CAROLSFROM

KING’S

RECORDED FORBBC TELEVISION

14 DECEMBER 2014

EVACUATION ROUTES ANDPROCEDURES

In the unlikely event that an emergency evacuation of theChapel becomes necessary, an announcement will be made byeither the Dean or the Chaplain. Please follow his instructionsand those of the Chapel stewards. Should there be anyonenear you requiring assistance, please help, or draw the matterto the attention of the stewards. Please remain in your placeuntil you are instructed by the stewards to leave the Chapel byone of the fire exits indicated above. Keep calm and quiet sothat additional instructions can be heard. Once outside, makeyour way to the muster area on the back lawn next to the riverwhere further instructions will be given. Should you want anyassistance please speak to one of the stewards. Please attendcarefully to all announcements for your own safety and that ofothers.

DEAN

THE REVEREND DR STEPHEN CHERRY

CHAPLAIN

THE REVEREND RICHARD LLOYD MORGAN

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC

DR STEPHEN CLEOBURY

ORGAN SCHOLARS

DOUGLAS TANG

TOM ETHERIDGE

RICHARD GOWERS

FOR THE BBC

PRODUCER

JAMES WHITBOURN

DIRECTOR

PAMELA HOSSICK

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

DAVID TAVINER

BBC Religion & Ethics

I BBC television first came to the Chapel of King’sCollege, Cambridge to record A Festival of Lessons andCarols on film with the Chapel Choir conducted by Boris

Ord. The visit built on and adapted a broadcast traditionwhich had extended back to when the BBC began theannual wireless broadcasts of the College’s Festival of NineLessons and Carols on Christmas Eve.

The recording was not a relay of the Christmas Eveservice, however; that would have been unthinkable with thebulky cameras used then. Instead, the service was speciallydevised for television and was a little shorter than the Christ-mas Eve service, with just seven rather than the traditionalnine lessons.

Thus began the newer tradition of Carols from King’s, nowproduced by the BBC’s Religion & Ethics Department forBBC Two. It continues to be recorded to complement thelive broadcast on Christmas Eve. For this service the read-ings change from year to year, allowing variety in the way theChristmas narrative is revealed through poetry and prose.

Your attention is drawn to the following points:

¶ The Director of Music will ask the congregation to join withthe Choir in a brief rehearsal of the hymns before the servicestarts.

¶ Members of the congregation are asked to remain in theirseats at the conclusion of the service, in case it is necessaryto re-record one or two short items. In this circumstance,it is clearly necessary for every member of the congregationto remain.

¶ Some of the readers may speak more quietly than wouldbe normal at other Chapel services. This is because themicrophones are placed close to the readers to allow a styleof reading more suited to the size of room in which mostviewers will watch the service. In case there is any difficultyhearing the readings, they are printed in full in this booklet.

¶ Members of the congregation are asked to pay special atten-tion to any unwanted sounds. To a television audience,coughing is a particular distraction, much more so than toothers in the Chapel. You are therefore asked to keep anysuch sounds to an absolute minimum, and to make surethat bags, sticks etc. are placed safely on the floor.

¶ If you have a mobile phone, please double-check thatit is turned off. The same applies to chiming watchesor other devices which are likely to be heard by sensi-tive microphones.

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Order of Service

PROCESSIONAL HYMN

¶ The congregation will be invited to stand when thechoir is ready in the Sanctuary, so that all may besilent when the hymn starts. All join in singing thelast three verses of the hymn.

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O in royal David’s city,Stood a lowly cattle shedWhere a Mother laid her baby

In a manger for his bed;Mary was that Mother mild,Jesus Christ her little child.

Choir He came down to earth from heavenWho is God and Lord of all,

And his shelter was a stable,And his cradle was a stall;

With the poor and mean and lowlyLived on earth our Saviour holy.

Choir And through all his wondrous childhoodHe would honour and obey,

Love and watch the lowly maidenIn whose gentle arms he lay;

Christian children all must beMild, obedient, good as he.

All For he is our childhood’s pattern:Day by day like us he grew;

He was little, weak and helpless,Tears and smiles like us he knew;

And he feeleth for our sadness,And he shareth in our gladness.

All And our eyes at last shall see himThrough his own redeeming love,

For that Child, so dear and gentle,Is our Lord in heaven above;

And he leads his children onTo the place where he is gone.

