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Order of Service 2007

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Once in Royal David's City
Bidding Prayer
Glory to the Christ Child (Alan Bullard)

Lesson 1
This is the truth (Herefordshire Carol) arr. Vaughan Williams
Adam lay bounden (Boris Ord)

Lesson 2
Šai sveta nakti (A Latvian Carol) (arr. Stephen Cleobury)
In dulci jubilo (arr. de Pearsall)

Lesson 3
Now comes the Dawn (new commission) Brett Dean
O little town of Bethlehem (arr. Vaughan Williams)

Lesson 4
Det är en ros utsprungen (arr. Jan Sandström)
A spotless rose (Philip Ledger)

Lesson 5
Gabriel's Message (arr. Edgar Pettman)
Bogoróditse Dyévo (Arvo Pärt)

Lesson 6
I sing the birth (Edward Elgar)
A babe is born (William Mathias)

Lesson 7
Dormi, Jesu! (John Rutter)
While shepherds watched (arr. Stephen Cleobury)

Lesson 8
The Three Kings (Peter Cornelius)
Ding dong merrily on high (arr. Mack Wilb)

Lesson 9
O come, all ye faithful
Blessing
Hark! the herald angels sing

Organ Voluntaries:
In Dulci Jubilo BWV 729 (J.S. Bach)
Sortie on 'In Dulci Jubilo' (David Briggs)

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