Evensong

Evensong

This service follows the traditional pattern in The Book of Common Prayer and consists of choral music (psalms, canticles, and anthems) from the rich Anglican musical tradition, scripture readings, and prayers.

When

Sung daily, except on Wednesday.

Where

Entry is via the Great West Door or the West Cloister Door.

Evensong times

Previous Week

19th May 2019 - 25th May 2019

Next Week

Sunday, 19th May 2019
Fifth Sunday of Easter
3:00pm	Evensong	Quire
		Introit: Byrd Terra tremuit Responses: Byrd Canticles: Wood Collegium Regale Anthem: Parry At the round earth's imagined corners Voluntary: Franck Choral I in E Preacher: The Reverend Jane Sinclair Canon in Residence
Monday, 20th May 2019
St Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, founder of Westminster Abbey, 988
5:00pm	Evensong	Quire
	sung by the Choristers	Introit: plainsong Ad coenam Agni providi Responses: plainsong Canticles: Saleeb Westminster Choristers' Service (first performance) Anthem: Parry Long since in Egypt's plenteous land
Tuesday, 21st May 2019
Charter Day, 1560
5:00pm	Evensong	Quire
		Introit: Bairstow I sat down under his shadow Responses: Martin Canticles: Stanford in C Anthem: Stanford Beati quorum via
Thursday, 23rd May 2019
5:00pm	Evensong	Quire
		Introit: Bairstow I sat down under his shadow Responses: Martin Canticles: Tomkins Fourth Service Anthem: Weelkes Gloria in excelsis Deo
Friday, 24th May 2019
John and Charles Wesley, evangelists, hymn-writers, 1791, 1788
5:00pm	Evensong	Quire
		Introit: Bairstow I sat down under his shadow Responses: Martin Canticles: Tallis octavi toni Anthem: Parry I know my soul hath power
Saturday, 25th May 2019
The Venerable Bede, scholar, historian, 735
5:00pm	Evensong	Quire
	sung by the Lay Vicars	Introit: Sheppard Christ our paschal lamb Responses: Tallis Canticles: Sumsion in G Anthem: Byrd Christ rising again Voluntary: Bridge Adagio in E