God is gone up
Gerald Finzi (1901–56); Edward Taylor (c. 1642–1729)

Sweet stay a while
John Dowland (c. 1563–1626); John Donne (c. 1571–1631)

Farewell false love
William Byrd (c. 1540–1623); Walter Raleigh (c. 1553–1618)

With sick and famished eyes
Henry Purcell (1659–95); George Herbert (1593–1633)

A hymn to God the Father
Pelham Humphrey (1647–74); John Donne (c. 1571–1631)

The aspiration
Henry Purcell (1659–95); John Norris (1657–1712)

My soul, there is a country
C. Hubert. H. Parry (1848–1918); Henry Vaughan (1621–95)

Love bade me welcome
Judith Weir (b.1954); George Herbert (1593–1633)

Bring us, o Lord God
William Harris (1883–1973); John Donne (c. 1571–1631)

Lo, the full, final sacrifice
Gerald Finzi (1901–56); Richard Crashaw (c. 1613–49)

The fountain
Edward Elgar (1857–1934); Henry Vaughan (1621–95)

Philomela
Rebecca Clarke (1886–1979); Philip Sidney (1554–86)

Five mystical songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958); George Herbert (1593–1633)
(i) Easter
(ii) I got me flowers
(iii) Love bade me welcome
(iv) The Call
(v) Antiphon

Richard Bannan Musical Director
Eoghan Desmond Bass-baritone
Alex Knight Organ