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Radio 3,13 May 2026,59 mins

Bristol Cathedral

Choral Evensong

Available for 19 days

Live from Bristol Cathedral on the Eve of the Ascension. Introit: Coelos ascendit hodie (Stanford) Responses: Rose Psalms 15, 24 (Hayes, Barnby) First Lesson: 2 Samuel 23 vv1-5 Office Hymn: Eternal Monarch, King most high (Gonfalon Royal) Canticles: St John’s Service (Jonathan Dove) Second Lesson: Colossians 2 v20-3 v4 Anthem: God is gone up (Finzi) Hymn: The head that once was crowned with thorns (St Magnus) Voluntary: Épilogue (Laurin) Mark Lee (Master of the Choristers and Organist) Paul Walton (Assistant Organist) To listen on most smart speakers, just say “ask BBC Sounds to play Choral Evensong”.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Coelus ascendit hodie
    Coelus ascendit hodie
    Charles Villiers Stanford
  3. 2.
    Psalms 15, 24
    Psalms 15, 24
    William Hayes & Joseph Barnby
  4. 3.
    St John's Service (Magnificat)
    St John's Service (Magnificat)
    Jonathan Dove
  5. 4.
    St John's Service (Nunc dimittis)
    St John's Service (Nunc dimittis)
    Jonathan Dove
  6. 5.
    God is gone up
    God is gone up
    Gerald Finzi
  7. 6.
    Épilogue
    Épilogue
    Rachel Laurin