Lenten Poetry: Holy Saturday
Priest and poet Laura Darrall journeys through Lent in a week long series of Daily Service programmes exploring poetry from across the centuries.
Priest and poet Laura Darrall journeys through Lent in a week long series of Daily Service programmes exploring poetry from across the centuries. Each service opens with a poem by Laura herself, and the five services take up the themes of Ash Wednesday, Lent, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, including famous works by Gerard Manley Hopkins and George Herbert alongside newer writings by living poets including Malcolm Guite and Ally Barrett.
Reading
John 19: 31-42
Poems
Holy Saturday – Laura Darrall
XIII Jesus’ body is taken down from the cross – Malcolm Guite
XIV Jesus is laid in the tomb – Malcolm Guite
Music
Father, forgive them (from 'Seven last words from the cross') - James MacMillan
Dimitri Ensemble & Graham Ross
CD: Seven last words from the cross - James MacMillan (Naxos)
Song for Athene - John Tavener
Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
CD: John Tavener - Song for Athene (Naxos)
O sacred head sore wounded - J.S. Bach
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
CD: 50 Best Hymns (EMI)
The Mission: The Falls – Ennio Morricone
Yo-Yo Ma
CD: Yo-Yo Ma plays Ennio Morricone (Sony)
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Broadcast
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