Church music for the month - December 2024
1 December (Advent Sunday)
10am Choral Eucharist
Hymns:
25 The Advent of our King
29 The Lord will come and not be slow
26 O Come, O Come Emmanuel
24 Hark a thrilling voice is sounding
Introit: The truth from above
- Vaughan Williams/Robinson
Setting: Missa Alma Redemptoris
- Victoria
Psalm: 25 vv. 1-9
Anthem: A spotless rose - Howells
Communion: Agnus Dei from Missa Alma
Redemptoris - Victoria
Alma Redemptoris Mater
- Palestrina
Organ
voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in A minor,
BWV 561 - J.S.Bach
6.30pm Service of Readings and Music for Advent
Music:
A Hymn to the Virgin - Britten
The truth from above
- arr. Vaughan Williams & Robinson
Psalm 130 - Newlove
Ne irascaris, Domine/Civitas sancti tui
- Byrd
A spotless rose - Howells
Magnificat, Chichester Service - Walton
Ave Maria - Parsons
Hymns:
O come, O come Emmanuel
On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
Hark! A herald voice is calling
Come, thou long expected Jesus
Lo! He comes with clouds descending
8 December (Advent 2)
10am Choral Eucharist
Hymns:
53 Songs of thankfulness and praise
384 Lo in the wilderness a voice
470 Hills of the north rejoice
27 On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
Kyrie: Missa XVII
Setting Stanford in C
Psalm: Benedictus in C - Stanford
Anthem: Jesus Christ the apple tree
- Poston
Communion: Agnus Dei from Standord in C
A tender shoot - Goldschmidt
Organ
voluntary: Fugue in B minor, BWV 544ii
- J.S. Bach
15 December (Advent 3)
10am Choral Eucharist with
Children's Nativity Play
Hymns:
311 Virgin born we bow before thee
41 It came upon the midnight clear
31 Come thou long expected Jesus
Sanctus: Mass for 4 voices - Byrd
Anthem: In Dulci Jubilo - Pearsall
Communion: Agnus Dei from Mass
For 4 voices - Byrd
The little road to
Bethlehem - Head
Organ
voluntary: It’s beginning to look a lot
like Christmas - Wilson arr. Banks
22 December (Advent 4)
10am Choral Eucharist
Hymns:
52 The people that in darkness sat
30 Hark the glad sound
422 Tell out my soul
28 Lo he comes with clouds descending
Setting: Missa brevis in F - Mozart
Psalm: Magnificat in A - Stanford
Anthem: Nowell sing we - Martin
Communion: Agnus Dei - Missa brevis in F
- Mozart
Dixit Maria - Hassler
Organ
voluntary: Cortège et Litanie - Dupré
6.30pm Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
Choir Carols include:
The truth from above – Vaughan Williams arr. Christopher Robinson
Adam lay ye bounden – David Hill
The little road to Bethlehem – Head
And the glory of the Lord (from Messiah) – Handel
In dulci jubilo - Pearsall
Sussex Carol – arr. Willcocks
Benedicamus Domino – Warlock
Cherry tree carol – arr. Cleobury
The seven joys of Mary – Whitehead
Nowell sing we - Martin
Carols for all:
Once in Royal David's City
Long ago (in the bleak midwinter)
God rest ye merry gentlemen
O come all ye faithful
Hark the herald angels sing
Organ music:
In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 – J. S. Bach
Allegro, from Symphony No. 6
(Op. 42, No. 2) – Widor
24 December (Christmas Eve)
11pm Midnight Mass
Setting: Missa breves Sancti Joannis
de Deo - Haydn
- Tallis
Anthem: And the glory of the Lord
- Handel
Communion: Away in a manger
- arr. Willcocks & Jacques
In the bleak midwinter - Darke
Ding dong! Merrily on high
- arr. Wilberg
Sussex carol - arr. Ledger
Organ
voluntary: Toccata ‘Von Hummel Hoch’
- Gareth Edmundson
25 December (Christmas Day)
11am Choral Eucharist
Setting: Missa Sancti Nicolai - Hayden
Anthem: O little one sweet - J.S. Bach
Communion: In Dulci Jubilo - Pearsall
The Shepherd's Farewell
- Berlioz
Organ
voluntary: Sleigh Ride - arr. Thomas Trotter
29 December (Christmas 1)
10am Parish Eucharist
Hymns:
37 While shepherds watched their flocks by night
39 Angels from the realms of glory
42 In the bleak midwinter
35 Hark the herald angels sing
Organ
voluntary: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
- J.S.Bach
No Choral Evensong