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Radio 3,15 Mar 2026,29 mins

Lent 4

Compline

Available for 23 days

A reflective service of night prayer from the Chapel of Keble College, Oxford. With words and music for the end of the day, including works by Ravenscroft, White, Tye and Lassus. Introit: Laboravi in Gemitu meo (Ravenscroft) Preces: Plainsong Hymn: Christe qui lux IV (White) Psalm 91 vv1-12 (Plainsong) Reading: Hosea 6 v1 Responsory: Into thy hands, O Lord (plainsong) Nunc dimittis (Tye) Marian Antiphon: Ave regina caelorum a 6 (Lassus) Christian Wilson (conductor) To listen on most smart speakers, just say “ask BBC Sounds to play Compline”.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Laboravi in Gemitu meo
    Laboravi in Gemitu meo
    Thomas Ravenscroft
  3. 2.
    Christe qui lux IV
    Christe qui lux IV
    Robert White
  4. 3.
    Psalm 91 vv1-12 (Plainsong)
    Psalm 91 vv1-12 (Plainsong)
    Choir of Keble College, Oxford & Christian Wilson
  5. 4.
    Into thy hands, O Lord (Plainsong)
    Into thy hands, O Lord (Plainsong)
    Choir of Keble College, Oxford & Christian Wilson
  6. 5.
    Nunc dimittis
    Nunc dimittis
    Christopher Tye
  7. 6.
    Ave regina caelorum a 6
    Ave regina caelorum a 6
    Orlande de Lassus
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