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Prophecy

Diane-Louise Jordan unravels the mystery of how the birth of Jesus was predicted centuries before and introduces festive hymns for Advent Sunday from all over the UK.

35 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Robert Prizeman

    Songs Of Praise Signature Tune

    Performed by: Robert Prizeman, Maurice Murphy, Steven Geraghty.

  • Fred Pratt Green

    Ling ago Prophets knew

    Tune: Personent hodie Music:Melody from Piae Cantiones 1582 Words: F. Pratt Green b. 1903 Arranged by: Darius Battiwalla for this programme and not available commercially Performed by: The Cathedral Choir (conductor Philip Scriven) and Congregation of Lichfield Cathedral with organist Alex Mason, brass quintet Fine Arts Brass, Timps player Tony Ayres and conducted by Paul Leddington Wright.

  • Veni Emmanuel

    O COME, O COME EMMANUEL

    Brass Quintet + timps + organ + Derby Cathedral Choir + congregation of Derby Cathedral — Music: Melody from a 15th C processional arr J H Arnold (1887-1956) Tune: Veni Emmanuel Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright Words: Latin 18th C based on Advent Antiphons from 9th C or earlier tr. J M Neale (1818-66) and others From: SOP #35 pg 62/3 Oxford University Press, Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Books 1997 ISBN 0 19147325-1 this compilation © Oxford University Press 1997

  • Graham Kendrick

    LIKE A CANDLE FLAME

    Music: Graham Kendrick [b.1950] arr. Christopher Norton Words: Graham Kendrick [b.1950] Performed by: Hexham Abbey Chamber and Girls' Choirs conducted by Michael Haynes, Congregation conducted by Gordon Stewart with organist Hugh Morris 1st transmitted in Songs of Praise 02/12/2007

  • Hayley Westenra

    DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?

    Performed by: The Choirboys and Hayley Westenra Composers: N. Regency and G. Shayne Published by: Valley Dale Music Inc/Regent Music Corp/Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. Arrangers: Tilley/Abbott Available on CD "The Choirboys" UCJ 987 4369 1st transmitted in Songs of Praise Lincoln Carols 18/12/2005

  • Tim Hughes

    LIGHT OF THE WORLD

    Written by Tim Hughes Performed by: Exile Band and Choir from Origin Scotland Arranged and directed by Colin Peckham 1st transmitted in Songs of Praise 30/11/2008

  • Charles Wesley

    LO! HE COMES WITH CLOUDS DESCENDING

    Christ Church URC, Port Sunlight Performed by: Congregation at Christ Church URC/Organist Andrew Earis/ 1st Trumpet Gareth Small/2nd Trumpet Tracey Redfern/ Horn Andrew Budden/Trombone Phillip Goodwin/Tuba Les Neish Conductor: Gordon Stewart Tune: Helmsley Words: Charles Wesley (1707-88) Music: Later form of a melody in John Wesley’s select hymns, 1765 Arranger: Simon Lole Source: Songs of Praise Hymnbook No. 34 1st transmitted in Songs of Praise Port Sunlight 29/11/2009

  • Timothy Dudley-Smith

    TELL OUT MY SOUL

    Organ (Daniel Moult) + choir & congregation of Arundel Cathedral — Tune: Woodlands Music: Walter Greatorex (1877-1949) Words: Timothy Dudley-Smith (b1926) based on the magnificat Source: SOP #39 pg68/9 Oxford University Press, Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Books 1997 ISBN 0 19147325-1 this compilation © Oxford University Press 1997 1st transmitted in Songs of Praise 16/01/2011

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Diane-Louise Jordan
Producer David Waters
Series Editor David Taviner
Executive Producer Tommy Nagra

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