A Service of Lessons and Carols -- December 16, 2018
Led by Choral Director Michael Manes, the Grace Chancel Choir, along with narrators Chris and Alice Montgomery, offer nine lessons and carols narrating the Advent of the infant Christ.
Order of Service - A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
Readers: Alice Montgomery and Chris Hauge
Pianist: Hal Scott
First Lesson
God punishes Adam, Eve and the Serpent Genesis 3:8-15
Music: Once in Royal David's City
Second Lesson
God's Covenant with Abraham. Genesis 22:15-18
Music: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Third Lesson
Christ's birth and kingdom are foretold Isaiah 9:2, 6-7
Music:There is No Rose. David H. Williams
Fourth Lesson
The Peace of Christ Foreshown. Isaiah 11:1-9
Music: O Magnum Mysterium. Morten Lauridsen
Fifth Lesson
The Angel Gabriel appears to Mary. Luke 1:26-35
Music: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Sixth Lesson
The birth of Jesus. Luke 2:1-7
Music: The Light Has Come. Arr. Lee Dengler
Seventh Lesson
The Shepherds go to the manager. Luke 2:8-20
Music: Angels’ Carol. John Rutter
Eighth Lesson
The Magi seek the Christ Child. Matthew 2:1-11
Music: Carol of the Kings. Ruth Elaine Schram
Ninth Lesson
The Mystery of the Incarnation. John 1:1-14
Music: The Marvelous Birth. Bob Chilcott
Offertory Music
Laudamus te. Antonio Vivaldi
Carol St. George, Jeanne Stephens, with Diana McKnight, oboe