Music for Advent IV and Christmas Services

Since we have three consecutive days of holiday services, here is the list for all of them!

December 23, 2018 + Advent VI

Only One Service at 10:15 AM

Vocal Music

The Provençal Carol – Donald Busarow (b. 1934)

Instrumental Music

• Savior of the Nations, Come BWV 599, 699– J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
• The Angel Gabriel – Robert Lau (b. 1943)
• Savior of the Nations, Come – Paul Manz (1919-2009)

Congregational Music (all hymns from the Hymnal 1982 with the exception of those marked “R” which are from Renew.)

• Hymn 74 - Blest be the King whose coming (VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN)
• Hymn R129 - Sing, my soul, sing out (PLEADING SAVIOR)
• Hymn 54 - Savior of the nations, come (NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND)
• Hymn 60, st 6 - Creator of the stars of night (CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM)
• Hymn 56 - O come, O come, Emmanuel (VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL)
• Hymn 66 - Come, thou long expected Jesus (STUTTGART)

December 24, 2018 + Christmas Eve 

4 PM  Family Service with the Coventry Choir, Good Shepherd Handbells and Flute

Vocal Music

• What Can I Give Him? – Terry Barham (b. 1940)
• Twas in the Moon of Wintertime – arr. Robert Hobby (b. 1962)
• Do You Hear What I Hear? – Gloria Shayne Baker (1923-2008)

Instrumental Music

• Noel Suisse - Louis Claude D'Aquin (1694-1772)
• Christmas Carols for Bells:– arr. Jason W. Krug (b. 1978)
• Good Christian Friends, Rejoice 
• Away in a Manger
• In the Bleak Midwinter
• Infant Holy, Infant Lowly 
• Flourish on “Joy to the World” – Michael G. Dell (b. 1959)

Congregational Music (all hymns from the Hymnal 1982.)

• Hymn 83 - O Come, all ye faithful (ADESTE FIDELIS)
• Hymn 96 - Angels we have heard on high (GLORIA)
• Hymn 87 - Hark! the herald angels sing (MENDELSSOHN)
• Hymn 115 - What child is this, who, laid to rest (GREENSLEEVES)
• Hymn 111 - Silent night, holy night (STILLE NACHT)
• Hymn 100 - Joy to the World (ANTIOCH)

6:30 Service with Choir, organ and oboe

Vocal Music

• Mass For the Nativity – Richard Shephard (b. 1949)
• Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day – John Gardner (1917-2011)
• What Sweeter Musick – William Bradley Roberts (b. 1947)
• The Provençal Carol – Donald Busarow (b. 1934)

Instrumental Music

• Noel Suisse - Louis Claude D'Aquin (1694-1772)
• Good Christian Friends, Rejoice – J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
• In the Bleak Midwinter – Jerry Westenkuehler (Contemporary)
• Flourish on “Joy to the World” – Michael G. Dell (b. 1959)

Congregational Music (all hymns from the Hymnal 1982.)

• Hymn 83 - O come, all ye faithful (ADESTE FIDELIS)
• Hymn 87  - Hark! the herald angels sing (MENDELSSOHN)
• Hymn 115  - What child is this, who, laid to rest (GREENSLEEVES)
• Hymn 79  - O little town of Bethlehem (ST. LOUIS)
• Hymn 111 - Silent night, holy night (STILLE NACHT)
• Hymn 100 - Joy to the world! the Lord is come (ANTIOCH)

10 PM Service with Christine Marx, soprano

Vocal Music

• O Holy Night – Adolphe Adam
• Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head – arr. John Edmunds

Instrumental Music

• Noel Suisse - Louis Claude D'Aquin  (1694-1772)
• Good Christian Friends, Rejoice – J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
• Lo, How a Rose e’er Blooming – Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
• Flourish on “Joy to the World” – Michael G. Dell (b. 1959)

Congregational Music (all hymns from the Hymnal 1982.)

• Hymn 83 - O come, all ye faithful (ADESTE FIDELIS)
• Hymn 96 - Angels we have heard on high (GLORIA)
• Hymn 87 - Hark! the herald angels sing (MENDELSSOHN)
• Hymn 115 - What child is this, who, laid to rest (GREENSLEEVES)
• Hymn 111 - Silent night, holy night (STILLE NACHT)
• Hymn 100 - Joy to the world! the Lord is come (ANTIOCH)

December 25, 2018 + Christmas Day

10 AM with organ and hymns

Instrumental Music

• The Angel Gabriel – Robert Lau (b. 1943)
• Good Christian Friends, Rejoice – J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
• Lo, How a Rose e’er Blooming – Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
• Flourish on “Joy to the World” – Michael G. Dell (b. 1959)

Congregational Music (all hymns from the Hymnal.)

• Hymn 83 - O come, all ye faithful (ADESTE FIDELIS)
• Hymn 96 - Angels we have heard on high (GLORIA)
• Hymn 89 - It came upon a midnight clear (CAROL)
• Hymn 115 - What child is this, who, laid to rest (GREENSLEEVES)
• Hymn 100 - Joy to the world! the Lord is come (ANTIOCH)