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March 2019

WELCOME

The liturgical year gives us a burst of brightness in the transfigured face of Jesus: something to hold on to, as it were, throughout the forty days of Lent. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, is for many the day of days for hearing Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere, which will be sung at both principal celebrations this year. As often happens, the starkness of Lent is punctuated by two of the great feasts of the year, St Joseph (19 March) and the Annunciation (25 March).

Please do join us when you can.

The Reverend Canon Nicholas Jepson-Biddle, Precentor

Communicant members of other churches in good standing are welcome to receive the Sacrament in this church if they so desire.

IN RESIDENCE February 24 - March 2: The Very Reverend Dr John Davies DL, Dean March 3-9: The Reverend Canon Nicholas Jepson-Biddle, Precentor March 10-16: The Reverend Canon Rosalind Paul, Canon Pastor March 17-23: The Very Reverend Dr John Davies DL, Dean March 24-30: The Reverend Canon Nicholas Jepson-Biddle, Precentor March 31 - April 6: The Very Reverend Dr John Davies DL, Dean

WELLS CATHEDRAL CHOIR The Cathedral’s Organist and Master of the Choristers, Prebendary Matthew Owens, is always pleased to hear from parents of prospective choristers.

Scholarships and additional bursaries for Wells Cathedral School, which all choristers attend, are available. For more information, or about choral and organ scholarships at the Cathedral, please telephone 01749 832204 or email [email protected]

USE OF INCENSE At certain services throughout the year, incense is used to enhance the festal nature of the day. These services are marked with an asterisk (*).

ANTHEMS Selected translations of anthems which are not sung in English may be found towards the back of the Services and Music List, following the final listed week.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND RECORDING No photography or recording of any kind may take place during services, concerts, or rehearsals without the express permission of the Chapter.

CONTACT DETAILS FOR WELLS CATHEDRAL Wells Cathedral, Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2UE. t: 01749 674483 e: [email protected] w: wellscathedral.org.uk

FEBRUARY

24 SUNDAY: THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT

8.00 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (Book of Common Prayer)

9.45 a.m. CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST (The Great Choir) Stanford Prelude in F, Op. 105 No 1 Hymns 466, 146, 352, 427 Stuart Beer An English Mass (first performance) Preacher: The Reverend Mary Bide, Priest Vicar Communion Proper: Narrabo omnia mirabilia tua Ley Improvisation Colin Mawby Ave verum corpus Vierne Allegro maestoso (Troisième Symphonie, Op. 28, i)

11.30 a.m. MATINS (Vicars Choral) Hymns 446, 473 (t. ii omit *) Harris Preces and Responses Psalms 116, 117 Gary Davison The Wells Service Harris Behold now, praise the Lord Gary Davison Trumpet Rondo ‘Laudes Domini’

3.00 p.m. EVENSONG (Boy Choristers and Vicars Choral) Hymns 372, 436 Smith Preces and Responses Psalm 119 vv 1-16 Purcell Evening Service in G minor Purcell O God, thou art my God Preacher: The Reverend Prebendary Professor David Thomas, Canon Theologian J.S. Bach Fuge h-moll, BWV 544 ii ______

25 MONDAY Decani verses

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Girl Choristers and Vicars Choral) Ayleward Preces and Responses Psalm 119 vv 73-88 Andrews Evening Service in G David Briggs God be in my head ______

26 TUESDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

12.25 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Boy Choristers and Vicars Choral) Richard Shephard Preces and Responses Psalm 119 Arthur Wills Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis vv 145-152 on Plainsong Tones Bairstow Save us, O Lord

FEBRUARY/MARCH

27 WEDNESDAY: George Herbert, priest, poet, 1633

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

9.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Vicars Choral) Harris Preces and Responses Psalms 126, 127 Michael Walsh Carlisle Service Vaughan Williams The Call (from ‘Five Mystical Songs’) ______

28 THURSDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Girl Choristers and Vicars Choral) Gabriel Jackson Preces and Responses Psalm 137 Stanford Evening Service in G Francis Jackson CBE Thanks be to the Lord ______

1 FRIDAY: David, bishop, patron of Wales, c. 601

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Boy Choristers) David Terry Preces and Responses Psalm 6 Tone VI Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Rupert Jeffcoat Holy is the true light ______

