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Attended by members of the Diplomatic Service, the United Nations, and the St. George’s Society

Sunday, December 22, 2024
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The Fourth Sunday Of Advent
O Rex gentium — “O King of the Nations”

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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OfficiantFr. Turner
Sung byThe Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
Preludes
Prelude on ‘What child is this?’by Richard Purvis (1913-1994)
Variations on ‘Herr Jesus hat ein Gärtchen’by Flor Peeters (1903-1986)
Fantasia: The Christmas Lightby Simon Preston (1938-2022)
Est ist ein Ros entsprungen, Op. 122, no. 8by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Hymn102 – Once in royal David’s city – IRBY
CarolChanticleer, by Richard Wayne Dirksen (1921-2003)text by William Austin
The First LessonGenesis 3:8-15, 17-19
God tells sinful Adam that he has lost the life of Paradise and that his seed will bruise the serpent’s head.
CarolAdam our Father, by Richard Hey Lloyd (b. 1933)
The Second LessonGenesis 22:15-18
God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.
Hymn78 – O little town of Bethlehem – FOREST GREEN
The Third LessonIsaiah 9:2, 6-7
The prophet foretells the coming of the Savior.
CarolI wonder as I wander, by John Jacob Niles (1892-1980), arr. Calvin Hampton (1938-1984)
The Fourth LessonIsaiah 11:1-4a, 6-9
The Peace that Christ will bring is foreshown.
CarolOf a Rose is all my song, by Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)
The Fifth LessonLuke 1:26-35, 38
The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary.
CarolNova, Nova!, by Iain Farrington (b. 1977)
The Sixth LessonLuke 2:1-7
Saint Luke tells of the birth of Jesus.
Hymn96 – Angels we have heard on high – GLORIA
The Seventh LessonLuke 2:8-16
The shepherds go to the manger.
CarolLute-Book Lullaby, by Francis Pott (b. 1957)
The Eighth LessonMatthew 2:1-12
The Wise Men are led by the star to Jesus.
CarolWhat sweeter music, by John Rutter (b. 1945)
The Ninth LessonJohn 1:1-14
Saint John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation.
CarolHodie Christus natus est, by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)
Hymn at the Offertory83 – O come, all ye faithful – ADESTE FIDELES
HymnHark! the herald angels sing, by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
VoluntarySortie on ‘In dulci jubilo’, by David Briggs (b. 1962)

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