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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Morning Song (16.10)

Oct 16, 2020 | Music

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Great Sacred Music: Forgiveness (15.10)

Oct 15, 2020 | Music

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Trusting the Gods

Oct 12, 2020 | Featured, Lectures

The thrid of our Autumn Lecture Series 2020: In What Do We Trust? Trusting the Gods, with Neil MacGregor.

Lighten our Darkness (12.10)

Oct 12, 2020 | Music

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Contemplative Prayer (10.10)

Oct 10, 2020 | Meditation

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Morning Song (09.10)

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Oct 8, 2020 | Music

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Oct 5, 2020 | Featured, Lectures

The second of our Autumn Lecture Series 2020: In What Do We Trust? Trusting in Faith, with Rowan Williams.

Lighten our Darkness (05.10)

Oct 5, 2020 | Music

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Contemplative Prayer (03.10)

Oct 3, 2020 | Meditation

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Morning Song (02.10)

Oct 2, 2020 | Music

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Great Sacred Music: Holy Spirit (01.10)

Oct 1, 2020 | Music

Join St Martin’s Voices for this week’s Great Sacred Music on the theme ‘Holy Spirit’, led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, directed by Gabriella Noble.

Lighten our Darkness (28.09)

Sep 28, 2020 | Music

A service of sung Evening Prayer, led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from our Choral Scholars, directed by Gabriella Noble.

Morning Song (25.09)

Sep 25, 2020 | Music

Service of Morning Song, led by Revd Richard Carter and sung by the Choral Scholars, with music by Baldwin and Tallis.

Great Sacred Music: Salvation (24.09)

Sep 24, 2020 | Music

This week’s Great Sacred Music, led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin’s Voices, on the theme of ‘Salvation’.

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The first in this year’s Autumn Lecture Series: In What Do We Trust? Learning from History, with Tom Holland.

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Sep 10, 2020 | Music

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