Wednesday, December 18, 2019
12:10 PM
12:10 PM
Saint Mary the Virgin with the Christ Child in the stained glass windows of Saint Thomas Church
Due to dangerous ice falling from buildings nearby, the NYPD has closed access to the streets outside the School for safety. Unfortunately, the Boys of the Choir were unable to make their way to St. Thomas Church for this service. In light of the unexpected circumstances, the Men of the Choir sang the carols for this service.
The Boys of the Choir will return on Saturday at 4pm to sing the next Carol Service.
| Officiant | Fr. Spencer |
| Sung by | The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys |
| Noël Louis | Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772) |
| Pastorale | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| 105 – God rest you merry, gentlemen – GOD REST YOU MERRY | Anonymous/London carol, eighteenth century |
| The snow lay on the ground | Julian James Wachner (b. 1969) |
| Lesson | Genesis 3:8-15 |
| This is the truth sent from above | Christopher Robinson (b. 1955) |
| 98 – Unto us a boy is born – PUER NOBIS NASCITUR | |
| Lesson 2 | Isaiah 11:1-3a, 4a, 6-9 |
| There is no rose of such virtue | Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) |
| 265 – The angel Gabriel from heaven came – GABRIEL’S MESSAGE | |
| Lesson 3 | Luke 1:26-35, 38 |
| Carol | King Jesus hath a garden, Dutch Melody arranged by John Scott (1956-2015) |
| Lesson 4 | Luke 2:1, 3-20 |
| 112 – In the bleak midwinter – CRANHAM | |
| Lesson 5 | John 1:1-14 |
| Carol | Ding, Dong! merrily on high, by Stephen Hough (b. 1961) |
| Responsory | Christus vincit, by Martin Baker (b. 1967) |
| Toccata-Prelude on ‘Vom Himmel hoch’ | Garth Edmundson (c. 1895-1971) |
