2 3 Services & Music February 2018
Welcome from the Dean Welcome to Christ Church Cathedral, at the heart of the City of Oxford. Christ Church is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. As well as being a College, Christ Church is the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Oxford, which covers the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. First established in 1525, Christ Church is one of Oxford s largest colleges. Its name in Latin is Ædes Christi, meaning house of Christ, and the foundation is thus sometimes known as The House. As a foundation, it is unique, comprising a College, Cathedral and Choir School and of course a world-class Cathedral Choir, with a reputation for some of the world s finest music. This booklet lists the music for all our services this month. You are welcome to join in the hymns and listen to the psalms, chants and anthems as you participate in worship with us. We hope and pray that your time here will be moving and uplifting one of blessing and peace, and of spiritual nourishment and comfort. St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD) wrote that singing belongs to one who loves. Our prayer for each and every one who joins us here for worship is that in the singing and music, you will not only hear the love of God proclaimed in the beauty of worship, but will also hear something of God s love for each and all proclaimed to you. As the Prophet Zephaniah says: The LORD your God dwells with you. God is a mighty saviour. He will rejoice over you with gladness. He will calm you with His love. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. (Zephaniah 3: 17) May God bless you here at Christ Church, as you join us for worship. The Very Revd Professor Martyn Percy Dean of Christ Church
SATURDAY 27 With singers from Chorister for a Day SUNDAY 28 THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY MONDAY 29 January 2018 with Installation of Honorary Canons & Admission to the Order of St Frideswide Hurford Litany to the Holy Spirit Byrd Responses Stanford in B flat Wood Hail, gladdening light (156) 08:00 HOLY COMMUNION BCP 08:45 COLLEGE COMMUNION Preacher The College Chaplain 09:45 CHORAL MATINS Preacher Canon Biggar Psalm 72: 1 11 On the Feet of Faith (Divine Epiphanies Series) Byrd Responses Byrd Short Service Te Deum 11:00 CHORAL EUCHARIST Preacher Janet Proudman LLM Rheinberger Mass in E flat Elgar Ave verum corpus (46) Byrd Responses Morley First Service Hymns 268, 496 Hymns 619, 426, 313 Psalm 111 Hymns 577, 612 Psalm 34 Schütz The Pharisee and the Publican (110) 20:00 AFTER EIGHT Joel Huffstetler on Michael Mayne Canon in Residence: The Sub Dean Hymns 546, 22 Ayleward Responses Psalm 142 Stanford in B flat Stanford O for a closer walk (117) (Sung by the College Choir)
January/February 2018 TUESDAY 30 Charles, King and Martyr, 1649 Hymn 395 Clucas Responses Psalms 147, 148 Ayleward Short Service Tallis O nata lux de lumine (121) WEDNESDAY 31 13:oo HOLY COMMUNION BCP Tallis Responses Guerrero Magnificat Tone II Nunc Dimittis Tone II Sheppard Laudem dicite Deo (113) (Men s Voices) Hymn 424 (om. *) Psalms 149, 150 THURSDAY 1 Eve of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple 11:00 HEADTEACHERS EUCHARIST 18:00 FESTAL EUCHARIST with Incense Preacher The Revd Mark Speeks Honorary Cathedral Chaplain Byrd Mass for Four Voices Byrd Senex puerum portabat (39) Hymns 94 (om. *), 244 (t. ii) FRIDAY 2 The Presentation of Christ in the Temple 18:00 FESTAL EVENSONG Hymn 360 with Incense Psalms 122, 132 Tallis O nata lux de lumine (121) Clucas Responses Dyson in F Eccard When to the Temple (45)
