Combined Choirs at West Door
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Lord Mayor and Bishop of London
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City of London - Civic Party
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Processing Stewards of the Festival
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Processing Livery Company Masters and Representatives
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Coventry Cathedral Choir
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Canterbury Cathedral Choir
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St Paul's Cathedral Choir's anthem:
- Words: Peace (pub. 1650), Henry Vaughan (1622-95)
- Music: from Songs of Farewell (1918), C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918)
Coventry Cathedral Choir's anthem:
- Words: The heart-in-waiting, Kevin Crossley-Holland (b. 1941)
- Music: Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)
Canterbury Cathedral Choir's anthem:
- Words: John 11. 33-35,43
- Music: Orlandus Lassus (1532-94)
The combined choirs sang:
- Words and Music: All Night Vigil, Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) in Russian by the West Door.
- Words: Habakkuk 1. 6-12; 2. 1-3, 14, 20
- Music: by Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
The following hymns were also sung
- Crown Him with many crowns
- Be Present, Spirit of the Lord
- Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
The Very Revd Stephen Lake
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Combined Choirs Singing in the splendour of St Paul's
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Clergy Procession
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The 366th Festival Service due to be held on Tuesday 12 May 2020 at St Paul's Cathedral has now been cancelled. More details.