from the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, North Luffenham, Rutland
Tonight's programme comes from an ancient parish church deep in the countryside of the smallest county in England.
with the Oakham and District Choral Society
Introduced by Geoffrey Wheeler
Prayer and Blessing by The Rt Rev Cyril Eastaugh, Bishop of Peterborough
(from BBC Midlands)
We love the place, O God (Quam dilecta)
Jesus, where'er thy people meet (Wareham)
Lo, from the desert homes (Croft's 148th)
As with gladness men of old (Dix)
Thou whom shepherds worshipped (Quern pastores)
The three kings (Peter Cornelius, arr. Ivor Atkins)
Hills of the north, rejoice (Little Cornard)
Let all the world in every corner sing (Luckington)
Let all mortal flesh keep silence (French Carol)
O worship the King all glorious above (Hanover)
O praise God in his holiness (Charles V. Stanford)
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Praxis pietatis)