Friday, February 7, 2014

Presentation of the Lord

2 February 2014

EntranceThe Lord is my light (Taizé)
ProcessionChrist is the light (Stephen Dean)
GloriaNewman (James MacMillan)
Psalm 23Who is the king of glory? (mtgf)
Gospel AcclamationAlleluia Beati (Christopher Walker)
Preparation of GiftsO nata lux (Tallis)
Eucharistic AcclamationsSt Annes (James MacMillan)
Lamb of GodNewman (James MacMillan)
Communion AntiphonMy eyes have seen your salvation (mtgf)
CommunionSong of Simeon (mtgf)
FinalOut of darkness (Christopher Walker

It is a long time since we celebrated Candlemas on a Sunday — I am not sure what we did last time. What is striking is that is the final ripple of the Christmas season or cycle of feasts but ritually it looks forward to Easter. Our procession was physically the same as the Procession with Palms and our opening chant is repeated at the Easter Vigil. On practical note with the weather and lights off in the chapel we had an effective gloom for candles at 11am.

We were going to sing The Lord is now about to enter the temple by Gouzes. It is one of those pieces that stares out from Laudate but I changed it to the Tallis. We did it in an English version which had 3 verses only the second of which was explicit about the Transfiguration and so was omitted.

As promised last week we repeated Out of Darkness this time as a final hymn. I told people why - that I intended to use it at Easter and they seemed to sing it.

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