Sunday, December 31, 2017

Baptism of the Lord - Sunday, January 7, 2018

  • Organ: Pastorale in A Major – Carlo Monza (1680-1739)
  • Opening Hymn: 163 When Christ’s Appearing Was Made Known
  • Psalm 29 (Anglican Chant)
  • Gradual Hymn: 622 How Bright Appears the Morning Star
  • Offertory Hymn: 158 Earth Has Many a Noble City
  • Anthem: The Golden Carol – R. Vaughan Williams, arr. Walter MacNutt
  • Communion Hymn: 65 Here, Lord, We Take the Broken Bread
  • Closing Hymn: 155 From East to West, from Shore to Shore
  • Organ: Psalm 19 (“The Heavens Declare the Glory of God”) – Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739), arr. by Paul Weckhoven

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Monday, December 25, 2017

First Sunday after Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve - Sunday, December 31, 2017

Lessons and Carols Service with Eucharist (no choir)
  • Organ: La Nativité (Poèmes évangéliques, Op. 2, No. 2) - Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
  • Opening Hymn: 123 Once in Royal David’s City
  • Psalm 148 (Metrical Version): Hymn 420 Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him
  • Gradual Hymn: 148 See Amid the Winter’s Snow
  • Offertory Hymn: 140 It Came upon the Midnight Clear
  • Communion Hymn: 146 ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
  • Closing Hymn: 135 Shepherds in the Field Abiding
  • Postlude: Toccata – Alphonse Mailly (1833-1918)

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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Christmas Day Service - Monday, December 25, 2017

(Led by Fiona Strachan)
  • Carol: 139 The First Nowell
  • Carol: 135 Shepherds in the Field Abiding
  • Carol: 122 In the Bleak Midwinter
  • Carol: 153 Good Christians All, Rejoice

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Christmas Eve, 10:00pm Choral Eucharist - Sunday, December 24, 2017

  • Prelude: A la venue de Noël (from Suite No. 1 of Livre de noëls pour Orgue) - Michel Corrette (1707-1795), arr. for trumpet and organ by Michel Rondeau (Matthew Benenson, trumpet; Konrad Harley, organ)
  • Opening Hymn: 118 O Come, All Ye Faithful
  • Psalm 98 (Metrical Setting): Hymn 316 New Songs of Celebration Render
  • Gradual Hymn: 125 Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
  • Offertory Hymn: 132 Of Eternal Love Begotten
  • Anthem: All This Night – R. S. Thatcher
  • Communion Hymn: 117 Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
  • Like Silver Lamps in a Distant Shrine
  • Like silver lamps in a distant shrine,
    The stars are sparkling bright;
    The bells of the city of God ring out,
    For the Son of Mary is born tonight.
    The gloom is past,
    And the morn at last
    Is coming with orient light.

    The stars of heaven still shine as at first
    They gleamed on this wonderful night;
    The bells of the city of God peal out,
    And the angels' song still rings in the height,
    And love still turns
    Where the Godhead burns,
    Hid in flesh from fleshly sight.

    Faith sees no longer the stable floor,
    The pavement of sapphire is there,
    The clear light of heaven streams out to the world,
    And the angels of God are crowding the air,
    And heaven and earth,
    Through the spotless birth,
    Are at peace on this night so fair.

                                  –  W. C. Dix (1867)
  • Closing Hymn: 138 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  • Postlude: A minuit fut fait un réveil (from Suite No. 4 of Livre de noëls pour Orgue) - Michel Corrette (1707-1795), arr. for trumpet and organ by Michel Rondeau (Matthew Benenson, trumpet; Konrad Harley, organ)

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Christmas Eve, 4:00pm Family Carol Service - Sunday, December 24, 2017

Service Music: Merbecke
  • Organ: Adagio in D Minor – Antonio Vivaldi (1675-1743), transcribed for organ by Willard Irving Nevins
  • Opening Hymn: 91 People, Look East! The Time Is Near
  • Canticle: Song of Mary, Luke 1:47-55 (Russian Chant): Common Praise 756
  • Gradual Hymn: 109 When the King Shall Come Again
  • Offertory Hymn: 95 O Come, Divine Messiah
  • Anthem: Ring Out, Wild Bells – Edgar Bainton
  • Communion Hymn: 96 Creator of the Stars of Night
  • Closing Hymn: 362 Tell Out, My Soul
  • Organ: Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

