Jesu, lover of my soul
March 11, 2022
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout Lent we are pleased to offer you an appropriate Lenten hymn.
Today we have for you “Jesu, lover of my soul” … More Jesu, lover of my soul
Tag: music
The Crown of Roses – words Pleshcheev (1825-93) tr. Drearmer, music Tchaikovsky (1840-93)
March 8, 2022
Did you know that carols, like puppies, are not just for Christmas? According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, a carol is a song characteristically of religious joy, associated with a given season, with uniform stanzas or verses that may alternate with a refrain … More The Crown of Roses – words Pleshcheev (1825-93) tr. Drearmer, music Tchaikovsky (1840-93)
At the Name of Jesus
March 7, 2022
Throughout Lent we will be providing you with appropriate hymns, every Monday and Friday.
Here is a favourite for you – “At the Name of Jesus”. Do please join in … More At the Name of Jesus
Create in me a clean heart, O God
March 5, 2022
Every Saturday in Lent we will bring you an appropriate anthem. From tomorrow the liturgical theme will be temptation, so Carol and Tom sing this beautiful song for you … More Create in me a clean heart, O God
Drop, drop slow tears
March 4, 2022
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout Lent we are pleased to offer you an appropriate Lenten hymn.
Here is Olando Gibbons’ hymn “Drop, Drop Slow Tears” … More Drop, drop slow tears
Ash Wednesday 2022
March 2, 2022
Our two services for Ash Wednesday were both livestreamed. Both included Holy Communion and the imposition of ashes. The morning service at St Margaret’s was said, the evening service at St George’s was sung. Here they are for you again … More Ash Wednesday 2022
Forty Days and Forty Nights
March 2, 2022
Throughout Lent we will be providing you with appropriate hymns, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Today is Ash Wednesday, and we begin with the hymn “Forty Days and Forty Nights”, and the Handel’s anthem “Wash Me Throughly” … More Forty Days and Forty Nights
Ave Maria – K L Cooper (b.1979)
February 22, 2022
This well known prayer has been set to music by many, many composers through the centuries. This arrangement is less well known as it was written in the last 10 years specifically for a small group of musicians known as “Madrigirls” based at the University of Glasgow … More Ave Maria – K L Cooper (b.1979)
Navidad Nuestra: Los Reyes Magos Ariel Ramirez (1921-2010)
January 31, 2022
As mentioned last month, “Navidad Nuestra” is a 6-movement work that takes us from the Annunciation through the Pilgrimage, the Nativity, the Shepherds and the Three Kings to the Flight to Egypt … More Navidad Nuestra: Los Reyes Magos Ariel Ramirez (1921-2010)
Candlemas 2022
January 30, 2022
Good morning and a warm welcome to our service of Holy Communion for Sunday 30 January, during which we remember the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Rev Sue presides and Rev Deborah will preach … More Candlemas 2022
St Margaret's Church Prestwich 