Advent IV & Christmas Repertoire

Sunday, December 19th: The Fourth Sunday of Advent

11:15 - The Cathedral Chamber Choir

  • HYMNS: 56, 60, 438

  • Psalm 80 / Anglican Chant by Magnus Williamson

  • Anthem: Sarah MacDonals – The Angel Gabriel

  • Motet: Boris Ord – Adam lay ybounden

  • Mass: Flor Peeters – Missa in honorem Sancti Josephi. (K, S, A)

Lessons & Carols for Christmas

  • Hymn 102 – Once in Royal David’s City

  • I. Mack Willburg – Ding dong, merrily on high

  • II. Boris Ord – Adam lay ybounden (CC)

  • Hymn 81 – Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming

  • III. Robert Pearsall – In dulci jubilo (full)

  • IV: Elizabeth Poston – Jesus Christ the apple tree

  • Hymn 99 – Go tell it on the mountain

  • MacDonald – Gabriel’s Message

  • Hymn 90 – It came upon the midnight clear

  • VI. John Rutter – What sweeter music?

  • VII. Simon Preston – I saw three ships

  • VIII. Ukrainian Carol – To Bethlehem

  • IX. James Whibourne – The Magi’s Dream

  • Hymn 105 – God rest ye merry, gentlemen

  • X. William Mathias _ A Babe is Born

  • Hymn 87 – Hark! The herald angels sing

Solemn Mass at 7:30 & 11:00 PM
  • 7:30 – The Cathedral Chamber Choir & Cathedral Singers

  • 11:00 – The Cathedral Chamber Choir

Prelude Carols beginning at 7:00 & 10:30

  • Engelbert Humperdinck - Weinachten

  • John Rutter – O holy night

  • Philip Stopford – Lully lulla, lullay

  • Harold Darke – In the bleak midwinter

  • HYMNS: 102, 96, 83, 82, 109, 111, 87

  • Mozart – Missa Brevis in C “Spatzenmesse”

  • Psalm 96/Anglican Chant by Alistair Nelson

  • Anthem: Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck – Hodie Christus natus est

  • Motet: Philip Ledger: Still, still, still Motet: Ukrainian Carol – To Bethlehem