St Luke's, Chelsea, London

An Epiphany Carol Service from St Luke’s, Chelsea, London.

Carol: Alle-psallite cum-luia (Anon 13th century)
Bidding Prayer
Carol: Why cruel Herod (Plainsong)
Reading I: Isaiah 60 vv1-3
Hymn: O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness (Was lebet)
Reading II: Psalm 72 vv1-7, 10-15
Carol: Reges Tharsis (Sheppard)
Reading III: Matthew 2 vv1-12
Carol: Ab oriente venerunt Magi (Clemens)
Reading IV: They have brought gold and spices to my King (Christina Rossetti)
Carol: Lo, star-led chiefs (Crotch)
Reading V: John 1 vv1-14
Carol: O magnum mysterium (Morten Lauridsen)
Reading VI: On Epiphany (Evelyn Underhill)
Carol: Lully, Lulla, Lullay (Philip Stopford)
Reading VII: Revelation 21 vv22-26
Carol: The King of Blis (John Rutter)
Hymn: From the Eastern mountains (King’s Weston)
Voluntary: Symphony No 7 (Scherzo) (Bruckner, arr. Summerly)

Jeremy Summerly (Director of Music)
Simon Hogan (Organist)

Recorded 11 December.

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