Reformed Churchmen: Choral Evensong: Canterbury Cathedral (1 Dec 2010)

Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Choral Evensong: Canterbury Cathedral (1 Dec 2010)

Original BBC link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w68h6

From Canterbury Cathedral (Approximately 1 hr, 10 mins). Delightful and familiar Anglican chant. Yet, where is that good old 1662 BCP? And, pray tell, no exposition of His Majesty's Word? And we are High Churchmen here, but this service needs work.

Introit: Drop down, ye heavens, from above (Richard Lloyd)
Responses: Sanders
Psalms: 6, 7, 8 (Stanford, Martin, Harris)
First Lesson: Isaiah 65 v17 - 66 v2
Hymn: The heavenly Word, proceeding forth (Verbum supernum prodiens)
Canticles: St Phillip's Canticles (Léon Charles)
Second Lesson: Matthew 24 vv1-14
Anthem: Vigilate (Byrd)
Hymn: Lo, he comes with clouds descending (Helmsley)
Organ Voluntary: Allegro from Symphony for Organ No 2 in E minor Op 20 (Vierne)
David Flood (Organist and Master of the Choristers)
Simon Lawford (Acting Assistant Organist).