Advent Carol Service 2001

Order of Service

 

The congregation remains seated as the Choir enters through the West Door and assembles along the West end of the nave. The church is in near darkness.

 

READING ONE: Zecharja 9: 9-10

Read by a minister, from the West end of the church

A minister brings in a light:

Minister: Jesus Christ is the Light of the world

ALL: A light no darkness can quench

The Choir candles are lit and the Introit is sung

Choir: Advent Prose verse 1

 ALL STAND for Processional Hymn

O come, O come, Emmaneul

BIDDING PRAYER & THE LORD’S PRAYER (trad. Version)

Choir: Advent Prose verses 2,3,4

READING TWO: Jeremiah 23: 5-6 read by a junior chorister

HYMN

The Lord will come and not be slow,  

Organ: Joseph est bien marié – Jean-Francois Dandrieu

READING THREE: Psalm 118 ; 19-29 read by an adult chorister

Choir: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (Poston)

HYMN

1. The advent of our King                                  

READING FOUR: Isaiah 9: 2, 6-7 read by a member of the church

Choir: Awake, awake: fling off the night (Grenoble Antiphoner 1753, HON)

READING FIVE: Isaiah 7: 10-15 read by a churchwarden

Choir: Love divine is coming (Peter Skellern)

HYMN

1. Hark the glad sound! The Saviour come

READING SIX: Luke 1: 26-35, 38 read by a minister

Choir: Gabriel’s Message (Basque carol arranged by David Willcocks)

All stand

READING SEVEN: Matthew 25: 1-13 read by the Rector  

Choir: People look East (trad.)

THE COLLECT

HYMN

Lo, he comes with clouds descending

The Blessing

Organ Voluntary: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme – J. S. Bach BWV 645