Carol Service 19 December 2021
HYMN Once in royal VV 1 & 2 solo/choir
Welcome and Bidding prayer
CAROL Tomorrow shall be my dancing day – John Gardiner (1917-2011)
First LESSON (Creation)
CAROL O magnum mysterium – Morton Lauridsen (b. 1943)
Second LESSON (The Fall)
HYMN God rest you, merry gentlemen
CAROL Adam lay y bounden – Boris Ord (1897-1961)
Third LESSON (Prophecy of birth)
CAROL Sans day Carol – Trad. arr. Willcocks
Fourth LESSON (Kingdom of peace)
CAROL Lux aurumque – Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Fifth LESSON (Annunciation)
HYMN O Little town
CAROL Sussex Carol – arr. Philip Ledger
Sixth LESSON (Birth)
CAROL A child is born in Bethlehem – Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)
Seventh LESSON (Shepherds)
HYMN Unto us is born a son
CAROL Ding dong, merrily on high – arr. Mack Wilberg
Eighth LESSON (Magi)
CAROL The Kings – Chorale melody Philipp Nicolai, solo melody and text Peter Cornelius (1824-1874)
Ninth LESSON (Gospel according to John)
HYMN O Come all ye faithful
Prayers and Blessing
HYMN Hark the herald
Organ Voluntary: Paean on Divinum mysterium – John Cook (1918-1984)
Director of music Adrian Richards
Assistant Miles MacLachlan