Services are Choral Evensong at 6.15 p.m. in the Minster, unless otherwise stated.
Hymns are from the New English Hymnal.
| Month | Date | Introit | Responses | Psalms | Service | Anthems | Hymns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 | Break forth Bach |
Tanner | 81 | Brewer in D | In dulci jubilo Pearsall |
49 51 |
| 26 | The Three Kings Cornelius |
Millington | 66 | Harris in A | Lo! Star-led Chiefs Crotch |
48 52 |
|
| February | 9 | Remember not, Lord, our offences Purcell |
Clucas | 51 | Stanford in C | Beati quorum via Stanford |
70 74 |
| 23 | The Lord hath been mindful S. S. Wesley |
Clucas | 108 | Howells in G | Wash me throughly S. S. Wesley |
73 68 |
|
| March | 9 | Ave verum Elgar |
Clucas | 145 | Dyson in F | Ubi caritas Duruflé |
64 67 |
| 23 | Let thy merciful ears, O Lord Mudd |
Millington | 88 | Purcell in G minor | Ave verum Byrd |
94 91 |
|
| April | 13 | Oh! for a closer walk Stanford |
Tomkins | 101 | Smart in G | He is risen Whitlock |
102 120 |
| 27 | To my humble supplication Jacob |
Tomkins | 12 | Brewer in Eb | The strife is o'er Ley |
122 124 |
|
| May | 11 | The Lord ascendeth Schicht |
Smith | 124 125 |
Sumsion in G | Listen sweet dove Ives |
134 129 |
| 25 | Ave Maria Arcadelt |
Smith | 20 | Wood in D | Hymn to the Trinity Tchaikovsky |
145 146 |
|
| June | 8 | Most glorious Lord of life Harris |
Ayleward | 33 | Vaughan Williams Village Service |
Let the people praise thee Mathias |
242 396 |
| 22 | Ave verum Mozart |
Ayleward | 45 | Healey Willan | Greater love hath no man Ireland |
389 353 |
|
| July | 6 | Justorum animae Stanford |
Tanner | 57 | Gray in Bb | Beloved, let us love Peter Aston |
379 377 |
| 20 | 6.00 p.m. Choral Evensong in Portsmouth Cathedral | ||||||
| Justorum animae Stanford |
Tanner | 119 vv. 145-160 |
Gray in Bb | Let the people praise thee Mathias |
472 408 |
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| August | The Choir is on holiday during August | ||||||
| September | 7 | I will lay me down Sullivan |
Tallis | 108 | Smart in Bb | Hallelujah Chorus Beethoven |
231 205 |
| 21 | View me Lord Lloyd |
Tanner | 49 | Ireland in C | Hear my prayer Mendelssohn |
385 296 |
|
| October | 5 | Comfort, O Lord Crotch |
Tanner | 19 | Stanford in G | Thou visitest the earth Greene |
381 424 |
| 19 | O come, ye servants of the Lord Tye |
Millington | 96 | Collegium Regale Howells |
How lovely are thy dwellings Brahms |
466 285 |
|
| November | 2 | Prayer of St. Richard of Chichester L. J. White |
Millington | 77 | Murrill in E | The glory of the Lord Aston |
343 395 |
| 16 | Remember not, Lord, our offences Purcell |
Rose | 95 | Sumsion in G | Cantique de Jean Racine Fauré |
434 296 |
|
| 30 | Soul of my Saviour Anthony Caesar |
Rose | 80 | Harwood in Ab | O thou, the central orb Wood |
18 9 |
|
| December | 14 | 6.15 p.m. The Christmas Carol Service | |||||
| 23 | 12.15 p.m. Lunchtime Carols in the Minster | ||||||