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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
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Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

[caption id="attachment_308237" align="alignnone" width="1500"] The Nativity depicted in the South Stall Woodwork of Saint Thomas Church[/caption] Eternal God, who made this most holy night to shine with the brightness of thy one true light: bring us, who have known the revelation of that light on earth, to see the radiance of thy heavenly glory; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.


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Celebrant and PreacherFr. Turner
DeaconFr. Moretz
SubdeaconMo. Turner
Sung byThe Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys

Prelude: Christmas Music for Organ

Variations sur un Noël, Op. 20by Marcel Dupre (1886-1971)
Variations on ‘Herr Jesus hat ein Gärtchen’by Flor Peeters (1903-1986)
Joseph est bien Marie (Paris, 1725) by Pierre Dandrieu (1664-1733)
Order of Service
The Ordinary of the MassMesse de Minuit pour Noel, by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
Hymn83 – O come, all ye faithful – ADESTE FIDELES
arr. David Willocks (1919-2015)
The Liturgy of the Word
The LessonIsaiah 9:2-7
Psalm96, Cantate Domino, Anglican Chant (Hancock (1934-2012), Andrew (1931-2014))
EpistleTitus 2:11-14
Hymn78 – O little town of Bethlehem – FOREST GREEN
Gospel AcclamationAlleluia — Plainsong (Mode VI)
GospelLuke 2:1-20
SermonThe Rev. Canon Carl Turner: Once you are real you cannot be ugly.
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
AnthemHodie Christus natus est, by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)
Hymn96 – Angels we have heard on high – GLORIA
Middle VoluntarySortie sur ‘Venez, divin Messie’, by Nicolas-Antione Lebègue (1632-1702)
Carols
Lute-Book Lullabyby Francis Pott (b. 1957)
I wonder as I wanderby John Jacob Niles (1892-1980), arr. Calvin Hampton (1938-1984)
The Placing of the Christ Child in the Crèche
CarolSilent Night, by Franz Grüber (1787-1863), arr. Jeremy Filsell (b. 1964)
Hymn87 – Hark! the herald angels sing – MENDELSSOHN
VoluntarySortie sur ‘Venez, divin Messie’, by Pierre Cochereau (1924-1984)

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