2 SATURDAY: Chad, bishop, missionary, 672

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Girl Choristers) Hymns 341, 475 Peter Nardone Preces and Responses Psalm 12 Stuart Beer First Service Handel How beautiful are the feet (from ‘Messiah’) J.S. Bach Allegro (Orgelsonate c-moll, BWV 526, iii)

MARCH

3 SUNDAY: THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT

8.00 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (Book of Common Prayer)

9.45 a.m. CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST (Boy Choristers and Vicars Choral) J.S. Bach Duetto No 1, BWV 802 Hymns 433 (omit *), 178, SP 13, 494 (t. 413) Tye Missa Euge bone Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr John Davies DL, Dean Communion Proper: Cantabo Domino J.S. Bach Adagio (Concerto a-moll, BWV 593 ii) Byrd Ave verum corpus J.S. Bach Präludium c-moll, BWV 546, i

11.30 a.m. MATINS (Girl Choristers and Vicars Choral) Hymns 349, 15 Byrd Preces and Responses Psalm 15 Boyce Te Deum and Jubilate Deo in A Victoria Jesu, dulcis memoria Böhm Präludium a-moll

3.00 p.m. EVENSONG (Boy Choristers and Vicars Choral) Hymns 377, 331 Tomkins Preces and Responses Psalm 18 vv 1-19 Tomkins Fifth Service Purcell Thou knowest, Lord Preacher: The Reverend Canon Nicholas Jepson-Biddle, Precentor J.S. Bach Fuge c-moll, BWV 546, ii ______

4 MONDAY Cantoris verses

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Girl Choristers and Vicars Choral) Byrd Preces and Responses Psalms 22, 23 Tone VI Magnificat Josquin Desprez Nunc Dimittis J.S. Bach O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht ______

5 TUESDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

12.25 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Vicars Choral) Andrew Millington Preces and Responses Psalm 27 Morley Fauxbourdon Service Mundy He that hath my commandments

MARCH

6 WEDNESDAY: Ash Wednesday

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY WITH THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES

9.00 a.m. CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST WITH THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES * (Wells Cathedral School Chapel Choir) attended by Wells Cathedral School Hymns 67, 333, 339 Preacher: The Reverend Joanna Jepson, Chaplain Wells Cathedral School Allegri Miserere mei Tallis Salvator Mundi

5.15 p.m. SOLEMN EUCHARIST WITH THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES * (Boy Choristers and Vicars Choral) Hymns 67, 492, 339, 379 Byrd Mass for four voices Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr John Davies DL, Dean Communion Proper: Qui meditabitur Allegri Miserere mei Tallis In ieiunio et fletu ______

7 THURSDAY: Perpetua, Felicity and companions, martyrs, 203

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Girl Choristers and Vicars Choral) Byrd Preces and Responses Psalm 37 Gabriel Jackson Truro Service Tallis Derelinquit impius

7.00 p.m. TAIZE SERVICE (Vicars’ Close Chapel) ______

8 FRIDAY: Edward King, bishop, 1910

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

12.05 p.m. STATIONS OF THE CROSS

5.15 p.m. EVENING PRAYER ______

9 SATURDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

12 noon EUCHARIST WITH PRAYERS FOR HEALING

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Boy Choristers and Vicars Choral) Hymns 399, 346 Tomkins Preces and Responses Psalm 47 Blow Evening Service in the Dorian mode Sir James MacMillan CBE Give me justice Sir James MacMillan CBE Offertorium

MARCH

10 SUNDAY: THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

8.00 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (Book of Common Prayer)

9.45 a.m. CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST (Boy Choristers and Vicars Choral) Judith Bingham Hadrian’s Dream Hymns 70, 385, 383 (t. ii), 353 Judith Bingham Missa Brevis ‘Awake my soul’ Preacher: The Reverend Prebendary Professor David Thomas, Canon Theologian Communion Proper: Scapulis suis obumbrabit tibi Leighton Benedictus (from Missa de Gloria, Op. 82) Judith Bingham Ave verum corpus Naji Hakim Final (from Hommage à Igor Stravinsky)

11.30 a.m. MATINS (Boy Choristers and Vicars Choral) Hymns 414, 463 (t. ii) Richard Shephard Preces and Responses Psalm 50 vv 1-15 Stanford Te Deum and Benedictus in C Howells Like as the hart Howells Master Tallis’s Testament

