Welcome to these online chapel services from Univ. Most are of Choral Evensong, and were recorded in 2020 and 2021. We expect to add some further recordings from time to time.
Choral Evensong
Choral Evensong is a service from the Book of Common Prayer. Most of the service that you will hear sung consists of texts in the form in which they have been used since the seventeenth century, when our College Chapel was built.
Most of the service is based on the Christian Bible, and it was written to help people to pray together.
Whether or not you consider yourself a person of religious faith, or a person who prays, we hope that these recorded services will be a useful resource for you. So here are some different ways in which you might approach them:
- As a space for reflection in which you can let the words and music flow over you, or engage with them as actively as you wish.
- As a chance to be transported to another place, through what we hear and experience together, wherever we may be.
Participating in Evensong online may take a bit of getting used to, as may Evensong itself, which may be new to many who listen to it here.
However the service is a form of worship that has stood the test of time. Others have found that this combination of words, music and space is helpful to them, and we hope that it may be helpful to you too.
Were you at Evensong in our Chapel, our candles would all be lit. Perhaps you might like to light one at home as we begin?
