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Festal Evensong
Thursday, January 5, 2012
5:30pm - Saint Thomas Church
Above: The creche with the wise men.
The Eve of the Epiphany
Choral Evensong this evening is "Festal" in anticipation of The Feast of the Epiphany on January 6. Because Epiphany this year falls on a Friday, there is no choral service on the feast day itself (though there are three said services in the Chantry on January 6).. If you prefer choral services, you may celebrate Epiphany at this evensong, as well as at the Epiphany Procession on January 15, and throughout the season. See the Christmas and Epiphany Brochure posted at the bottom of this page for complete details on this season of the year.
►Based on the services held daily in the medieval Church, Choral Evensong as arranged in the Book of Common Prayer of the Anglican Church has been sung regularly since the Sixteenth Century. Many people who are new to worship at Saint Thomas prefer to come to Choral Evensong because it is relatively passive. The service includes readings (just as would occur at Evening Prayer) and prayers led by a priest. An anthem as well as a setting of the Magnificat and the Nunc dimittis are sung by the choir. Read more about Choral Evensong here, or view the Choral Evensong Service Card posted to the bottom of this page, where links to the webcast will be posted during and after the service.
| Officiant: | Fr Spurlock |
| Lesson: | Isaiah 66:18-23 |
| Lesson 2: | Matthew 12:14-21 |
| Sung by: | The Gentlemen of The Choir |
| Prelude: | Prélude sur l’Introït de l’Epiphanie, Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) |
| Introit: | Tui sunt coeli, William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) |
| Responses: | Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) |
| Psalm: | 98, Plainsong Chant (Tone VIA) |
| Magnificat: | Magnificat primi toni, Francisco Suriano (c. 1548-1621) |
| Nunc Dimittis: | Nunc dimittis (Tone iii), Plainsong |
| Anthem: | Ante luciferum genitus, Jacob Handl (c. 1550-1591) |
| Voluntary: | Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, C. T. Pachelbel (1690-1750) |
| Hymn: |
125 The people that in darkness sat DUNDEE |