3.00 p.m. EVENSONG WITH LENT ADDRESS (Schola Cantorum and Vicars Choral) Hymns 67, 333 Richard Shephard Preces and Responses Psalm 53 Gray Evening Service in F minor Howells I will lift up mine eyes Preacher: The Right Reverend Peter Hancock, Bishop of Bath and Wells Mendelssohn Sonata in D, Op. 65 No 5 ______

11 MONDAY Decani verses

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Girl Choristers and Vicars Choral) Byrd Preces and Responses Psalms 59, 60 Morley Short Service Brahms Ach, arme Welt ______

12 TUESDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

12.25 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Boy Choristers and Vicars Choral) Tomkins Preces and Responses Psalm 66 Farrant Evening Service in A minor Walton A Litany

MARCH

13 WEDNESDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

9.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Vicars Choral) Stephen Cleobury Preces and Responses Psalms 69, 70 Paul Spicer Lichfield Service Tomkins Turn unto the Lord ______

14 THURSDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

1.05 p.m. LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL: Harrison Cole (Senior Organ Scholar, Wells Cathedral)

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Vicars Choral) Harris Preces and Responses Psalm 73 Barnaby Martin Fauxbourdon Service Tallis Absterge Domine ______

15 FRIDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

12.05 p.m. STATIONS OF THE CROSS

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Boy Choristers) Plainsong Preces and Responses Psalm 78 vv 1-17 Dyson Evening Service in C minor Gibbons Penitential Songs ______

16 SATURDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Girl Choristers and Vicars Choral) Hymns 387, 418 (omit *) Byrd Preces and Responses Psalms 82, 83 Wesley Evening Service in E Wesley Wash me throughly Smart Postlude in C

MARCH

17 SUNDAY: THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

8.00 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (Book of Common Prayer)

9.45 a.m. CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST (Boy Choristers and Vicars Choral, with Wells Cathedral School Chapel Choir) attended by Wells Cathedral School J.S. Bach Erbarm’ dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV 721 Hymns SP 39 (omit *), Palestrina Missa Brevis 234, 296 (t. i), 408(t. i) Preacher: The Reverend Canon Nicholas Jepson-Biddle, Precentor Communion Proper: Visionem quam vidistis Pachelbel Erbarm’ dich mein, o Herre Gott, P. 109 Palestrina Ad te levavi oculos meos J.S. Bach Aus tiefer Not schrei’ ich zu dir, BWV 686

11.30 a.m. MATINS (Girl Choristers and Vicars Choral) Ayleward Preces and Responses Hymns 238, 381 Harris Benedicite omnia opera Psalm 87 Stanford Benedictus in A Bax Lord, thou hast told us Reger Benedictus, Op. 59 No. 9

3.00 p.m. EVENSONG WITH LENT ADDRESS (Boy Choristers and Vicars Choral) Smith Preces and Responses Hymns 245, 381 Gibbons Second Service Tallis In ieiunio et fletu Psalm 89 vv 1-19 Preacher: The Right Reverend Dr Alastair Redfern, former Bishop of Derby J.S. Bach Fuge d-moll, BWV 538, ii ______

18 MONDAY Cantoris verses

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

10.30 a.m. OPEN DOOR SERVICE (Wells Cathedral Voluntary Choir)

5.15 p.m. FESTAL EVENSONG * (The Great Choir) Rose Preces and Responses Hymn 160 (t. 190 ii) Walton Chichester Service Psalms 93, 94 Goodenough I will sing with the spirit ______

19 TUESDAY: Joseph of Nazareth

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

12.25 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION

5.15 p.m. FESTAL EUCHARIST * (Vicars Choral) Langlais Prélude (Suite Médiévale, Op. 56) Hymns HPP 410 (t. ii), 231 Introit: Iustus ut palma Plainsong Missa de Angelis Offertory: Veritas mea Communion Proper: Ioseph fili David Langlais Tiento (Suite Médiévale, Op. 56) Byrd Cantate Domino Langlais Acclamations (Suite Médiévale, Op. 56)

7.30 p.m. CONCERT: Millfield Festival Chorus - Gounod Messe Solennelle de Sainte-Cécile

MARCH

20 WEDNESDAY: Cuthbert, bishop, missionary, 687

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

9.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Vicars Choral) Plainsong Preces and Responses Psalm 104 Lassus Magnificat Primi toni ‘Susanne un jour’ Tone I Nunc Dimittis Mundy Have mercy on me, O Lord ______

