Celebrated last night at the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.
Advent Prose: Rorate Coeli (Wilkinson).
Processional Hymn: 0 Come, 0 Come Emmanuel. Bidding Prayer.
Carol: Adam Lay Ybounden (Boris Ord).
The Message of Advent: Antiphons: 0 Sapientia; 0 Adonai. 1st Lesson: Isaiah 11, wl-5. Carol: There Is No Rose (John Joubert ).
2nd Lesson: 1 Thessalonians 5, wl-11.
Anthem: One Foot in Eden (Nicholas Maw). The Word of God: Antiphons: 0 Radix; 0 Clavis. 3rd Lesson: Micah 4, wl-4.
Motet: Vox Dicentis , Clama (Edward Naylor ).
4th Lesson: Luke 4, wl4-21.
Hymn: Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus. The Prophetic Call: Antiphons: 0 Oriens;
0 Rex Gentium. A Hymn to the Virgin (Britten). 5th Lesson: Malachi 3, wl-7. This Is the Record of John (Gibbons). Mary's Magnificat (Roger Hemingway ). 6th Lesson: Matthew 3, wl-11. Hymn: On Jordan's Bank.
The Christ-Bearer: Antiphon: 0 Emmanuel. Ave Maria (Robert Parsons ). 7th Lesson: Micah 5, w2-4. Magnificat in B minor
(Howells). 8th Lesson: Revelation 22, wl-7. Lullay My Liking (Francis Pott ). Hymn: Lo! He Comes. Blessing. Organ Voluntary: Chorale Prelude: Wachet auf, BWV645 (Bach). Director of music David Hill.
Organists John Robinson and Paul Provost.