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Date: 16 February 2010 21:26:59
We test-ran one of the new Eucharistic prayers this morning, based on the Jewish idea of the youngest child asking 'Why?', with questions about the meaning of the Eucharist. I'm sure most parents will understand why the constant asking of 'Why, why, why?' questions can get very irritating. A different sort of repetitiveness characterised the anthem ('O thou who camest from above', arr. Stopford), with the same musical phrase repeated over and over. We rather like it, though. Memories of evensong past were kindled in the evening, with the service taken by a retired priest who has reassuringly been singing evensong all his life. We sang 'Here, O my Lord' (Whitlock) very slowly, which didn't appeal to many of the choir. We are used to singing it faster and kept trying to beat the organist.