21 THURSDAY: Thomas Cranmer, archbishop, Reformation martyr, 1556

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

11.30 a.m. MOTHERS’ UNION PRAYERS

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Girl Choristers and Vicars Choral) Ayleward Preces and Responses Psalm 106 vv 1-27 Ayleward Short Service Morley Thou knowest, Lord

7.30 p.m. CONCERT: Early Music Wells - Jeremy Cole, Assistant Organist, Organ music for Lent ______

22 FRIDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

12.05 p.m. STATIONS OF THE CROSS

5.15 p.m. EVENING PRAYER ______

23 SATURDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Girl Choristers and Vicars Choral) Hymns 247, 384 Byrd Preces and Responses Psalms 114, 115 Schütz Ein deutsches Magnificat Tone I Nunc Dimittis Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord J.S. Bach Toccata d-moll, BWV 538, i

MARCH

24 SUNDAY: THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

8.00 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (Book of Common Prayer)

9.30 a.m. CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST (Vicars Choral) Brahms Herzlich tut mich verlangen, Op. 122 ix Hymns 397, CP 384, Barnaby Martin Mass for Three Voices (first performance) 304, CP 268 Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr John Davies DL, Dean Communion Proper: Qui biberit aquam Brahms Herzlich tut mich verlangen, Op. 122 x Byrd O sacrum convivium J.S. Bach Präludium e-moll, BWV 548, i

11.30 a.m. LEGAL SERVICE (The Great Choir) Hymns 334, 372, 333 Rose Preces and Responses Psalm 116 Stanford Te Deum and Jubilate Deo in B flat Handel Zadok the Priest Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr John Davies DL, Dean Walton, arr. Murrill Crown Imperial

3.00 p.m. FESTAL EVENSONG WITH LENT ADDRESS * (Boy Choristers and Vicars Choral) Rose Preces and Responses Hymns 182, 250 Howells Evening Service in B minor Psalm 119 vv 1-16 Berkeley I sing of a maiden Preacher: Professor Gillian Clark, Bristol University Stanford Fantasia in D minor, Op. 57 i ______

25 MONDAY: Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary Decani verses

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. FESTAL EUCHARIST * (Girl Choristers and Vicars Choral) Langlais Ave Maria, Ave Maris stella, Op. 5 No 2 Victoria Missa ‘O Quam Gloriosum’ Hymns 185, 33 Communion Proper: Ecce Virgo concipiet Guilmant Ave Maria, Op. 65 No 4 Langlais L’Annonciation, Op. 2 No 1 ______

26 TUESDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

12.25 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Boy Choristers and Vicars Choral) Richard Shephard Preces and Responses Psalm 119, David Cooper Fauxbourdon Service vv 145-176 Tallis Salvator mundi

MARCH

27 WEDNESDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

9.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Vicars Choral) Tallis Preces and Responses Psalms 126, 127 Monteverdi Magnificat secondo a 4 Tone II Nunc Dimittis Morales Emendemus in melius ______

28 THURSDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

1.05 p.m. LUNCHTIME CONCERT: The First United Methodist Church Choir, Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A.

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Vicars Choral) Plainsong Preces and Responses Psalm 136 Tone IV Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Gombert Lugebat David Absalon

Following Evensong, the Cathedral Choir is on vacation until Sunday 14 April ______

29 FRIDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

10.15 a.m. WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL END OF TERM SERVICE

12.05 p.m. STATIONS OF THE CROSS

5.15 p.m. EVENING PRAYER ______

30 SATURDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Wells Cathedral Voluntary Choir) Hymns 337, 457 Sumsion Preces and Responses Psalms 147, 148 Brewer Evening Service in F Graham Keitch Deus, cui proprium est

7.00 p.m. CONCERT: Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society – Mendelssohn Elijah

MARCH/APRIL

31 SUNDAY: THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT Mothering Sunday

8.00 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (Book of Common Prayer)

9.45 a.m. CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST (Wells Cathedral Voluntary Choir) Hymns SP 43, 394, 336, 500 Willan Communion Service in G Preacher: The Reverend Canon Rosalind Paul, Canon Pastor Colin Mawby Ave verum corpus Mendelssohn Allegro maestoso (Sonata in B flat, Op. 65 No 4)

11.30 a.m. MATINS (Wells Cathedral Voluntary Choir) Hymns 240, 467 Sumsion Preces and Responses Psalm 146 Dyson Te Deum in F Howells Jubilate Deo (Collegium Regale) Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine

