Wednesday, 24 December 2014
| Opening Hymn | Adeste Fideles |
| Reading | Isaiah 11:1-10 (A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse) |
| Choir | Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord, 1891-1961) |
| Hymn | Once in royal David’s city |
| Reading | Micah 5:1-4 (Out of you, Bethlehem, will be born the one…) |
| Choir | Dong dong merrily |
| Hymn | While shepherds watched their flocks |
| Reading | Isaiah 52: 7-10 (How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of one…) |
| Gloria | Gloria de Noël (Thomas Niel) |
| Reading | Isaiah 9:2-7 (The people that walked in darkness) |
| Psalm | Christmas Psalm (Bernadette Farrell) |
| Reading | Titus 2:11-14 (God’s grace has been revealed) |
| Gospel Acclamation | St Agatha Alleluia (mcb) |
| Reading | Luke 2:1-14 (The Nativity) |
| Creed | Credo III & Et Incarnatus from the Mass for three voices (William Byrd, c.1540-1623) |
| Preparation of the gifts | In the bleak midwinter (Christina Rossetti/Gustav Holst, arr. Will Todd) – choir |
| Sanctus, Acclamation C, Amen | Missa Ubi Caritas (Bob Hurd) |
| Agnus Dei | Lamb of God II (mcb) |
| Communion | Candlelight Carol (John Rutter) – choir Silent night |
| Postcommunion | O little town of Bethlehem |
| Recessional | Hark the herald angels sing |
Our vigil was constructed along the lines set out in the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, and Bishop John, in his first celebration with us since his Mass of Installation, presided throughout. This made for a rich banquet of words and music, with plenty for the people to sing.
The organ was on the blink, regrettably, but Anthony's nifty portable keyboard (I’ll have to ask him for the details of make and model), fed through a portable guitar amplifier, made for a passably convincing substitute. Celebration Brass were there too, for a twentieth Christmas in a row, and our musical fare sounded as cheery and festive as ever.
Happy Christmas!
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