Christ Church Holy Eucharist for Christmas Eve 2024

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Holy Eucharist for Christmas Eve
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Prelude of Christmas music
As With Gladness Men of Old (Words: William C. Dix; Music: C. Kocker)
O Little One Sweet (Words: Tr. Percy Dearmer; Music: German tune, harm. J. S. Bach)
King Jesus Hath a Garden (Words: tr. G. R. Woodward; Music: Dutch tune, harm. Charles Wood)
Coventry Carol (Lully, lulla) (Words: Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors; Music: arr. Martin Shaw)
Past Three a Clock (Words: George Ratcliffe Woodward; Muskc: Harm. Charles Wood)
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Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist
Prelude
Hymn 83 - O come, all ye faithful (Adeste fidelis)
Collect for Purity
Hymn 96 - Angels we have heard on high (Gloria)
Collect of the Day
Reading from the Book of Isaiah (52:7-10)
Psalm 98
Reading from the Letter of Paul to Titus (3:4-7)
Hymn 94 - While shepherds watched their flocks by night (Winchester Old)
The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke (2:8-20)
Sermon - Fr Michael Piret
Nicene Creed
Prayers of the People
The Peace
Announcements
Offertory Anthem - What Sweeter Music (Words: Robert Herrick (1591-1674); Music: John Rutter (b. 1945))
Great Thanksgiving
The Lord's Prayer
Fraction Anthem
Communion Meditation - Angel Carol (Words: ad. Anna Laura Page; Music: Trad, arr. Anna Laura Page) - Elisa Dragotto and Marla Peltzer, sopranos
Hymn 115 - What child is this (Greensleeves)
Hymn 111 - Silent night, holy night (Stille Nacht)
Post-Communion Prayer
Blessing
Hymn 100 - Joy to the world (Antioch)
Dismissal
Postlude - Toccata on "Joy to the World" - M. C. Haigler (b. 1973)