Great Sacred Music:

International Literacy Day

(Thursday 3 September 2026)

 

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 Jennifer Sterling
Performed by St Martin’s Voices
 
The cloths of heaven – Esther Bersweden (W.B. Yeats)
Hymn: King of glory, King of peace (Gwalchmai)
The Tyger – René Clausen (William Blake)
I would live in your love – Nils Greenhow (Sara Teasdale)
Love bade me welcome – Judith Weir (George Herbert)
Here, home – Lucy Walker (Andrew Motion)
Hymn: Lead, kindly light (Alberta)
Sure on this shining night – Morton Lauridsen (James Agee)
 
 

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