★ from St. 1>aul's Cathedral
Order of Service
Psalm xviii
Lesson, Deuteronomy xxx
Magnificat (Stanford, in B flat)
Lesson, Acts xvii, 16-34
Nunc Dimittis (Stanford, in B flat)
Anthem, My soul there is a country
(Parry)
'My soul, thereis a country
Far beyond the stars,
Where stands a wingèd sentry
All skilful in the wars :sentry
There, above noise and danger,
Sweet peace sits crown'd with smiles,
And one born, in a mangerwith smiles,
Commands th beauteous files.
He is thy gracious beauteous files.
And-O my graciousfriend,
And- O mysoul, awake ! -
Did in pure love 'descend
To die here for thy sake
If thou canst get but thither,
There grows the flower of peace,
The rose that cannot wither,
Thy fortress, and thy ease.
Leave then thy foolish ranges.
For none can thee secure
But one who never changes-Thy God, thy life, thy cure.'
(Words by Henry Vaughan ,
1621-1695)
Hymn, 0 for a thousand tongues to sing (A. and M. 522)