Sunday 7th August, at 6pm, our regular 1st Sunday of the Month, Choral Evensong and Benediction.  All welcome.  Choir rehearsal at 4.45pm.

Responses: William Byrd. Psalm: 108. Office Hymn: 244, Glory to Thee, my God, this night, for all the blessings of the light. Words: Thomas Ken 1692. Tune: Tallis Canon.

Canticles: Short Service, by Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623). Anthem: O Nata Lux de Lumine, by Thomas Tallis (c.1505-85).

Benediction Hymns, O Salutaris Hostia: 269, Tantum Ergo: 268. Plainsong Psalm 117.

Plenty of strong imagery in Psalm 108

1  O God, my heart is ready, my heart is ready *  I will sing and give praise with the best member that I have.
2  Awake, thou lute, and harp *  I myself will awake right early.
3  I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people *  I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
4  For thy mercy is greater than the heavens *  and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
5  Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens *  and thy glory above all the earth.
6  That thy beloved may be delivered *  let thy right hand save them, and hear thou me.
7  God hath spoken in His holiness *  I will rejoice therefore, and divide Sichem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
8  Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine *  Ephraim also is the strength of my head.
9  Judah is my law-giver, Moab is my wash-pot *  over Edom will I cast out my shoe; upon Philistia will I triumph.
10  Who will lead me into the strong city *  and who will bring me into Edom?
11  Hast not thou forsaken us, O God *  and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
12  O help us against the enemy *  for vain is the help of man.
13  Through God we shall do great acts *  and it is he that shall tread down our enemies.

O nata lux de lumine, Jesu redemptor saeculi, Dignare clemens supplicum Laudes precesque sumere.
Qui carne quondam contegi Dignatus es pro perditis, Nos membra confer effici Tui beati corporis.

O Light born of Light, Jesus, redeemer of the world, with loving-kindness deign to receive suppliant praise and prayer.
Thou who once deigned to be clothed in flesh for the sake of the lost, grant us to be members of thy blessed body.