Choral Services at the Cathedral of St. Philip

Choral Evensong for the Feast of Hildegard of Bingen, commemorating also the life of Queen Elizabeth II (September 18, 2022)

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Choral Services at the Cathedral of St. Philip
Choral Evensong for the Feast of Hildegard of Bingen, commemorating also the life of Queen Elizabeth II (September 18, 2022)
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This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Feast of Hildegard of Bingen, and commemorates and gives thanks also for the life of Queen Elizabeth II. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon George Maxwell, Vicar of the Cathedral of St. Philip. Choral repertoire includes:

  • Joanna Forbes L’Estrange (b. 1971), Preces & Responses
  • Joanna Forbes L’Estrange (b. 1971), King’s College Service
  • Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), O pastor animarum
  • William Harris (1883-1973), Bring us, O Lord God
  • Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877-1950), Evening Hymn
Introit: O Pastor animarum
The Procession
The Opening Sentences
Preces & Responses I
Office Hymn: 488
Psalm 121
The First Lesson: Sirach 43:1-2, 6-7, 9-12, 27-28
Magnificat
The Second Lesson: John 3:16-21
Nunc Dimittis
The Apostles' Creed
Preces & Responses II
The Collects
Bring us, O Lord God
Meditation Hymn: 665
The Meditation: The Rev. Canon George Maxwell
Evening Hymn
Prayer for Queen Elizabeth and the Commonwealth
The Intercessions, Prayer of St. Chrysostom, and the Grace
Closing Hymn: 24
Psalm 150