Choir Resources

Christmas 2007

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)

Now Is Born This Divine Christ Child

The "Normal" speed is a little fast. Make sure to practice using the "Slow" versions first.

Title	Size (Kb)	Description
Sheet Music	149.32
All	6.60
Soprano (Slow)	2.60
Soprano (Normal)	6.60
Alto (Slow)	2.60
Alto (Normal)	6.60
Tenor (Slow)	2.60
Tenor (Normal)	6.60
Bass (Slow)	2.60
Bass (Normal)	6.60

Coventry Carol

Title	Size (Kb)	Description
Sheet Music	47.40	Sheet music of just the vocal part.
Melody	4.28	Melody with accompaniment.

I Know A Rosetree Springing

With the tune of "Rosa Mystica", this song is #53 in our hymnal.

Title	Size (Kb)	Description
Sheet Music	142.23
All	5.17
Soprano	5.17
Alto	5.17
Tenor	5.17
Bass	5.17

O Magnum Mysterium

Title	Size (Kb)	Description
Sheet Music	105.86	Creative-commons licensed sheet music from the Internet. Notes and lines are closer together than our print. Use whichever you prefer.
Sheet Music	41.39	Sheet music generated by the program I have. More spaced out and with crescendos. Use whichever you like.
All	10.49	All parts using MIDI voice "oohs"
Soprano	10.48
Alto	10.48
Tenor	10.48
Bass	10.48
Video	51,742.72	A video of our midi software that you can watch to see upcoming notes and words. NOTE: This is a raw cut. Let me know if you can't view the video.