Composer | Conductor
SATB, splits up to SSAATB
c. 3′
If ye love me, keep my commandments,
And I will pray the father,
And he shall give you another comforter,
That he may abide with you forever,
E’en the spirit of truth.
That he may abide with you forever,
E’en the spirit of truth.
John 14:15-17
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SATB and Piano/Organ
c. 4′
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And what was in those ships all three?
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And what was in those ships all three?
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Our Saviour Christ and His Lady,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Our Saviour Christ and His Lady,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Pray whither sailed those ships all three?
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Pray whither sailed those ships all three?
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Oh, they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Oh, they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And all the Angels in Heav’n shall sing,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And all the Angels in Heav’n shall sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And all the Souls on Earth shall sing,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And all the Souls on Earth shall sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Then let us all rejoice amain,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Then let us all rejoice amain,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Traditional
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SATB, splits up to SSATB
c. 4′
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Come unto Me and rest;
Lay down, O weary one, lay down
Thy head upon My breast.”
I came to Jesus as I was,
Weary, and worn, and sad;
I found in him a resting-place,
And he has made me glad.
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Behold, I freely give
The living water; thirsty one,
Stoop down, and drink, and live.”
I came to Jesus, and I drank
Of that life-giving stream;
My thirst was quench’d, my soul revived,
And now I live in him.
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“I am this dark world’s Light;
Look unto me, your morn shall rise,
And all your day be bright.”
I looked to Jesus, and I found
In him my Star, my Sun;
And in that Light of life I’ll walk,
Till trav’ling days are done.
Horatius Bonar (1808–1889)
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SATB, splits up to SATTB
c. 3′
I am
for all eternity
the vigor of the God-head.
I do not have my source in time.
I am
the divine power
through which God decided and sanctioned the creation of all things.
I am
the reflection of providence for all.
I am
the resounding Word,
the It-Shall-Be
that I intone
with mighty power
from which all the world proceeds.
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
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SATB, splits up to SSAATTBB
c. 2’40”
Holy is the True Light, and passing wonderful,
lending radiance to them that endured in the heat of the conflict,
from Christ they inherit a home of unfading splendour,
wherein they rejoice with gladness evermore.
Alleluia!
G. H. Palmer, from the Salisbury Diurnal
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This is an arrangement of the setting by John Stainer (1840-1901).
SATB
c. 5’30”
Commissioned by Joe Cryan and St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, for performance alongside Stainer’s Crucifixion
God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whoso believeth in Him,
should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 3:16-17
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SATB, splits up to SSAATTB
c. 4’20”
Commissioned for Patrick Laban
God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.
Come and see what the Lord has done. He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth, he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
He says, ‘Be still and know that I am God.’
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Psalm 46:1-3, 8-10
Colossians 3:12
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SATB, splits up to SSAATBB
c. 4’40”
Commissioned for Raymond Warren and in memory of Roberta Warren, for a service of Choral Evensong celebrating 50 years of the Organ Scholarship at St Paul’s Church, Clifton
Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing.
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing.
God is enough.
St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
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This is an arrangement of the setting by Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941).
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SATB
c. 2′
God be in my head,
And in my understanding;
God be in mine eyes,
And in my looking;
God be in my mouth,
And in my speaking;
God be in my heart,
And in my thinking;
God be at mine end,
And at my departing.
Richard Pynson’s Horae, 1514
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SATB
c. 2’10”
Father, we thank thee for the night,
and for the pleasant morning light;
for rest and food and loving care,
and all that makes the day so fair.
Help us to do the things we should,
to be to others kind and good;
in all we do, in work or play,
to grow more loving every day.
Rebecca J. Weston (1835-1895)
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