Choral Evensong – Ascension

Watch the video of last Sunday’s Choral Evensong on YouTube.

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This is the third in our series of ‘Evensong at Home’ services.

I am Director of Music at St James, and the music in this video is performed live by four members of the choir who also happen to be part of my family!

We set up a little studio in my home office, which is a cabin at the bottom of our garden (I have a digital organ there), and sang everything live during the service. Mother Katie led the service, and two more choir members read the lessons. One of our basses acted as host of the Zoom meeting.

We hope you enjoy it!

Jason Edge

This was the Order of Service:

  • Organ Prelude – First Movement from l’Ascension (Messiaen)
  • Welcome
  • Opening Hymn – At the name of Jesus
  • Sung Responses (Disraeli Brown)
  • Psalm 47 (Responsorial)
  • Old Testament Reading: 2 Samuel 23: 1 – 5
  • Magnificat – (Alan Wilson – using contemporary words)
  • New Testament Reading: Revelation 21: 22 – 22: 5
  • Nunc Dimittis – (Alan Wilson – using contemporary words)
  • Creed and Sung Responses (Disraeli Brown)
  • Anthem – Now glad of heart (Simon Lole)
  • Prayers
  • Closing Hymn – Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour
  • Organ Voluntary – Pim’s Toccata (Alan Wilson)