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Sunday, December 17, 2017

Fourth Sunday of Advent - Sunday, December 24, 2017

Service Music: Merbecke
  • Organ: Adagio in D Minor – Antonio Vivaldi (1675-1743), transcribed for organ by Willard Irving Nevins
  • Opening Hymn: 91 People, Look East! The Time Is Near
  • Canticle: Song of Mary, Luke 1:47-55 (Russian Chant): Common Praise 756
  • Gradual Hymn: 109 When the King Shall Come Again
  • Offertory Hymn: 95 O Come, Divine Messiah
  • Anthem: Ring Out, Wild Bells – Edgar Bainton
  • Communion Hymn: 96 Creator of the Stars of Night
  • Closing Hymn: 362 Tell Out, My Soul
  • Organ: Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

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Sunday, December 10, 2017

Third Sunday of Advent - Sunday, December 17, 2017

Service Music: Schubert
  • Prelude: Fantasia in C Major for Trumpet and Organ - Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780)(Matthew Benenson, trumpet; Konrad Harley, organ)
  • Opening Hymn: 102 Prepare the Way, O Zion
  • Psalm 126 (Metrical setting): Hymn 583 When God Restored Our Common Life
  • Gradual Hymn: 97 Jesus Came, the Heavens Adoring
  • Offertory Hymn: 103 On Jordan’s Bank, the Baptist’s Cry
  • Anthem: The Truth from Above – English traditional carol, arr. Robert Gower
  • This 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 Is that God did man create;
    The next thing which to you I’ll tell – Woman was made with man to dwell.

    Thus we were heirs to endless woes, Till God the Lord did interpose;
    And so a promise soon did run That he would redeem us by his Son.
    And at that 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.

                                  –  Text: English traditional carol, Public Domain
  • Closing Hymn: 110 “Sleepers, Wake!” A Voice Astounds Us
  • Postlude: A minuit fut fait un réveil (from Suite No. 4 of Livre de noëls pour Orgue) - Michel Corrette (1707-1795), arr. for trumpet and organ by Michel Rondeau (Matthew Benenson, trumpet; Konrad Harley, organ)

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Sunday, December 3, 2017

Second Sunday of Advent - Sunday, December 10, 2017

Service Music: Schubert
  • Prelude: Liturgical Meditations for Flute and Organ: No. 8: Noël à la nuit; No. 9: Noël à l’enfant – Jacques Berthier (1923-1994) (Fiona Strachan, flute; Konrad Harley, organ)
  • Opening Hymn: 116 “Your Kingdom Come” -- On Bended Knee
  • Kyrie Eleison: 705 (Schubert)
  • Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 (Anglican Chant)
  • Gradual Hymn: 105 Where Jordan Cuts the Wilderness
  • Offertory Hymn: 111 Herald! Sound the Note of Judgement
  • Solo: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel! -- 15th c. French melody, adapted by Thomas Helmore (1811-1890), edited and arranged by Patrick M. Liebergen (Andrew Gilchrist, baritone; Fiona Strachan, flute; Konrad Harley, piano)
  • Sanctus: 735 Holy, Holy, Holy Lord (Schubert)
  • Our Father (Schubert)
  • Agnus Dei: 747 Jesus, Lamb of God (Schubert)
  • Communion Hymn: The Lord Will Come and Not Be Slow
  • The Lord will come and not be slow; his footsteps cannot err;
    before him righteousness shall go, his royal harbinger.
    Mercy and truth that long were missed, now joyfully are met;
    Sweet peace and righteousness have kissed, and hand in hand is set.

    Truth from the earth, like to a flower, shall bud and blossom fresh,
    And justice from her heav’nly bower look down on mortal flesh.
    Rise, God, judge thou the earth in might; this wicked earth redress;
    For thou art he who shalt by right the nations all possess.

    The nations all whom thou hast made shall come, and all shall frame
    To bow them low before thee, Lord, and glorify thy name.
    For great thou art, and wonders great by thy strong hand are done:
    Thou in thy everlasting seat remainest God alone.
                                  –  John Milton (1608-1674)
  • Closing Hymn: 88 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
  • Postlude: Liturgical Meditations for Flute and Organ: No. 11: Noël aux oiseaux – Jacques
  • Berthier (1923-1994) (Fiona Strachan, flute; Konrad Harley, organ)

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