A FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS Sunday, December 18, 2016 6:00 p.m.
Christ Church Parish Choir David Leahey, choirmaster Kevin Kerstetter, organ Christ Episcopal Church 320 Pollock Street New Bern, North Carolina www.christchurchnewbern.com
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was first held on Christmas Eve in 1918. It was planned by Eric Milner-White, who, at the age of thirty-four, had just been appointed Dean of King College, Cambridge after experience as an army chaplain which had convinced him that the Church of England needed more imaginative worship. (He devised the King College’s Advent Carol Service in 1934, and was a liturgical pioneer and authority during his twenty-two years as Dean of York.) The music was then directed by Arthur Henry Mann, Organist 1876–1929. The choir included sixteen trebles as laid down in King Henry VI’s statutes, but until 1927 the men’s voices were provided partly by Choral Scholars and partly by older Lay Clerks, and not, as now, by fourteen undergraduates. A revision of the Order of Service was made in 1919, involving rearrangement of the lessons, and from that date the service has always begun with the hymn ‘Once in royal David’s city’. In almost every year the choice of carols has varied, and some new ones have been introduced by Music Directors. The backbone of the service, the lessons and the prayers, has remained virtually unchanged. The original service was, in fact, adapted from an Order drawn up by E. W. Benson, later Archbishop of Canterbury, for use in the wooden shed, which then served as his cathedral in Truro, at 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve 1880. A.C. Benson recalled: ‘My father arranged from ancient sources a little service for Christmas Eve – nine carols and nine tiny lessons, which were read by various officers of the Church, beginning with a chorister, and ending, through the different grades, with the Bishop’. The idea had come from G. H. S. Walpole, later Bishop of Edinburgh. Almost immediately other churches adapted the service for their own use. A wider frame began to grow when the service was first broadcast in 1928 and, with the exception of 1930, it has been broadcast annually, even during the Second World War, when the ancient glass (and also all heat) had been removed from the King’s College Chapel. Sometime in the early 1930s the BBC began broadcasting the service on overseas programmes. It is estimated that there are millions of listeners worldwide. Wherever the service is heard and however it is adapted, whether the music is provided by choir or congregation, the pattern and strength of the service, as Dean Milner-White pointed out, derive from the lessons and not the music. ‘The main theme is the development of the loving purposes of God …’ seen ‘through the windows and the words of the Bible’. Local interests appear, as they do here, in the Bidding Prayer; and personal circumstances give point to different parts of the service. Many of those who took part in the first service must have recalled those killed in the Great War when it came to the famous passage ‘all those who rejoice with us, but on another shore and in a greater light’. The centre of the service is still found by those who ‘go in heart and mind’ and who consent to follow where the story leads.
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nce in r oyal David’s city Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a Mother laid her Baby In a manger for his bed: Mary was that Mother mild, Jesus Christ her little Child.
He cam e down to ear th fr om heaven Who is God and Lord of all, And his shelter was a stable, And his cradle was a stall; With the poor, and mean, and lowly, Lived on earth our Saviour holy.
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is invited to s t a n d a n d join the choir from verse 3 - 6 And thr ough all his wondrous childhood He would honour and obey, Love, and watch the lowly Maiden, In whose gentle arms he lay; Christian children all must be Mild, obedient, good as he.
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For he is our childhood’s pattern, Day by day like us he grew, He was little, weak, and helpless, Tears and smiles like us he knew; And he feeleth for our sadness, And he shareth in our gladness.
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And our eyes at last shall see him , Through his own redeeming love, For that Child so dear and gentle Is our Lord in heaven above; And he leads his children on To the place where he is gone.
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Not in that poor lowly stable, With the oxen standing by, We shall see him; but in heaven, Set at God’s right hand on high; When like stars his children crowned All in white shall wait around.
