Church Music Corner › Feast of All Souls, 2026 [loc-005X]

Requiem ætérnam dona eis Dómine: et lux perpétua lúceat eis.

This evening at All Saints Ainslie I was the solo singer for a quite moving mass for the faithful departed. At communion, accompanied by Lynda Tooth on piano, I sang Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Call again:

Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life:

Such a Way, as gives us breath,

Such a Truth, as ends all strife,

Such a Life, as killeth death.

Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength:

Such a Light, as knows a feast,

Such a Feast, as mends in length,

such a Strength, as makes his guest.

Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart:

Such a Joy, as none can move,

Such a Love, as none can pass,

Such a Heart, as joys in Love.

At the end of the mass, I sang Fauré's In Paradisum (the soprano line down an octave).

In paradísum dedúcant angeli;	My angels lead you to paradise;
In tuo advéntu suscípiant te mártyres,	May the martyrs receive you at your arrival;
Et perdúcant te in civitátem sanctam Jerúsalem.	And lead you to the holy city Jerusalem.
Chorus angelórum te suscípiat	May choirs of angels receive you
Et cum Lázaro quondam páupere	And with Lazarus, once a pauper,
Aetérnam hábeas réquiem.	May you have eternal rest.