King's College Choir este corul capelei din Cambridge, renumit în special pentru concertul de Crăciun transmis anual de BBC. Repertoriul său cuprinde atât muzică sacră veche, cât și compoziții moderne, corala menținând un standard artistic înalt și numărându-se printre cele mai respectate ansambluri corale din lume.
Albumul Abide With Me 50 Favouri (50 slavných Hymnů) pe 2 CD prezintă o vastă colecție de imnuri sacre clasice englezești și europene. Înregistrarea include corale cunoscute precum Abide with me, O God, Our Help In Ages Past, Rock Of Ages sau The Day of Resurrection. Colecția îmbină melodii tradiționale cu prelucrări corale bogate și reprezintă o selecție reprezentativă a muzicii sacre din tradiția engleză.
Melodii
CD1
1. Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven 2:35
2. Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey) 3:58
3. All Glory, Laud and honour (Tune, St. Theodulph) 3:41
4. When I survey the wondrous cross 3:16
5. The Day of Resurrection (Mainz Gesangbuch) (Tune: Ellacombe) 2:05
6. O God, Our Help In Ages Past 2:53
7. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind 3:38
8. Praise To The Holiest In The Height (Richmond) 2:37
9. Praise to the Lord (Hast du denn, Jesu) 3:08
10. The Church s One Foundation 2:52
11. Crown Him With Many Crowns 3:36
12. Love divine, all loves excelling 2:29
13. Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty (tune: Nicaea) 3:02
14. Now thank we all our God (Nun danket) 2:41
15. Abide with me 4:18
16. O Praise Ye the Lord! (Laudate Dominum) 2:42
17. Drop Drop Slow Tears 1:33
18. Glory Be To Jesus 1:55
19. There Is A Green Hill Far Away 2:35
20. According To Thy Gracious Word 3:39
21. Holy Father Cheer Our Way (Cape Town) 2:00
22. Glory To Thee My God This Night 2:49
23. The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended 3:21
24. Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding (Vox clara ecce intonat) Hymn. Tune -Stuttgart. 2:59
25. Jordanis oras praebia (On Jordan s bank the Baptist s cry) Tune: Winchester New, adapted from a XVII Century chorale 3:24
CD2
1. Onward Christian Soldiers 3:52
2. Setting: Irvine to the tune Crimond 3:28
3. As the hymn Guide me, O thou great Jehovah (Words Williams) 2:24
4. All People That On Earth Do Dwell 1:50
5. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel 2:47
6. Forty Days And Forty Nights 1:52
7. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded 2:58
8. Christ The Lord Is Risen Today 3:38
9. The Head That Once Was Crowned With Thorns 1:41
10. Rock Of Ages 2:55
11. O Eeuwige Vader Sterk In Macht (Eternal Father Strong To Save 3:03
12. All Things Bright And Beautiful 3:14
13. Arr. McPhee 2:19
14. Be still, my soul (based on theme from Finlandia) 4:17
15. The King Of Love My Shepherd Is 3:07
16. Arr. McPhee 2:46
17. Sine Nomine (For all the Saints) 4:29
18. O Worship The King 3:21
19. Come, thou long expected Jesus 1:45
20. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence 3:22
21. Spirit of Mercy, Truth and Love 1:33
22. Lead us, Heavenly Father, Lead us 2:09
23. Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise 2:36
24. Jesu, Lover Of My Soul (Aberystwyth) 3:42
25. Jerusalem 2:52
