CHAPEL ROYAL HAMPTON COURT PALACE Services for July and August 2016 Carl Jackson MVO MA ARAM FRCO Director of Music Rufus Frowde MA MMus ARCO(DipCHD) Organist The Reverend Anthony Howe MA Chaplain and Deputy Priest in Ordinary David Wright Honorary Clerk of the Chapel 1
July 2016 Friday 1 The Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ Saturday 2 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday 3 Trinity VI Monday 4 St Elisabeth of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, 1336 Tuesday 5 Feria Wednesday 6 Feria Thursday 7 Translation of St Thomas Becket Friday 8 Feria Saturday 9 Feria Sunday 10 Trinity VII Monday 11 Translation of St Benedict, Abbot of Montecassino, c.550 Tuesday 12 Feria Wednesday 13 St Silas, Apostle, first century Thursday 14 Feria Friday 15 Translation of St Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, 862 and Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, 1274 Saturday 16 Feria Sunday 17 Trinity VIII Monday 18 Feria Tuesday 19 Feria Wednesday 20 St Margaret or Marina of Antioch, Martyr, c.304 Thursday 21 Feria Friday 22 St Mary Magdalen, first century Saturday 23 St Bridget of Sweden, 1373 Sunday 24 Trinity IX Monday 25 St James the Great, 44 AD Tuesday 26 St Anne, mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, first century Wednesday 27 Feria Thursday 28 St Samson, 565 Friday 29 SS. Mary, Martha and Lazarus of Bethany, first century Saturday 30 Feria Sunday 31 Trinity X 2
August 2016 Monday 1 St Peter the Apostle ad Vincula Tuesday 2 St Alphonsus de Liguori, Bishop of Sant Agata Dei, 1787 Wednesday 3 St Æthelwold, Bishop of Winchester, 984 Thursday 4 St John Baptist Mary, Curé d Ars, 1859 Friday 5 St Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr, 642 Saturday 6 The Transfiguration of the Lord Sunday 7 Trinity XI Monday 8 St Dominic, 1221 Tuesday 9 Feria Wednesday 10 St Laurence of Rome, Deacon and Martyr, 258 Thursday 11 St Clare of Assisi, 1253 Friday 12 Feria Saturday 13 Feria Sunday 14 Trinity XII Monday 15 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Tuesday 16 St Stephen of Hungary, 1038 Wednesday 17 St Théodore or Théodule de Grammont, Bishop of Sion, 391 Thursday 18 Feria Friday 19 St Helen, Empress, mother of the Emperor Constantine, 330 Saturday 20 St Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, Doctor of the Church, 1153 Sunday 21 Trinity XIII Monday 22 Feria Tuesday 23 St Rose of Lima, Virgin, 1617 Wednesday 24 St Bartholomew, Apostle, first century Thursday 25 St Louis IX, King of France, 1270 Friday 26 St Cæsarius, Bishop of Arles, 542 Saturday 27 St Monica, mother of St Augustine, 387 Sunday 28 Trinity XIV Monday 29 The Beheading of St John the Baptist, first century Tuesday 30 Feria Thursday 31 St Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 651 3
HER MAJESTY S CHAPEL ROYAL HAMPTON COURT PALACE Services SUNDAY 11.00 am Choral Eucharist on the first Sunday of the month and Festivals or Choral Matins other Sundays 3.30 pm Choral Evensong TUESDAY 12.30 pm Holy Communion WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 12.30 pm Holy Communion HOLY DAYS 12.30 pm Holy Communion As advertised 4
Sunday 3 rd July 2016 The Sixth Sunday after Trinity 11.00 am Choral Eucharist The congregation is encouraged to join in the sung responses and the Nicene Creed at this service. Hymn 456 Teach me, my God and King Setting Service in G Francis Jackson Epistle Romans 6: 3-11 Gradual Hymn 339 Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart Gospel Matthew 5: 20-26 The Nicene Creed (NEH page 562) Sermon Offertory Hymn 302 O thou, who at thy Eucharist didst pray Motet Let all mortal flesh keep silence Bairstow Hymn 495 God is working out his purpose Voluntary (R Frowde) Pæan Moore Let all mortal flesh keep silence Edward Bairstow (1874 1946) Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and stand with fear and trembling, and lift itself above all earthly thought. For the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Christ our God, cometh forth to be our oblation, and to be given for food to the faithful. Before him come the choirs of angels, with every principality and power; the Cherubim with many eyes, and winged Seraphim, who veil their faces as they shout exultantly the hymn, Alleluia. [Liturgy of St James] 5
Sunday 3 rd July 2016 3.30 pm Choral Evensong Responses Office Hymn 408i The Sixth Sunday after Trinity Rose Love divine, all loves excelling Psalm 33 page 383 Randall First Lesson I Kings 19: 1-18 Magnificat Service in A Stanford Second Lesson John 15: 17-27 Nunc dimittis Service in A Stanford Anthem Like as the hart Howells Offertory Hymn 427 O praise ye the Lord! Voluntary (C Jackson) Psalm Prelude Set 2, No 3 Howells Like as the hart Herbert Howells (1892 1983) Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks: so longeth my soul after thee, O God. My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God: when shall I come to appear before the presence of God? My tears have been my meat day and night: while they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God? [Psalm 42: 1-3] 6
