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December 24, 2005 10:30 PM
The Eve of the Feast of the Nativity
The Carol Prelude Service and the Service of Holy Communion
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The Carol Prelude Service
The Hymns
Once in royal David's city
– Stanzas 1-3 harmonised by A. H. Mann,
Descant and organ part by David Willcocks
I know a rose-tree springing
(Tune:
Rosa mystica)
Dost thou in a manger lie
(Tune:
Dies est laetitiae)
The first Nowell
(Tune:
The First Nowell, v. 3 arr. Willcocks)
The Carols and Motets
Sussex carol
– English traditional carol, arr. Willcocks
I sing of a maiden
–
Patrick Hadley
Magnificat in G
–
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
The Service of Holy Communion
The Hymns
The Processional Hymn:
O come, all ye faithful
– arr: Willcocks
The Sermon Hymn:
Good Christian men rejoice
The Lighting of the Christ Candle:
Away in a manger
– arr: Maekelberghe
The Communion Hymn:
O little town of Bethlehem
(Tune:
St. Louis)
The Kneeling Hymn:
Silent night, holy night
The Recessional Hymn:
Hark! the herald Angels sing
– arr: Willcocks
The Setting of the Ordinary
Communion Service in F Major – Harold E. Darke
The Minor Propers
Christmas at Midnight – Plainchant
The Psalms, Anthems, and Motets
The Introit:
Hodie Christus natus est
–
Francis Poulenc
The Psalm:
85:8-13.
Audiam quid loquatur.
– Anglican Chant:
George Martin
The Offertory Anthem:
Let all mortal flesh keep silence
–
Edward C. Bairstow
The Communion Anthem:
A spotless Rose
–
Herbert Howells
The Communion Anthem:
The blessèd son of God
–
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Organ Voluntaries
The Prelude:
Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, op. 122, no. 8
– Johannes Brahms
The Postlude:
Toccata (from Symphonie V, op. 42)
– Charles-Marie Widor
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