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Almighty God, who inspired your apostle Saint Peter to confess Jesus as Christ and Son of the living God: build up your Church upon this rock, that in unity and peace it may proclaim one truth and ...
Saturday, 21st June 2025 Evensong. sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey. Music. attr Farrant Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake Martin Responses Howells St Paul's Service Holst A Hymne to Christ ...
The First Service, Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656) All sit for the second Les son, Mark 7: 1–13. When the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, they noticed ...
Welsh Bible from Westminster Abbey’s Library collection – the first complete translation of the Bible into the Welsh language ...
About this seminar. Dr Mark Vernon follows the golden string that William Blake said he places in our hands and which leads to heaven’s gate, built in Jerusalem’s wall. Blake is one of the most ...
Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. At choral Evensong most of the ...
Chant: plainsong. All sit for the first Lesson, Genesis 22: 1–18. God tested Abraham. He said to him, 'Abraham!' And he said, 'Here I am.' He said, 'Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, ...
Discover over ten centuries of British history in a building in the heart of London where worship takes place every day. The Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066, and is the final resting ...
With a verger, you’ll get to see special parts of the Abbey, such as the Tomb of St Edward the Confessor, not accessible to general visitors. The verger will also take you to see Poets' Corner, royal ...
Westminster Abbey is officially recognising the central role played by The Shakespeare Ladies Club in reviving Shakespeare’s reputation and the campaign to erect a memorial to the writer in Poets’ ...