Sunday 10 th July 2016 11.00 am Choral Matins Hymn 346 Responses The Seventh Sunday after Trinity Sea Sunday City of God, how broad and far Smith Venite Psalm 34 page 385 Turle First Lesson Jeremiah 31: 27-34 Te Deum Service in D Dyson Second Lesson Luke 10: 25-37 Jubilate Service in D Dyson Anthem My soul, there is a country Parry Hymn143 Spirit of mercy, truth and love (t. 493) Sermon Offertory Hymn 394 Let all the world in every corner sing Voluntary (M Noble) Pæan My soul, there is a country Hubert Parry (1848 1918) My soul, there is a country Far beyond the stars, Where stands a winged sentry All skilful in the wars: There, above noise and danger Sweet Peace sits crowned with smiles And One, born in a manger Commands the beauteous files. He is thy gracious friend And, O my soul, awake! Did in pure love descend To die here for thy sake. If thou canst get but thither, There grows the flow r of Peace, The Rose that cannot wither, Thy fortress and thy ease. Leave then thy foolish ranges, For none can thee secure But One who never changes, Thy God, thy life, thy cure. [From a poem by Henry Vaughan (1622 1695)] 7 Howells
Sunday 10 th July 2016 3.30 pm Choral Evensong Responses The Seventh Sunday after Trinity Sea Sunday Rose Office Hymn 266 The Lord reigns (t. 8) Psalm 37 vv1-20 page 389 Havergal First Lesson I Kings 21: 15-23 Magnificat Gloucester Service Howells Second Lesson John 16: 1-15 Nunc dimittis Gloucester Service Howells Anthem They that go down to the sea Sumsion Offertory Hymn 440 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (omit v. 5) Voluntary (C Jackson) Dankpsalm Reger They that go down to the sea Herbert Sumsion (1899 1995) They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits end. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. [Psalms 107: 23-30] 8
Sunday 17 th July 2016 The Eighth Sunday after Trinity 11.00 am Choral Matins Hymn 453 Stand up! stand up for Jesus! Responses Rose Venite Psalm 39 page 394 Barnby First Lesson Genesis 18: 27-34 Te Deum Elgar Second Lesson Luke 10: 38-42 Benedictus Elgar Anthem Thou wilt keep him SS Wesley Hymn 434 Oft in danger, oft in woe Sermon Offertory Hymn 362 Glorious things of thee are spoken (t. 185) Voluntary (W Round) Toccata in B Minor Gigout Thou wilt keep him Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810 1876) Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee The darkness is no darkness with Thee, but the night is as clear as the day. The darkness and the light to Thee are both alike. God is light and with Him is no darkness at all. Oh let my soul live and it shall praise Thee. For Thine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory, for evermore. 9
Sunday 17 th July 2016 The Eighth Sunday after Trinity 3.30 pm Choral Evensong Responses Rose Office Hymn 364 God is love: let heav n adore him (t. 408i) Psalm 42 & 43 page 398 S Wesley First Lesson I Kings 22: 1-38 Magnificat Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense Leighton Second Lesson John 16: 16-22 Nunc dimittis Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense Leighton Anthem Laudate Dominum Dupré Offertory Hymn 252 The day thou gavest Voluntary (W Round) Toccata in G The Choir s Summer Recess begins after this service Dubois Laudate Dominum Marcel Dupré (1886 1971) Laudate Dominum omnes gentes: laudate eum omnes populi; Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia ejus: et veritas Domini manet in æternum. O praise the Lord, all ye heathen: praise him, all ye nations. For his merciful kindness is ever more and more towards us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. [Psalm 117] 10
Summer Recess Services Sunday 24 th July TRINITY IX Sunday 31 st July TRINITY X Sunday 7 th August TRINITY XI Sunday 14 th August TRINITY XII Sunday 21 st August TRINITY XIII Sunday 28 th August TRINITY XIV Sunday 4 th September TRINITY XV Sunday 11 th September TRINITY XVI Choral Services are resumed 11
Sunday lunchtime music recitals take place in the Chapel Royal each week for the visitors to Hampton Court Palace. They start at 1 pm and last 30 minutes. 03/07/16 Instrumentalists from King s College School, Wimbledon 10/07/16 Martyn Noble (organ) 17/07/16 Genesis Sixteen Please be aware that the lunchtime music recitals are for Hampton Court Palace admission ticket holders and those who have attended the 11.00 service. Unfortunately it is not possible to attend only the music recital without a palace ticket or HRP membership. www.chapelroyal.org e-mail: chapelroyal@hrp.org.uk Telephone: 020 3166 6515 The Choral Foundation The Chapel Royal Hampton Court Palace East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9AU Telephone: 020 3166 6516 choral.foundation@hrp.org.uk Registered Charity Number: 1142075 12