St Philip's Carol services of Nine Lessons and Carols
The service of Nine Lessons and Carols was devised by the Most Revd Edward White Benson (Archbishop of Canterbury 1882-1896) and first used in Truro Cathedral on Christmas Eve, 1880.
Sunday 19 December 2010
Ministers: Rev'd Rebecca Newland, Rev'd Myung-Hwa Park
Music directed by Colin Forbes
Selected by Pat Forbes
The Carols
Lo! He comes with clouds descending | Charles Wesley, 1707-88 |
There's a light upon the mountain | Henry Burton 1840-1930, tune Maurice Wostenholm 1887-1959 |
Long Ago, Prophets Knew | Frederick Pratt Green, melody from Piae Contiones 1582, harm. Gustav Holst, arr. John Wilson |
Joy to the World | Isaac Watts 1674-1748 alt. based on Psalm 98 |
Behold a rose is growing | Anon. German, 15th cent., trans by HR Spaeth and JC Mattes, music Cologne 1599. |
The angel Gabriel | Basque carol, tr. Sabine Baring-Gould; music: Basque traditional, arr. Edgar Pettman |
Angels from the realms of glory | James Montgomery 1771-1854, French traditional, arr Martin Shaw, 1875-1958 |
While shepherds watched their flocks by night. |
Hark! the herald angels sing | Charles Wesley 1707-88 and others |
The first Nowell | Anon, English c. 17th cent |
O Come all ye faithful | 18th century Latin, tr. Frederick Oakeley; melody: John Francis Wade |
Silent night | Joseph Mohr, trans John Freeman Young; melody: Franz Xavier Gruber |
The Choir and Musicians
Sopranos: Linda Anchell, Estelle Canning, Leith Dudfield, Vicki Hodges, Alison Knight, Cath Lawrence, Denise Manley, Madeleine Rowland, Jenny Sawer, Judith Swanson
Altos: Sarah Barnes, Catriona Bryce, Mary Bush, Leila Fetter, Lou Merrington, Rachel Parsons, Patricia Whitbread
Tenors: Gerard Clifton, Alex Maroya, Alex Slater
Basses: Gerard Atkinson, Brian McKinlay, Peter Smith, Matthew Stuckings
Flute: Ellen Trevanion
Double Bass: Justin Bullock
Trumpet: Matthew Stuckings
Organ/Piano: Colin Forbes
The Lord at first did Adam make | English traditional, arr. David Willcocks. |
Babe of Bethlehem | The Southern Harmony, 1854, arr. Elizabeth Poston. [Flute obbligato played by Ellen Trevanian.] |
Rejoice lordings | Early English, arr Arthur Oldham. |
All this time | William Walton. Words: 16th Century |
No wind at the window | Music: Irish traditional, arr. John Bell |
Zither Carol | Czech folk tune arr. with words by Malcolm Sargent. |
Huron Carol | A tune of the Huron Indians, arr. William Llewellyn, with English words by J.E. Middleton. |
A Fanfare for Christmas | Vespers for Christmas Day, by Robin Wells. Words: Antiphon for Christmas vespers (Medieval or earlier). |
Noel Time | Australian Carol by William James. Words: John Wheeler. |
Hallelujah chorus | from Messiah by G.F. Handel. |
The Readings
Readers: Jack Adams, Rev'd Linda Anchell, Kerry-Anne Cousins, Patricia Forbes, Sarah Gowty, Brian McKinlay, Denise Manley, Alex Maroya,
Rev'd Myung-Hwa Park
God says in the Garden of Eden that the seed of woman shall bruise the serpent's head | Genesis 3.8-15 |
God promises that Abraham's descendants will be a blessing to all | Genesis 22:15-18 |
Isaiah speaks of the Messiah's birth and kingdom | Isaiah 9.2-7 |
Isaiah tells of God's coming kingdom | Isaiah 11.1-9 |
The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary | Luke 1.26-38 |
St Matthew tells of the birth of Jesus | Matthew 1.18-23 |
The shepherds go to the manger | Luke 2.8-16 |
The wise men are led by the star to Jesus | Matthew 2.1-11 |
St John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation | John 1:1-14 |
Sunday 20 December 2009
Minister: Rev'd Dr Ray Williamson
Music directed by Colin Forbes
Selected by Pat Forbes
The Carols
Long Ago, Prophets Knew | Frederick Pratt Green: melody from Piae Contiones 1582.