All Not in that poor, lowly stableWith the oxen standing by

We shall see him, but in heaven,Set at God’s right hand on high,

When, like stars, his children, crowned,All in white shall wait around.

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Melody,

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BIDDING PRAYER

¶ All remain standing for the Bidding by the Dean.

‘U us a child is born, Unto us a Son is given.’

We gather this Christmas Eve to celebrate again the birth ofthe Christ child, the Prince of peace.

We do so in this Chapel, which has been made glad with thecarols of its choir and congregation, since the very first specialChristmas service here in . Devised by the Dean on hisreturn from the trenches, the Festival of Nine Lessons andCarols has its origins in the pastoral response to the horror ofwar.

First intended as a gift from the College to the City, it hasbecome a gift to the world.

years ago the service was for the first time transmitted ontelevision, which, together with the radio broadcast, allowedmany to share in this simple, spiritual and beautiful celebra-tion.

Today this televised adaptation continues, like the Festivalbroadcast live on the Radio, as a gift made in response to thegreatest gift of all: the gift of God not as an idea, not as aconcept, not as a mere word, but as word made flesh.

So we pray with confidence, believing that however lost,however lonely, however lowly we feel, God is always with us,with those we love, and with those whom we see no longer.

The faith we celebrate at Christmas is that the Emmanuel,the God with us, is our saviour and our companion. A com-panion who, by grace alone, brings joy to fulfilment, bringsorder out of chaos, and leads those who have seen, inflictedand experienced the inhumanity of humanity on the pathwayof reconciliation and peace.

‘Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall beno end.’

¶ The congregation sits.

CAROL

D- ding:Ding-a-dong-a-ding: Ding-dong, ding-dong:Ding-a-dong-ding.

Up! good Christen folk, and listenHow the merry church bells ring,And from steepleBid good peopleCome adore the new-born King:

Tell the story how from gloryGod came down at Christmastide,Bringing gladness,Chasing sadness,Show’ring blessings far and wide.

Born of mother, blest o’er other,Ex Maria Virgine,In a stable(’tis no fable),Christus natus hodie.

Words and Harmony,

Melody, ,

Oxford University Press

FIRST READING

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Christ’s birth and kingdom are foretold by Isaiah

T people that walked in darkness have seen a greatlight: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death,upon them hath the light shined. For unto us a child

is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall beupon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, ThePrince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peacethere shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon hiskingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment andwith justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of theLord of hosts will perform this.

Thanks be to God.

CAROL

A shoot has started upFrom a root of grace,As ancient seers imparted

From Jesse’s holy race;It blooms without a blight,

Blooms in the cold bleak winter,Turning our darkness into light.

This shoot, Isaiah taught us,From Jesse’s root should spring;

The Virgin Mary brought usThe branch of which we sing:

Our God of endless mightGave her this child to save us,

Thus turning darkness into light.

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translated,

Gamut Distribution

CAROL

O Christmas night all Christians sing,To hear the news the angels bring –News of great joy, news of great mirth,

News of our merciful King’s birth.

Then why should men on earth be so sad,Since our Redeemer made us glad,When from our sin he set us free,All for to gain our liberty?

When sin departs before his grace,Then life and health come in its place;Angels and men with joy may sing,All for to see the new-born King.

All out of darkness we have light,Which made the angels sing this night:

‘Glory to God and peace to men,Now and for evermore. Amen.’

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arranged,

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SECOND READING

O Christmas Eve the firing practically ceased. I thinkboth sides understood we were going to have a day off.Through the night we sang carols to one another; the

German lines were only a hundred yards away, so we heardeach other quite plainly. This went on all night. When dawnarrived we started putting our heads above the parapet andwaved to each other. On our left was a brewery occupied bythe Germans, and to our surprise we saw a German come outand hold his hand up; behind him were two, rolling a barrel ofbeer. They came half-way across and signed to us to come forit. Three of us went out, shook hands with them, wished thema merry Christmas, and rolled the barrel to our own trenches,amid the cheers of both British and Germans. After that, itwas understood that peace was declared for a day. We bothgot out of our trenches and met in the middle of the field,wished each other season’s greetings. The Germans said, “Amerry Christmas.” Some of them were quite good at English.We had a most interesting day. The Germans got permissionfrom our officers to bury some of their dead which were lyingnear our lines. When darkness came we both went back to ourtrenches and the great European war was on again.’

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CAROL

S Nacht, heilige Nacht!Alles schläft, einsam wachtNur das traute, hochheilige Paar.

Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar,Schlaf ’ in himmlischer Ruh’.

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht!Hirten erst kund gemacht,Durch der Engel HallelujaTönt es laut von fern und nah:Christ, der Retter, ist da!

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht!Gottes Sohn, O wie lachtLieb’ aus deinem göttlichen Mund,Da uns schlägt die rettende Stund’,Christ, in deiner Geburt.

S night, holy night,All is calm, all is bright;Round yon virgin mother and child.

Holy infant so tender and mild,Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,Shepherds first saw the sight:Glories stream from heaven afar,Heav’nly hosts sing Alleluia:Christ the Saviour is born.

Silent night, holy night,Son of God, love’s pure light;Radiance beams from thy holy face,With the dawn of redeeming grace,Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

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arranged,

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CAROL

I the bleak mid-winterFrosty wind made moan,Earth stood hard as iron,

Water like a stone;Snow had fallen, snow on snow,Snow on snow,In the bleak mid-winter,Long ago.

Our God, heaven cannot hold him,Nor earth sustain;Heaven and earth shall flee awayWhen he comes to reign:In the bleak mid-winterA stable-place sufficedThe Lord God AlmightyJesus Christ.

Enough for him, whom CherubimWorship night and day,A breastful of milkAnd a mangerful of hay;Enough for him, whom angelsFall down before,The ox and ass and camelWhich adore.

Angels and ArchangelsMay have gathered there,Cherubim and SeraphimThronged in the air:But only his mother:In her maiden blissWorshipped the BelovedWith a kiss.

What can I give him,Poor as I am?If I were a shepherdI would bring a lamb;If I were a wise manI would do my part;Yet what I can I give him,Give my heart.

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Music,

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HYMN

¶ Sung by all, standing.

G2 ĄˇŐŐ̌ ˇ ˇ ˇ Ąˇ

ŐŐ̌ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ´ˇŐŐ

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G2 ĄˇŐŐ̌ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ Ąˇ

ŐŐ̌ĄˇŐŐ̌ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˘`

G2 ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ` (ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˘`

G2 ˇˇ ˇ ˇ Ąˇ

ŐŐ̌ ˇ ˇ ˇ ĄˇŐŐ̌

ĄˇŐŐ̌ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˘`

I came upon the midnight clear,That glorious song of old,From angels bending near the earth

To touch their harps of gold:‘Peace on the earth, good-will to men,

From heaven’s all-gracious King!’The world in solemn stillness lay

To hear the angels sing.

Still through the cloven skies they come,With peaceful wings unfurled;

And still their heavenly music floatsO’er all the weary world;

Above its sad and lowly plainsThey bend on hovering wing;

And ever o’er its Babel soundsThe blessèd angels sing.

G2 ĄˇŐŐ̌ ˇ ˇ ˇ Ąˇ

ŐŐ̌ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ´ˇŐŐ

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G2 ˇˇ ˇ ˇ Ąˇ

ŐŐ̌ ˇ ˇ ˇ ĄˇŐŐ̌

ĄˇŐŐ̌ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˘`

Yet with the woes of sin and strifeThe world has suffered long;

Beneath the angel-strain have rolledTwo thousand years of wrong;

And man, at war with man, hears notThe love-song which they bring:

O hush the noise, ye men of strife,And hear the angels sing!

For lo! the days are hastening on,By prophet bards foretold,

When, with the ever-circling years,Comes round the age of gold;

When peace shall over all the earthIts ancient splendours fling,

And the whole world give back the songWhich now the angels sing.

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Melody,

arranged,

Descant,

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¶ The congregation sits.

THIRD READING

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The Angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary.

A in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent fromGod unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a vir-gin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of

the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. Andthe angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that arthighly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongwomen. And when she saw him, she was troubled at hissaying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation thisshould be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: forthou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shaltconceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt callhis name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Sonof the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him thethrone of his father David: And he shall reign over the houseof Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing Iknow not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her,The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of theHighest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thingwhich shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived ason in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, whowas called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible.And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it untome according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Thanks be to God.

CAROL

T angel Gabriel from heaven came,His wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame;

‘All hail,’ said he, ‘thou lowly maiden Mary,Most highly favoured lady,’ Gloria!

‘For known a blessèd Mother thou shalt be,All generations laud and honour thee,Thy Son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold.

Most highly favoured lady,’ Gloria!

Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head,‘To me be as it pleaseth God,’ she said,‘My soul shall laud and magnify his Holy Name.’

Most highly favoured lady, Gloria!

Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was bornIn Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn,And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say –

Most highly favoured lady, Gloria!

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Music,

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University Carol Book: Freeman

CAROL

P pueroEya, nobis annus est!Virginis ex utero

Gloria! Laudes!Deus homo factus est et immortalis.

Sine viri semineEya, nobis annus est!

Natus est de virgine:

Sine viri copiaEya, nobis annus est!

Natus est ex Maria:

In hoc festo determinoEya, nobis annus est!

Benedicamus Domino!

T the boy who comes forthYea, our year is come.From the Virgin’s womb:

Glory! Praises!God is become man and immortal.

Without a man’s seedYea, our year is come.

Is he born of a virgin:

Without a man’s aidYea, our year is come.

Is he born of Mary:

In this feast which has no endYea, our year is come.

Let us bless the Lord.

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Music,

Boosey & Hawkes

PLEASE TURN OVER

[READING OVERLEAF

FOURTH READING

W shall we liken this Blessed Mary Virgin,Fruitful shoot from Jesse’s root graciously emerging?Lily we might call her, but Christ alone is white;

Rose delicious, but that Jesus is the one Delight;Flower of women, but her Firstborn is mankind’s one flower:He the Sun lights up all moons thro’ their radiant hour.

‘Blessed among women, highly favoured,’ thusGlorious Gabriel hailed her, teaching words to us:Whom devoutly copying we too cry ‘All hail!’Echoing on the music of glorious Gabriel.

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CAROL

A Rose is blowing,Sprung from a tender root,Of ancient seers’ foreshowing,

Of Jesse promised fruit;Its fairest bud unfolds to lightAmid the cold, cold winter,And in the dark midnight.

The Rose which I am singing,Whereof Isaiah said,Is from its sweet root springingIn Mary, purest Maid;For through our God’s great love and might,The blessèd Babe she bare usIn a cold, cold winter’s night.

¶ The second verse is repeated.

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translated,

Music,

Stainer & Bell

CAROL

T first good joy that Mary had,It was the joy of one;To see the blessed Jesus Christ

When he was first her son:When he was first her son, good man,And blessed may he be,Both Father, Son, and Holy GhostTo all eternity.

The next good joy that Mary had,It was the joy of two;To see her own son, Jesus Christ,To make the lame to go:

To make the lame to go, good man:And blessed may he be,Both Father, Son, and Holy GhostTo all eternity.

The next good joy that Mary had,It was the joy of three;To see her own son, Jesus Christ,To make the blind to see:

To make the blind to see, good man:And blessed may he be,Both Father, Son, and Holy GhostTo all eternity.

The next good joy that Mary had,It was the joy of four;To see her own son, Jesus Christ,To read the Bible o’er:

To read the Bible o’er, good man:And blessed may he be,Both Father, Son, and Holy GhostTo all eternity.

The next good joy that Mary had,It was the joy of five;To see her own son, Jesus Christ,To bring the dead alive:

To bring the dead alive, good man:And blessed may he be,Both Father, Son, and Holy GhostTo all eternity.

The next good joy that Mary had,It was the joy of six;To see her own son, Jesus Christ,Upon the crucifix:

Upon the crucifix, good man:And blessed may he be,Both Father, Son, and Holy GhostTo all eternity.

The next good joy that Mary had,It was the joy of seven;To see her own son, Jesus Christ,To wear the crown of heaven:

To wear the crown of heaven, good man:And blessed may he be,Both Father, Son, and Holy GhostTo all eternity.

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HYMN

¶ Sung by all, standing.

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G rest you merry, gentlemen,

Let nothing you dismay,For Jesus Christ our Saviour

Was born upon this day,To save us all from Satan’s power

When we were gone astray:O tidings of comfort and joy.

Choir From God our heavenly FatherA blessèd angel came,

And unto certain shepherdsBrought tidings of the same,

How that in Bethlehem was born:The Son of God by name:

All O tidings of comfort and joy.

All The shepherds at those tidingsRejoicèd much in mind,

And left their flocks a-feedingIn tempest, storm, and wind,

And went to Bethlehem straightwayThis blessèd Babe to find:

O tidings of comfort and joy.

Choir But when to Bethlehem they came,Whereat this infant lay,

They found him in a manger,Where oxen feed on hay;

His mother Mary kneelingUnto the Lord did pray:

All O tidings of comfort and joy.

