St Peter's Church, Great Berkhamsted

The Church of St Peter Great Berkhamsted

Music list

Music in worship is an ancient tradition. Through congregational singing, Christians express their love for God, and our worship on Sundays is enhanced by our church choir. The beauty of hymns and anthems helps us to transcend the here and now and draw closer to God. 

Please note that all the music listed below is subject to change.

Thursday 14 May 2026

Ascension Day
8:00pm
Ascension Day Mass
Anthem: Ascendens Christus - Jacob Händl
  Mass in the Phrygian Mode - Charles Wood

Sunday 17 May 2026

Sunday after Ascension
09:30
Sung Eucharist
Hymns: 130  Hail the day that sees him rise
134  The head that once was crowned with thorns
271  Alleluia, sing to Jesus
Psalm: 93 (vv. 1-6)
Anthem: O sing joyfully - Adrian Batten
Organ voluntary: March on a Theme of Handel - Alexandre Guilmant

Sunday 24 May 2026

Pentecost
09:30
Sung Eucharist
Hymns: 137  Come down, O Love divine
431  O thou who camest from above
342  Breathe on me, Breath of God
Psalm: 104 (vv. 26-27, 32-37)
Anthem: Litany to the Holy Spirit - Peter Hurford
Organ voluntary: Finale (from Symphonie 1) - Louis Vierne

Sunday 31 May 2026

Trinity Sunday
09:30
Sung Eucharist
Hymns: 146  Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty
373  How shall I sing that majesty
466  Thou, whose almighty word
Psalm: 8 (vv. 1-10)
Anthem: Hymn to the Trinity - Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
Organ voluntary: Fugue in Eb BWV 552 - J.S. Bach

Sunday 7 June 2026

1st Sunday after Trinity
09:30
Sung Eucharist
Hymns: 271  Alleluia, sing to Jesus
280  Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness
295  Let all mortal flesh keep silence
Psalm: 50 (vv. 7-15)
Anthem: Panis Angelicus - César Franck
Organ voluntary: Cortège - Louis Vierne

Sunday 14 June 2026

2nd Sunday after Trinity
09:30
Sung Eucharist
Hymns: 334  All people that on earth do dwell
646  When in our music, God is glorified
427  O praise ye the Lord! praise him in the height
Psalm: 100 (vv . 1-4)
Anthem: Jubilate Deo - Benjamin Britten Exsultate Justi - Ludovico Viadana
Organ voluntary: Fugue sur le carillon de Soissons - Maurice Duruflé
  Mass setting: Miss Aeterna Christi Munera - Palestrina
6:00pm
Choral Evensong for RSCM Music Sunday
Hymns: 336  Angel voices ever singing
646  When in our music, God is glorified
Responses: Ayleward
Psalms: 100
Canticles: Noble in B minor
Anthem: Let all the world - Vaughan Williams
Organ voluntary: Psalm Prelude no 1 set 1 - Herbert Howells

Sunday 21 June 2026

3rd Sunday after Trinity
09:30
Sung Eucharist
Hymns: 486  We have a gospel to proclaim
440  Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation
461  There’s a wideness in God’s mercy
Psalm: 69 (vv.14-20)
Anthem: O beatae viae - Claudio Monteverdi

Sunday 28 June 2026

4th Sunday after Trinity
09:30
Sung Eucharist
Hymns: 494  Christ is the world’s true Light
495  God is working his purpose out
478  Ye watchers and ye holy ones
Psalm: 125 (vv.1-5)
Anthem: Tu es Petrus - Palestrina

Sunday 5 July 2026

5th Sunday after Trinity
09:30
Sung Eucharist
Hymns: 376  I heard the voice of Jesus say
414  O for a closer walk with God
423  O Lord of hosts, all heaven possessing (i)
Psalm: 145 (vv.1-7)
Anthem: O for a closer walk with God - C.V. Stanford/William Cowper

Sunday 12 July 2026

6th Sunday after Trinity
09:30
Sung Eucharist
Hymns: 137  Come down, O Love divine
358  Father of heaven, whose love profound
466  Thou, whose almighty word
Psalm: 119 (vv.1-8)
Anthem: Hear my prayer - Mendelssohn
6:00pm
Choral Evensong
Hymns: 432  O what their joy and their glory must be
342  Breathe on me, Breath of God
Responses: Smith
Psalms: 65 (vv.8-13)
Canticles: Walmisley in D minor
Anthem: O God, thou art my God - Henry Purcell

Contacts

 
photo of Adrian Davis

Adrian Davis

Director of Music
 01296 632236
 07786 721 828