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 Olivia Tait
Performed by St Martin’s Voices

O viridissima virga – Hildegard von Bingen
Hymn: Come holy ghost, our souls inspire (t. Veni creator spiritus)
A Song of Wisdom – after Hildegard von Bingen arr. Thomas Allain Chapman
Ave Generosa – Ola Gjeilo
O Virtus Sapientiae – Hildegard von Bingen arr. Katerina Gimon
Hymn: Let Saints on earth in concert sing (t. Dundee)
Caritas – Elaine Hagenberg

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

Hail Bright Cecilia
Hymn: Love divine, all loves excelling (Fairest Isle)
O God, thou art my God
Thou knowest, Lord
Jehovah, quam multi sunt hostes mei
Hymn: Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey)
I was glad when they said unto me

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 Jennifer Sterling
Performed by St Martin’s Voices

The cloths of heaven – Esther Bersweden (W.B. Yeats)
Hymn: King of glory, King of peace (Gwalchmai)
The Tyger – René Clausen (William Blake)
I would live in your love – Nils Greenhow (Sara Teasdale)
Love bade me welcome – Judith Weir (George Herbert)
Here, home – Lucy Walker (Andrew Motion)
Hymn: Lead, kindly light (Alberta)
Sure on this shining night – Morton Lauridsen (James Agee)

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 Polina Sosnina
Performed by St Martin's Voices

Sicut cervus – G.P. da Palestrina
Hymn: Touch the earth lightly
Look at the world – John Rutter
The Lord is my shepherd – Herbert Howells
The blue bird – C.V. Stanford
Loch Lomond – trad. Scottish arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams
Hymn: For the beauty of the earth
Wade in the water – trad. Spiritual arr. Moses Hogan

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 Polina Sosnina
Performed by St Martin’s Voices


Harbour – Anna Tabbush
Hymn: Make me a channel of your peace
There is a balm in Gilead – William L. Dawson
Ubi caritas – Ola Gjeilo
Da pacem – Arvo Pärt
Hymn: Brother, sister, let me serve you
I’ve got peace like a river – arr. Mary MacDonald