All Now to the Lord sing praises,All you within this place,

And with true love and brotherhoodEach other now embrace;

This holy tide of ChristmasAll others doth deface:

O tidings of comfort and joy.

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¶ The congregation sits.

FIFTH READING

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St Luke tells of the birth of Jesus

A it came to pass in those days, that there went out adecree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world shouldbe taxed. And all went to be taxed, every one into his

own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of thecity of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which iscalled Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineageof David:) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, beinggreat with child. And so it was, that, while they were there,the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. Andshe brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swad-dling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was noroom for them in the inn.

Thanks be to God.

CAROL

L Lamb, who made thee?Dost thou know who made thee?Gave thee life, and bid thee feed,

By the stream and o’er the mead;Gave thee clothing of delight,Softest clothing, woolly, bright;Gave thee such a tender voice,Making all the vales rejoice?Little Lamb, who made thee?Dost thou know who made thee?

Little Lamb, I’ll tell thee,Little Lamb, I’ll tell thee:He is callèd by thy name,For he calls himself a Lamb.He is meek, and he is mild,He became a little child;I, a child, and thou a lamb,We are callèd by his name.Little Lamb, God bless thee!Little Lamb, God bless thee!

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Music,

Chester Music

CAROL

D! dong! merrily on highIn heaven the bells are ringing!Ding! dong! verily the sky

Is riven with angels singing!Gloria!Hosanna in excelsis!

E’en so here below, below,Let steeple bells be swungen,And “I-o, i-o, i-o!”By priest and people sungen!

Gloria!Hosanna in excelsis!

Pray you, dutifully primeYour matin chime, ye ringers!May you beautifully rimeYour evetime song, ye singers!

Gloria!Hosanna in excelsis!

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SIXTH READING

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The wise men are led by the star to Jesus.

N when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in thedays of Herod the king, behold, there came wise menfrom the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is

born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east,and are come to worship him. Then Herod, when he hadprivily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently whattime the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, andsaid, Go and search diligently for the young child; and whenye have found him, bring me word again, that I may comeand worship him also. When they had heard the king, theydeparted; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, wentbefore them, till it came and stood over where the young childwas. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedinggreat joy. And when they were come into the house, they sawthe young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, andworshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures,they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, andmyrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they shouldnot return to Herod, they departed into their own countryanother way.

Thanks be to God.

CAROL

N nouvelet, Noël chantons ici.Dévotes gens, crions à Dieu merci!Chantons Noël pour le roi nouvelet.

Noël nouvelet, Noël chantons ici.

L’ange disait: «Pasteurs, partez d’ici,L’âme en repos et le cœur réjoui;En Bethléem trouverez l’agnelet.»Noël nouvelet, Noël chantons ici.

En Bethléem, étant tous réunis,Trouvent l’enfant, Joesph, Marie aussi.La crèche était au lieu d’un bercelet,Noël nouvelet, Noël chantons ici.

Bientôt les rois, par l’étoile éclaircis,De l’Orient dont ils étaient sortis,A Bethléem vinrent un matinet.Noël nouvelet, Noël chantons ici.

Voici mon Dieu, mon Sauveur Jésus Christ,Par qui sera le prodige accompiDe nous sauver par son sang vermeillet!Noël nouvelet, Noël chantons ici.

N anew, this carol let us sing.To all who pray may God His Mercy bring!Sing we Nowell for our King newly-born.

Nowelling anew, this carol let us sing.

God’s angel spoke: ‘You shepherds, go and sing,In joy and peace your heart and soul to bringTo Bethlehem, where God’s own Lamb is born.’Nowelling anew, this carol let us sing.

At Bethlehem, where all were gathering,They stood around his manger worshipping,And found the Babe of God and Mary born.Nowelling anew, this carol let us sing.

Right soon the Kings, by starlight entering,Came from the East to make their offering,Reached Bethlehem one early winter’s morn.Nowelling anew, this carol let us sing.

Here lies my Lord, my Saviour Christ the King,His promise now to us accomplishing,With his red blood to save us he was born!Nowelling anew, this carol let us sing.

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Novello

CAROL

I three ships come sailing in,On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,I saw three ships come sailing in,

On Christmas Day in the morning.

