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
Accompanied by Gavin Roberts

Man blest no doubt (First mode melody)
Hymn: O Holy Spirit, Lord of Grace (Tallis’ Ordinal)
Expend, O Lord, my plaint of word (Sixth mode melody)
With all our hearts – Tallis
Why fumeth in fight (Third mode melody)
Christ rising again – Tallis
God grant we grace (Eighth mode melody)
Salvator mundi – Tallis
Hymn: Glory to thee, my, God, this night (Tallis’ Canon)
If ye love me – Tallis

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
Accompanied by Gavin Roberts

Dashing away with the smoothing iron
Hymn: All my hope on God is founded arr. Rutter
There is a flower
O clap your hands
Rest in peace
The Lord’s my shepherd
Hymn: The day thou gavest arr. Rutter
When the Saints go marching in

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)