VOCES8 is singing, so it’s pretty amazing.

Stephen Paulus: Pilgrims’ Hymn

TEXT by Michael Dennis Browne
Even before we call on Your name
To ask You, O God,
When we seek for the words to glorify You,
You hear our prayer;
Unceasing love, O unceasing love,
Surpassing all we know.

Glory to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.

Even with darkness sealing us in,
We breathe Your name,
And through all the days that follow so fast,
We trust in You;
Endless Your grace, O endless Your grace,
Beyond all mortal dream.

Both now and forever,
And unto ages and ages,
Amen.

28. December 2025 · Comments Off on Sunday Morning Music · Categories: Sunday Morning Music · Tags: , , ,

I will be taking a bit of a break after today’s post. If you want to listen to past music I’ve posted simply search on Sunday Morning Music and you’ll find a lot, or click on any Sunday on the calendar. That’ll do too.

It Is Well With My Soul, arr. Berent Wells
Voces Cordis, André van der Merwe, Conductor

24. December 2025 · Comments Off on Christmas Eve · Categories: Advent · Tags: , , , ,

Eleanor Daley: Love came down at Christmas
The Gesualdo Six

23. December 2025 · Comments Off on Getting Closer · Categories: Advent · Tags: , ,

Ralph Vaughan Williams: This is the Truth Sent From Above (final verse harmonized by Owain Park
The Gesualdo Six

22. December 2025 · Comments Off on Moving toward Christmas · Categories: Advent · Tags: , ,

Otto Olsson: Advent
Sofia Vokalensemble

Running the text through a translation site, so who knows how good it is but here you go:

Daughter of Zion, lift up your forehead! The kingdom of heaven is near you. Rejoice loudly your Hosanna! Behold, your king is here! God sent his Son to earth. Rejoice, it’s Advent! Come with your arms full of palm trees, let your heart expand, Come with songs, come with hymns! The King of Glory meets you. The day of bliss he lighted. Rejoice, it’s Advent! Zion’s exultation cannot stop. Like the roar of great waters sounds eternal: Hosanna. Hosanna Son of David! Such joy has not been known to the world. Rejoice, it’s Advent!

21. December 2025 · Comments Off on Fourth Sunday in Advent · Categories: Advent, Sunday Morning Music · Tags: , , ,

Tamsin Jones: O Key of David
St. Martin’s Voices

14. December 2025 · Comments Off on This is The Record of John · Categories: vocal · Tags: ,

Our sermon today used this passage so it was fun to land on this.

Orlando Gibbons: This is the Record of John
The Gesualdo Six

From the YouTube page:

The Gesualdo Six
Directed by Owain Park
Joseph Wicks, tenor solo
Richard Gowers, organ

This is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests & Levites from Jerusalem to ask him: Who art thou? And he confessed and denied not, and said plainly: I am not the Christ.

And they asked him: What art thou then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.

Then said they unto him: What art thou? That we may give an answer unto them that sent us. What sayst thou of thy self? And he said: I am the voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord.

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Video produced by G6 Studio
Cameras: Hafren Park & Katherine Gregory
Audio: Josh Cooter
Video: Hafren Park & Joseph Wicks

14. December 2025 · Comments Off on Third Sunday in Advent · Categories: Advent, Sunday Morning Music · Tags: , , ,

Anna Lapwood: Drop Down Ye Heavens
The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College

Drop down ye heavens from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness.
Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people;
My salvation shall not tarry.
I have blotted out as a thick cloud thy transgressions.
Fear not, for I will save thee;
For I am the Lord thy God,
The holy one of Israel, thy redeemer.
Drop down ye heavens from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness.

07. December 2025 · Comments Off on Second Sunday of Advent · Categories: Advent, Sunday Morning Music · Tags: , ,

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, arr. Taylor Scott Davis
VOCES8, Apollo5, VOCES 8 Foundation Choir & Orchestra

30. November 2025 · Comments Off on First Sunday of Advent · Categories: Advent · Tags: , , , ,

Gabriel’s Message (Basque Christmas folk carol) Arr. Jim Clements
VOCES 8

From the YouTube page:
Tickets to watch VOCES8’s LIVE From London Christmas festival, online from 8 December to 6 January, are available here.

TEXT
The angel Gabriel from heaven came,
his wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame;
“All hail,” said he, “thou lowly maiden, Mary,
most highly favored lady,”
Gloria!

“For know a blessed Mother thou shalt be,
all generations laud and honour thee,
thy Son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold,
“most highly favoured lady,”
Gloria!

Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head,
“To me be as it pleaseth God,” she said.
“My soul shall laud and magnify His holy Name.”
“Most highly favoured lady,”
Gloria!

Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ was born in Bethlehem,
all on a Christmas morn,
and Christian folk throughout the world will ever say,
“most highly favoured lady.”
Gloria!