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Rev. Geoffrey Squire and Mr Mark James set the English version of O Salutaris Hostia to the tune 'Jerusalem' at St. Paul's, Landkey in Devon. It would be splended set to that tune with organ and trumpets at Solemn Benediction on some major festival..

The hymn 'Lord as we go we sing Alleluia' with words by Geoffrey Squire. SSC and musical arrangement by Mark James BA. is sung in some churches in England to this tune . The last verse, raised to a higher key, ends with the words 'Alleluia! Amen.

In England, the name 'Madrid' is disputed as that...

How absurd to call York Minster a Protestant Cathedral. Last time i was there, a statue of Our Lady of Walsingham was carried in amidst the incense and mass vestments etc. Not exactly Protestant.

The Church of England is not a protestant denomination. In our creed at mass we say that we are a Catholic church.

I am an Englisy priest / youth leader and when taking a group of young English lads plus two Welsh lads up to Scotland, the latter taught us all to sing this beautiful anthem, in Welsh of course. When it was sung at a major event in a Welsh cathedral some months later, it was great to be able to...

It is amazing that this lovely hymn is not in most Church of England hymn books. Take note compilers of New English Hymnal etc.