Parish Church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury Brentwood

MUSIC LIST December 2008

 
7 SundaySECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
10.00amSUNG MASS (Girls & Men)
 Sprinkling Rite: Water of life — Stephen Dean
 Responsorial Psalm 85 (vv 8-13) — Alan Smith
 Gospel Acclamation: Laurence Bevenot B
 Offertory: Advent Prose — Plainsong mode i (v 2)
 Setting: John Ireland in C
 Communion: There is no rose — Graham Ellis
 Hymns: NEH 15 5 3(ii) 494(413)
 Organ: Chorale Prelude on 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' — Johann Sebastian Bach (DR)
 
3.00pmBRENTWOOD CHORAL SOCIETY CONCERT
6.30pmSAINT FRANCIS HOSPICE CAROL SERVICE
 Hymns: NEH 34 42 22 30(omit vv 5 & 7) 35
 Choir carols: The Angel Gabriel — Old Basque arr Edgar Pettman
In the bleak mid-winter — Harold Darke
Ding! Dong! merrily on high — John Bawden

 
14 SundayTHIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
10.00amADMISSION OF CHORISTER & SUNG MASS
 Sprinkling Rite: Give us Lord a new heart — Bernadette Farrell
 Responsorial Psalm 126 — Stephen Darkin
 Gospel Acclamation: Laurence Bevenot C
 Intercessions: Come Lord Jesus, maranatha — Christopher Walker
 Offertory: Advent Prose — Plainsong mode i (v 3)
 Setting: The Brentwood Mass — David Rooke
 Communion: How beautiful upon the mountains — John Stainer
 Hymns: NEH 12 16 (omit v 2) 6 500
 Organ: Chorale Prelude on 'Wachet auf' — Johann Sebastian Bach (SD)
 
6.30pmCHORAL EVENSONG
 Responses: Plainsong
 Psalm 12
 Canticles: Daniel Purcell in E minor
 Anthem: E’en so Lord Jesus, quickly come — Paul Manz
 Hymns: NEH 1(i) 170(ii) 17
 Amen: John Hilton
 Organ: Postlude on 'Wachet auf' — Sigfrid Karg-Elert (DR)

 
21 SundayFOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
10.00amSUNG MASS (Becket Consort of Voices)
 Sprinkling Rite: Water of life — Stephen Dean
 Responsorial Psalm 89 (vv 1-4) — David Rooke
 Gospel Acclamation: Laurence Bevenot D
 Offertory: Advent Prose — Plainsong mode i (v 4)
 Setting: Leicester Service — Herbert Sumsion
 Communion: Ave Maria, gratia plena — Tomás Luis de Victoria
 Hymns: NEH 11(omit v 2 & 7) 161(385) 387 186
 Organ: Fantasia on "Veni Emmanuel" — Cuthbert Harris (DR)
 
6.30pmFESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS
 In the bleak midwinter — Harold Darke
 Adam lay ybounden — Boris Ord
 Ding! Dong! merrily on high — arr John Bawden
 No small wonder — Paul Edwards
 The Angel Gabriel — Old Basque arr Edgar Pettman
 The Shepherd’s Carol — Bob Chilcott
 Sir Christèmas — William Mathias
 Hymns: NEH 34 39 32(omit *) Joy to the world 30 26
 Organ: Postlude on Adeste Fideles — Eric Thiman (SS)

 
24 WednesdayCHRISTMAS EVE
4.30pmCHRISTINGLE SERVICE I (Girls' Choir)
 Hymns: NEH 34(omit vv 3 & 4) 22 35 "Now praise the Father"
 Choir carol: The angel Gabriel — Bob Chilcott
 
6.00pmCHRISTINGLE SERVICE II (Orchestra of St Thomas')
 Hymns: NEH 34(omit vv 3 & 4) 22 35 "Now praise the Father"
 
11.30pmBLESSING OF THE CRIB AND SOLEMN MASS
 Setting: Festive Eucharist — Noel Rawsthorne
 Responsorial Psalm 96 (vv 1-6) — David Rooke
 Gospel Acclamation: Philip Duffy
 Offertory: Sussex Carol — English traditional arr Philip Ledger
 Communion: All my heart this night rejoices — Johann Georg Ebeling
 Hymns: NEH 32 29 35 30 (v 1, 2, 6 & 7)
 Organ: Chorale Prelude on 'In Dulci Jubilo' — Johann Sebastian Bach (SS)

 
25 Thursday THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD
10.00amSOLEMN MASS
 Setting: Mass of Saint Thomas — David Thorne
 Gloria: Coventry Gloria — Peter Jones
 Responsorial Psalm 98 — Gregory Murray(NEH 535)
 Gospel Acclamation: Salisbury Alleluia — Christopher Walker
 Offertory: Sir Christèmas — William Mathias
 Communion: Ding! Dong! merrily on high — arr John Bawden
 Hymns: NEH 34 [22] 30 (omit *vv) 42 26 (omit v 4)
 Organ: Toccata in Seven — John Rutter (DR)

 
28 SundayTHE HOLY FAMILY
10.00amSOLEMN MASS
 Setting: A New People's Mass — Gregory Murray
 Responsorial Psalm 148 — David Ogden
 Gospel Acclamation: Gregory Murray A
 Communion: Infant holy — Polish arr David Willcocks
 Hymns: NEH 33 (omit v 2, 3 & 6) 28 295 40
 Organ: God rest ye merry gentlemen — Wilbur Held (SS)

Services are sung by the Parish Choir unless otherwise stated

Music is a very important part of the life and worship at St Thomas'