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From King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England
December 25, 2003, 7-8:30 p.m. CST
Order of Service 2003
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007
Complete lyrics and prayers can be printed out from the Kings College Chapel Web site
Once in Royal David's City
Bidding prayer
0 little town of Bethlehem
First lesson: Genesis 3, vv 8-15,17-19
read by a Chorister
Herefordshire Carol
Adam lay y-bounden (Boris Ord)
Second lesson: Genesis 22 vv 15-18
read by a Choral Scholar
In dulci jubilo (arr. R L de Pearsall)
Ding dong! merrily on high (harm. Charles Wood)
Third lesson: Isaiah 9 vv 2,6,7
read by a Member of Staff
Nowell,Nowell,Nowell (Elizabeth Maconchy)
It came upon the midnight clear
Fourth lesson: Isaiah 11 w 1-3a,4a,6-9
read by a Representative of the City
There is no rose (anon.)
The Lamb (John Tavener)
Fifth lesson: Luke 1vv 26-35,38
read by the Director of Music
Gabriel's message (arr. Edgar Pettman)
Joys Seven (arr. Stephen Cleobury)
Sixth lesson: Luke 2 vv 1,3-7
read by a Representative of Cambridge Churches
The Gleam (Harrison Birtwistle)
Words by Stephen Plaice
First performance: commissioned by King's College
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (arr. David Willcocks)
Seventh lesson: Luke 2 vv 8-16
read by a Fellow
In the bleak mid-winter (Harold Darke)
God rest you merry gentlemen (arr. David Willcocks)
Eighth lesson: Matthew 2 vv 1-12
read by The Vice-Provost
Look up, sweet Babe (Lennox Berkeley)
I saw three ships (arr. Philip Ledger)
Ninth lesson: John 1 vv 1-14
read by The Provost
0 come, all ye faithful (anon., desc. Stephen Cleobury)
Collect and Blessing
Hark! the herald angels sing (Felix Mendelssohn, desc.Stephen Cleobury)
Organ voluntary: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (J S Bach)
Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54/6 (Louis Vierne)
Stephen Cleobury, Director of Music
Ashley Grote, Organ Scholar
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