A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Sunday, December 19, 2021
The Fourth Sunday Of Advent

The Fourth Sunday Of Advent

We beseech thee, Almighty God, to purify our consciences by thy daily visitation, that when thy Son Jesus Christ cometh he may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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PreludeEst ist ein Ros entsprungen, Op. 122, no. 8, by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Hymn102 – Once in royal David’s city – IRBY
CarolAll this night shrill Chanticleer, by Richard Wayne Dirksen (1921-2003)
Lesson 1Genesis 3:8-15
CarolThis is the truth sent from above, by Christopher Robinson (b. 1955)
Lesson 2Genesis 22:15-18
Hymn78 – O little town of Bethlehem – FOREST GREEN
Lesson 3Isaiah 9:2, 6-7
CarolOn Christmas Night — Anonymous (Sussex Carol), arr. Philip Ledger (1937-2012)
Lesson 4Isaiah 11:1-9
CarolNo small wonder, by Paul Edwards (b. 1956)
Lesson 5Luke 1:26-38
CarolAve maris stella, by Matthew Martin (b. 1976)
Lesson 6Luke 12:1-7
CarolInfant holy, infant lowly, by Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)
Lesson 7Luke 2:8-16
Hymn94 – While shepherds watched their flocks by night – WINCHESTER OLD
Lesson 8Matthew 2:1-12
CarolIn the bleak mid-winter, by Francis Pott (b. 1957)
Lesson 9John 1:1-14
CarolOn Christmas Day, by Simon Preston (1938-2022)
HymnO come, all ye faithful – ADESTE FIDELES — Anonymous (Traditional)
Hymn87 – Hark! the herald angels sing – MENDELSSOHN
VoluntaryImprovisation on ‘Adeste Fideles’, by Francis Pott (b. 1957)

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