This year we will be doing a modified version of King's College Chapel's Nine Lessons & Carols. You can visit their website to download a PDF version of their 2006 Lessons & Carols.
Our order of events. The songs are sung by the congregation unless otherwise noted.
- Entrance Hymn - "Once In Royal David's City" (236)
- Bidding Prayer (Fr Stephen)
- First Lesson - Genesis 3 (Jim)
- Now Is Born This Divine Christ Child" (choir - 4 part)
- Second Lesson - Genesis 22 (LD)
- "Good Christian Men, Rejoice" (50N)
- Third Lesson - Isaiah 9 (Sdn Elias)
- "Coventry Carol" (choir - ladies only)
- Fourth Lesson - Isaiah 11 (Sdn Thomas R)
- "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" (19-2)
- Fifth Lesson - Luke 1 (Sdn Michael)
- "Resonet In Laudibus" (choir - men only)
- Sixth Lesson - Matthew 2 (Dn Stephen)
- "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (40)
- Collect & Blessing (Fr Stephen)
- Concluding Hymn - "The First Nowell" (59N)
Our Lessons & Carols will be followed by liturgy during which we will also have two special pieces of music.
- Offertory - "I Know A Rosetree Springing" (4 part)
- Communion - "O Magnum Mysterium" (4 part)