The Seventh Sunday After the Epiphany | Choral Evensong on February 23, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Charles Villiers Stanford (Evening Service in C), Preces and Responses by John Barnard, Present Yourselves as a Living Sacrifice by James O'Donnell, and two anthems combined with the University of Washington Chorale (Dr. Giselle Wyers and Scott Fiske, conductors), Rejoice in the Lamb by Benjamin Britten and Like as the Hart Desireth the Waterbrooks by Herbert Howells. Sung at the close of day in cathedrals and churches throughout the world, Choral Evensong is a service of Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir sings the traditional evening prayers of the church that have been offered for centuries, while the congregation listens, joins in the hymns, and adds their own prayers to those of the choir. It is an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of a busy week.