Join us for a Christmas service adapted from A Christmas Gift: A Christmas Eve Worship Service by C E Cowen. We journeyed through the Christmas story in scripture and song.
Today’s Music:
“Hodie Christus Natus Est”
By Benjamin Britten from his Ceremony of Carols, 1942
“Canon de Noël”
Arranged by Joseph M Martin; Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084
“I Wonder as I Wander”
Tune arranged by Mark Hayes; ©2013 Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved.; Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084
“Still, Still, Still” (A Christmas Berceuse)
Arranged by Joseph Martin; ©1997 Shawnee Press
“’Twas in the Moon of Wintertime”
Music: French melody; Arranged by Joseph Martin; ©1997 Shawnee Press
“O Come, All Ye Faithful”
Text: John F Wade (1743) and Office de St Omer (1822); tr. Frederick Oakeley (1841), Etienne JF Borderies (1822), and William Mercer (1844); Music: attributed to John F Wade, 1743; Public Domain
“O Come, O Come, Immanuel”
Text: anonymous, ca 6th-7th century; tr. John M Neale, 1851 and Henry Sloane Coffin, 1916; Music: trope melody, 15th century; Public Domain
“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
Text: Phillips Brooks, 1868; Music: Lewis H Redner, 1868; Public Domain
“What Child is This”
Text: William C Dix, 1865; Music: Traditional English Melody; Public Domain
“Away in a Manger”
Text: anonymous, Little Children’s Book (sts. 1-2), 1885, Vineyard Songs (st.3), 1892; Music: William J Kirkpatrick, 1895; arr. by Joan A Fyock ©1989
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
Text: Unknown, Nouveau Recueil de Cantiques, 1855; tr. Unknown, altered by Earl Marlatt, 1937; Music: traditional French carol; Public Domain
“While Shepherds Watched”
Text: Nahum Tate, 1700; Music: Thomas Est, 1592; Public Domain
“We Three Kings”
Text: based on Matthew 2:1-11; Text & Music: John H Hopkins, Jr, 1863; Public Domain
“Ave Maria”
Composed by Franz Schubert, 1825; Public Domain
“Joy to the World”
Text: Isaac Watts, 1719; Music: “From Handel,” Lowell Mason, 1836; Public Domain
“Silent Night”
Text: Joseph Mohr, 1818, tr. John F Young, 1863; Music: Franz Gruber, 1818; Public Domain
Postlude
“Joy to the World”
Tune arranged by Mark Hayes; ©2020 Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved.; Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084
“Sheep May Safely Graze” for violin and piano
JS Bach; arranged by Lynne Latham; ©2009 Latham Music, Ltd.; Streamed by permission through CCLI License #200093153.
“Infant Holy, Infant Lowly”
From “Christmas Carols for Twelve Bells,” Arr. Jason Krug; ©2013 Choristers Guild; All rights reserved.; ONE LICENSE, license #A731084
“Gesù Bambino”
Text & Music: Pietro A Yon; ©1919 J. Fischer Bros., renewed 1947; All rights reserved.; Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
Music: Arranged by Bill Wolaver; ©2018 Van Ness Press, Inc.; Streamed by permission through CCLI License #200093153.
“Breath of Heaven”
Authors: Amy Grant & Chris Eaton; ©1992 Hal Leonard Corporation; All rights reserved.; Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084
“De Drie Koningen”
Music: Flemish folk song, 15th or 16th century; Arranged by Larry and Carla Sue; composer granted permission to stream.
“While Shepherds Watched”
Music: Thomas Est, 1592; Arranged by Wolaver
“Pachelbel’s Canon”
Composed by Johann Pachelbel, 1680
“La Nanita Nana”
Traditional Spanish carol; arranged by Ken Berg; ©2010 Carl Fischer Music; Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084
“I Saw Three Ships”
Arranged by Joseph Martin; ©1997 Shawnee Press
“Silent Night” for violin and piano
Composed by Franz Gruber; arranged by HL Harts; Public Domain