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EVENSONG
Saturday
21 September 2002, 4.00 pm
St
Thomas Singers
conducted by Donald Halliday
with
Ian Keatley, organ
INTROIT
Julius Harrison (1885 - 1963)
Open Thy gates
Open
thy gates to him, who weeping waits,
And might come in, but that held back by sin.
Let mercy be so kind to set me free,
And I will strait come in.
[words: R. Herrick]
PRECES
William Smith (1603 - 1645)
PSALM
Psalm 119
verses 33 to 40
Chant by S. Elvey
Teach
me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the
end.
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall keep
it with my whole heart.
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein is my
desire.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity; and quicken thou
me in thy way.
O stablish thy word in thy servant, that I may fear thee.
Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of: for thy judgments are
good.
Behold, my delight is in thy commandments: O quicken me in thy righteousness.
verses
89 to 96
Chant by C. E. Miller
My
soul hath longed for thy salvation: and I have a good hope because
of thy word.
Mine eyes long sore for thy word, saying, O when wilt thou comfort
me?
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget
thy statutes.
How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou be avenged
of them that persecute me?
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
All thy commandments are true: they persecute me falsely; O be thou
my help.
They had almost made an end of me upon earth; but I forsook not
thy commandments.
O quicken me after thy loving kindness; and so shall I keep the
testimonies of thy mouth.
Gloria
MAGNIFICAT
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924) in B flat
NUNC
DIMITTIS
Charles Villiers Stanford in B flat
RESPONSES
William Smith
ANTHEM
Henryk Górecki (b. 1933)
Euntes ibant et flebant
For unaccompanied choir in 3 to 12 parts
Sung in Latin
He
that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless
come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
(Psalm 125, v. 6)
O come let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord
our Maker.
(Psalm 94, v. 6)
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