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Evensong is a church service traditionally held near sunset focused on singing psalms and other biblical canticles. It is loosely based on the canonical hours of vespers and compline. Old English speakers translated the Latin word vesperas as æfensang, which became 'evensong' in modern English.
Dec 13, 2021 · Evensong is a church service that’s traditionally held every day as the sun goes down, marking the passing of another day in faith. It’s fairly short, usually around 40 minutes, and features choral music, readings and prayers.
Evensong is a peculiar Anglican creature. It is the liturgy that has become the most distinctively Anglican and has become a treasured bulwark of tradition. This article is a little, geeky exploration of what is Evensong and its sub-species.
Evensong. This service follows the traditional pattern in The Book of Common Prayer and consists of choral music (psalms, canticles, and anthems) from the rich Anglican musical tradition, scripture readings, and prayers.
The term Choral Evensong refers to a service in which a choir sings composed settings of the responses, psalms, canticles and anthems. There may be a congregational hymn, but, for the majority of the service the congregation participates through listening.
Jun 18, 2023 · Maybe you’ve seen posters for Evensong at a local church. In Vivamus, we’re getting ready to sing Evensong at St Albans Cathedral in August. To prepare ourselves, we decided to take a closer look at the magnificent tradition we’re participating in. What, exactly, is Evensong? Evensong is a church service, generally held around sunset.
Sep 1, 2023 · The apogee of the native church music tradition, Evensong is a jewel born of the English Reformation, but how did it come to be, asks Tom Coxhead? Evensong is a miraculous success-story for the Anglican Church in an increasingly secular society.