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eloved in Christ, be it this Advent season our care and delight to prepare ourselves to hear again the message of the angels; in heart and mind to go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass, and the Babe lying in a manger. Let us read and mark in Holy Scripture the tale of the loving purposes of God from the first days of our disobedience unto the glorious Redemption brought us by this Holy Child; and let us make this Church glad with our carols of praise. But first let us pray for the needs of his whole world; for peace and goodwill over all the earth and for unity and brotherhood within the Church he came to build. And because this of all things would rejoice his heart, let us at this time remember in his name the poor and the helpless, the cold, the hungry and the oppressed; the sick in body and in mind and them that mourn; the lonely and the unloved; the aged and the little children; all who know not the Lord Jesus, or who love him not, or who by sin have grieved his heart of love. Lastly let us remember before God all those who rejoice with us, but upon another shore and in a greater light, that multitude which no man can number, whose hope was in the Word made flesh, and with whom, in this Lord Jesus, we for evermore are one. These prayers and praises let us humbly offer up to the throne of heaven, in the words which Christ himself hath taught us: ur Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. he Almighty God bless us with his grace: Christ give us the joys of everlasting life: and unto the fellowship of the citizens above may the King of Angels bring us all. All
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hat sweeter music can we bring Than a carol, for to sing The birth of this our heavenly King? Awake the voice! Awake the string! Dark and dull night, fly hence away, And give the honor to this day, That sees December turned to May. Why does the chilling winter's morn Smile, like a field beset with corn? Or smell like a meadow newly-shorn, Thus, on the sudden? Come and see The cause, why things thus fragrant be: 'Tis He is born, whose quickening birth Gives life and luster, public mirth, To heaven, and the under-earth. We see him come, and know him ours, Who, with his sunshine and his showers, Turns all the patient ground to flowers. The darling of the world is come, And fit it is, we find a room To welcome him. The nobler part Of all the house here, is the heart, Which we will give him; and bequeath This holly, and this ivy wreath, To do him honour, who's our King, And Lord of all this revelling. What sweeter music can we bring, Than a carol for to sing The birth of this our heavenly King? Words,
This carol was commissioned by Kings College Cambridge for ‘A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols’ in 1987.
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READER: RANDALL HUDSON Adam and Eve rebel against God and are cast out of the Garden of Eden. GENESIS 3 ow the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God say, “You shall not eat from any tree in the garden”?’ The woman said to the serpent, ‘We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; but God said, “You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.” ’ But the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not die; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’ So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves. They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ He said, ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’ He said, ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?’ The man said, ‘The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.’ Then the Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this that you have done?’ The woman said, ‘The serpent tricked me, and I ate.’ The Lord God said to the serpent, ‘Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.’ Thanks be to God.
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his is the truth sent from above, The truth of God, the God of love; Therefore don’t turn me from your door, But hearken all, both rich and poor. The first thing, which I do relate, That God at first did man create The next thing, which to you I tell, Woman was made with him to dwell. Thus we were heirs to endless woes, Till God the Lord did interpose For so a promise soon did run That He’d redeem us with a Son. And at this season of the year Our blest Redeemer did appear He here did live, and here did preach, And many thousands He did teach. Thus He in love to us behaved, To show us how we must be saved And if you want to know the way Be pleased to hear what He did say. Herefordshire Carol arranged, Ralph Vaughan Williams Stainer & Bells
READER: DAVID GREENWALD Abraham is commanded to sacrifice Isaac. Abraham’s seed will be as the stars and the sand in number—In his seed, all nations will be blessed GENESIS 22 he angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven, and said, ‘By myself I have sworn, says the Lord: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will indeed bless you, and I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as
the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of their enemies, and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.’ Thanks be to God.
n dulci jubilo Let us our homage shew: Our heart's joy reclineth In praesepio; And like a bright star shineth Matris in gremio, Alpha es et O! O Jesu parvule, My heart is sore for Thee! Hear me, I beseech Thee, O puer optime; My praying let it reach Thee, O princeps gloriae. Trahe me post te. O patris caritas! O Nati lenitas! Deeply were we stained. Per nostra crimina: But Thou for us hast gained Coelorum gaudia, Qualis gloria!5 Ubi sunt gaudia, If that they be not there? There are Angels singing Nova cantica; And there the bells are ringing In Regis curia. O that we were there! Words, xiv century german arranged, robert lucas pearsall edited, reginald jacques Oxford University Press
READER: AMANDA BUFFA Hezekiah reveals his wealth to Babylon—Isaiah prophesies the Babylonian captivity. ISAIAH 39 omfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries out: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.’ A voice says, ‘Cry out!’ And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’ All people are grass, their constancy is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand for ever. Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, lift it up, do not fear; say to the cities of Judah, ‘Here is your God!’ See, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep. Thanks be to God.
n Christmas night all Christians sing, To hear the news the angels bring – News of great joy, news of great mirth, News of our merciful King’s birth. Then why should men on earth be so sad, Since our Redeemer made us glad, When from our sin he set us free, All for to gain our liberty? When sin departs before his grace, Then life and health come in its place; Angels and men with joy may sing, All for to see the new-born King. All out of darkness we have light, Which made the angels sing this night: ‘Glory to God and peace to men, Now and for evermore. Amen.’ sussex carol Words and Music, english traditional arranged, david willcocks Oxford University Press
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nto us is bor n a Son, King of quires supernal: See on earth his life begun, Of lords the Lord eternal.
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Christ, from heaven descending low, Comes on earth a stranger; Ox and ass their owner know, Becradled in the manger.
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This did Her od sor e affr ay, And grievously bewilder, So he gave the word to slay, And slew the little childer.
