Tag Archives: Vaughan Williams

Singing Songs of Expectation

Posted on December 4, 2014 by sonyasutton

Gather, Pause, Reflect, Listen, Await, Sing This Sunday, December 7 at 6:30 p.m. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church A Service of Lessons and Carols for Advent Congregational hymns, choral anthems, and readings taken from The King James Bible Choral Introit: Matins … Continue reading →

Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton | Tagged a new song, Advent, choir, Come thou long-expected Jesus, Creator of the stars of night, expectation, Gaudete omnes, hymns, James MacMillan, John Rutter, Lessons and Carols, Lo how a rose e'er blooming, Matins Responsory, O come O come Emmanuel, O Zion, Prepare the way, Riu riu chiu, Rorate coeli, Savior of the nations come, The angel Gabriel, There is a flower, This is the truth sent from above, Vaughan Williams, What is the crying at Jordan | 2 Comments

Celebrate! It’s Ascension Day!

Posted on May 29, 2014 by sonyasutton

How will you celebrate Ascension Day? He was lifted up before their eyes, and a cloud took him out of their sight – Act 1:9 I couldn’t let this day go by completely unheralded, though in fact we’ll have no … Continue reading →

Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton | Tagged Ascension Day, celebrate, Europe, Hail thee festival day, O Clap Your Hands, Psalm 47, rituals, Sweden, traditions, Vaughan Williams | 4 Comments

Ascending larks and descending doves

Posted on June 14, 2012 by sonyasutton

So often artists have helped us to visualize the Holy Spirit as a bird descending from God on high and alighting on us. At this time of year, when birds are seen and heard in abundance, they are fitting symbols … Continue reading →

Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton | Tagged birds, Holy Spirit, Oliver Messiaen, Vaughan Williams | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Vaughan Williams

Singing Songs of Expectation

Celebrate! It’s Ascension Day!

Ascending larks and descending doves

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