Great Sacred Music

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells
Directed by Andrew Earis
Performed by St Martin’s Voices

Never weather-beaten sail – Thomas Campion
Hymn: Eternal Father, strong to save
They that go down to the sea in ships – Ben Ponniah
Make me an island – Lucy Walker
Crossing the bar – Rani Arbo
Hymn: There’s a wideness in God’s merc
Wade in the water – arr. Moses Hogan

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells
Directed by Andrew Earis
Accompanied by Polina Sosnina
Performed by St Martin’s Voices


God’s gonna set this world on fire – Moses Hogan
Hymn: Dear Lord and Father of mankind (Repton)
Across the vast eternal sky – Ola Gjeilo
Veni creator spiritus – Eleanor Daley
Breathe on me, breath of God – Philip Wilby
Hymn: Come Holy Spirit, come (Diademata)
Fire, fire (from ‘Little Jazz Madrigals’) – Bob Chilcott

Led by Sarah Keating
Directed by Andrew Earis
Accompanied by Polina Sosnina
Performed by St Martin’s Voices

My Lord, what a morning! – arr. H.T. Burleigh
Hymn: Christ is made the sure foundation
And I saw a new heaven – Edgar Bainton
Pure river of water of life – James MacMillan
The kingdom of heaven – Lucy Walker
Hymn: Jerusalem the golden
Tears in heaven – Eric Clapton arr. Roger Emerson

O sacrum convivium – Stephanie Martin
Hymn: Sweet sacrament divine (t. Divine mysteries)
Tantum Ergo – Déodat de Séverac
Adoro te devote – Cecilia McDowall
Panis angelicus – César Franck
Ave verum corpus – Colin Mawby
Hymn: All for Jesus (t. All for Jesus)
Agnus Dei from ‘Little Jazz Mass’ – Bob Chilcott

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells
Directed by Jennifer Sterling
Accompanied by Jonathan Dods
Performed by St Martin’s Voices

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

No.1. The Lord looked down
Hymn: Praise to the Lord, the almighty, the King of Creation
No.2 The people of Fun City
No.3 Then Japhet, Shem and Ham
No.4 It looks like rain
No 5. For the floodgates of Heaven were opened
No.6. Forty days and nights
No.7 For the Lord closed the floodgates
No. 8 Father Noah please open the porthole
Hymn: All creatures of our God and King
No.9 Then the Lord looked down
No.10 Oh what a wonderful scene