Order of Service - CAROLS from KING’S 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