3.00 p.m. EVENSONG WITH LENT ADDRESS (Wells Cathedral Voluntary Choir) Hymns 255, 451 Sumsion Preces and Responses Psalms 149, 150 Murrill Evening Service in E Stanford Lighten our darkness Preacher: The Reverend Canon Melvyn Matthews ______

1 MONDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. EVENING PRAYER ______

2 TUESDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

12.25 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION

5.15 p.m. EVENING PRAYER

APRIL

3 WEDNESDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

9.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION

5.15 p.m. EVENING PRAYER ______

4 THURSDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Wells Cathedral Voluntary Choir) Reading Preces and Responses Psalms 22, 23 Andreas Fauxbourdon Evening Service

Whitlock Be still my soul

7.00 p.m. TAIZE SERVICE (Vicars’ Close Chapel) ______

5 FRIDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

12.05 p.m. STATIONS OF THE CROSS

5.15 p.m. EVENING PRAYER ______

6 SATURDAY

8.00 a.m. MORNING LITURGY

5.15 p.m. EVENSONG (Choir of All Saints’ Parish Church, Fulham) Hymns 248 (t. ii), 376 Tomkins Preces and Responses Psalm 32 Alec Roth Hatfield Service Sir James MacMillan CBE Miserere

TRANSLATIONS OF ANTHEMS NOT SUNG IN ENGLISH

SUNDAY 3 MARCH Jesu, dulcis memoria (Victoria)

Jesu dulcis memoria Jesu, the very thought of thee Dans vera cordis gaudia: With sweetness fills my breast; Sed super mel et omnia But sweeter far thy face to see, Eius dulcis præsentia. And in thy presence rest.

Words: Vespers hymn for the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)

MONDAY 4 MARCH O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht (J.S. Bach)

O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht, Lord Jesus Christ, my Life, my Light, mein Hort, mein Trost, mein Zuversicht, My Strength by day, my Trust by night, auf Erden bin ich nur ein Gast, On earth I’m but a passing guest und drückt mich sehr der Sünden Last. And sorely with my sins oppressed.

Auf deinen Abschied Herr ich trau Since thou hast died, the Pure, the Just. Darauf mein letzte Heimfahrt bau. I take my homeward way in trust. Tu mir die Himmelstür weit auf The gates of heaven, Lord, open wide Wenn ich beschließ mein Lebenslauf. When here I may no more abide.

Words: Martin Behm (1557-1622), translated by Catherine Winkworth

THURSDAY 7 MARCH Derelinquit impius (Tallis)

Derelinquit impius viam suam Let the wicked forsake their way, et vir iniquus cogitationes suas and the unrighteous their thoughts et revertatur ad Dominum and let them return to the Lord et miserebitur eius, and he will have mercy upon them: quia benignus, et misericors est for the Lord our God is gracious and merciful, et praestabilis super malitia Dominus deus and ever ready to relent when he threatens noster. disaster.

Words: based on Isaiah 55.7, Joel 2.13

MONDAY 11 MARCH Ach, arme Welt (Brahms)

Ach, arme Welt, du trügest mich, Thou, poor vain world, deludest me, ja, das bekenn’ ich eigentlich, yes, that I grant thee verily, und kann dich doch nicht meiden. and can not still deny thee.

Du falsche Welt, du bist nicht wahr, Ah, thou false world, thou art not true, dein Schein vergeht, das weiß ich zwar, thy glories fade, I know and rue, mit Weh’ und großem Leiden. with grief and sorrow try me.

Dein’ Ehr’, dein Gut, du arme Welt, The honours, riches, thou hast brought, im Tod, in rechten Nöten fehlt, in death, in dire distress are naught; dein Schatz ist eitel falsches Geld, thy treasure vain and falsely wraught. dess hilf mir, Herr, zum Frieden. Lord, give me peace eternal.

Words: Unknown author

THURSDAY 14 MARCH Absterge Domine (Tallis)

Absterge Domine delicta mea, O Lord, wipe away my faults, quae inscienter juvenis feci, which I in ignorance committed in my youth, et ignosce poenitenti, and forgive the penitent one: nam tu es Deus meus, for thou art my God, tibi soli fidit anima mea. my soul hath faith in thee alone. Tu es salus mea. Thou art my salvation. Dolorem meum testantur lachrimae meae. My tears witness my grief. Sis memor Domine bonae voluntatis tuae. Remember, O Lord, thy good will. Nunc exaudi preces meas et serviet per Hear now my prayers, and my spirit shall serve aevum tibi spiritus meus. Amen. thee throughout all ages. Amen.