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Of his love and mercy mild This the Christmas story; And O that Mary’s gentle child Might lead us up to glory.
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O and A, and A and O, Cum cantibus in choro, Let our merry organ go, Benedicamus Domino.
Words, xv century latin translated, george ratcliffe woodward Music, piae cantiones, 1582 arranged, david willcocks Oxford University Press
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READER: GEOFF WOOD A new covenant is promised which will be written in our hearts.. JEREMIAH 31 he days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, ‘Know the Lord’, for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more. Thanks be to God.
Spotless Rose is blowing, Sprung from a tender root, Of ancient seers’ foreshowing, Of Jesse promised fruit; Its fairest bud unfolds to light Amid the cold, cold winter, And in the dark midnight. The Rose which I am singing, Whereof Isaiah said, Is from its sweet root springing In Mary, purest Maid; For through our God’s great love and might, The blessèd Babe she bare us In a cold, cold winter’s night. ¶ The second verse is repeated.
Words, xiv century german translated, catherine winkworth Music, herbert howells Stainer & Bell
READER: ANN BUSTARD The one who is to rule Israel will be born in the village of Bethlehem. MICAH 5 ut you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labour has brought forth; then the rest of his kindred shall return to the people of Israel. And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth; Thanks be to God.
ova! Nova! ‘Ave’ fit ex ‘Eva’.1 Gabriel of high degree, He came down from Trinity to Nazareth in Galilee. Nova! Nova! ‘Ave’ fit ex ‘Eva’. He met a maiden in a place, He kneeled down before her face; He said: ‘Hail, Mary, full of grace!’ Nova! Nova! ‘Ave’ fit ex ‘Eva’. When the maid heard tell of this, She was full sore abashed Iwys,2 And wened3 that she had done a miss. Nova! Nova! ‘Ave’ fit ex ‘Eva’. Then said the angel: ‘Dread not you, You shall conceive in all vertue A Child whose name shall be Jesu.’ Nova! Nova! ‘Ave’ fit ex ‘Eva’.
‘It is not yet six months agone, Since Elizabeth conceived John, As it was prophesied ere long.’ Nova! Nova! ‘Ave’ fit ex ‘Eva’. Then said the maiden verily: ‘I am your servant right truly. Ecce ancilla Domini.’4 Nova! Nova! ‘Ave’ fit ex ‘Eva’. Words, xv century Music, john scott Oxford University Press News! News! ‘Ave’ (‘Hail’) is made from ‘Eva’ (‘Eve’) indeed 3 thought 4 Behold the handmaid of the Lord 1 2
John Scott, Organist and Director of Music at St Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue, died of a heart attack on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. He was 59 and expecting to become a father in the weeks ahead. During this Christmas season, choirs all over the world are singing his compositions in respect and in memory of his life. He will be greatly missed.
READER: BARBARA ODDERSTOL The prophet proclaims that God will come and save us. ISAIAH 35 he wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God. Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.
Say to those who are of a fearful heart, ‘Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come and save you.’ Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp, the grass shall become reeds and rushes. A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not travel on it, but it shall be for God’s people; no traveller, not even fools, shall go astray. No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there. And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Thanks be to God.
ormi, Jesu! Mater ridet Quae tam dulcem somnum videt, Dormi, Jesu! blandule! Si non dormis, Mater plorat Inter fila cantans orat, Blande, veni, somnule! Sleep, sweet babe! my cares beguiling: Mother sits beside thee smiling; Sleep, my darling, tenderly!
If thou sleep not, mother mourneth, Singing as her wheel she turneth: Come, soft slumber, balmily! The virgin’s cradle hymn Words, from a print of the Virgin and Child, Germany Translated, samuel taylor coleridge Music, john rutter Oxford University Press
READER: GUY SMITH The Spirit of the Lord will rest upon the Holy One. ISAIAH 11 shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear; but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his loins. The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder’s den. They will not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea. and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God. Thanks be to God.
e stood on the hills, Lady, Our day’s work done, Watching the frosted meadows That winter had won. The evening was calm, Lady, The air so still, Silence more lovely than music Folded the hill. There was a star, Lady, Shone in the night, Larger than Venus it was And bright, so bright. Oh, a voice from the sky, Lady, It seemed to us then Telling of God being born In the world of men. And so we have come, Lady, Our day’s work done, Our love, our hopes, ourselves, We give to your son. Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay Close by me forever, and love me, I pray. Bless all the dear children in thy tender care, And take us to heaven, to live with Thee there. Words, Clive Sansom Music, Bob Chilcott Oxford University Press
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od rest you merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay, For Jesus Christ our Saviour Was born upon this day, To save us all from Satan’s power When we were gone astray: O tidings of comfort and joy. Fr om God our heavenly Father A blessèd angel came, And unto certain shepherds Brought tidings of the same, How that in Bethlehem was born: The Son of God by name: O tid ing s o f c o m fo r t and jo y. continued over the page
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The shepher ds at those tidings Rejoicèd much in mind, And left their flocks a-feeding In tempest, storm, and wind, And went to Bethlehem straightway This blessèd Babe to find: O tidings of comfort and joy.
