INVITATION
Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2022
You are invited to All Saints Church, Monkland, nr Hereford HR6 9DB
All are welcome whether churchgoers or not, singers or not.
Register
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/vintage-hymns
or by email to vintagehymns@gmail.com
or phone Mr & Mrs King 01722 334337
Ancient and Modern
In 1861, the church of All Saints, Monkland was at the centre of a project that changed church life in the English-speaking world.
The then vicar, Rev Sir Henry Williams Baker and his committee created Hymns Ancient and Modern which has become the leading hymnbook in the modern church.
This remarkable book includes Abide with me; Eternal Father, strong to save; The King of Love my shepherd is and many more favourites that we all love singing.
(The Sunday services are, as for any service, absolutely free apart from voluntary donations to Monkland Church.)
Saturday
10.00 Singing Favourite Ancient and Modern Hymns
The hymns will all be the 1861 originals often with extra verses;
2.30 Professor Watson speaks on John Bacchus Dykes
(Eternal Father; Holy, holy, holy; and We plough the fields and scatter).
Get the full songbook by pre-booking for £20; (£25 on the door)
Sunday
11.00 Sung Communion Service
INCLUDING – World-premiere recording of Isaac Watts’ versified 10 Commandments
12.30 Lunch (byo) in the marquee (or ordered-in-advance at the Monkland Arms)
Sunday 4.30 Sung Evensong Anniversary Service. A recreation of an 1871 Service with the original music on the original Walker organ paid for by Rev H W Baker.
Finale: Praise, O praise, Our God and King To conclude in honour of Rev Sir Henry Williams Baker, his hymn to the tune Monkland.
Register
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/vintage-hymns
or by email to vintagehymns@gmail.com
or phone Mr & Mrs King 01722 334337
Travel and other details:
Monkland is about 2 miles west of Leominster on the A44. If you are coming by car, you will see the church spire on the south side of the main road. Turn down the narrow lane, Cow Lane by the derelict mill, near the apex of the bend and continue past the church to the farmyard and field, where there is ample free parking.
On arrival you will be given a book of all the hymns and other music you need for both the all-day hymn singing on the Saturday, and the Eucharist and Festal Evensong on the Sunday. You will also receive the Hymn Singing Society brochure covering the event, the talks, the sponsors and the local history.
If you would like to have an early look at the music, you can download a PDF of the full music at our website www.withcheerfulvoice.org.uk . If you would like to bring a friend or friends who enjoy singing then please do so. It helps if they could register so we have enough printed hymn books. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/vintage-hymns . There will also be words-only hymn sheets available on both days. We will be singing only from Hymns Ancient and Modern First Edition 1861 and 1868 Supplement.
Further details
We start at 10am on the Saturday, and finish at 5.30pm, after singing a goodly number of hymns, and enjoying the talk from Professor Dick Watson on the subject of John Bacchus Dykes.
Teas and coffees will be provided during both days, but please bring your own packed lunch, as there are no shops in Monkland. You can purchase food at Morrison’s Supermarket on the A44 east towards Leominster, about a mile and half away. In the village itself there is the Monkland Cheese Dairy, a local cheese producer with a small café, which is about 10 minutes walk from the church. The Monkland Arms will be open for evening meals, please book 0156 872 0510.
At 9.45am on Sunday morning we gather again for a talk by Canon Rosalind Brown on the development of Hymns A&M. At 11am we enjoy the Sung Parish Eucharist. Lunch is available at the Monkland Arms, please book 0156 872 0510, or bring your own.
At 1.45pm there is our third talk, by Reverend James Dickinson on the spiritual aspects of Hymns A&M. At 2.30pm is our rehearsal followed by tea and at 4.30pm we will sing our Book of Common Prayer Festal Evensong. This follows musically an original Order of Service of All Saints’ Monkland from 1871, the time of Sir Henry Williams Baker, lead editor of Hymns A&M and vicar of this church for 25 years.
If you have any questions, please email us. We are looking forward to singing with you !
Travel safely, with kind regards from the organisers,
John and Naomi King (Hymn Singing Society)
This looks like an awesome spirit-building weekend!