Comfortable Words: Church English

1

Seven psalms chosen by Cassiodorus (?485-?585) for expressing heartfelt repentance and confident hope.

2

We Praise Thee, O God by Nicetas of Remesiana

A hymn of praise and thanksgiving, recalling the birth of Jesus Christ, and the promise of eternal life.

3

The Great Doxology translated for The Book of Common Prayer

A prayer that has been sung daily at Mattins since the fourth century.

4

Lord, Now Lettest Thou Thy Servant Depart from The Gospel According to St Luke

The Song of Simeon, or ‘Nunc Dimittis’, which Simeon sang as he took the infant Jesus in his arms.

5

My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord from The Gospel According to St Luke

The Virgin Mary’s spontaneous hymn of praise when she told her cousin about the angel Gabriel.

Psalms and Canticles