Dec 7, 2013 ... What sweeter music can we bring. Than a carol, for to sing. The birth of this our
heavn'ly King? Awake the voice! Awake the string! We see him ...
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO
Service of Lessons & Carols
“…for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people.” —Luke 2:10
Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 8 at 4 and 7 p.m. 3
Please silence all electronic devices.
Photography and video of any kind is prohibited. 4
PRELUDE University Handbells On Christmas Night Organ Change Ring Prelude on ‘Divinum Mysterium’ From Heaven Above to Earth I Come O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright Lo, How a Rose Is Blooming Silent Night Chamber Orchestra Fantasia on Greensleeves Capriol Suite
PROCESSIONAL Once in Royal David’s City
Combined choirs and congregation Please stand
arr. Barbara B. Kinyon (b. 1929) Fred Gramann (b. 1950) Walter L. Pelz (b. 1926) Paul Manz (1919–2009) Richard Hillert (1923–2010) Thomas Gieschen (1931–2006) Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–958) Peter Warlock (1894–1930) Henry J. Gauntlett (1805–1876) arranged by David Willcocks (b. 1919)
—Cecil Francis Alexander (1823–1895) 1
PRAYERS AND LORD’S PRAYER FIRST LESSON Curse and Promise in Eden L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Adam Lay Ybounden
Schola Cantorum Adam lay ybounden, Bounden in a bond; Four thousand winter Thought he not too long. And all was for an apple, An apple that he took, As clerkès finden, Written in their book.
SECOND LESSON Promise to Abraham L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Of the Father’s Heart Begotten
Kapelle Of the Father’s Heart begotten, Ere the world from chaos rose, He is Alpha: from that Fountain All that is and hath been flows; He is Omega, of all things Yet to come the mystic Close, Evermore and evermore.
By his word was all created; He commanded and ‘twas done; Earth and sky and boundless ocean, Universe of three in one, All that sees the moon’s soft radiance, All that breathes beneath the sun, Evermore and evermore. 2
Genesis 3:8-15
Peter Warlock (1894–1930) Ne had the apple taken been, The apple taken been, Ne had never our lady A been heavené queen. Blessed be the time That apple taken was, Therefore we moun singen, Deo gracias! —Anonymous, 15th century Genesis 22:15-18
arr. David Willcocks This is he, whom seer and sybil Sang in ages long gone by; This is he of old revealed In the page of prophecy; Lo! he comes, the promised Saviour; Let the world his praises cry! Evermore and evermore. Sing ye heights of heav’n his praises; Angels and Archangels, sing! Wheresoe’er ye be, ye faithful, Let your joyous anthems ring, Ev’ry tongue his name confessing, Countless voices answering, Evermore and evermore. —Prudentius (b. 348), tr. R.F. Davis
THIRD LESSON The Child who is the Prince of Peace L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. There Is No Rose and This Little Babe
from A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 Laudate
Isaiah 9:2-7
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
There is no rose of such vertu As is the rose that bare Jesu. Alleluia.
The aungels sungen the shepherds to: Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gaudeamus. (let us rejoice)
For in this rose conteinèd was Heaven and earth in litel space, Res miranda. (wonderful thing)
Leave we all this werldly mirth, and follow we this joyful birth. Transeamus. (let us follow)
By that rose we may well see There be on God in persons three, Pares forma. (of the same form)
—English Traditional (c.1420)
This little Babe so few days old, Is come to rifle Satan’s fold; All hell doth at his presence quake, Though he himself for cold to shake; For in this weak unarmed wise The gates of hell he will surprise.
His camp is pitched in a stall, His bulwark but a broken wall; The crib his trench, haystalks his stakes; Of shepherds he his muster makes; And thus, as sure his foe to wound, The angels’ trumps alarum sound.
With tears he fights and wins the field, His naked breast stands for a shield; His battering shot are babish cries, His arrows looks of weeping eyes, His martial ensigns Cold and Need, And feeble Flesh his warrior’s steed.
My soul, with Christ join thou in fight; Stick to the tents that he hath pight. Within his crib is surest ward; This little Babe will be thy guard. If thou wilt foil thy foes with joy, Then flit not from this Heavenly Boy. —Robert Southwell (c.1561–1575)
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Now Sing We, Now Rejoice
Combined choirs and congregation Please stand
FOURTH LESSON Bethlehem as the birthplace of Messiah. L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.
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Micah 5:2-5
A Boy Was Born
Benjamin Britten
from A Boy Was Born, Op. 3 Kapelle A boy was born in Bethlehem; Rejoice for that, Jerusalem! Alleluya. He let himself a servant be, That all mankind he might set free: Alleluya. Then praise the word of God who came To dwell within a human frame: Alleluya. —16th century German, tr. Percy Dearmer (1867–1936)
FIFTH LESSON The Annunciation L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Ave Maria Männerchor
Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae The angel of the Lord announced to Mary Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto. And she conceived from the Holy Spirit. Ave Maria gratia plena, “Greetings, Mary, full of favor, Dominus tecum. The Lord is with you. Benedicta tu in mulieribus You are blest among women Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus. And blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Maria dixit: ecce ancilla Domini, Mary said: “Behold, the handmaiden of the Lord, Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. Let it be to me according to your word.”
