St Buryan Hymn: we could sing this at 10am when Feast service would have started.
In this Thy house, O God, in our thanksgiving
We sing a festal song,
For Thou, who art the life of all things living,
Lovest the saintly throng.
The Saints of God His glory are:
Cantate Domino, “Alleluia!”
Long years ago across the western water
Winds brought to this our shore
One glorious within, a kings own daughter,
To teach our land Christ’s law.
The Saints of God His glory are:
Cantate Domino, “Alleluia!”
Throughout her days God’s little flock she tended,
A faithful shepherdess,
Leading the sheep her patient love defended
Against the wilderness.
The Saints of God His glory are:
Cantate Domino, “Alleluia!”
A King there came long after. As he pleaded
Beside her resting place,
He vowed to God, if but his pray’r were heeded,
A temple of his grace.
The Saints of God His glory are:
Cantate Domino, “Alleluia!”
Still in this house there lives the ancient story
How faith and love kept tryst,
The very stones tell forth St Buryan’s glory
And how she served Lord Christ.
The Saints of God His glory are:
Cantate Domino, “Alleluia!”