“Advent Hope” 1: Lichfield Cathedral 1998 (Andrew Lumsden)

The first of four BBC television programmes on the theme of Advent, broadcast on 29 November 1998. With the choir of Lichfield Cathedral, directed by Andrew Lumsden and accompanied by Robert Sharpe.

[@PhilKelley]

Thank you for posting this visual and aural tour of the first week of Advent. It expressed so well the many dimensions of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ - past, present, and future. It led me to look up Lichfield Catherdral. What an amazing worship space - so rich in history and meaning.

[@karenrandall13]

Love and light to all

[@normanchristie4524]

The tonality of the Hill organ sounds better then than now.

[@litoboy5]

COOL

[@tomarmstrong1281]

Memories of childhood and as a chorister singing and believing. Where did all of that go? Not surprisingly, it started to lose credibility with the lines from the hymn, All things bright and beautiful. The rich man in his castle, the poor man at his gate, God made them high and lowly and ordered their estate.

[@jonb4020]

Why a few lines written by a C19th poet should influence someone's acceptance (or not) of the validity of the teachings of Christ amazes me. Mrs Alexander was by all accounts a talented writer and a very kind and charitable lady, but she was a product of her era and class and this is evident in her writing at times. But she was human and fallible, and I donlt think that anyone would consider her writings as some kind of biblical truth or precept. It is so easy to conflate what religious people do/say with the philosophy of their belief: Christianity as a life choice has existed since Christ, and will always exist, but its adherents and the churches and sects and groups that purport to accept it have come and gone, and no doubt will continue thus.