Benedícite Dóminum, omnes Angeli eius, poténtes virtúte, qui fácitis verbum eius, ad audiéndam vocem sermónum eius.
In nómine Dómini omne genu flectátur, cæléstium, terréstrium et infernórum: quia Dominus factus obédiens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis: ídeo Dóminus Iesus Christus in glória est Dei Patris.
Omnia quæ fecísti nobis, Dómine, in vero iudício fecísti, quia peccávimus tibi, et mandátis tuis non obedívimus: sed da glóriam nómini tuo, et fac nobíscum secúndum multitúdinem misericórdiæ tuæ.
This morning I was groggy after a night at the German club after my Cloudburst concert had wrapped up, but still cantored at All Saints Ainslie in a duet with our director Alasdair, singing Dering's Duo Seraphin:
| Duo séraphim clamábant alter ad álterum: |
Two seraphs cry out one after another: |
| Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dóminus, Deus Sabaoth |
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of Hosts |
| Plena est omnis terra glória eius. |
All the earth is full of his glory. |
We also came together in the evening with the rest of the choir to sing Evensong. I think we sang exceptionally well but only seven or so people came to hear it. We sang Stainer's Hail, Gladdening Light as usual, as well as Phillip Moore's third service for the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. For the preces and responses, we used Jack Oades' lovely setting. The anthem was John Goss' O Saviour of the World:
| O Saviour of the world, |
| who by thy Cross and precious Blood |
| hast redeemed us: |
| Save us, and help us, |
| we humbly beseech thee, O Lord. |
| Amen. |
I'm still annoyed by the anticipation of the feast day, but I'll never get my way here.