“The Promise of his Glory”
A Journey in Music, Words and Images,
from All Saints Day (1st November) to Candlemas (2nd February)
Welcome!
As we were uable to run our usual sequence of Services over the Christmas period in 2020 we created a sequence of music, prayer, poetry and readings from the Bible covering the entire 'Winter' season from All Saints to Candlemas, using ideas from the Liturgical Commission's publication The Promise of His Glory.
The sequence is shown below with links to each item. The whole sequence is also available as a Youtube playlist, and more music, services and reading can be found on our Youtube Channel.
| Stage | Music | Reading |
| Introduction | Welcome by Rev Jo. | |
| All Saints (1st Nov) | O quam gloriosum – Victoria | Prayer for All Saints with Rev Doug. |
| All Souls (2nd Nov) | I heard a voice – Tomkins | Revelation 21:1-7 read by Rev Jo. |
| Remembrance (11th Nov) | We will remember them – Elgar | Wilfred Owen: Anthem for Doomed Youth read by Martin Bird |
| Christ the King (22nd November) | O God, the King of Glory – Purcell | Prayer for Christ the King with Rev Doug. |
| Advent Sunday (Patriarchs) | O Radiant Dawn – MacMillan | Poem and Prayer for Advent Sunday with Rev Doug. |
| 2nd Sun of Advent (Prophets) | This is the truth – Vaughan Williams | Isaiah 40:1-11 read by Rev Jo Loveridge. |
| 3rd Sun of Advent (John the B) | This is the record of John – Gibbons | Poem and Prayer with Rev Doug Loveridge |
| 4th Sun of Advent (Mary) | I sing of a maiden – Willis | Mary the Dawn with Rev Doug Loveridge |
| Christmas Eve | Lo, how a Rose is blooming – arr. Blackwell | John 1.1-14 Read by Rev Jo Loveridge |
| Birth | Blest Mary – arr. Cleobury | Child of Hope Read by Rev Doug Loveridge |
| Shepherds | Hush my dear – G.Jackson | Luke 2:8-20 Read by Rev Jo Loveridge |
| Journey of the Magi | What Child is this? – T. Hewitt-Jones | The Journey of the Magi - T.S.Eliot. Read by Mrs Janet Bird |
| Baptism | Tomorrow shall be my dancing day – Gardner | Epiphany on the Jordan Steve Bell. Read by Rev Canon Jo Loveridge |
| Ministry | Love Divine – arr. Scott | The Gift of Love 1 Cor 13.1-13. Read by Rev Canon Jo Loveridge |
| Unity | Enemy of Apathy – Bell & Maule | The Gifts of the Spirit 1 Cor 12.4-13. Read by Rev Doug Loveridge |
| Candlemas | O nata lux – Lauridsen | A Sonnet for Candlemas - Malcolm Guite. Read by Rev Canon Jo Loveridge |
| Blessing | Gaelic Blessing – Rutter |
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