BEHOLD a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, / and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7. 14.
Unto us a child is born, / unto us a son is given.Isaiah 9. 6.
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, / because that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.1 St John 4. 9.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, / who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.Ephesians 1. 3.
GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, / world withoutend.
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THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT
December 18, 2022
Organ Prelude: Ricercar pro Tempore Adventus super Initium Cantilenae: Ave Maria klare Ricercar for time of Advent, on the beginning of the song, “Hail Mary Pure” – Johann Kasper Ferdinand Fischer (1650-1746)
THE ADVENT ACCLAMATION
Leader: When the LORD brought back the exiles of Zion, People: We thought we were dreaming.
Leader: Then was our mouth filled with laughter; People: On our tongues, songs of joy.
Leader: Bring back our exiles, O LORD! People: As streams in the south.
Leader: Those who are sowing in tears People: Will sing when they reap.
Leader: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost People: Bring back our exiles, O LORD as streams in the south.
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THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT
December 4, 2022
Organ Prelude: Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming – Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) Arranged by Sam Ellson (1925-2012)
THE ADVENT ACCLAMATION
A voice cries: In the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up and every mountain and hill brought low. The uneven ground shall become level and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed. and all flesh shall see it together. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. In the wilderness prepare a way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Organ Prelude: O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Latin Plainchant – Arranged by Sam Ellson (1925-2012)
THE ADVENT ACCLAMATION
I look from afar And lo I see the power of God coming, and a cloud covering the whole earth.
Go out to meet Him and say: Tell us, are you the one who is to reign over your people Israel?
High and low, rich and poor; one with another. Go out to meet Him and say:
Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, that leads Joseph like a sheep. Tell us, are you He that is to come?
Stir up your strength, O Lord and come. To reign over your people Israel.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. I look from afar: and lo, I see the power of God coming, and a cloud covering the whole earth.