Sacred Music
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SACRED MUSIC plays a primary role in the worshipping and missionary life of St John Henry’s. As a community conscious of our role to preserve and promote the treasures of the Anglican musical patrimony within the Catholic Church, the vast treasury of English sacred and choral music and hymnody is maintained and nurtured alongside the older Roman usage of Gregorian chant and plainsong.
As a parish, we take seriously the Second Vatican Council’s clear reminder, that: The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy: therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services. But other kinds of sacred music, especially polyphony, are by no means excluded from liturgical celebrations, so long as they accord with the spirit of the liturgical action. - Sacrosanctum Concilium 116 From Monday to Saturday the Church’s daily public morning prayer of Mattins - psalms, canticles, hymn, and lections - is prayed in traditional English, and on Sundays the Solemn Mass, which is the highlight of our week as a parish family, is enriched by congregational, plainsong, and polyphonic settings of the Mass in English and Latin, together with anthems, motets, and hymns from the Anglican and Catholic traditions. Our monthly music list below gives you something of the flavour of our deep commitment to the ministry of sacred music within the life of the Ordinariate.
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St John Henry’s is blessed to have in its possession a first-class relic of St Cecilia, early martyr of the Church, and patron saint of musicians.
He who sings well prays twice. |
Our choirmaster and singers welcome interest in the opportunity to sing at St John Henry’s. The choir rehearse on Wednesday evenings and sing for all Solemn Masses, Evensongs, and special services within the life of our community. For further information please contact Mr Scott Vannan.
Music List
Click on the hymns to hear examples (where available)
SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER (TRINITY XIV)
XXIII per Annum
Opening: City of God, how broad and far (Richmond) EH 375
Offertory: Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness (Schmucke Dich) EH 306
Communion: Bread of heaven, on thee we feed (Nicht So Traurig) NEH 276
Final: All for Jesus! all for Jesus! (All for Jesus) NEH 272
SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER (TRINITY XV)
XXIV per Annum
Opening: Jesus shall reign where'er the sun (Truro) EH 420
Offertory: Immortal love, for ever full (Bishopthorpe) EH 408
Communion: Soul of my Saviour (Anima Christi) NEH 305
Final: Take up thy cross, the Saviour said (Breslau) EH 484
SUNDAY 19 SEPTEMBER (TRINITY XVI)
XXV per Annum
Opening: Lord of beauty, thine the splendour (Regent Square) NEH 265
Offertory: O thou, who at thy Eucharist didst pray (Song I) NEH 302
Communion: Bread of the world in mercy broken (Rendez a Dieu) EH 305
Final: O happy band of pilgrims (Knecht) EH 452
SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER (TRINITY XVII)
XXVI per Annum
Opening: Joyful, joyful, we adore thee (Hymn to Joy) BCP 403
Offertory: Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee (Adoro Te) EH 331
Communion: Blessed Jesu, Mary's son (Liebster Jesu) NEH 275
Final: Ye watchers and ye holy ones (Lasst Uns Erfreuen) EH 519
SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER (TRINITY XIV)
XXIII per Annum
Opening: City of God, how broad and far (Richmond) EH 375
Offertory: Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness (Schmucke Dich) EH 306
Communion: Bread of heaven, on thee we feed (Nicht So Traurig) NEH 276
Final: All for Jesus! all for Jesus! (All for Jesus) NEH 272
SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER (TRINITY XV)
XXIV per Annum
Opening: Jesus shall reign where'er the sun (Truro) EH 420
Offertory: Immortal love, for ever full (Bishopthorpe) EH 408
Communion: Soul of my Saviour (Anima Christi) NEH 305
Final: Take up thy cross, the Saviour said (Breslau) EH 484
SUNDAY 19 SEPTEMBER (TRINITY XVI)
XXV per Annum
Opening: Lord of beauty, thine the splendour (Regent Square) NEH 265
Offertory: O thou, who at thy Eucharist didst pray (Song I) NEH 302
Communion: Bread of the world in mercy broken (Rendez a Dieu) EH 305
Final: O happy band of pilgrims (Knecht) EH 452
SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER (TRINITY XVII)
XXVI per Annum
Opening: Joyful, joyful, we adore thee (Hymn to Joy) BCP 403
Offertory: Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee (Adoro Te) EH 331
Communion: Blessed Jesu, Mary's son (Liebster Jesu) NEH 275
Final: Ye watchers and ye holy ones (Lasst Uns Erfreuen) EH 519