SATURDAY 3 Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865 SUNDAY 4 THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT MONDAY 5 Clucas Responses Murrill in E Walton The Twelve (143) 08:00 HOLY COMMUNION BCP 08:45 COLLEGE COMMUNION Preacher Joshua Skidmore Blessed are those who hunger & thirst for righteousness 09:45 CHORAL MATINS Preacher The Sub Dean Clucas Responses Sumsion in G 11:00 CHORAL EUCHARIST Hymns 621, 530 Psalm 18 Hymns 599, 379 Psalm 53 Hymns 254, 368, Preacher The Archdeacon of Oxford 437 (t. 362) Byrd Mass for Four Voices Psalm 104: 26 37 Byrd Ave verum corpus (33) 18:00 A CELEBRATION OF CHILDHOOD with CANDLEMAS CAROLS to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Mulberry Bush School Arr. Willcocks Sing lullaby! Cornelius The Three Kings Leighton The Coventry Carol (text CP 60) Wood Nunc dimittis in E Canon in Residence: The Diocesan Canon Precentor Hymn 534 (t: Lyngham) Clucas Responses Psalms 27 29 Sumsion in A Howells Let God arise (69) (Sung by the Choir of Corpus Christi College, Oxford)
February 2018 TUESDAY 6 The Accession of Queen Elizabeth II Hymns 628, 354 (v. i) Reading Responses Psalms 32 34 Blow in F Handel Zadok the priest (60) WEDNESDAY 7 13:oo HOLY COMMUNION BCP Hymn 16 Clucas Responses Psalm 37 Moore in A Poulenc O mes très chers frères (99) (Men s Voices) THURSDAY 8 18:00 COLLEGE HOUSE Hymns on sheet COMMUNION Every Contact Leaves a Trace Preacher John Sutherland Vierne Messe Solennelle Elgar Ave verum corpus (46) (Sung by the College Choir) FRIDAY 9 Hymn 494 Reading Responses Psalms 47 49 Gibbons Short Service Purcell Blow up the trumpet (100)
SATURDAY 10 Rose Responses Batten Short Service Tallis If ye love me (122) (Men s Voices) Hymns 490 (i), 531 Psalms 53 55 SUNDAY 11 SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT MONDAY 12 08:00 HOLY COMMUNION BCP 08:45 COLLEGE COMMUNION Preacher Emily Essex Blessed are the merciful 09:45 CHORAL MATINS Preacher The Dean Rose Responses Parsley Benedictus 11:00 CHORAL EUCHARIST Preacher Canon Foot Victoria Missa trahe me post te Tallis If ye love me (122) Rose Responses Sumsion in G Byrd Venite exultemus Domino Hymns 516 (i), 4 Psalm 84: 1 10 (Services today are sung by Men s Voices) 20:00 AFTER EIGHT Melvyn Matthews Hymns 248, 424, 414 (ii) Psalm 50: 1 6 Hymns 467, 427 Psalm 2 Canon in Residence: Canon Harrison Hymns 369, 530 Psalm 65 Ayleward Responses Dyson in C minor Howells Like as the hart (69) (Sung by the College Choir)
February 2018 TUESDAY 13 Shrove Tuesday WEDNESDAY 14 Ash Wednesday 12:15 MASS RC Hymn 370 Smith Responses Psalms 69 70 Harwood in A flat Attwood Turn thy face from my sins (Sung by the Cathedral Singers) 21:30 COLLEGE COMPLINE with Ashing 13:oo HOLY COMMUNION BCP with Ashing 18:00 RETURN TO ME A Service of Music & Readings for Ash Wednesday with Ashing (Sung by the Cathedral Singers) THURSDAY 15 FRIDAY 16 18:00 CHORAL EUCHARIST Hymn 500 (i) Preacher Janet Proudman Cathedral LLM Lotti Missa Brevis in D minor Farrant Lord, for thy tender mercy s sake (67) Tallis Purge me, O Lord (Sung by the Cathedral Singers) Hymn 118 Smith Responses Psalms 82 85 Tallis Short Service Morley Nolo mortem peccatoris (81) (Sung by the Cathedral Singers)
SATURDAY 17 Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977 SUNDAY 18 THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT MONDAY 19 Smith Responses Batten Fourth Service Greene Lord, let me know mine end (57) (Sung by the Cathedral Singers) 08:00 HOLY COMMUNION BCP 08:45 COLLEGE COMMUNION Preacher The College Chaplain Blessed are the pure in heart 09:45 CHORAL MATINS Preacher Canon Harrison Rose Responses 11:00 CHORAL EUCHARIST Preacher The Sub Dean (Beatitudes Sermon Series) Psalm 25: 1 9 Lotti Missa Brevis in D minor Farrant Lord, for thy tender mercy s sake (67) Tallis Purge me, O Lord (Sung by the Cathedral Singers) Smith Responses Sumsion in A Wesley Wash me throughly (Sung by the Cathedral Singers) Hymns 385, 109 Psalm 89 Hymns 106, 428 Psalm 119: 9 16 Tallis Benedictus (Sung by the Academical Clerks) Hymns 402 (i), 203, 406 (i) Hymns 97 (i), 571 Psalm 119: 17 32 Canon in Residence: The Sub Dean Hymns 595, 532 Smith Responses Psalm 99 Noble in B minor Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine (Sung by the College Choir)
