Thursday, 28 March 2012
| Opening Hymn | The glory of the cross (John Ainslie) |
| Gloria | Psallite |
| Responsorial Psalm | The Blessing Cup (A Gregory Murray) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Glory and Praise (mcb) |
| Washing of Feet | If there is this love among you (Martin Barry & Diane Murden) |
| Preparation of the Gifts | Ubi Caritas (Maurice Duruflé, 1902-1986) |
| Sanctus | Missa Orbis Factor |
| Memorial Acclamation B | Missal Tone: When we eat this Bread |
| Agnus Dei | Missa Orbis Factor & Missa Aeterna Christi Munera (G.B. da Palestrina, 1525-1594) |
| Communion | Take and Eat (Michael Joncas) |
| Procession | Pange Lingua (plainchant) Stay with me (Taizé) |
It’s not a bad problem to have when the assembly run away with a song. Things came a bit unstuck in Pange Lingua: we were allowing a break in the music after the fourth verse, while the procession completed its progress to the altar of repose, so that we could begin Tantum Ergo at the appropriate time. Last year people were content to follow the choir’s lead, but this time a determined subset of the assembly sang their way through the whole of the fifth verse despite being evidently in the minority. It seemed more charitable for us to resume at verse six, rather than to sing verse five again properly, so to speak. Next time round I’ll make sure the instructions are clear in the service sheet; and I’ll make sure the organ plays something incompatible with forging ahead obliviously at that point.
Anyway, if there’s a choice between the people singing and the people not singing, I know which I prefer.
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