Wells Cathedral Choir, Rupert Gough, Malcolm Archer - The English Hymn 1-5 (1999-2004)

Tracklist

The English Hymn 1
01. Christ Triumphant, Ever Reigning (Guiting Power)
02. How Shall I Sing That Majesty (Coe Fen)
03. Like a Mighty River Flowing (Old Yeavering)
04. Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer (Cypress Court)
05. I Vow to Thee, My Country (Thaxted), H. 148
06. We Sing the Praise of Him Who Died (Bow Brickhill)
07. I, the Lord of Sea and Sky "Here I Am Lord"
08. All My Hope on God Is Founded
09. Give Me the Wings of Faith to Rise (San Rocco)
10. Lord Jesus Christ (Living Lord)
11. For All the Saints Who from Their Labours Rest
12. My Song Is Love Unknown (Love Unknown)
13. Praise the Lord of Heaven (Vicars' Close)
14. Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken (Abbot's Leigh)
15. Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
16. Hark What a Sound, and Too Divine for Hearing (Highwood)
17. King of Glory, King of Peace (Redland)
18. Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling (Salisbury)
19. For the Fruits of His Creation (East Acklam)
20. Lead, Kindly Light, Amid the Encircling Gloom (Alberta)
21. Lord, for the Years Your Love Has Kept and Guided (Lord of the Years)
22. Thy Hand, O God, Has Guided (Thornbury)

The English Hymn 2
01. O Praise Ye the Lord! (Laudate Dominum)
02. Abide with Me (Eventide)
03. Sun of My Soul, Thou Saviour Dear (Abends)
04. Hail, Gladdening Light (Sebaste)
05. Praise to the Holiest in the Height (Gerontius)
06. Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (Praise, My Soul)
07. O Strength and Stay Upholding All Creation (Strength and Stay)
08. O Jesus, I Have Promised (Day of Rest)
09. Alleluia! Alleluia! Hearts to Heav'n and Voices Raise (Lux Eoi)
10. Christ Is Our Cornerstone (Harewood)
11. Nearer, My God, to Thee (Horbury)
12. Crown Him with Many Crowns (Diademata)
13. When Morning Gilds the Skies (Laudes Domini)
14. At the Name of Jesus (Evelyns)
15. O Perfect Love
16. The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended (St Clement)
17. The Church's One Foundation (Aurelia)
18. Lord, Her Watch Thy Church Is Keeping (Everton)
19. Angel-Voices Ever Singing (Angel Voices)
20. Jerusalem the Golden (Ewing)
21. Lord, Enthroned in Heavenly Splendour (St Helen)

The English Hymn 3
01. Hills of the North, Rejoice (Little Cornard)
02. On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry (Winchester New)
03. Of the Father's Heart Begotten (Divinum Mysterium)
04. Christmas Carol: II. O Little Town of Bethlehem
05. Brightest and Best Are the Sons of the Morning (Epiphany)
06. From the Eastern Mountains (Cuddesdon)
07. Forty Days and Forty Nights (Aus der Tiefe)
08. Lord Jesus, Think on Me (St Paul's)
09. Ah, Holy Jesu, How Hast Thou Offended (Herzliebster Jesu)
10. It Is a Thing Most Wonderful (Herongate "In Jesse's City")
11. Drop, Drop, Slow Tears (Song 46)
12. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Rockingham)
13. Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain (St John Damascene)
14. Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem (St Fulbert)
15. Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise (Llanfair)
16. Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost (Guildford Cathedral)
17. Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire – Veni Creator
18. St Patrick's Breastplate (Arr. Stanford)
19. Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! (Nicaea)
20. We Plough the Fields and Scatter (Wir pflügen)
21. For the Beauty of the Earth (Lucerna Laudoniae)
22. Palms of Glory, Raiment Bright (Palms of Glory)
23. For All the Saints Who from Their Labours Rest (Engelberg)

The English Hymn 4
01. All Things Bright and Beautiful
02. Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep (Rocking)[Arr. Willcocks]
03. Morning Has Broken (Bunessan)
04. When a Knight Won His Spurs (Stowey)
05. There Is a Green Hill Far Away (Horsley)
06. He Who Would Valiant Be (Monks Gate)
07. Tell Me the Stories of Jesus (Stories of Jesus)
08. Daisies Are Our Silver (Glenfinlas)
09. God My Father, Loving Me (Vienna)
10. There's a Friend for Little Children (In memoriam)
11. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
12. Lord of the Dance (Arr. Carter)
13. Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep (Buckland)
14. Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild (Innocents)
15. Children of the Heavenly King (Lübeck)
16. The Birds
17. All Glory, Laud and Honour (St Theodulph)
18. Away in a Manger (Cradle Song)[Arr. Archer]
19. Jesus Good Above All Other (Quem pastores laudavere)
20. Onward, Christian Soldiers (St Gertrude)
21. All Things Which Live Below the Sky (Jackson)
22. Now the Day Is Over (Eudoxia)
23. Jesus, Friend of Little Children (Westridge)
24. Jesus, Tender Shepherd, Hear Me (Shipston)
25. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Repton)

The English Hymn 5
01. Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda)
02. Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Faithfulness)
03. There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (Corvedale)
04. Breathe on Me, Breath of God (Carlisle)
05. Saviour, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise (Ellers)
06. The Lord's My Shepherd (Brother James' Air)
07. Ye Holy Angels Bright (Darwall's 148th)
08. God Be in My Head
09. O Jesus, I Have Promised (Wolvercote)
10. Tell Out, My Soul (Woodlands)
11. Lead, Kindly Light (Sandon)
12. O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Lydia)
13. Blest Are the Pure in Heart (Franconia)
14. Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost (Lake MacDonald)
15. We Have a Gospel to Proclaim (Fulda)
16. Lord of All Hopefulness (Slane)
17. Firmly I Believe and Truly (Shipston)
18. Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee (St Botolph)
19. O God, You Search Me and You Know Me
20. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Blaenwern)
21. O Thou Who Camest from Above (Hereford)
22. Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation (Westminster Abbey)
23. Thine Be the Glory (Maccabaeus)

The mixed voices of Wells Cathedral Choir, under their director Malcolm Archer, continue their survey of the rich heritage of music sung in the Anglican church in volume 5 of The English Hymn series. The 23 hymns on this CD focus on the themes of faith and assurance; their role is to inspire us, comfort us, teach us and enrich our lives.

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