And what was in those ships all three?…

Our Saviour Christ and his lady,…

Pray, whither sailed those ships all three?…

O, they sailed into Bethlehem,…

And all the bells on earth shall ring,…

And all the angels in heav’n shall sing,…

And all the souls on earth shall sing,…

Then let us all rejoice amain!On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,Then let us all rejoice amain!On Christmas Day in the morning.

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SEVENTH READING

T off ’rings of the Eastern kings of oldUnto our Lord were incense, myrrh and gold.Incense because a God, gold as a king,

And myrrh as to a dying man they bring.Instead of incense (Blessed Lord), if weCan send a sigh or fervent prayer to thee,Instead of myrrh, if we can but provideTears that from penitential eyes do slide.And though we have no gold, if for our partWe can present thee with a broken heartThou wilt accept: and say those Eastern kingsDid not present thee with more precious things.

CAROL

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T kings from Persian lands afarTo Jordan follow the pointing star:And this the quest of the travellers three,

Where the new-born King of the Jews may be.Full royal gifts they bear for the King;Gold, incense, myrrh are their offering.

The star shines out with a steadfast ray;The kings to Bethlehem make their way,And there in worship they bend the knee,As Mary’s child in her lap they see;Their royal gifts they show to the King;Gold, incense, myrrh are their offering.

Thou child of man, lo, to BethlehemThe kings are travelling, travel with them!The star of mercy, the star of grace,Shall lead thy heart to its resting-place.Gold, incense, myrrh thou canst not bring;Offer thy heart to the infant King.

Chorale (sung at the same time as the above)

How brightly shines the morning star!With grace and truth from heaven afarOur Jesse tree now bloweth.

Of Jacob’s stem and David’s line,For thee, my Bridegroom, King divine,My soul with love o’erfloweth.

Thy word, Jesu, Inly feeds us,Rightly leads us, Life bestowing.Praise, O praise, such love o’erflowing.

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A is born all of a may,To bring salvation unto us.To him we sing both night and day.

Veni Creator Spiritus.

At Bethlehem, that blessèd place,The child of bliss now born he was;And him to serve God give us grace,O lux beata Trinitas.

There came three kings out of the East,To worship the King that is so free,With gold and myrrh and frankincense,A solis ortus cardine.

The angels came down with one cry,A fair song that night sung theyIn worship of that child:Gloria tibi Domine.

A babe is born all of a may,To bring salvation unto us.To him we sing both night and day.Veni Creator Spiritus. Noel!

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¶ All stand.

EIGHTH READING

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St John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation.

I the beginning was the Word, and the Word was withGod, and the Word was God. The same was in the begin-ning with God. All things were made by him; and without

him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life;and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth indarkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. There wasa man sent from God, whose name was John. The same camefor a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men throughhim might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bearwitness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lightethevery man that cometh into the world. He was in the world,and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But asmany as received him, to them gave he power to become thesons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Whichwere born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of thewill of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, anddwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of theonly begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Thanks be to God.

¶ The congregation sits.

CAROL AND BLESSING

G is with us.Hear ye people, even to the uttermost end of the earth.

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light.The people that dwell in the shadow of death, upon them thelight has shined. For unto us a child is born! For unto us ason is given! And the government shall be upon his shoulder;and his name shall be called Wonderful! Counsellor! TheMighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.

Hear ye people, even to the uttermost end of the earth.Christ is born!

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C, who by his incarnation gathered into one thingsearthly and heavenly, fill you with peace and goodwill,and make you partakers of the divine nature; and the

blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the HolySpirit, be amongst you and remain with you always.

All Amen.

HYMN

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H! the herald-angels singGlory to the new-born King;Peace on earth and mercy mild,

God and sinners reconciled:Joyful all ye nations rise,Join the triumph of the skies,With the angelic host proclaim,Christ is born in Bethlehem.

Hark! the herald-angels singGlory to the new-born King.

Christ, by highest heaven adored,Christ, the everlasting Lord,Late in time behold him comeOffspring of a Virgin’s womb:Veiled in flesh the Godhead see,Hail the incarnate Deity!Pleased as man with man to dwell,Jesus, our Emmanuel.

Hark! the herald-angels singGlory to the new-born King.

Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!Hail the Sun of Righteousness!Light and life to all he brings,Risen with healing in his wings;Mild he lays his glory by,Born that man no more may die,Born to raise the sons of earth,Born to give them second birth.

Hark! the herald-angels singGlory to the new-born King.

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¶ All remain standing during the short organ voluntary.

‘Vom Himmel hoch’ . .

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