Track Listing
1. O Come Emmanuel
(Plainsong) - 4:06
2. Once In Royal David’s City
(Gauntlet) - 3:09
3. The Coventry Carol ** listen
(Trad) - 6:23
4. Crimond {23 psalm} ** listen
(Irvine) - 3:19
5. Divinum Mysterium *
(Plainsong) - 4:00
6. O Sacred Head
(Hassler/Bach) - 3:56
7. In The Bleak Midwinter *
(Holst) - 4:44
8. Away In A Manger
(Kirkpatrick) - 2:23
9. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
(French Trad) - 3:27
10. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
(Willis) - 2:59
11. Jerusalem *
(Parry) - 4:47
12. Silent Night
(Gruber) - 3:09
13. Eternal Father/Brightest And Best Of The Sons Of The Morning
(Dykes/Himmels-Lust) - 4:10
14. Jerusalem The Golden
(Ewing) - 3:45
15. See Amid The Winter’s Snow **
- 2:39
16. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
(Redner) - 3:16
* also appears on Jerusalem
** also appears on Nocturnus
Running time: 60:12 |
Mount Helicon was the home of the Muses.
Polyhymnia was the Muse of sacred verse.
All selections on this CD are gleaned from the 1938 revision of the ‘Hymn Book Of The Anglican Church of Canada’, with the exception of Crimond and The Coventry Carol.
Produced and arranged by John Sheard
Cover photo: The Heliconian Club , Toronto
Special Thanks:
To Don Rooke for wearing all those hats; to Stuart Mclean and the Vinyl Café family for continuing support; always to my Michko for braving the endless sonic waves. This recording is dedicated to the memory of Archbishop Ted Scott (1919-2004) |
