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Service of Hope

Dan Walker introduces live coverage from Westminster Abbey of a special service of hope following the Westminster terror attack on 22 March 2017. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be in attendance.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 5 Apr 2017 11:30

Music Played

  • Music in the Abbey before the service

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 (Prelude)

      Performer: Jelena Ocic. Performer: Federico Lovato. Music Arranger: Ignaz Moscheles.
    • Marcel Dupré

      Cortège et Litanie Op 19

      Performer: Matthew Jorysz.
    • Herbert Howells

      Master Tallis’s Testament

      Performer: Matthew Jorysz.
    • Hubert Parry

      Prelude on Eventide

      Performer: Matthew Jorysz.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      ErbarmÂ’ dich mein, o Herre Gott BWV 721

      Performer: Matthew Jorysz.
    • Edward Elgar

      Elegy

      Performer: Matthew Jorysz.
  • Service

    • Sergey Rachmaninov

      The Introit

      Choir: Westminster Abbey Special Service Choir. Performer: Daniel Cook. Conductor: James OÂ’Donnell.

      Psalm 25: 1 - From the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom

    • The Bidding

      The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster

    • Hubert Parry

      Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

      Lyricist: John Greenleaf Whittier. Choir: Westminster Abbey Special Service Choir. Performer: Daniel Cook.
    • First Reading: Jeremiah 31: 15–17

      The Right Honourable Amber Rudd MP, 91Èȱ¬ Secretary

    • Henry Walford Davies

      Psalm 130

      Choir: Westminster Abbey Special Service Choir. Performer: Daniel Cook.
    • Matthew Martin

      A Song of the New Jerusalem

      Choir: Westminster Abbey Special Service Choir. Performer: Daniel Cook.
    • Second Reading: Luke 10: 29–37

      His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge

    • The Address

      The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster

    • Pau Casals

      Song of the Birds

      Performer: Natalie Clein. Music Arranger: Natalie Clein.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Prelude from Cello Suite in G BWV 1007

      Performer: Natalie Clein.
    • The Act of Commitment

    • Henry Walford Davies

      Psalm 121

      Choir: Westminster Abbey Special Service Choir. Performer: Daniel Cook.
    • The Prayers

      Introduced by The Reverend Christopher Stoltz, Minor Canon and Precentor

    • Daniel Cook

      Now Thank We All Our God

      Choir: Westminster Abbey Special Service Choir.

      Catherine Winkworth

    • The Blessing

      The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster

    • Daniel Cook

      God Save the Queen

      Choir: Westminster Abbey Special Service Choir.
  • Music in the Abbey after the service

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Prelude and Fugue in B minor BWV 544

      Performer: Daniel Cook.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Dan Walker
Director Jonathan Haswell
Executive Producer Claire Popplewell
Producer Tim Fransham

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