Tuesday, 24 December 2013
| Introit | O Emmanuel (chant) |
| Opening Hymn | O Come, O Come Emmanuel |
| Reading | Isaiah 11:1-10 (A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse) |
| Choir | Carol of the Bells (Mykola Leontovych) |
| Hymn | In the bleak midwinter |
| Reading | Luke 1:26-38 (The Annunciation) |
| Hymn | Unto us is born a son |
| Reading | John 1: 1-18 (In the Beginning was the Word) |
| Choir | O Little One Sweet (J.S. Bach) |
| Bishop’s entrance and procession to the crib | Adeste Fideles |
| Gloria | Gloria de Noël (Thomas Niel) |
| Reading | Isaiah 9:2-7 (The people that walked in darkness) |
| Psalm | Ps 95(96) |
| 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 | Ding Dong Merrily (traditional) – choir |
| Sanctus, Acclamation C, Amen | German Mass (Schubert) & Missal tones |
| Agnus Dei | Lamb of God II (mcb) |
| Communion | My Lord has come (Will Todd) Silent night |
| Postcommunion | O little town of Bethlehem |
| Recessional | Hark the herald angels sing |
Our usual rich pageant, with a packed congregation, Celebration Brass, and the choir in sparkling form. The choral et incarnatus during the Creed, taking a leaf from someone else’s book, made for a moment of appropriate stillness.
Happy Christmas!
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