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Poster Nine 17-18

The People of Grace Church in New York
wish you and yours a Merry Christmas
and invite you to worship with us over
the Holiday Season.

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Sunday 24 December 2017, Advent IV, Morning Prayer at 11:00 a.m.
Rite I

The Adult Choir

Hymns 74, Blest be the King whose coming
…….VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN
269, Ye who claim the faith of Jesus
…….DEN DES VATERS SINN GEBOREN
265, The angel Gabriel from heaven came…….GABRIEL’S MESSAGE
81, Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming…….ES IST EIN ROS
79, O little town of Bethlehem…….ST. LOUIS

Jubilate……..Anglican Chant (W. Russell)

MAGNIFICAT……. C. Villiers Stanford in G (1852-1924)
The Key…….Anthony Piccolo (b.1946)

Prelude Ciaconna in e-moll, BWV 533……….Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Postlude Toccata in F-Dur, BWV 540…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

CHRISTMAS EVE 2017
All Services take place in the Church

4:00 p.m., The amazing and vibrant Annual Christmas Pageant
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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 Festival Music for the Organ
Patrick Allen, organ
Nouveau Livre de Noëls Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)

Noel, sur les jeux d’Anches sans tremblant: «À la venuë de Noël»
Noel, en dialogue, Duo, Trio, sur le cornet de récit, les tierces du positif et la pédalle de
Flûte: «Or nous dites Marie»
Noel en Musette, en Dialogue, et en Duo: «Une bergère jolie»
Noel, sur les Flûtes: «Noël pour l’amour de Marie»
Noel, en Récit en Taille, sur la Tierce du Positif, avec la Pédalle de Flûte, et en Duo:
«Une jeune Pucelle»

HYMNS, Once in royal David’s city…….IRBY, Descant by David V. Willcocks (1919-2015)
…..Angels we have heard on high…….GLORIA
…..Good Christian friends, rejoice……IN DULCI JUBILO
…..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

CAROLS, …..Ding dong! Merrily on high…….16th cent. French tune, arranged by David V. Willcocks
…..Adam lay ybounden…….Boris Ord (1897-1961)
…..The Virgin Mary had a baby boy…….arr. Robert De Cormier (1922-2017)
…..Gabriel’s message…….Basque Carol, arranged by David V. Willcocks
…..The Infant King…….Basque Noël, arranged by David V. Willcocks
…..And there were shepherds from CHRISTMAS ORATORIO…….J.S. Bach (1685-1750) arr. David V. Willcocks
….. All Bells in Paradise…….John Rutter (b.1945)
…..See amid the winter’s snow……John Goss (1800-1880) arranged by David V. Willcocks

Postlude, Choral Fantasy on In dulci jubilo, BWV 792…….Johann Sebastian Bach
……..Noël sur les Grand Jeux…….Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)

24 December, 11:00 p.m. Christmas Eve,
The First Eucharist of Christmas, Rite I – The Adult Choir

10:30 Festival Music for Organ and Baroque Trumpet, Violin and Cello
John Thiessen, baroque trumpet, Cynthia Roberts baroque violin, Allen Whear, baroque cello & Patrick Allen, organ

Noel, sur les jeux d’Anches sans tremblant: «À la venuë de Noël»
Noel, en dialogue, Duo, Trio, sur le cornet de récit, les tierces du positif et la pédalle de
Flûte: «Or nous dites Marie»
Noel en Musette, en Dialogue, et en Duo: «Une bergère jolie»
Noel, Grand Jeu et Duo
Noel, en Récit en Taille, sur la Tierce du Positif, avec la Pédalle de Flûte, et en Duo:
«Une jeune Pucelle»

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

Offertory Anthem, Sussex Carol…….English Traditional Carol, arranged by David V. Willcocks
Sanctus & Agnus Dei…….George Malcolm Missa ad Præsepe (1917-1997)
At the Communion, Anthem, All Bells in Paradise…….John Rutter (b. 1945)
Carols from hymn list
Postlude: Noël Grand Jeu et Duo…….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
…….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, Sussex Carol…….English Traditional Carol, arranged by David V. Willcocks (1919-2015)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei…….George Malcolm Missa ad Præsepe (1917-1997)
At the Communion, Anthem, …..Ding dong! Merrily on high…….16th cent. French tune, arranged by David V. Willcocks

Prelude: Gesu Bambino…….Pietro Yon (1886-1943)
Postlude: Noël Grand Jeu et Duo…….Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)

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