We begin the First Sunday in Lent  chanting the the Great Litany in procession. The Litany was the first English language rite prepared by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. It was first published in 1544. Cranmer modified an earlier litany form by consolidating certain groups of petitions into single prayers with response. The Litany’s use in church processions was ordered by Henry VIII when England was at war with Scotland and France. It was printed as an appendix to the eucharist in the 1549 Book of Common Prayer. 

Prelude: Dies Sind die Heiligen Zehn Geboth - J. S. Bach

Anthems:

Be unto me a tower of strength - William Byrd

Done made my vow to the Lord - arr. John Work III

Postlude: Prelude in E minor - Mark Fax