Words: Traditional medieval prayer

SUNDAY 17 MARCH In ieiunio et fletu (Tallis)

In ieiunio et fletu orabant sacerdotes: In fasting and weeping the priests prayed: parce, Domine, parce populo tuo; spare, Lord, spare thy people et ne des haereditatem tuam in perditionem. and give not thine heritage over to perdition. Inter vestibulum et altare plorabant Between the porch and the altar the priests sacerdotes, dicentes: parce populo tuo. lamented, saying: spare thy people.

Words: Joel 2.12,17

TUESDAY 26 MARCH Salvator mundi (Tallis)

Salvator mundi, salva nos, O Saviour of the world, save us, qui per crucem et sanguinem redemisti nos: who by your cross and blood have redeemed us, auxiliare nobis, te deprecamur, Deus noster. help us, we pray, O Lord our God.

Words: Antiphon for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH Emendemus in melius (Morales)

Emendemus in melius Let us amend ourselves for the better, quae ignoranter peccavimus, who have sinned in ignorance, ne subito praeoccupati die mortis lest we are caught suddenly by the day of death, quaeramus spatium poenitentiae while we seek time for repentance, et invenire non possumus. and are unable to find it. Attende, Domine, et miserere, Hear, O Lord, and have mercy, quia peccavimus tibi. for we have sinned against thee.

Words: Matins Respond, First Sunday of Lent

THURSDAY 28 MARCH Lugebat David Absalon (Gombert)

Lugebat David Absalon, David mourned for Absalom, pius pater filium, a pious father for his son, tristis senex puerum: a grieving old man for his boy: Heu me, fili mi Absalon, Ah me! my son Absalom, quis mihi det ut moriar, ut ego pro te would God I had died for you, moriar, O fili mi Absalon! O my son Absalom! Rex autem David filium, cooperto flebat Kind David wept for his son with covered capite: head: Quis mihi det ut moriar, O fili mi, O fili mi! Would God I had died for you, O my son!

Porro rex operuit caput suum, Then the King covered his head et clamabat voce magna: and cried with a great voice: Fili mi Absalon, O fili mi. O my son Absalom, O my son!

Words: Anonymous

SATURDAY 30 MARCH

Deus, cui proprium est (Graham Keitch)

Deus, cui proprium est misereri semper et O God, whose property is always to have mercy parcere: and to forgive, suscipe deprecationem nostram; receive our humble petitions; ut nos, et omnes famulos tuos, quos and though we be tied and bound by the chain delictorum catena constringit, of our sins, miseratio tuae pietatis clementer yet let the pitifulness of thy great mercy loose absolvat. us.

Words: From the ‘Litany of the Saints’, 1st century

SUNDAY 31 MARCH Cantique de Jean Racine (Fauré)

Verbe égal au Très-Haut, notre unique O Word, worthy of the Most High, espérance our sole hope, eternal day of earth and the Jour éternel de la terre et des cieux heavens, De la paisible nuit nous rompons le silence: we break the silence of the peaceful night. Divin sauveur, jette sur nous les yeux Divine saviour, cast thine eyes upon us! Répands sur nous le feu de ta grâce Shed the light of thy mighty grace puissante; upon us. Que tout l’enfer fuie au son de ta voix; Let all Hell flee at the sound of thy voice. Dissipe ce sommeil d'une âme languissante Dispel the slumber of a languishing soul Qui la conduit à l’oubli de tes lois! that leads it to the forgetting of thy laws! O Christ! sois favorable à ce peuple fidèle O Christ, be favourable unto this faithful people Pour te bénir maintenant assemblé; now gathered to bless thee. Reçois les chants qu’il offre à ta gloire Receive these hymns it offers unto thine immortelle immortal glory Et de tes dons qu’il retourne comblé and may it return fulfilled by thy gifts

Words: French paraphrase by Jean Racine (1639-99) of a Latin hymn from the breviary for matins

SATURDAY 6 APRIL Miserere mei (Sir James MacMillan, CBE)

