Album:  

Writer

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Length:

4:15

Notes:

The fifth of fifteen movements from Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil, considered by many to be his finest work. Nunc Dimittis was chosen by Rachmaninoff to be sung at his funeral. Apparently, the song ends with a low b-flat, the third below middle C, which is notoriously difficult even for men, so I'm not quite sure how the GWC negotiated it. As you would expect, Katie's version is just achingly beautiful and moving and would have had Sergei himself mopping up the odd tear.

YouTube:

Here you go. See if you can watch this without melting into a pool of bliss down the back of the sofa All Night Vigil - Nunc Dimittis, Live in Berlin. And here's the recording of it for Songs Of Praise All Night Vigil - Nunc Dimittis, BBC Songs Of Praise

Lyrics:

All Night Vigil - Nunc Dimittis