Newcomers are very welcome – you can simply sit, listen and let the words and music carry you.
Choral Evensong is sung this Sunday (and most Sundays) at Ss Peter and Paul, Chingford Parish Church. It is a peaceful and beautiful way to start the week, with scripture, prayer, stillness and music from the English choral tradition.
Service details
- Date and time: Sunday 14 Jun 2026, 6.30pm
- Location: Ss Peter and Paul, The Green, Chingford Green, London E4 7EN
- Sung by: boys, girls and adult lower voices
- Preacher: Rev’d Elizabeth Price
Music
- Preces and Responses: Clucas
- Canticles: Dyson in D
- Anthem: Blessed city – Bairstow
- Organ music: Ceremonial March – Sumsion, played by Luke Jones
Full music details for this service can be found on the Music this term page.
Blessed city, heavenly Salem – Edward Bairstow
Blessed city, heavenly Salem, Vision dear of peace and love, Who of living stones art builded In the height of heav’n above, And, by angel-hands apparell’d, As a bride doth earthward move;
Out of heav’n from God descending, New and ready to be wed To thy Lord, whose love espous’d thee, Fair adorned shalt thou be led; All thy gates and all thy bulwarks Of pure gold are fashioned.
Bright thy gates of pearl are shining, They are open evermore; And, their well-earn’d rest attaining, Thither faithful souls do soar, Who for Christ’s dear name in this world Pain and tribulation bore.
Many a blow and biting sculpture Polish’d well those stones elect, In their places
now compacted By the heav’nly architect, Never more to leave the temple
Which with them the Lord hath deck’d.
To this temple, where we call thee, Come, O Lord of hosts, today; With thy
wonted loving-kindness Hear thy servants as they pray, And thy fullest
benediction Shed within its walls alway. Amen