Sunday, December 27, 2015

Second Sunday of Christmas - January 3, 2016

  • Organ: Sinfonia from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) 
  • Service Music: Merbecke 
  • Opening Hymn: 148 See Amid the Winter’s Snow 
  • Offertory Hymn: 122 In the Bleak Midwinter 
  • Anthem: Christmas Hymn – Dudley Buck (1839-1909) 
  • Hymn during Communion: 146 ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime 
  • Closing Hymn: 155 From East to West, from Shore to Shore
  • Organ: Variations on “Quand Jésus naquit à Noël” – Claude Balbastre (1724-1799)

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Friday, December 25, 2015

1st Sunday of Christmas (The Holy Family) – December 27, 2015

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  • Organ: 3 Noëls – Nicolas-Antoine Lebègue (1631-1702)
    • I. Puer Nobis Nascitur
    • II. Une Vierge Pucelle
    • III. L'Amour de Marie
  • Opening Hymn: 135 Shepherds in the Field Abiding
  • Service Music: Merbecke
  • Psalm 128:1-5 (read responsively)
  • Offertory Hymn: 143 Angels, from the Realms of Glory
  • Concluding Hymn: 138 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  • Organ: Toccata, Op. 67, No. 2 – Georges MacMaster (1862-1898)

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Sunday, December 20, 2015

Christmas Eve – December 24, 2015, 10pm

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  • Organ: Polish Fantasia (Christmas Eve at Wawel Cathedral), Op. 9, No. 1 – Feliks Nowowiejski (1877-1946)
  • Processional Carol: 118 O Come, All Ye Faithful
  • Service Music: Merbecke
  • Kyrie, Gloria
  • Carol: 132 Of Eternal Love Begotten (vv. 1, 3, 4)
  • Gradual Carol: 119 Silent Night
  • Gospel: Luke 2:1-20
  • Offertory Carol: 140 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
  • Anthem: What Is This Lovely Fragrance – Healey Willan (1880-1968)
  • Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei (Merbecke)
  • Communion Carols: 137 What Child Is This; 125 Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
  • Communion Motet: O Magnum Mysterium – Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
  • Concluding Carol: 154 Joy to the World
  • Organ: Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 – Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

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Christmas Eve – December 24, 2015, 4pm

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  • Carol: 123 Once in Royal David's City (2 verses)
  • Carol: 126 Away in a Manger
  • Solo: “The Kings” – Peter Cornelius (sung by Andrew Gilchrist)
  • Offertory Carol: 138 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (3 verses)
  • Communion Carols: 125 Infant Holy, Infant Lowly; 119 Silent Night (3 verses)
  • Closing Carols: O Little Town of Bethlehem (2 verses); 154 Joy to the World (2 verses)

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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Advent 4 - December 20, 2015

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  • Organ: Variations on “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland” – Konrad Harley
  • Opening Hymn: 95 O Come, Divine Messiah
  • Service Music: Merbecke
  • Canticle 18 (Luke 1:47-55): 756 My soul magnifies the Lord (The Song of Mary, or The Magnificat)
  • Offertory Hymn: 109 When the King Shall Come Again
  • Anthem: Advent Carol – Dale Wood
  • Sanctus and Benedictus: Merbecke
  • Agnus Dei: Merbecke
  • Hymn during Communion: Thy Kingdom Come – arranged for choir and organ by Konrad Harley from a chorale prelude for organ by Healey Willan (1880-1968)
  • Concluding Hymn: 91 People, Look East! The Time Is Near
  • Organ: Toccata on “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland” – Konrad Harley

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Saturday, December 5, 2015

Advent 3 - Decmeber 13, 2015

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  • Organ: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 – J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
  • Opening Hymn: 116 “Your Kingdom Come”—On Bended Knee
  • Kyrie: 705 (Franz Schubert)
  • Canticle 3 (Isaiah 12:2-6) O Lord, I will praise you (The First Song of Isaiah)
  • Offertory Hymn: 97 Jesus Came, the Heavens Adoring
  • Anthem: Where Jordan Cuts the Wilderness – arranged by Konrad Harley
  • Sanctus and Benedictus: 735 (Franz Schubert)
  • Agnus Dei: 747 (Franz Schubert)
  • Hymn during Communion: 102 Prepare the Way, O Zion
  • Concluding Hymn: 111 Herald! Sound the Note of Judgement
  • Organ: Prelude in E Minor – Nicolaus Bruhns (1637-1718)

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Advent 2 - December 6, 2015

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  • Organ: Chaconne in C Minor, BuxWV 159 – Dieterich Buxtehude (1639-1707)
  • Opening Hymn: 88 Come, Thou Long-expected Jesus
  • Kyrie: 705 (Franz Schubert)
  • Baptismal Hymn: 35 Wash, O God, Our Sons and Daughters
  • Canticle 19 (Luke 1:68-79): 758 Blessed is the Lord God of Israel (The Song ofZechariah)
  • Offertory Hymn: 96 Creator of the Stars of Night
  • Anthem: Sleepers, Wake – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
  • Sanctus and Benedictus: 735 (Franz Schubert)
  • Agnus Dei: 747 (Franz Schubert)
  • Closing Hymn: 103 On Jordan’s Bank, the Baptist’s Cry
  • Organ: Toccata in D Minor, Op. 108, No. 1 – Albert Renaud (1855-1924)

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