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Order of Service - CAROLS from KING鈥橲 2019

A Celebration of Christmas

from the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge

ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S CITY

Descant: Cleobury

BIDDING PRAYER

The Revd Dr Stephen Cherry

UP! GOOD CHRISTEN FOLK
Piae cantiones

SUSSEX CAROL arr. Vaughan Williams

Reading: from Paradise Lost Book IV
John Milton 1608-1664

THIS IS THE TRUTH SENT FROM ABOVE

Vaughan Williams

Reading: LUKE 1 26-38

The Angel Gabriel brings to Mary good news for all.

A MAIDEN MOST GENTLE Andrew Carter

BOGORÓDITSE DYÉVO

Rejoice Mary, full of grace

Arvo Pärt

Reading: LUKE 2 1-7

The Birth of Jesus

O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
H. Walford Davies

DING DONG! MERRILY ON HIGH arr. David Willcocks

HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING

Descant: Elizabeth Poston

Poem: CHRIST IN THE CRADLE
Patrick Carey 1624 – 1657

THE LAMB: John Tavener

GOD REST YOU MERRY, GENTLEMEN

arr. David Willcocks

Reading: LUKE 2 8-20
Angels appear to shepherds

ANGELS FROM THE REALMS arr. Reginald Jacques

O LITTLE ONE SWEET J.S. Bach

Reading: MATTHEW 2 1-3;7-8
The Magi

COVENTRY CAROL Kenneth Leighton

Poem: TIDINGS (excerpt)
Ruth Padel

O HOLY NIGHT
Adolphe Adam. arr. John E. West

Reading: JOHN 11-14
St John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation

O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM
Victoria

AWAY IN A MANGER arr. S.J. Cleobury
Director of Music, King’s College 1982-2019

O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL
Arr. D.V. Willcocks

CAROLS FROM KING’S

by kind permission of the Provost and Scholars of King’s College, Cambridge

The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge

Director of Music

DANIEL HYDE

Organ Scholars

DONAL McCANN

Dean

The Revd Dr STEPHEN CHERRY

Chaplain

The Revd ANDREW HAMMOND

Provost

Professor MICHAEL PROCTOR