Music for a time of national mourning
The Church of England has produced a helpful list of musical and liturgical suggestions for our services during this time of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. See here for details. An abbreviated musical list is below, with links to the Jubilate website where texts and/or music are available. A reminder that all hymntexts are freely available to copy and use alongside the usual CCL/One License reporting.
SPECIAL HYMN
Tears and Celebration
Written by Andy Flannagan and Sam Hargreaves to mark the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Piano / Guitar / SATB scores free to download.
OTHER HYMNS
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide
All my hope on God is founded
Be still, my soul
Great is thy faithfulness
Guide me, O thou great Redeemer/Guide me, O my great Redeemer
Jesus lives! Thy terrors now/Jesus lives! Your terrors now
Lord of all hopefulness
Now thank we all our God
Praise, my soul, the king of heaven
Praise to the Lord, the almighty
Thine be the glory (Glory to Jesus)
Thy hand, O God, has guided
We rest on thee, our shield and our defender
[Also: Rock of ages, cleft for me
METRICAL AND PARAPHRASE SETTINGS OF PSALMS
Psalm 23
Because the Lord is my shepherd (Christopher Walker)
The king of love my shepherd is
The Lord my pasture shall prepare (Joseph Addison)
The Lord’s my shepherd (Scottish Psalter, 1650)
The Lord’s my shepherd (Stuart Townend)
[Also: The Lord my shepherd rules my life (Christopher Idle)]
Psalm 27
The Lord is my light (John Bell)
The Lord is my light (Taizé Community)
The Lord is my light (Christopher Walker)
Psalm 121
I lift my eyes to the quiet hills (Timothy Dudley-Smith)
I to the hills will lift mine eyes (Scottish Psalter, 1650)
CHORAL ANTHEMS
And I saw a new heaven (Edgar Bainton)
God be in my head (H Walford Davies / John Rutter)
How lovely are thy dwellings fair (Johannes Brahms)
I know that my Redeemer liveth (G F Handel)
Lead me, Lord (S S Wesley)
O rest in the Lord (Felix Mendelssohn)
O taste and see (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Settings of Nunc Dimittis
[eg Lord, now let your servant go his way in peace ]
The Lord bless you and keep you (John Rutter)
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace (S S Wesley)
