Choral Evensong - Advent Carol Service

Live from the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge. Carol: Adam lay ybounden (M. Martin) Processional Hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel) (descant: Hill) Bidding Prayer Carol: The Apple Tree (Poston) I The Message of Advent Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Sapientia and O Adonai First lesson: Isaiah 11 vv.1-5 Carol: Out of your sleep (R.R. Bennett) Second lesson: 1 Thessalonians 5 vv.1-11 Motet: Nox praecessit (Sven-Erik Bäck) II The Word of God Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Radix Jesse and O Clavis David Motet: Laetentur coeli (Byrd) Third lesson: Micah 4 vv.1-4 Carol: The Call (Panufnik) 1st performance Fourth lesson: Luke 4 vv.14-21 Hymn: Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Cross of Jesus) (descant: Robinson) III The Prophetic Call Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Oriens and O Rex Gentium Carol: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (arr. Willcocks) Fifth lesson: Malachi 3 vv.1-7 Anthem: This is the record of John (Gibbons) Sixth lesson: Matthew 3 vv.1-11 Hymn: On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry (Winchester New) (descant: Robinson) IV The Christ-Bearer Sentence and Collect Antiphon: O Emmanuel Motet: Bogoroditsye Dyevo (Rachmaninoff) Seventh lesson: Luke 1 vv.39-49 Carol: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (arr. Praetorius and Cashmore) Magnificat: Murrill in E Eighth lesson: John 3 vv.1-8 Sentence and Christmas Collect Carol: Make we joy (Robinson) Hymn: Lo! He comes with clouds descending (Helmsley) (descant: Robinson) College Prayer and Blessing Organ Voluntary: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645 (J. S. Bach) Director of Music: Andrew Nethsingha Senior Organ Student: John Challenger.