CLARE COLLEGE CHAPEL

Choral

Thursday 6 May 2021 6.15 p.m.

Voluntary St Andrews’ Suite: ii. Two James MacMillan (b. 1959)

The Introit is sung

Introit Kvöldvers Evening Prayers

Sólin til fjalla fljótt Sunset behind the hill fer að sjóndeildarhring Soon it will fade out of sight tekur að nálgast nótt, Gloom all about me still; neyðin er allt um kring. Now it will soon be night. Dimmt er í heimi hér, Darkness is all I meet, hættur er vegurinn, My way is fraught with strife; ljósið þitt lýsi mér, Thy radiance guides my feet, lifandi Jesú minn. Jesu, light of my life.

Words Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–74) Music Tryggvi M. Baldvinsson (b. 1965)

Welcome

Responses (sung by the ) Music Humphrey Clucas (b. 1941)

O Lord, open thou our lips; And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.

O God, make speed to save us; O Lord, make haste to help us.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.

Praise ye the Lord; The Lord’s Name be praised.

Psalm 104 vv. 1–06 Chant Henry Smart (1813–79)

Praise the Lord, O my soul : O Lord my God, thou art become exceeding glorious; thou art clothed with majesty and honour. Thou deckest thyself with light as it were with a garment : and spreadest out the heavens like a curtain. Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters : and maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind. He maketh his angels spirits : and his ministers a flaming fire. He laid the foundations of the earth : that it never should move at any time. Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment : the waters stand in the hills. At thy rebuke they flee : at the voice of thy thunder they are afraid. They go up as high as the hills, and down to the valleys beneath : even unto the place which thou hast appointed for them. Thou hast set them their bounds which they shall not pass : neither turn again to cover the earth. He sendeth the springs into the rivers : which run among the hills. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.

Reading Isaiah 40: 25–31

Here begins the 25th verse of the 40th chapter of the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.

25 ‘To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?’ says the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

27 Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, ‘My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God’? 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. 29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Here ends the first reading.

Magnificat (sung by the Choir) My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations. He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away. He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel: as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Words Luke 1: 46–55 Music Herbert Sumsion (1899–1995) in A

Reading Luke 24: 36–49

Here begins the 36th verse of the 24th chapter of the Gospel according to Luke.

36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’

37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, ‘Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.’

40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, ‘Do you have anything here to eat?’ 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate it in their presence.

44 He said to them, ‘This is what I told you while I was still with you: everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.’

45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, ‘This is what is written: the Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.’

Here ends the second reading.

Nunc dimittis (sung by the choir)

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen: thy salvation; Which thou hast prepared: before the face of all people; To be a light to lighten the Gentiles: and to be the glory of thy people Israel. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.

Words Luke 2: 29–32 Music Herbert Sumsion in A

The Apostles’ Creed (All turn towards the East)

I believe All in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body, And the Life everlasting. Amen.

The Lesser Litany and Responses (sung by the choir)

The Lord be with you And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.

Our Father, which art in heaven…

O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us; And grant us thy salvation. O Lord, save the Queen; And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.

Endue thy Ministers with righteousness; And make thy chosen people joyful.

O Lord, save thy people; And bless thine inheritance.

Give peace in our time, O Lord; Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.

O God, make clean our hearts within us; And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

The Collects The First Collect, for the Day: Almighty God, who shewest to them that be in error the light of thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousness; Grant unto all them that are admitted into the fellowship of Christ’s religion, that they may eschew those things that are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Second Collect, for Peace: O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed: Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

The Third Collect, for Aid against all Perils: Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Music Humphrey Clucas

Anthem Heyr þú oss himnum á, Guð. Hear us in heaven, O God.

Heyr þú oss himnum á, Hear us in heaven, hýr vor faðir, born̈ þín smá, loving Father, as we, your small children, lukku oss þar til ljá ask for the fortune líf eilíft þér erfum hjá, to receive eternal life. og að þé r aldrei flæmumst frá. We shall not stray from your path.

Þitt ríki þró ist hér, May we help your kingdom það þín stjó rn og kristni er, to grow here on earth. svo að vé r sem flestir, Following your guidance, Guð, til handa þér, we gather around in your name, fegin yfir því fögnum vér. and gladly celebrate.

Síst skarta songlisẗ má, We cannot make a joyful song sé þar ekki elskan hjá, unless we are moved by love. syngjum þvíþýtt lof þá, So let us sing our gentle praise Þér, Guð drottinn, himnum á, to you, Lord God, in heaven, Maður rétt kristinn mun þess gá . as the truly faithful have done.

En þegar aumir vér, When our poor souls ondumsẗ burt úr heimi hér, pass away from this world, oss tak þá , Guð, að þér, take us God to you, Í þá dýrð, sem aldrei þver. into your everlasting glory.

Amen, amen það eflaust sker. Amen, Amen, may this be done.

Words Old Icelandic Psalm Music Anna Thorvaldsdottir (b. 1977)

The Prayers, which conclude with the Grace

All The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all, evermore. Amen.

Hymn Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, NEH 339 Be all else but naught to me, save that thou art, Be thou my best thought in the day and the night, Both waking and sleeping, thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word Be thou ever with me, and I with thee, Lord, Be thou my great Father, and I thy true son, Be thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.

Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight, Be thou my whole armour, be thou my true might, Be thou my soul’s shelter, be thou my strong tower, O raise thou me heavenward, great Power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise, Be thou my inheritance now and always, Be thou and thou only the first in my heart, O Sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art.

High King of heaven, thou heaven’s bright Sun, O grant me its joys after vict’ry is won, Great Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be thou my vision, O Ruler of all.

Words Irish c 8th century, tr. Mary Byrne (1880–1931), versified Eleanor Hull (1860–1936) Music ‘Slane’, Traditional Irish Melody harmony Erik Routley (1917–82)

The Blessing

Voluntary Sonata in B flat, Op. 65, Felix Mendelssohn (1809–47) No. 4: iv. Allegro maestoso e vivace

The Revd Dr Mark Smith Dean Mr Graham Ross Director of Music Mrs Hannah Black Decani Scholar George Gillow Sir William McKie Senior Samuel Jones Junior Organ Scholar