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But when to Bethlehem they cam e, Whereat this infant lay, They found him in a manger, Where oxen feed on hay; His mother Mary kneeling Unto the Lord did pray: O tidings of comfort and joy.
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Now to the Lor d sing pr aises, All you within this place, And with true love and brotherhood Each other now embrace; This holy tide of Christmas All others doth deface: O tidings of comfort and joy. Words and Music, english traditional arranged, david willcocks Oxford University Press
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READER: THE REV. CORTNEY H. DALE God promises that a child shall be conceived who will be known as "God with us." ISAIAH 7 gain the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test. Then Isaiah said: ‘Hear then, O house of
David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. He shall eat curds and honey by the time he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. Thanks be to God
ere is the little door, lift up the latch, oh lift! We need not wander more but enter with our gift; Our gift of finest gold, Gold that was never bought nor sold; Myrrh to be strewn about his bed; Incense in clouds about his head; All for the Child who stirs not in his sleep. But holy slumber holds with ass and sheep. Bend low about his bed, for each he has a gift; See how his eyes awake, lift up your hands, O lift! For gold, he gives a keen-edged sword (Defend with it Thy little Lord!), For incense, smoke of battle red. Myrrh for the honoured happy dead; Gifts for his children terrible and sweet, Touched by such tiny hands and Oh such tiny feet. Words, frances chesterton Music, herbert howells Stainer & Bell
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READER: JETTIE PELLETIER The Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will bear the Son of the Most High. LUKE 1 n the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you.’ But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.’ Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be, since I am a virgin?’ The angel said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.’ Then Mary said, ‘Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.’ Then the angel departed from her. Thanks be to God
HYMN Âś Sung by all, standing. In verses 1 and 2 the first two lines of the refrain are sung by upper voices only.
come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him, Born the King of Angels. O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord. God of God, Light of Light, Lo! he abhors not the Virgin’s womb; Very God, Begotten, not created. O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.
Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above; ‘Glory to God In the highest.’ O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord. Yea, Lord, we greet thee, Born on Christmas morning, Jesu, to thee be glory given; Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing. O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord. adeste fideles translated, frederick oakley Melody, john francis wade arranged, david willcocks Oxford University Press ¶ All remain standing.
COLLECT AND BLESSING
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The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
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God, who makes us glad with the yearly remembrance of the birth of thy only son, Jesus Christ: Grant that as we joyfully receive him for our redeemer, so we may with sure confidence behold him, when he shall come to be our judge; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. All
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Officiant Christ, who by his incarnation gathered into one things earthly and heavenly, grant you the fullness of inward peace and goodwill, and make you partakers of the divine nature; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you always. All
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HYMN Âś Sung by all, standing.
ark! the herald-angels sing Glory to the new-born King; Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled: Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies, With the angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. Hark! the herald-angels sing Glory to the new-born King.
Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, Late in time behold him come Offspring of a Virgin’s womb: Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail the incarnate Deity! Pleased as man with man to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel. Hark! the herald-angels sing Glory to the new-born King. Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings; Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Hark! the herald-angels sing Glory to the new-born King. Words, charles wesley and george whitefield Music, felix mendelssohn-bartholdy arranged, david willcocks Oxford University Press ORGAN VOLUNTARY Postlude on ‘Adeste fidelis’
Music, Eric Thiman
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THE REVEREND H. PAUL CANADY ASSOCIATE RECTOR
THE REVEREND CORTNEY H. DALE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
DAVID LEAHEY ORGANIST
KEVIN KERSTETTER ACOLYTES
SYDNEY KITCHEN, PADEN KITCHEN & BAKER HUDSON CHRIST CHURCH PARISH CHOIR
SOPRANO APRIL ADAMS NAN BAUGHMAN DIANE FINNEGAN JENNIE LEAHEY JANE MERRITT BARBARA ODDERSTOL JEAN REICHENBACH JANE SCHMIDT TENOR BOB HUSSON MICHAEL MCCULLEY KENNETH ROWE JAMES SAWYER JACK SHIPHERD ROBERT WOMACK
ALTO SUSAN HOLMES SUSAN MABIE NANCY PRZYBYLKO MARGO SCAGGS CINDY TURCO MIMI WATROUS BASS HARRY BALLARD RICHARD BURKHART MARK LEMKE NELSON MCDANIEL MICHAEL POWER DAVID SPENCE CHARLES STOUP, JR DAVID WATROUS