We are such good little Commonwealth citizens

[jaala]

I'm singing in a service to be held at St George's Cathedral in celebration of Queen Elizabeth's 80th birthday. Get this programme:

O God, our help in ages past

Jubilate in B-flat (Stanford)

The Two Fatherlands ("I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above")

Zadok the Priest (Handel)

God Save the Queen

O Canada

Nothing like some good ol'-fashioned chest-thumping.

Comments

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

I don't see how you can have a multi-faith service without upsetting most people there. I attended an ecumenical service once and over coffee after we were criticising the choice of hymns. "I couldn't sing verse three of that one, it's too Marian" "Well I found the other one completely heretical" We even had differences over the Lord's prayer (who or which is or art in heaven) And if the Christians can't agree what chance have you got adding in Jews and Muslims

[countertony.livejournal.com]

The mayor of my home town used to be a Jewish chap, and at the Mayor's annual service (in the local church) we had a group from the choir of the reform synagogue doing a song (not speaking Hebrew, I have no idea whether it was religious or not) as well as a hymn set by the church choir. It was utterly brilliant, as no-one gets enough music from other cultures and traditions round here.