EASTER MUSIC – Hymns and Anthems

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This podcast episode features the hymns and anthems recorded by Dr. Dennis Keene and the Ascension Choir, featuring the Manton Memorial Organ, for the Church of the Ascension’s Easter worship services on April 3 and April 4, 2021, which took place online via Zoom.

      Hymns and Anthems - Easter 2021 - The Church of the Ascension Choir; Dr. Dennis Keene

  1. Sing Ye to the Lord – Edward Bairstow
  2. On Easter Morn – Scottish Melody, arr. by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
  3. Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (Easter Hymn)
  4. Thou Hallowed Chosen Morn of Praise – Johann Hermann Schein
  5. Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain (St. Kevin)
  6. Exsultate Justi – Lodovico Viadana
  7. The Strife Is O’er, the Battle Done (Victor)
  8. O Taste and See – Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9. Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah) – George Frideric Handel

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