High Mass on Easter Sunday
Here is a complete recording the High Mass of Easter Sunday from March 27.
- Organ Prelude: Sarabande for the Morning of Easter – Herbert Howells
- The Procession: Hymn: 624 “Hail thee, Festival Day!” (Salve Festa Dies)
- Introit proper
- Gathering, Kyrie (Communion Service in F major - Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995)), and Gloria (Missa de Angelis)
- Lesson: Acts 10: 34-43
- Psalm: 118, vs. 1-2, 14-24
- Epistle: I Corinthians 15: 19-26
- Gradual Hymn: 133 “Jesus Christ is risen today” (Easter Hymn)
- Gradual proper and Sequence: Christians, to the Paschal Victim …
- Holy Gospel: Luke 24: 1-12
- Sermon: Fr Stewart Murray
- Creed, Prayers, Confession and Absolution
- Offertory Motet: Exsultate Deo - Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
- Offertory proper
- Offertory Hymn: 319 “Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour”
- Prayer over the Gifts, Eucharistic Prayer
- Sanctus and Benedictus, (Communion Service in F major - Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995))
- Eucharistic Prayer, conclusion
- Agnus Dei, (Communion Service in F major - Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995))
- Communion proper
- Music at Communion: Rise up, my love, my fair one - Healey Willan
- Ablutions Motet: This joyful Eastertide - Dutch Carol, arr. W.H. Harris
- Prayer after Communion, Blessing and Dismissal
- Post-Communion Hymn: 134 “Jesus lives! Thy terrors now
- Regina Coeli
- Organ Postlude: Toccata (Symphonie No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42)