harm. Gustav Holst, arr. John Wilson |
Unto us a boy is born | Words: Latin anon. 15th cent. tr. Percy Dearmer:
melody Piae Contiones 1582. arr Geoffrey Shaw |
O Little Town of Bethlehem | Words: Phillips Brooks; Music: English traditional. arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams |
The Angel Gabriel | Basque carol, tr. Sabine Baring-Gould; music: Basque traditional, arr. Edgar Pettman |
O Come all ye faithful | Words: 18th century Latin, tr. Frederick Oakeley; melody: John Francis Wade |
Hark the Herald Angels | Charles Wesley 1707-88 and others |
As with gladness men of old | Melody: Conrad Kocher, arr. William Henry Monk; words William Chatterton Dix |
Joy to the World | Isaac Watts 1674-1748 alt. based on Psalm 98 |
Silent Night | Words: Joseph Mohr, tr John Freeman Young; melody: Franz Xavier Gruber |
The Choir
Adam lay ybounden | 15th century English, music by Boris Ord, 1897-1961) |
A Christmas Antiphon (ii) See to us a child is born | Timothy Dudley-Smith, tune 'Lauds' by John Wilson, arr. William Llewellyn. |
O come, O come Emmanuel | 18th Century, trans. TA, 15th Century melody adapted and arranged David Willcocks) |
Gabriel to Mary came | English transl. from Latin, W.A.C.-Cambridge, melody 14th Century arr. David Willcocks |
Mary Walked Through a Wood of Thorn | Old German words trans. E. Herborn, music Philip Radcliffe |
Song of the Nuns of Chester | Words and English plainchant tune, Chester MS c.1425, harmony Elizabeth Poston |
The Oxen | Thomas Hardy, music Benjamin Britten) |
The Ashwell carol | Russian trad. tune, arr. Elizabeth Poston |
Carol of the Epiphany | Iona Community) |
Sing Gloria | John Wheeler, music William G. James, Australia, 1954 |
The Readings
God says in the Garden of Eden that the seed of woman shall bruise the serpent’s head; Genesis 3.8-15 |
Isaiah speaks of the Messiah’s birth and kingdom; Isaiah 9.2-7 |
Isaiah tells of God’s coming Kingdom; Isaiah 11.1-9 |
The prophet Micah foretells the glory of little Bethlehem; Micah 5.2-5 |
The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary; Luke 1.26-38 |
St Matthew tells of the birth of Jesus; Matthew 1.18-23 |
The shepherds go to the manger; Luke 2.8-16 |
The wise men are led by the star to Jesus; Matthew 2.1-11 |
St John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation; John 1:1-14 |
Sunday 21 December 2008
Minister: Rev'd Jeannette McHugh
Conductors and organists: Dr. Gemma Dashwood, Alexander O'Sullivan
Singers from: All Saints' Ainslie, St. Philip's O'Connor
Organiser: Peter Laurence
The Carols
Once in Royal David's city | Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander; melody H.J. Gauntlett |
Long Ago, Prophets Knew | Frederick Pratt Green: melody from Piae Contiones 1582. harm. Gustav Holst, arr. John Wilson |
O Little Town of Bethlehem | Phillips Brooks; Music: English traditional, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams |
The Angel Gabriel | Basque carol, tr. Sabine Baring-Gould; music: Basque trad, arr. Edgar Pettman |
Unto us a boy is born | Latin anon. 15th cent. tr. Percy Dearmer: melody from Piae Contiones 1582. arr Geoffrey Shaw |
As with gladness men of old | Melody: Conrad Kocher, arr. William Henry Monk; words William Chatterton Dix |
O Come all ye faithful | 18th century Latin, tr. Frederick Oakeley; melody: John Francis Wade |
Silent Night | Joseph Mohr, tr John Freeman Young; melody: Franz Xaver Gruber |
The Choir
Intriot solo: Gemma Dashwood — A Christmas Carol | Arnold Bax, 1909 |
Coventry Carol | 16th Century English |
Audivi Vocem | Thomas Tallis, 16th century) Based on Jeremiah 40:10 and Matthew 25:6 |
Cristo Paremus Cantica: when Christ was born of Mary | Keren Terpstra, Australia, 1999 |
A Maiden Most Gentle | French traditional |
In the Bleak Mid Winter | Poem by Christina Rosetti c1872, to music by Harold Darke |
A Babe is Born | William Matthias, Op. 55, 1971 |
The Readings
God announces in the Garden of Eden that the seed of woman shall bruise the serpent's head; Genesis 3.8-15 |
God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall the nations of the earth be blessed; Genesis 22.15-18 |
Isaiah foretells the Messiah's birth and kingdom; Isaiah 9.2-7 |
The prophet Micah foretells the glory of little Bethlehem; Micah 5.2-4 |
The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary; Luke 1.26-38 |
St Matthew tells of the birth of Jesus; Matthew 1.18-23 |
The shepherds go to the manger; Luke 2.8-16 |
The wise men are led by the star to Jesus; Matthew 2.1-11 |
St John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation; John 1:1-14 |