Fine music has always been a feature of these very
special occasions, and this was no exception.
The augmented choir sang the Kyrie, Gloria & Agnus Dei from
the “Little Organ Mass” by Haydn, and Mozart's
'Ave Verum Corpus',
while Fr Ian Gallagher memorably gave us Schubert's 'Ave
Maria'.
The music was conducted by Daniel Rathbone and the organist
was Stephen Hargreaves.
A splendid and
moving service was followed by lavish refreshments in the church
hall.
Despite the wild, wet and windy weather (60+ mph gales on
Crosby seafront!) the turnout was good,
and the church family and our visitors enjoyed a night to
remember.
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In
our
day of thanksgiving one psalm let us offer
For
the
saints who before us have found their reward;
When
the
shadow of death fell upon them, we sorrowed,
But
now
we rejoice that they rest in the Lord.
In
the
morning of life, and at noon and at even,
He
called
them away from our worship below;
But
not
till his love at the font and the altar
Had
girt
them with grace for the way they should go.
These
stones
that have echoed their praises are holy,
And
dear
is the ground where their feet have once trod;
Yet
here
they confessed they were strangers and pilgrims
And
still
they were seeking the city of
Sing
praise
then, for all who have sought and here found him,
Whose
journey
is ended, whose perils are past;
They
believed
in the light, and its glory is round them
Where the clouds of earth’s
sorrows are lifted at last.