- Organ: Nun komm der heiden Heiland (Come now, Saviour of the Gentiles) – F.W. Zachow
- Opening Hymn: 363 "My soul proclaims your glory, Lord"
- Service Music: John Merbecke (Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
- Trisagion - (said) Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal one, have mercy on us.
- Magnificat (Anglican chant) text: see here »
- Gradual:
Cantor: The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him:
Choir: yea all such as call upon him faithfully.
Cantor: My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord;
Choir: and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy name.
Cantor: Come O Lord and tarry not,
Choir: forgive the misdeeds of thy people.
- Offertory Hymn 362 “Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord”
- Communion Hymn 96 “Creators of the stars of night”
- Communion Motet: “The Angel Gabriel” – Basque Carol, arr. by Edgar Pettman
- Concluding Hymn 89 “O come, O come, Emmanuel”
- Organ: To heighten the anticipation of Christ’s birth, there is no organ postlude this morning.
The angel Gabriel from heaven came,
With wings as drifted snow, with eyes as flame:
"All hail” said he, “Thou lowly maiden Mary,
Most highly favored lady." Gloria!
"For know a blessed mother thou shalt be,
All generations laud and honor thee;
Thy son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold,
Most highly favored lady." Gloria!
Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head;
"To me be as it pleaseth God," she said.
"My soul shall laud and magnify His holy name."
Most highly favored lady." Gloria!
Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born
In Bethlehem all on a Christmas morn,
And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say:
"Most highly favored lady." Gloria!
- Music Notes
Each week during Advent the organ prelude is based on the same German chorale, or hymn tune – Nun komm der heiden Heiland – by four different composers of the baroque era. Two names will be familiar to you – Bach and Pachelbel (of the famous Pachelbel’s Canon); and two less familiar – Sweelinck and Zachow. Today it’s the turn of Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663-1712) who is best remembered as the teacher of George Frederic Handel, but who composed a great deal of choral and instrumental music. Here is a translation of the first verse of the hymn by Martin Luther:
Now come, Saviour of the gentiles, recognised as the child of the Virgin,
so that all the world is amazed God ordained such a birth for him.
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