BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong from St Luke's Chelsea
3.00pm Wednesday 30 October
Anton Bruckner (born 1824)
Charles Stanford (died 1924)
David Trendell (died 2014)
Producer, Ben Collingwood
Sound Supervisor, Simon Tindall
Associate Vicar, Rev. Dr Daniel Inman
Assistant Curate, Rev. Baxter McRolston
Choir of St Luke’s, Chelsea
Tenor Trombone, Felix Fardell
Tenor Trombone, Gemma Riley
Bass Trombone, Joseph Smales
Organ, Rupert Jeffcoat
Director of Music, Jeremy Summerly
Introit
Afferentur (1861) – Anton Bruckner (1824-96)
Afferentur regi virgines post eam: Virgins shall be brought to the king, after her:
proximae eius afferentur tibi her neighbours shall be brought to you
in laetitia et exsultatione; with gladness and rejoicing;
adducentur in templum regi, they shall be brought into the temple of
Domino. the king, the Lord.
Preces & Responses (1984) – David Trendell (1964-2014)
Office Hymn
Love divine: tune Airedale (Stanford)
Words: Charles Wesley (1707-88)
Love divine, all loves excelling,
joy of heaven, to earth come down,
fix in us thy humble dwelling,
all Thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
pure, unbounded love thou art;
visit us with thy salvation,
enter every trembling heart.
Come, almighty to deliver,
let us all thy grace receive;
suddenly return, and never,
never more thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing,
serve thee as thy hosts above,
pray, and praise thee, without ceasing,
glory in thy perfect love.
Finish then, thy new creation;
pure and spotless let us be:
let us see thy great salvation,
perfectly restored in Thee;
Changed from glory into glory,
till in heaven we take our place,
till we cast our crowns before thee,
lost in wonder, love, and praise.
Psalms 147, 148, 149, 150 (all chants by Stanford)
Psalm 147
O PRAISE the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God: yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful.
2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: and gather together the out-casts of Israel.
3 He healeth those that are broken in heart: and giveth medicine to heal their sickness.
4 He telleth the number of the stars: and calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power: yea, and his wisdom is infinite.
6 The Lord setteth up the meek: and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground.
7 O sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving: sing praises upon the harp unto our God;
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth: and maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains, and herb for the use of men;
9 Who giveth fodder unto the cattle: and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him.
10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse: neither delighteth he in any man's legs.
11 But the Lord's delight is in them that fear him: and put their trust in his mercy.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.
13 For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates: and hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the flour of wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: and his word runneth very swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool: and scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who is able to abide his frost?
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow.
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob: his statutes and ordinances unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: neither have the heathen knowledge of his laws.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
Psalm 148
O PRAISE the Lord of heaven: praise him in the height.
2 Praise him, all ye angels of his: praise him, all his host.
3 Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.
4 Praise him, all ye heavens: and ye waters that are above the heavens.
5 Let them praise the Name of the Lord: for he spake the word, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.
6 He hath made them fast for ever and ever: he hath given them a law which shall not be broken.
7 Praise the Lord upon earth: ye dragons, and all deeps;
8 Fire and hail, snow and vapours: wind and storm, fulfilling his word;
9 Mountains and all hills: fruitful trees and all cedars;
10 Beasts and all cattle: worms and feathered fowls;
11 Kings of the earth and all people: princes and all judges of the world;
12 Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the Name of the Lord: for his Name only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth.
13 He shall exalt the horn of his people; all his saints shall praise him: even the children of Israel, even the people that serveth him.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
Psalm 149
O SING unto the Lord a new song: let the congregation of saints praise him.
2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: and let the children of Sion be joyful in their King.
3 Let them praise his Name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp.
4 For the Lord hath pleasure in his people: and helpeth the meek-hearted.
5 Let the saints be joyful with glory: let them rejoice in their beds.
6 Let the praises of God be in their mouth: and a two-edged sword in their hands;
7 To be avenged of the heathen: and to rebuke the people;
8 To bind their kings in chains: and their nobles with links of iron.
9 That they may be avenged of them, as it is written: Such honour have all his saints.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
Psalm 150
O PRAISE God in his holiness: praise him in the firmament of his power.
2 Praise him in his noble acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3 Praise him in the sound of the trumpet: praise him upon the lute and harp.
4 Praise him in the cymbals and dances: praise him upon the strings and pipe.
5 Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals: praise him upon the loud cymbals.
6 Let every thing that hath breath: praise the Lord.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
Magnificat & Nunc dimittis
Evening Canticles in C, op. 115 (1909) – Charles Stanford (1852-1924)
Preces & Responses (2nd set) – David Trendell
Anthem
Ecce sacerdos magnus – Bruckner
Ecce sacerdos magnus, Behold a great priest,
qui in diebus suis placuit Deo. who in his days pleased God.
Ideo iure iurando fecit illum Therefore by an oath
Dominus crescere the Lord made him increase
in plebem suam. among his people.
Benedictionem omnium gentium dedit illi, The blessing of all nations he gave to him,
et testamentum suum confirmavit and confirmed his covenant
super caput eius. upon his head.
Ideo iure iurando fecit illum Therefore by an oath
Dominus crescere the Lord made him increase
in plebem suam. among his people.
Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto. Glory to the Father and Son and Holy Spirit.
Sicut erat in principio As it was in the beginning
et nunc et semper is now and always
et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. and throughout all ages. Amen.
Ideo iure iurando fecit illum Therefore by an oath
Dominus crescere the Lord made him increase
in plebem suam. among his people.
Closing Hymn: The day thou gavest: tune Joldwynds (Stanford)
Words: John Ellerton (1826-93)
The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended,
The darkness falls at Thy behest.
To thee our morning hymns ascended,
Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.
We thank thee that thy church, unsleeping,
While Earth rolls onward into light.
Through all the world, her watch is keeping,
And rests not now by day or night.
So be it, Lord, thy throne shall never,
Like earth's proud empires, pass away:
Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,
’Til all thy creatures own thy sway
Instrumental Voluntary
Scherzo from Symphony No. 4 (Bruckner)
arranged for 3 Trombones and Organ
by Rupert Jeffcoat and Jeremy Summerly
