The People of Grace Church in New York wish you and yours a blessed and Holy Advent Season and a Merry Christmas
We invite you to worship with us over
the Holiday Season.
Sunday 8 December, 4:00 p.m.
An Advent Procession with Carols The Adult Choir
MATINS RESPONSORY. Aspiciens a longe
……Plainsong (Verses in Fauxbourd adapted from Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina) (c.1525-1594)
CAROL, Twas in the year that King Uzziah died…….Sarum, sixteenth century setting
MOTET, A spotless Rose…….Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
ANTHEM, E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come…….Paul Manz (1919-2009)
HYMNS O come, O come, Emmanuel…….VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL
…….Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding…….MERTON
…….On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry…….WINCHESTER NEW
…….Sleepers, wake!…….WACHET AUF
…….The angel Gabriel from heaven came…….HELMSLEY
…….Come, thou long expected Jesus…….STUTTGART
…….Lo! he comes, with clouds descending…….HELMSLEY
Prelude, My soul doth magnify the Lord, BWV 648…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
…….Wake, awake for night is flying, BWV 645
…….In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
Postlude: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, Op. 122, no. 8……. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Wednesday 11 December, 12:15 p.m. The Community Carol Sing Join the Choristers and Rector in singing favorite seasonal carols.
Sunday 15 December, 4:00 p.m. Advent Three, Gaudate!
Regular Services at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m.
Hymns 56, O come, O come, Emmanuel…….VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL (1940 Hymnal Version)
…..66, Come, thou long-expected Jesus…….STUTTGART
…..68, Rejoice! rejoice, believers…….LLANGLOFFAN
Anthem, And the glory of the Lord from MESSIAH…….George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Anthem, This is the record of John…….Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Prelude Passacaglia in d-moll, BuxWV 161…….Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Postlude, Fuge in C-Dur, BuxWV 174…….Dietrich Buxtehude
4:00 p.m. in the Church
A CEREMONY OF CAROLS by Benjamin Britten
offered by
The Girls’ Choir with Alumni of the Choir and the ladies of the Adult Choir
A CEREMONY OF CAROLS…….BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976)
Magnificat from Evening Service in E-flat (Washington, D.C.)…….David Hogan (1949-1996)
Responses…….Malcolm Archer (b.1952)
CAROL 65, Prepare the way, O Zion!…….BEREDEN VÄG FÖR HERRAN
CAROL 115, What child is this…….GREENSLEEVES
Prelude, Three Settings of “In Dulci Jubilo”…….Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707)
…….Johann Sebastain Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Gesu Bambino…….Petro Yon (1886-1943)
Tuesday, 24 December, 4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve,
The Christmas Pageant in the Church
Saturday, 24 December, 8:00 p.m. Christmas Eve,
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols – The Choir of Men and Boys
with The Girls’ Choir
7:30 Seasonal Music for the Organ
Patrick Allen, organ
PRELUDE A Christmas Fantasia…….Malcolm Archer (b.1952)
Commissioned by the people of Grace Church in New York
Cynthia Roberts, violin, John Thiesen, trumpet, Patrick Allen, organ
CAROLS, ….. All Bells in Paradise…….John Rutter (b.1945)
…..Adam lay ybounden…….Boris Ord (1897-1961)
…..Before the Marvel of this Night…….Carl Schalk (1929–2021)
…..I sing of a maiden …….Patrick Hadley (1899-1973)
…..The Infant King…….Basque Noël, arranged by David V. Willcocks
…..Come leave your sheep…….French traditional, arr. Rutter
…..The Three Kings…….Peter Cornelius (1824-1874), arr. Ivor Atkins (1869-1953)
..….Shepherd’s Pipe Carol…….John Rutter
……Sir Christèmas…….William Mathias (1934-1992)
HYMNS, Once in royal David’s city…….IRBY, Descant by David V. Willcocks (1919-2015)
…..Angels we have heard on high…….GLORIA
…..The angel Gabriel…….GABRIEL’S MESSAGE
…..O come, all ye faithful (vs.1-3,6)…….ADESTE FIDELES, Descant by David V. Willcocks
…..What child is this…….GREENSLEEVES
…..Silent night, holy night…….STILLE NACHT
…..Hark! the herald angels sing…….MENDELSSOHN, Descant by David V. Willcocks
Postlude, Choral Fantasy on In dulci jubilo, BWV 792…….Johann Sebastian Bach
24 December, 11:00 p.m. Christmas Eve,
Candlelight Choral Eucharist, Rite I – The Adult Choir
10:30 Festival Music for Organ, Trumpet, and Violin.
PRELUDE A Christmas Fantasia…….Malcolm Archer (b.1952)
Commissioned by the people of Grace Church in New York
The Service:
Hymns 83, O come, all ye faithful…….ADESTE FIDELES
…….96, Angels we have heard on high…….GLORIA
…….79, O little town of Bethlehem…….ST. LOUIS
…….115, What child is this…….GREENSLEEVES
…….105, God rest you merry, gentlemen…….GOD REST YOU MERRY
…….111, Silent night…….STILLE NACHT
…….87, Hark! the herald angels sing…….MENDELSSOHN
Psalm 98: 1-6. Cantate Domino…….Anglican Chant (I. A. Atkins)
Offertory Anthem, What sweeter music…….John Rutter (b. 1945)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei…….George Malcolm Missa ad Præsepe (1917-1997)
At the Communion, Anthem, Before the Marvel of this Night…….Carl Schalk (1929–2021)
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol…….John Rutter
Postlude: Noël Suisse…….Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)
25 December, Christmas Morning, Holy Communion, Rite I
11:00 o’clock a.m.
The Adult Choir
Hymns 83, O come, all ye faithful…….ADESTE FIDELES, Descant by David V. Willcocks (1919-2015)
…….96, Angels we have heard on high…….GLORIA
…….100, Joy to the world!…….ANTIOCH
…….115, What child is this…….GREENSLEEVES
…….107, Good Christian friends, rejoice…….IN DULCI JUBILO
…….87, Hark! the herald angels sing…….MENDELSSOHN
Psalm 98: 1-6. Cantate Domino…….Anglican Chant (I. A. Atkins)
Offertory Anthem, All Bells in Paradise…….John Rutter (b.1945)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei…….George Malcolm Missa ad Præsepe (1917-1997)
At the Communion, What sweeter music…….John Rutter
Infant holy, Infant lowly…….Polish carol arranged by David V. Willcocks
Prelude: Gesu Bambino…….Pietro Yon (1886-1943)
Postlude: Noël Grand Jeu et Duo…….Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)
