A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Once in royal David's city

Bidding Prayer

Up! good Christen folk, and listen (tune from Piae Cantiones, 1582)

The Truth from Above

First Lesson (Genesis 3)

Adam lay ybounden

Second Lesson (Genesis 22)

Sussex Carol (On Christmas night all Christians sing)

In the bleak mid-winter

Third Lesson (Isaiah 9)

In Dulci Jubilo.

God rest you merry, gentlemen

Fourth Lesson (Isaiah 11)

A Tender Shoot

The Lamb

Fifth Lesson (St Luke 1)

Gabriel's Message

Joys Seven

Sixth Lesson (St Luke 2)

Dormi, Jesu

Riu, riu, chiu

Seventh Lesson (St Luke 2)

The Fayrfax Carol

While shepherds watched (from East's Psalter, 1592)

Eighth Lesson (St Matthew 2)

I saw three ships

Illuminare, Jerusalem

Ninth Lesson (St John 1)

O come, all ye faithful (Adeste fideles) (descant & last verse Cleobury)

Prayer and Blessing

Hark! the herald angels sing

In dulci jubilo BWV729