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Date: 11 December 2006 17:36:21
We were met in the vestry by a last-minute request - the visiting Archdeacon would like us to give a choral gospel fanfare as an introduction to her sermon. A hurried rehearsal ensued, then we were ready to sing, 'And the glory of the Lord' by Handel - fortunately most of the choir already knew it. The words fitted rather well with the Gospel reading for today, from Luke 3, also made musically famous by Handel's 'Messiah' setting. This was in addition to the already planned 'Jesu meine Freude' (Cruger) sung a capella from the back of church during the administration. This 'double bill' made up for the fact that there was no Evensong - being our night off; rather welcome given the number of evening engagements (nursing homes, hospital, etc.) over the next couple of weeks.