Catalogue
HAVPCD172 – Chants for St Benedict
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| Disk Title | Chants for St Benedict |
| Sung in English | |
| Choir | The Benedictine Monks of Worth Abbey, Sussex |
| Conductor | Alistair Warwick |
| Location | Worth Abbey, Sussex |
| Date Recorded | August 1994 |
| Audio Tracks | 40 |
Worth Abbey is an adventure in Christian living – an adventure which has at its heart a community of Benedictine monks. These men seek to follow the Gospel of Jesus Christ within a framework provided by their Rule of Life and their Abbot. Worth draws its inspiration from the ancient Rule of St Benedict, adapting it to modern needs.
| Trk. | Duration | Track Title | Composer |
| 1 | 02:33 | Office of Readings: Matins 1. Invitatory and Invitatory Psalm |
Gelineau |
| 2 | 01:20 | 2. Hymn: Our blessed father, Benedict | Plainchant |
| 3 | 02:02 | 3. Psalm 8 | Laurence Bevenot OSB |
| 4 | 01:35 | 4. Psalm 14 | Philip Gaisford OSB |
| 5 | 02:40 | 5. Psalm 23 | Philip Gaisford OSB |
| 6 | 02:28 | 6. Canticle: Ecclesiasticus 14 | Laurence Bevenot OSB |
| 7 | 01:53 | 7. Responsory: The just man | Philip Gaisford OSB |
| 8 | 02:46 | 8. Te Deum laudamus Final Prayer |
Stanbrook |
| 9 | 00:33 | Morning Prayer: The Office of Lauds 1. O God, come to our aid |
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| 10 | 02:48 | 2. Hymn: Father of many childre, evermore | Orlando Gibbons |
| 11 | 02:00 | 3. Psalm 1 | Philip Gaisford OSB |
| 12 | 02:02 | 4. Canticle: Daniel 3:2-57 | Plainsong |
| 13 | 01:20 | 5. Psalm 116 | Gregory Murray OSB |
| 14 | 00:31 | 6. Short Reading: Wisdom 7, 13-14 | Plainchant |
| 15 | 02:47 | 7. Canticle of Zechariah: Benedictus | Laurence Bevenot OSB |
| 16 | 02:47 | 8. Intercessions The Lord’s prayer |
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| 17 | 00:55 | 9. Final Prayer and Blessing | Plainchant |
| 18 | 00:38 | Midday Office 1. O God, come to our aid |
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| 19 | 01:20 | 2. Hymn: Lord God and maker of all things | |
| 20 | 01:06 | 3. Psalm 125 | Philip Gaisford OSB |
| 21 | 01:17 | 4. Psalm 126 | Laurence Bevenot OSB |
| 22 | 02:02 | 5. Psalm 127 | Gregory Murray OSB |
| 23 | 01:53 | 6. Short reading (Ecclesiasticus 45, 3-6) Responsory and Final Prayer |
Plainchant |
| 24 | 01:15 | Evening Prayer: The Office of vespers 1. O God, come to our aid |
Tamié |
| 25 | 01:36 | 2. Hymn: Lord God, we give you thanks for all your saints | John Ainslie |
| 26 | 01:47 | 3. Psalm 109 | Gregory Murray OSB |
| 27 | 03:44 | 4. Psalm 138 | Philip Gaisford OSB |
| 28 | 01:39 | 5. Psalm 112 | Philip Gaisford OSB |
| 29 | 01:41 | 6. Canticle (Revelation 15) | Plainsong |
| 30 | 01:35 | Short Reading (James 3, 17-18) Responsory |
Plainchant |
| 31 | 02:31 | 8. Canticle of Mary: Magnificat | Gregory Murray OSB |
| 32 | 03:00 | 9. Solemn Litany The Lord’s Prayer |
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| 33 | 00:54 | 10. Final Prayer and Blessing | Plainchant |
| 34 | 00:34 | Night Prayer: The Office of Compline 1. O God, come to our aid |
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| 35 | 01:37 | 2. Hymn: Stay with us, Lord | Philip Gaisford OSB |
| 36 | 03:37 | 3. Psalm 90 | Laurence Bevenot OSB |
| 37 | 01:58 | 4. Scripture Reading (Revelation 22, 4-5) and Short Responsory |
Plainchant |
| 38 | 01:59 | 5. Canticle of Simeon: Nunc dimittis | Tonus Peregrinus |
| 39 | 00:37 | 6. Concluding Prayer and Blessing | Plainchant |
| 40 | 00:49 | Anthem to the Blessed Virgin Mary | Plainchant |
The community meets in the church five times a day for communal prayer (the Office) so as to sanctify each moment of life. The community prayer is made up of hymns, psalms, Scripture readings and prayers. The Office of St Benedict is sung on two feasts of St Benedict celebrated each year: 21 March – the Passing of St Benedict; and 11 July – St Benedict, Patron of Europe. On these days the Church remembers the person whose ‘little rule for beginners’ has had such a significant impact on the Church and on society over the centuries.
