The pieces in this collection are quite playable and cover a wide range of uses in church services - processionals, recessionals, contemplative pieces, very handy if an unexpected pause occurs during a service.

Rawsthorne was a gifted tunesmith and a excellent servant of the church.

As a parish organist you are always needing pieces for before, after and during the service. It's all here in this book and where time restricts the learning of more difficult pieces these are very straightforward and can be learnt with just a few run throughs.
I suddenly had an Induction service with Bishops procession to and from the back of the church in the middle of the service. There is a great fanfare type piece that is easy to cut short in several places which is invaluable when you have no idea how long a piece you need.