King’s College Choir: Nine Lessons and Carols

King’s College Choir: Nine Lessons and Carols

Order of Service:

1. Once in Royal David’s City (Trad. arr. Sir David Wilcox)

2. Opening words and prayers

3. Up! good Christen folk and listen (Piae Cantiones / G. R. Woodward)

4. Reading Genesis 3: 8-15

5. The Truth From Above (Ralph Vaughan Williams)

6. Reading Genesis 22: 18-15

7. In Dulci Jubilo (Trad. arr. Sir Philip Ledger)

8. Reading Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

9. Riu, riu, chiu (Mateu Fletxa)

10. Reading Isaiah 11: 1-4, 6-9

11. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Trad. arr. J Brahms)

12. The Holly and the Ivy (Trad. arr. Walford Davies)

13. Reading Luke 1: 26-35

14. Joys Seven (Trad. arr. Stephen Cleobury)

15. Reading Luke 2: 1, 3-7

16. Silent Night (Trad. arr. John Rutter)

17. Oh Little Town of Bethlehem (Trad. Vaughan Williams)

18. Reading Luke 2: 8-16

19. In the Bleak Mid Winter (Trad. arr. Harold Darke)

20. Shepherd’s Pipe Carol (John Rutter)

21. Reading Matthew 2: 1-12

22. We Three Kings of Orient are (Trad. arr. Martin Neary)

23. Hodie Christus Natus Est (Jan Sweelinck)

24. Reading John 1: 1-14

25. Oh Come all ye Faithful (Trad. arr. Stephen Cleobury)

26. Blessings

27. Hark the Herald Angel (Charles Wesley / Felix Mendelssohn arr. Stephen Cleobury)

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