'A Blessing to the World' Wed, 20th Dec 2017

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'A Blessing to the World'
An Advent Sequence

Recorded in Edington Priory Church during the 2017 Festival of Music within the Liturgy

Organ Prelude: Wir glauben all en einen Gott BWV 680 (Bach)
Chant: Ubi caritas et amor (plainchant)
Reading: Matthew 25: 31-46
Hymn: I heard the voice of Jesus say (Kingsfold)
Reading: Life (George Herbert)
Motet: Beati mundo corde (Byrd)
Reading: For the time being (W.H. Auden)
Chant: Rorate coeli desuper (plainchant)
Motet: Ubi caritas et amor (Ola Gjeilo)
Reading: The Communion of Saints (Eric Milner White)
Motet: Warum ist das Licht gegeben (Brahms)
Hymn: Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Cross of Jesus)


Organ Postlude: Toccata in F, BuxWV 156 (Buxtehude)


Charles Maxtone-Smith (organist)
Jeremy Summerly and Peter Stevens (conductors)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09jcqlx

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Reading: For the time being (W.H. Auden)

Seventy-five years later, and I still mourn a bit that Britten never set this.