For this, the greatest, credit, must be accorded to the work put in by the Cathedral's tirelessly painstaking and enthusiastic organist and chole= master. Mr. L. H. Barton, who was entirely verponsibie for the selection ff the musical portion of the service Me made a point of its being very Inrgely of a congregational nature. embracing as it did no less than Seven items in which those in the pews were expected to join. "Those were the hymns and carole "Once In Royal David's city." "The first Nowell the Angel did say", "Good King Wenceslas twoked out™ "God vest you merry, gentlemen." While. Sh hheras Watched their flocks by: Night." "O-come, all ye faithful" and "Markt the Meraid Angels sing"—a selection Which surely could not possibly have fromthe con iarogation's point of view Six' very pleasing unaccompanied rols were delightfully rendered by the choir, in several of which portions were allotted (0 soloists of both sexes, all of acquitted them selves excellently. Then there was a glorious anthem composed by Wale ford" Davies and. entitled "When Christ was Born to Barth", which proved itself one of the onstanding Features of the whole service. The Anal verse, one of the tines of which proclaling what the dane night ending and dawn has. begun" was Yendered with an uplifting measure vim and vigour.
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