Great Sacred Music

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.


Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells
Directed by Andrew Earis
Accompanied by Polina Sosnina
Performed by St Martin’s Voices


An absent friend – Ned Rorem
Hymn: My song is love unknown
Ubi caritas – Kerensa Briggs
Greater love – John Ireland
The Road Home – Stephen Paulus
Hymn: What a friend we have in Jesus
You’ve got a friend in me – Randy Newman arr. Mac Huff

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Laura Newey
Directed by Polina Sosnina
Performed by St Martin’s Voices

A Cosmic Prayer – Carson Cooman
Hymn: For the beauty of the earth
The Moon – George Dyson
The Apotheosis of Apollo – Melissa Dunphy
Round me falls the night – Anabelle Rooney
Hymn: The spacious firmament on high
Fly me to the moon – Bart Howard arr. Kirby Shaw

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells
Directed by Andrew Earis
Performed by St Martin’s Voices

Joy to the world – arr. John Rutter
Hymn: Come let us join our cheerful songs (Nativity)
How beauteous are their feet – Stanford
Lo! He slumbers in his manger – Cecilia McDowall
Christ hath a garden – Howard Helvey
Wondrous Cross – Philip Wilby
Hymn: Jesus shall reign, where’er the sun (Truro)
Our eternal home – Joel Raney

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells
Directed by Andrew Earis
Performed by St Martin’s Voices

Lord of all hopefulness – Nils Greenhow
Hymn: Abide with me
Look to the day – John Rutter
Nation shall speak peace unto nation – Barry Rose
By gracious powers – William Bradley Roberts
Halcyon Days – Melissa Dunphy
Hymn: Blessed Assurance
I’ve got peace like a river – Spiritual arr. Mary McDonald

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells
Directed by Andrew Earis
Performed by St Martin’s Voices

Quia vidisti me, Thoma – Palestrina
Hymn: Blessed Thomas, doubt no longer
We walk by faith – Marty Haugen
O love – Elaine Hagenberg
Locus iste – Tarik O’Regan
Hymn: How often we, like Thomas (Ewing)
O when the Saints – arr. John Rutter