Complete New English Hymnal (The), Vol 8

An attractive CD of well­loved – and some less­familiar – hymns well sung by one of Oxford’s less­often encountered choirs

Record and Artist Details

Composer or Director: Traditional, Anonymous

Genre:

Vocal

Label: Priory

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 71

Mastering:

Stereo
DDD

Catalogue Number: PRCD708

Tracks:

Composition Artist Credit
Once in Royal David's city Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
Author of Life divine Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
How brightly shines the morning star Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
Gabriel's message does away Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
(The) Church's one foundation Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
God be in my head Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
Dost thou truly seek renown Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
Hail, thou Source of every blessing Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
Come, Holy Ghost Anonymous, Composer
Anonymous, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Rock of ages, cleft for me Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
hail thee Festival day Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
Saviour, who didst healing give Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
On this day, the first of days Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
Eternal ruler of the ceasless round Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
O thou who camest from above Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
Now in holy celebration Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
All hail, adored Trinity Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
Jesus, where'er thy people meet Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
Breathe on me, breath of God Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
O for a thousand tongues to sing Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
God, that madest Earth and Heaven Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
Rest Eternal Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
I bind unto myself today Traditional, Composer
Gavin Plumley, Organ
Keble College Choir
Mark Laflin, Organ
Traditional, Composer
Volume 8 begins in festal mood with Once in royal David’s city‚ ends in splendour with St Patrick’s Breastplate‚ and in between raises the banners with Hail thee‚ festival day. For the rest‚ rather like life (if we’re lucky)‚ it settles down to a steady moderato. An unhurried pace and an unassertive style characterise the performance of hymns that do faithful duty throughout the Church year‚ their words and tunes having‚ in perhaps most instances until comparatively recent times‚ woven themselves into the common fabric of life over many generations. Some of the pairings of words and music may be unexpected: God that madest earth and heaven‚ for instance‚ goes not to WH Monk’s ‘Nutfield’ but ‘Ar hyd y nos’ (or All through the night)‚ and The Church’s one foundation is rent asunder from Wesley’s ‘Aurelia’ and newly wedded to the pleasant but relatively unmemorable ‘Somerstown’ of AT Batts. Breathe on me‚ breath of God is redeemed from mawkishness by Herbert Oakley’s ‘Dominica’‚ while the Rev Augustus Toplady’s Rock of ages is still‚ I’m happy to say‚ indivisible from Richard Redhead’s ‘Petra’. The Keble College Choir have some good voices among them‚ and a few (among the men) whose tone needs a little mild sandpapering. Phrasing and punctuation are cared for without being fussed over. Mark Laflin accompanies imaginatively‚ and his arrangement of the All through the night tune keeps us guessing right to the end‚ and almost beyond. Sound production is fine‚ the Chapel acoustics seemingly helpful in being neither too dry nor too reverberant.

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