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A Service of Lessons & Carols & The Blessing of the Creche
Thursday, December 24, 2009
4:00pm - Saint Thomas Church
Collect:
Almighty God, who hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him and as at this time to be born of a pure virgin: Grant that we, being regenerate and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
Seating
The 4pm service, while often drawing large numbers, is not full to capacity. No tickets are required. We suggest that you plan to arrive fifteen minutes in advance, and if you want very good seats, perhaps by around 3:30pm.
| Sung by: | The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys |
| Prelude: | Three Versets on ‘Away in a manger’, Mark Blatchly (b. 1940) |
| Prelude 2: | Chorale Prelude on ‘Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen,’ Op. 122, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) |
| Prelude 3: | Nativité, from ‘Symphonie-Passion,’ Op. 23, Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) |
| Works of: | Andrew Carter, Walford Davies, Tranchell & Roxanna Panufnik |
| Voluntary: | Noël ‘Tous les Bourgeois de Châtres', Claude-Bénigne Balbastre (1727-1799) |
