11:00 am Sunday Music for Advent & Christmas 2008 Year B

 

Advent II, December 7, 2008

Prelude on Comfort, comfort ye my people              Near

Introit  There’s a voice in the wilderness  crying              Ascension

Hymn On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry  (Winchester New)  Hymn  76

Seq Hymn  Prepare the way, O Zion  (Bereden vag for Herran) Hymn  65

Offertory  And the glory of the Lord                     Handel

Communion music  He shall feed his flock            Handel
                                  (soloists Kay Buchanan and Constance Harrington)
                                 O food to pilgrims given       O Welt, ich muss dich lassen

Hymn   Comfort, comfort ye my people (Psalm 42)    Hymn 67

Voluntary on Blest be the King that cometh      J.S.Bach
(played by Louise Temple)

 

Advent III, December 14, 2008

Prelude  Come now, Lord Jesus, from heaven to earth.            J.S. Bach

Introit   O heavenly word, eternal light                O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf

Hymn Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding (Merton)  Hymn  59

Seq hymn   Blessed be the God of Israel  (Thornbury) Hymn 444

Offertory   Rejoice in the Lord always!                     Anon

Communion music  A tender shoot                             Goldschmidt
                               Humbly I adore thee              Adoro devote

Re HymnO Zion,haste  (Tidings)    Hymn 539

Voluntary   O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf (O Savior, rend open the heavens)  Walcha

 

Advent IV, December 21, 2008

No Prelude or Introit

Pro Hymn  O come, O come Emmanuel (Veni,veni Emmanuel) Hymn 56 vv.1,2,4,6

Offertory  Let all mortal flesh keep silence              Bairstow

Communion  Hail true body, born of Mary!                    Vittoria

                        Hark! The glad sound! The Savior comes      Bristol

Re Hymn  Come thou long expected Jesus ( Stuttgart )   Hymn 66

Voluntary  The Magnificat     J.S.Bach      

 

Christmas Eve, 2008     

Pro hymn: Once in Royal David’ City  soloist for v.1 Susan Frank

Offertory anthems  In dulci jubilo      Michael Praetorius
                               And there were shepherds    J.S.Bach
                             (soloists Ernest Holley and Constance Harrington with organist Louise Temple)

Communion music  Ah Holy Night  (soloist Ernest Holley)            Cantique de Noel

Lux arumque (soloist: Kate Harrington)            EricWhitacre

                       Translation:  Light,
                                            warm and heavy as pure gold
                                            and the angels sing softly
                                            to the newborn baby.

In the bleak midwinter                Harold Darke
                       (soloists:Constance Harrington and Ernest  Holley                                                          

Voluntary                  Noel                                       Daquin