30/11/2008

From the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.

Advent Prose: Rorate Coeli (Byrd)
Processional Hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel)
Bidding Prayer
Carol: Adam lay ybounden (Ord)
I: The Message of Advent
Sentence and Collect
Antiphons: O Sapientia and O Adonai
First Lesson: Isaiah 11, vv1-5
Anthem: A New Song (MacMillan)
Second Lesson: I Thessalonians 5, vv1-11
Anthem: Advent Calendar (Beattie)
II: The Word of God
Sentence and Collect
Antiphons: O Radix
Jesse and O Clavis David
Anthem: I am the day (Dove)
Third Lesson: Micah 4, vv1-4
Anthem: How beautiful upon the mountains (Stainer)
Fourth Lesson: Luke 4, vv14-21
Hymn: Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Cross of Jesus)
III: The Prophetic Call
Sentence and Collect
Antiphons: O Oriens and O Rex gentium
Carol: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (Gardner)
Fifth Lesson: Malachi 3, vv1-7
Anthem: The last and greatest herald (McCabe)
Sixth Lesson: Matthew 3, vv1-11
Hymn: On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry (Winchester New)
IV: The Christ-Bearer
Sentence and Collect
Antiphon: O Emmanuel
Carol: As Dew in Aprylle (Warlock)
Seventh Lesson: Luke 1, vv39-49
Carol: A Spotless Rose (Howells)
Magnificat: Stanford in A
Eighth Lesson: John 3, vv1-8
Sentence and Christmas Collect
Carol: Alleluya! A new work is come on hand (Peter Wishart)
Hymn: Lo! He comes with clouds descending (Helmsley)
College Prayer and Blessing
Organ Voluntary: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV645 (Bach)

Senior organ student: Timothy Ravalde
Director of music: Andrew Nethsingha.