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Advent Carol Service
November 27, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
A traditional service of Advent Carols, with music sung by our choir and readings from the Bible.
No need to register – free entry
Service programme:
Choir: Matin Responsory Giovanni Palestrina
Carol: O come, O come Emmanuel
1st Lesson: Rejoice greatly, your king comes to you Zechariah 9.9,10
Choir: Zion, at thy shining gates arr. George Guest
2nd Lesson: I will raise up for David a righteous branch Jeremiah 23.5,6
Carol: Long ago, prophets knew
3rd Lesson: Open to me the gates of righteousness Psalm 118.19-29
Choir: Rorate Coeli Francisco Guerrero
Carol: Hills of the North, rejoice
4th Lesson: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light Isaiah 9.2,6,7
Choir: I sing of a maiden Lennox Berkeley
5th Lesson: Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son Isaiah 7.10-15
Choir: Ne timeas Maria Tomas Luis de Victoria
Carol: Come thou long expected Jesus
6th Lesson: Salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed Romans 12.1,2; 13.(8)11-14
Choir: Benedictus in C C.V. Stanford
7th Lesson: An angel tells Joseph of the coming birth of Jesus Matthew 25.1-13
Collect & Blessing
Carol: Lo! he comes with clouds descending T. Olivers / Charles Wesley
Organ voluntary: Piece d’orgue BWV 572 J S Bach