Luke 1:26-33
Franz Biebl (1906–2001) Et verbum caro factum est And the word became flesh Et habitavit in nobis. And dwelt among us. Salvator Mundi Filius Dei, Savior of the world, Son of God, Audi nos peccatores. Hear us sinners! Salvator Mundi audi nos nunc Savior of the world, hear us now Et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. And in the hour of our death! Amen. —based upon the words of Luke 1:26-56; John 1:14; adapted, Jeffrey Leininger
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SIXTH LESSON The Holy Birth L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. In the Bleak Midwinter
Schola Cantorum
Gustav Holst (1874–1934) setting by Jonathan Kohrs (b. 1963)
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Angels and archangels may have gathered there, Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air; But His mother only, in her maiden bliss, Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.
Our God, heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign. In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed The Lord God incarnate, Jesus Christ.
What can I give Him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; If I were a wise man, I would do my part; Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.
OFFERING
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Luke 2:1-7
—Christina Rosetti (1830–1894)
Sanctus
Laudate
André Caplet (1878–1925)
Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Holy, holy, holy Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Lord God of Hosts Pleni sunt coeli et terra Gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest. —Mass Ordinary, tr. Ron Jeffers, adapted
Silent Night Chamber Orchestra
SEVENTH LESSON
The Shepherds L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.
arr. Maurice Boyer (b. 1969)
Luke 2:8-20
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Laudate Dominum from Une cantata de Noël Combined choirs and orchestra
Arthur Honegger (1892–1955)
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes; O praise the Lord, all nations; Laudate eum omnes papuli. Praise him, all peoples. Quoniam confirmata est For his loving kindness Super nos misericordia ejus, Has been bestowed upon us, Et veritas Domini And the truth of the Lord Manet in aeternum. Endures forever. Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit Sicut erat in principio As it was in the beginning Et nunc et semper et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. Is now and always, world without end. Amen —Psalm 117: 1-2, tr. Ron Jeffers, adapted
EIGHTH LESSON The Wise Men L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.
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Matthew 2:1-11
What Sweeter Music
Kapelle
Hywel Davies (b. 1962)
What sweeter music can we bring Than a carol, for to sing The birth of this our heavn’ly King? Awake the voice! Awake the string! We see him come, and know him ours, Who with his sunshine, and his showers Turns all the patient ground to flow’rs. Dark and dull night, fly hence away, And give honour to this day, That sees December turned to May. If we may ask the reason, say: We see him come, and know him ours, Who with his sunshine, and his showers Turns all the patient ground to flow’rs. The darling of this world is come, And fit it is, we find a room To welcome him. The nobler part of all the house here, is the heart. We see him come, and know him ours, Who with his sunshine, and his showers Turns all the patient ground to flow’rs. Which we will give him; and bequeath This holly and this ivy wreath, To honour him, our king, And Lord of all this revelling. We see him come, and know him ours, Who with his sunshine, and his showers Turns all the patient ground to flow’rs. —Robert Herrick (1591–1674), adapted, Hywel Davies
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Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Combined choirs and congregation
arr. David Willcocks
Please stand
NINTH LESSON
The Word Made Flesh L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. 10
John 1:1-14
Verbum caro and Alleluia from Cantata in nativitate Domini Combined Choirs and Chamber Orchestra
Rihards Dubra (b. 1964)
Et Verbum caro factum est et habitat in nobis: And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us: Et vidimus gloriam ejus, And we have seen his glory, Gloriam quasi Unigeniti a Patre Glory as of the only Son from the Father Et plenum gratie et veritatis. Full of grace and truth. Alleluia. Alleluia.
—John 1:14, tr. ESV
RESPONSES Please stand
L: C: L: C: L: C: L: C:
Behold the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous branch, and He shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. And this is the name by which He will be called, the Lord is our righteousness. In those days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which He will be called, the Lord is our righteousness. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. And this is the name by which He will be called, the Lord is our righteousness. We wait for your loving kindness, O Lord, In the midst of your temple.
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RECESSIONAL O Come, All Ye Faithful
Combined choirs and congregation Please stand
arr. David Willcocks
–attr. John F. Wade (c.1711–1786), tr. composite
Noël, Noël Combined choirs
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Carl Schalk (b. 1929)
PARTICIPANTS CHOIRS The Kapelle Charles P. Brown, conductor Laudate Maurice Boyer, conductor Männerchor Jonathan Stahlke, conductor Schola Cantorum Jonathan Kohrs, ’85, ’93 conductor University Handbell Choir Maurice Boyer, conductor Chamber Orchestra Maurice Boyer, conductor ORGANIST Steven Wente, ’75, ’76 organist to the Chapel of Our Lord LEADER Jeffrey Leininger, campus pastor
READERS Emily Longman ’17, freshman student Hannah Koch ’14, president, Kapelle Joshua Grotelueschen ’15, president, Voice: CUC student government Laura Zimmer ’83, MCM ’06 administrative assistant, Music Department Brenda Becker ’08 MA visiting professor, school & community counseling (Sunday, 4 p.m.) Eric Hawley ’10 gift officer, Office of Development & Alumni Relations (Sunday, 7 p.m.) Steven Wente ’75, MCM ’76, distinguished professor of music, chair, Music Department Pamela Kalbfleisch, dean, College of Arts and Sciences (Sunday, 4 p.m.) Kevin J. Brandon, dean, College of Education (Sunday, 7 p.m.) Marilyn Reineck, senior vice president for academics (Saturday, and Sunday, 7 p.m.) Dennis Witte ’73, vice president for administration (Sunday, 4 p.m.) Alan Meyer, interim president
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