Extras

Hymns

A selection of Christian verse by modern masters such as Charles Wesley and Isaac Watts, and from the ancient liturgies of East and West.

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In Thee is All Creation Glad

A hymn to the Virgin Mary, sung at the communion service of the Eastern churches.

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The Angel Cried

A hymn sung in the weeks after Easter, imagining how Gabriel brought the news of Christ’s resurrection to Mary.

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A Hymn for St Cuthbert

A short hymn from the later 11th century, in praise of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne.

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O Gladsome Light

A hymn from the Evensong of the Eastern Churches.

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Teach Me, for I Do Not Know

A song placed on the lips of the Virgin Mary, as she bent over her newborn child.

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The Spacious Firmament on High

A meditation on the Psalms, and on the evidence for the existence of God that is plain for every eye to see.