Miserere mei, Deus: secundum magnam Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great misericordiam tuam. goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. Et secundum multitudinem miserationem Wash me throughly from my wickedness; and tuarum, dele iniquitatem meam. cleanse me from my sin. Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a For I acknowledge my faults; and my sin is ever peccato meo munda me. before me. Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco: Against thee only have I sinned, and done this et peccatum meum contra me est evil in thy sight; semper. Tibi soli peccavi, et malum coram te feci: ut That thou mightest be justified in thy saying, justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas and clear when thou shalt judge. cum judicaris. Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum: et Behold, I was shapen in wickedness; and in sin in peccatis concepit me mater mea. hath my mother conceived me. Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti: incerta et But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts; occulta sapientiae tuae manifestasti mihi. and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly. Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor: lavabis Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be me, et super nivem dealbabor. clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam: et Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness; exultabunt ossa humiliata. that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis: et Turn thy face from my sins; and put out all my omnes iniquitates meas dele. misdeeds. Cor mundum crea in me, Deus: et spiritum Make me a clean heart, O God; and renew a rectum innova, in visceribus meis. right spirit within me. Ne proiecias me a facie tua: et spiritum Cast me not away from thy presence; and take sanctum tuum ne auferas a me. not thy holy Spirit from me. Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui: et spiritu O give me the comfort of thy help again; and principali confirma me. stablish me with thy free Spirit. Docebo iniquos vias tuas: et impii ad te Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked; convertentur. and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Libera me de sanquinibus, Deus, Deus salutis Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou meae: et exultabit lingua mea justitiam that art the God of my health; and my tuam. tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. Domine, labia mea aperies: et os meum Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord; and my mouth annuntiabit laudem tuam. shall show thy praise. Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedessem For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it utique: holocaustis non delectaberis. thee; but thou delightest not in burnt- offerings. Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus: cor The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; a contritum, et humiliatum, Deus, non broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt despicies. thou not despise. Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua O be favourable and gracious unto Sion; build Sion: ut aedificentur muri Jerusalem. thou the walls of Jerusalem. Tunc acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of oblationes et holocausta: tunc righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and imponenet super altare tuum vitulos. oblations; then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar.

Words: Psalm 51.3-21

Lent 2019 at Wells Cathedral Christian Spirituality Explored

A series of addresses, with follow-up seminars on certain dates, with displays and hospitality too…

10th March: The Spiritual Vision of Jesus Christ: The Bishop of Bath and Wells.

17th March: The Spiritual Vision of St Paul: Bishop Alastair Redfern.

24th March: The Spiritual Vision of St Augustine: Professor Gillian Clark, Bristol University

31st March: The Spiritual Vision of Mother Julian of Norwich: Canon Melvyn Matthews, Wells Cathedral.

7th April: The Spiritual Vision of the Reformation and Counter Reformation: Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Bristol.

All as part of Evensong at 3pm

Our aim is to offer an engaging and stimulating series of sessions, at a time which doesn’t conflict with Lent activities in parishes.

John Davies Dean of Wells

President: Lord Berkeley of Knighton Artistic Director: Matthew Owens

Wells Cathedral Commissions invites you to join its growing group of commissioners to help bring important new works into the repertoire of Wells Cathedral Choir and the wider English choral tradition.

Now in its thirteenth year, Cathedral Commissions has commissioned major new works by some of the UK’s finest composers: Richard Allain, Michael Berkeley CBE, Judith Bingham, Diana Burrell, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies CH CBE, Jonathan Dove, Gabriel Jackson, John Joubert, Sir James MacMillan CBE, Thea Musgrave CBE, Tarik O’Regan, Howard Skempton, Sir John Tavener, and Judith Weir CBE.

Become a Young Commissioner (£5 per month, for 18-25 year olds), Commissioner (£10 per month), or Patron (£50 per month) to support our 2019 commissions by Philip Wilby and Charlotte Bray. Being a Cathedral Commissioner enables you to become part of a group that shares the unique experience of enabling a new piece of music to come into being. As a Cathedral Commissioner you will:

• be invited to the main rehearsal for the premiere of the work, with the composer in attendance • be a VIP guest at the premiere • have your score signed by the composer at a special reception • have your name printed in the score; this may include a dedication to a family member or a friend • be kept up to date with the progress of the work after its premiere • directly support the work of a contemporary composer • directly support Wells Cathedral Choir and the wider English choral tradition

For further details please contact: Dr Nicholas Hooper DL, Cathedral Commissions Administrator a: Wells Cathedral Music Office, Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset BA5 2UE t: 01749 832204 e: [email protected]

Full terms and conditions are available upon request

Details of services, concerts and events can also be found on the Cathedral’s website and social media channels at

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