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Radio 3,12 Aug 2026,59 mins

Chichester Cathedral

Choral Evensong

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From Chichester Cathedral during the Southern Cathedrals Festival. Introit: There is a stream (Ashfield) Responses: Shephard Office Hymn: Lead, kindly light (Alberta) Psalms 65, 66, 67 (Russell, Marsh, Hopkins) First Lesson: Isaiah 45 vv1-7 Canticles: Rubbra in A flat Second Lesson: Ephesians 4 vv1-16 Anthem: Take him, earth, for cherishing (Howells) Hymn: O love divine, how great thou art (Cornwall) Voluntary: Fugue on ‘Ave maris stella’ (Timothy Ravalde) Choirs of Chichester, Salisbury, and Winchester Cathedrals Charles Harrison (Conductor) Timothy Ravalde (Organist) Recorded 16 July. To listen on most smart speakers, just say “ask BBC Sounds to play Choral Evensong”.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    There is a stream
    There is a stream
    Robert Ashfield
  3. 2.
    Psalms 65, 66, 67
    Psalms 65, 66, 67
    William Russell, John Marsh & Edward John Hopkins
  4. 3.
    Magnificat in A flat
    Magnificat in A flat
    Edmund Rubbra
  5. 4.
    Nunc dimittis in A flat
    Nunc dimittis in A flat
    Edmund Rubbra
  6. 5.
    Take him, earth, for cherishing
    Take him, earth, for cherishing
    Herbert Howells
  7. 6.
    Fugue on 'Ave maris stella'
    Fugue on 'Ave maris stella'
    Timothy Ravalde