February 2018 TUESDAY 20 Hymn 111 Ayleward Responses Psalm 104 Daniel Purcell in E minor Farrant Hide not Thou thy face (47) WEDNESDAY 21 Ember Day THURSDAY 22 FRIDAY 23 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c. 155 Ember Day 13:oo HOLY COMMUNION BCP Tallis Responses Lassus Magnificat Tone VI Tone VI Nunc dimittis Gombert Media vita (Men s Voices) 21:00 LENTEN COMPLINE (Sung by the Academical Clerks) Hymn 101 Psalm 106 18:00 CHORAL EUCHARIST Hymn 393 Hearing God s Call Preacher The Revd Tina Molyneaux Vocations Advisor, Diocese of Oxford Lobo Missa Simile est regnum caelorum Farrant Hide not Thou thy face (47) Vaughan Williams O taste and see (135) Ayleward Responses Weelkes Short Service Hymn 627 (t: 227) Psalms 114, 115 Stanford Justorum animae in manu Dei (118)
SATURDAY 24 Ember Day Ayleward Responses Morley First Service Handel Blessed are they Hymns 426, 480 Psalm 119: 1 32 SUNDAY 25 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT MONDAY 26 08:00 HOLY COMMUNION BCP 08:45 COLLEGE COMMUNION Preacher Lee Chantler Blessed are the peacemakers 09:45 CHORAL MATINS Preacher The Sub Dean Ayleward Responses Victoria Miserere 11:00 CHORAL EUCHARIST Preacher The Revd Lucy Gardner (Beatitudes Sermon Series) Lobo Missa Simile est regnum caelorum Farrant Hide not Thou thy face (47) Vaughan Williams O taste and see (135) 14:30 COLLEGE SERVICE OF BAPTISM & CONFIRMATION Ayleward Responses Sheppard Second Service Purcell Hear my prayer (100) 20:00 AFTER EIGHT Rachel Mann Smith Responses Gibbons Short Service Brahms Geistliches Lied (Sung by the College Choir) Hymns 586 (vv. 1, 2, 5, 10) 599 (omit *) Psalm 119: 17 24 Hymns 6 (i), 501, 391 Psalm 22: 23 31 Hymns 127 (i), 557 (i) Psalm 135 Canon in Residence: The Archdeacon of Oxford Hymns 412, 10 Psalm 119: 169 end
February/March 2018 TUESDAY 27 George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 Hymn 587 Morley Responses Psalms 126 131 Wise in F Vaughan Williams I got me flowers (132) 21:00 COLLEGE TAIZÉ WEDNESDAY 28 13:oo HOLY COMMUNION BCP Clucas Responses Doveton Canticles Tallis Suscipe quaeso Domine (Men s Voices) 21:00 LENTEN COMPLINE (sung by the Academical Clerks) Hymn 423 (i) Psalms 136 138 THURSDAY 1 David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c. 601 18:00 CHORAL EUCHARIST Hymn 628 Preacher The Venerable David Meara Honorary Cathedral Chaplain Palestrina Missa Papae Marcelli Purcell Hear my prayer (100) Palestrina Sicut cervus desiderat (90) FRIDAY 2 Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672 Hymn 582 Morley Responses Psalms 12 14 Tomkins Second Service Sheppard Libera nos, salva nos
SATURDAY 3 SUNDAY 4 THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MONDAY 5 11:00 TURNING OF THE PAGES Morley Responses Sheppard Second Service Handel The charitable shall be had 08:00 HOLY COMMUNION BCP 08:45 COLLEGE COMMUNION Preacher Canon Robin Gibbons Blessed are the persecuted 09:45 CHORAL MATINS Preacher The Archdeacon of Oxford Morley Responses Palestrina Miserere 11:00 CHORAL EUCHARIST Preacher The Diocesan Canon Precentor (Beatitudes Sermon Series) Palestrina Missa Papae Marcelli Purcell Hear my prayer (100) Palestrina Sicut cervus desiderat (90) Morley Responses Leighton Second Service Tye Laudate nomen Domini (131) March 2018 Hymns 555, 536 (i) Psalm 18 Hymns 96 (ii), 453 Psalm 119: 25 32 Hymns 395, 51 (ii), Here is Love Psalm 19 Hymns 547, 375 Psalms 11, 12 Canon in Residence: Canon Ward Hymns 455, 22 Smith Responses Psalm 28 Stainer in B flat Gardiner Evening Hymn (50) (Sung by the College Choir)
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