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.

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[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.