude
121 Forty days and Forty Nights
702 Lead us Heavenly Father
128 Jesu lover of my soul
Anthem Like as the Hart William Croft/David Patrick
609 Christ is the world’s true light
Postlude Prelude in G minor Gariel Pierné
March 1 – Lent 2
Prelude in C minor Louis Vierne
815 Thy hand O God has guided
675 Immortal Love, forever full
132 O for a heart to praise my God
Anthem O for a closer walk with God Charles Villiers Stanford
635 For the healing of the nations
Postlude Recit de tierce en taille Nicolas de Grigny
March 8 Lent 3
Prelude Folk-song Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
652 Guide me, O though Great Redeemer
730 My God I love thee
598 Before the throne of God Above
Anthem O God of mercy Simon Lole
584 All my hope on God is founded
Chorale Prelude Durch Adam’s fall ist ganz verderbt BWV 705 JS Bach
March 15 – Lent 4 (Mothering Sunday)
Prelude Andante Tranquillo Percy Whitlock
138 Our Father God in Heaven
315 Sing we of the blessed Mother
537 For the beauty of the earth
Anthem Hail, Virgin Mary Franz Liszt
137 God of Eve and God of Mary
Postlude Antiphon for the Magnificat Ernest Chausson
March 22 – Lent 5
Prelude Adagio Felix Mendelssohn
156 We sing the praise of Him who died
142 Glory be to Jesus
145 It is a thing most wonderful Anthem
When Jesus Wept William Billings
157 When I survey the wondrous cross
Postlude on an old Irish church melody Charles Villiers Stanford
March 29 Palm Sunday
159 All Glory Laud and honour
160 Make way make way
Anthem You are the King of Glory Mavis Ford/ John Barnard
147 My Song is Love unknown
161 Ride on ride on in majesty
Postlude Dominica in Palmis Jean Langlais
Maundy Thursday
April 5 – Easter Day
Prelude Meditation Gabriel Dupont
205 Jesus Christ is risen today
219 This joyful Eastertide
198 At the Lamb’s high feast we sing
218 Thine be the glory
Anthem Now the green blade rises Trad. French, arr. Alan Bullard
Postlude Toccata Eugene Gigout
April 12 – Easter 2
Prelude in C Jules Massenet
194 Alleluia, Alleluia hearts to heaven and voices raise
211 Now is eternal life
769 Rejoice! The Lord is King
Anthem The true and living Bread David Blackwell
207 Jesus lives! Thy terrors now
Postlude Marche de Procession Alexandre Guilmant
April 19 – Easter 3
Prelude Andante from Sonata in D major Felix Mendelssohn
199 Christ is alive! Let Christians sing
221 Ye Choirs of new Jerusalem
201 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Anthem O sons and daughters let us sing Parisian air, words Jean Tisserand
716 We have a gospel to proclaim
Postlude Fanfare William Mathias
April 26 – Easter 4
Prelude Prayer Rene Vierne
216 The day of resurrection
212 Now the green blade rises
748 O Jesus I have promised
Anthem You shall go out with joy Paul Spicer
223 All hail the power of Jesus’ name
Postlude Menuetto-Impromptu John Ireland
May 3 – Easter 5
Prelude Voluntary John Bull
667 I danced in the morning
203 Good Christians all rejoice and sing
291 Christ is made the sure foundation
Anthem Ave verum corpus Edward Elgar
209 Love’s redeeming work is done
Postlude Prelude and Fugue in d minor Johann Gottfried Walther
May 10 – Easter 6
Prelude O Quam Suavis Cesar Geoffray
810 Thou whose almighty word
569 The kingdom of God is justice and joy
766 Praise my soul the King of Heaven
Anthem Safe in the Shadow of the Lord Norman Warren
265 There’s a Spirit in the air
Postlude Festal Postlude Guy Eldridge
May 17 – Easter 7
Prelude Pastorale Sostenuto John McCabe
595 At the name of Jesus
691 Jesus shall reign
453 Lord Enthroned in Holy Splendour
Anthem The Lord Ascendeth up on high Michael Praetorius
588 And can it be
Postlude Prelude on Bryn Calfaria Ralph Vaughan Williams
May 24 – Pentecost
Prelude Chorale Prelude on “Down Ampney” Herbert Sumsion
241 Come Holy Ghost our souls inspire
236 Breathe on me breath of God
238 Come down, O love divine
Anthem Like the Murmur of a Dove’s Song Alan Smith
246 Holy Spirit come confirm us
Postlude Le vent de l’Esprit Olivier Messiaen
May 31 – Trinity Sunday
Prelude Nocturn from Six miniatures Arthur Milner
630 Father Lord of all creation
274 Father, we adore You
284 Holy holy holy
Anthem Holy, Holy, Holy Franz Schubert
272 Father, Lord of earth and heaven
Postlude Carillon Théodore Dubois
June 7 Corpus Christi
Introit Lauda Sion
422 Alleluia sing to Jesus
460 O thou who at Thy Eucharist didst pray
452 Let all mortal flesh keep silence
Anthem: Bread of the world in mercy broken Traditional Scottish arr. Alan Bullard
462 Soul of my Saviour
457 Therefore we before him bending vv 5,6
Postlude Ciacona in d minor Johann Pachelbel