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Music
at Services [Hymns
Archives]
December
30, 2007 – Sunday after Christmas
Preludes:
Vieux Noels Cesar Franck
Processional
Hymn: 121 (Forest Green) O little town of Bethlehem
Offertory
Hymn: 145 (Tempus Adest Floridum) Good King Wenceslas
Communion:
Deux Noels Alexandre Guilmant
Closing
Hymn: 140 (Carol) It came upon a midnight clear
Postlude:
Sortie sur les Noëls Cesar Franck
December
24, 2007 – Christmas Eve Choral Eucharist 10:00 pm
Preludes:
Sonatas for organ and strings W. A.
Mozart
No.
15, KV 328
No.
1, KV 67
No.
10, KV 244
Ensemble
Invitatory:
O come let us worship
Processional
Hymn: 118 (Adeste Fidelis) O come, all ye faithful
(The
Choir will sing the first verse in Latin, the congregation verses 1-5 in
English)
Collect
First
Reading: Isaiah 52:7-10
Anthem:
O Holy Night Adolph Adam
Second
Reading: Hebrews 1:1-4
Sequence:
Hymn 132 (Divinum Mysterium) vss. 1-3 Of eternal love begotten
Gospel:
John 1:1-14
Sequence:
Hymn 132 (Divinum Mysterium) vss. 4-6 Of eternal love begotten
Sermon
Creed
Offertory
Hymn: 119 (Stille Nacht) Silent Night
Communion:
Lo,
How a Rose E'er Blooming Johannes Brahms
Lo,
How a Rose E'er Blooming Jacob Praetorius
Noel
Claude Balbastre
O
Leave Your Sheep French Noel
Recessional
Hymn: 154 (Antioch) Joy to the world
Postlude:
Noel Alexandre Guilmant
December
24, 2007 – Family and Children's Eucharist 4:00 pm
Prelude:
A Festival of Christmas Carols
The
St. James Orchestra
Processional
Hymn: 138 (Mendelssohn) Hark! The herald angels sing
Offertory
Hymn: 126 (Cradle Song) Away in a manger
Communion:
Carols for the Birth of Christ
Recessional
Hymn: 118 (Adeste Fidelis) O Come, O Come All Ye Faithful
Postlude:
A Christmas Postlude
The
St. James Orchestra
December
23, 2007 – Advent 4
Preludes
Four
Chorales for the Advent of Our Lord Dietrich Buxtehude
Lord
Jesus Christ, God’s Only Son [Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn]
In
Dulci Jubilo
Come
Now, Saviour of the World [Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland]
Praise
God, All Ye Christians [Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allzugleich]
Processional:
123 (Irby) Once in David’s Royal City
Anthem
Come, Jesus, Holy Son of God Handel/Hopson
Come,
Jesus, holy son of God.
Thy
truth unseal, thy love reveal,
Hear
Thou our prayer,
To
Thee be glory now and evermore.
Offertory
Hymn: 89 (Veni Emmanuel) O come, O come, Emmanuel
The
choir will sing verse one as plainchant, the congregation joining with
verses 2-7
Communion:
God,
Creator of the Starry Night Plainsong
Organ
Meditation – John Barr
Closing
Hymn: 148 (See Amid the Winter’s Snow)
Postlude:
Sortie on “God, Creator of the
Starry Night” Alexandre Guilmant
December
16, 2007 - A Service of Lessons and Carols for Advent
The
St. James Choirs
Preludes:
Trumpet
Tune and Ayre Henry Purcell
Sonata
in D Henry Purcell
Allegro
– Adagio – Allegro
Instrumental
Ensemble, Charles MacKinnon, trumpet
Processional
Hymn: 114 (Helmsley) Lo! He comes with clouds descending
Collect
First
Lesson: Genesis 3: 8-15
God
announces in the Garden of Eden that the seed of the woman shall bruise
the serpent’s head.
Anthem:
This Is the Truth Sent from Above Ralph
Vaughan William
Patrick
Heatherley, St. James Choir
Second
Lesson: Jeremiah 23: 5-6
The
Lord promises to send his people a righteous King, a Branch of the Tree of
Jesse.
Anthem:
The King Shall Come John Leavitt
St.
James Choir
Third
Lesson: Haggai 2: 6-9
The
Prophet Haggai fortells the advent of the desire of all nations.
Anthem:
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus German
The
Male Choir
Fourth
Lesson: Isaiah 40: 1-5
The
prophet proclaims the good news to a people in exile.
Anthem:
Sleepers, Wake! Felix Mendelssohn
St.
James Choir
Fifth
Lesson: Luke 1: 26-35, 38
The
angel Gabriel salutes the Virgin Mary.
Anthem:
The Angel Gabriel Basque/arr.
Archer
St.
James Choir
Sixth
Lesson: Mark 1: 1-11
John
the Baptist proclaims the coming of the Kingdom of God.
Anthem:
Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding Eric
Thiman
St.
James Choir
Seventh
Lesson: Matthew 1: 18-23
The
Apostle tells of the birth of Christ.
Anthem:
At Thy Shining Gates Bohemian/arr.
Guest
Combined
Choirs
Offertory
Hymn: 88 (Stuttgart) Come thou long expected Jesus
Recessional
Hymn: 143 (Regent Square) Angels, from the realms of glory
Postlude:
Concerto
in D Giuseppe Torelli
Allegro
– Adagio - Allegro
December
9, 2007 Second Advent
Preludes:
Three Chorale Preludes for Advent, Op.65 Sigfrid
Karg-Elert
Rejoice
Greatly, O My Soul
Brightly
Shines the Morning Star
From
the Depths of My Heart, I Praise Thee
Processional
Hymn: 108 (Merton) Hark! A herald voice is sounding
Psalm
72:1-7,18-19
Anthem:
A Shoot Shall Come Forth Out Of Jesse Richard
Horn
A
shoot shall come forth out of Jesse,
And
a bud shall grow out of its roots.
Then
the lamb shall lie down with the leopard
And
the lion eat straw with the ox,
And
a little child shall lead them
To
the peaceable kingdom of God.
Isaiah
11
Offertory
Hymn: 106 (Ascension) There's a voice in the wilderness crying
Communion:
Lo,
How a Rose E’er Blooming Johannes Brahms
Lo,
How a Rose E’er Blooming Michael Praetorius
Recessional
Hymn: 116 (Irish) "Your kingdom come"-on bended knee
Postlude:
Sortie sur un Ancien Noël Polonais Alexandre
Guilmant
December
2, 2007– First Advent – (Stewardship Sunday)
Preludes:
Trois
Noëls, Op.60 Alexandre Guilmant
Grand
Dieu/Allons Pasteurs
Entends
ma voix fidele
Noël
Ecossias
Processional
Hymn: 88 (Stuttgart) Come, thou long-expected Jesus
Anthem:
Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending David
Hogan
Lo,
He comes with clouds descending,
Once
for favored sinners slain;
Thousand,
thousand saints attending
Swell
the triumph of his train:
Alleluia!
Christ returns to reign!.
Offertory
Hymn: 435 (Mozart) Take my life and let it be
Communion:
You
Call Us, Lord, A People Set Apart John Edwards
Organ
Meditation by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Recessional
Hymn: 465 (Down Ampney) Come down, O love divine
Postlude:
Offertoire sur les Noëls Alexandre
Guilmant
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