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Clark Avenue at First Street,
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Sunday, December 12, 2004
MP3 files from
Lessons and Carols
December 12, 2004
MP3 files of
music recorded from the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2004 can
be downloaded below. Click on the MP3 music icon
 to download the
file.
Gathering Music
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1. IN DULCI JUBILO: "Good Christian
friends, rejoice" (BWV 729) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).
Organ. (2:17) |
(1.6
MB) |
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2. Variations on ES IST EIN' ROS':
"LO, how a rose e'er blooming" Alice Jordan (b. 1916). I Amabile, II
Cadenza for Pedals, III Chorale: Jubilee. Organ. (6:20) |
(4.6
MB) |
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3. "O little town of Bethlehem."
Traditional carols. The Frets. (1:24) |
(1.0
MB) |
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4. "The first Nowell" Traditional
carols. The Frets. (1:38) |
(1.2
MB) |
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5. "Quelle est cette odeur agreable?":
"What is this lovely fragrance?" Paul Manz (b. 1919). Organ.
(2:40) |
(1.9
MB) |
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6. 'WACHET AUF!' RUFT UNS DIE STIMME:
"'Sleepers, wake!' A voice is calling" (BWV 645) J. S. Bach. Organ.
(3:32) |
(2.5
MB) |
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7. "Hark! The herald angels sing"
Traditional carols. The Frets. (1:39) |
(1.2
MB) |
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8. "Joy to the world, the Lord is
come" Traditional carols. The Frets . (0:52) |
(0.6
MB) |
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9. Fanfare on ANTIOCH: "Joy to the
world, the Lord is come" Gerre Hancock (b. 1934). Organ. (1:11) |
(0.8
MB) |
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10. Carol Prelude on GREENSLEEVES:
"What child is this?" Searle Wright (1918-2004). Organ.
(1:59) |
(1.4
MB) |
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11. Improvisation on GOD REST YOU
MERRY Myron Roberts (1912-2004). Organ. (5:08) |
(3.6
MB) |
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12. Pastorale on IRBY: "Once in royal
David's city." Powell Weaver (1890-1951). Organ. (3:14) |
(2.3
MB) |
A
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
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13. CHORAL INTROIT "Once in royal
David's city." IRBY, Harvey Gauntlett, 1849. (2:57) |
(2.1
MB) |
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14. CAROL IN PROCESSION "O come, all
ye faithful." ADESTE FIDELES, 18th century. (5:00) |
(3.5
MB) |
The First Lesson.
Genesis 3:8-15. God announces in the Garden of Eden that the seed of woman shall
bruise the serpant's head
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15. CAROL "Adam lay ybounden." Boris
Ord, 1957. (1:31) |
(1.1
MB) |
The Second Lesson.
Genesis 22:15-18. God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall the
nations of the earth be blessed
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16. CAROL "Before the marvel of this
night." Carl Schalk, 1981. (3:25) |
(2.4
MB) |
The Third Lesson.
Isaiah 9:2b, 6, 7. Christ's birth and kingdom are foretold by Isaiah.
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17. HYMN 81 "LO, how a rose e'er
blooming." ES IST EN ROS,1599. (3:02) |
(2.1
MB) |
The Fourth Lesson.
Isaiah 11:1-3a, 4a, 6, 9. The peace that Christ will bring is foreshown
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18. CHORALE "'Sleepers, wake!' A
voice astounds us." WACHET AUF, harm. J. S. Bach. (5:25) |
(3.8
MB) |
The Fifth Lesson.
Luke 1:26-35, 38. The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary
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19. PLAINSONG "The Word whom earth
and sea and sky." QUEM TERRA, PONTUS, AETHERA Mailander Hymnen, 15th
century. (3:00) |
(2.1
MB) |
The Sixth Lesson.
Luke 2:1, 3-7. St. Luke tells of the birth of Jesus
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20. CAROL "O come, little children."
IHR KINDERLEIN KOMMET, Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, 18th century.
(2:51) |
(2.0
MB) |
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21. HYMN 79 "O little town of
Bethlehem." ST.LOUIS. (1:24) |
(1.0
MB) |
The Seventh Lesson.
Luke 2:8-16. The shepherds go to the manger
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22. CAROL The Shepherd's Carol.
William Billings, 18th century. (3:04) |
(2.2
MB) |
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23. CAROL Rocking Traditional Czech,
air. David Willcocks (2:22) |
(1.7
MB) |
The Eighth Lesson.
Matthew 2:1-11. The wise men are led by the star to Jesus
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24. CAROL Torches John Joubert (b.
1927) (1:29) |
(1.0
MB) |
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25. HYMN 92 ""On this day earth shall
ring" PERSONENT HODIE, from Piae Cantiones, 1582. (3:39) |
(2.6
MB) |
The Ninth Lesson.
John 1:1-14. St. John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation
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26. CHORAL FANTASY ON OLD CAROLS
Christmas Day arr. Gustav Hoist, 1910. (7:49) |
(5.5
MB) |
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27. OFFERTORY HYMN 96 "Angels we have
heard on high" GLORIA, a French carol. (3:34) |
(2.5
MB) |
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28. CAROL "Silent night, holy night"
STILLE NACHT, Franz Xaver Gruber, 1818. (4:03) |
(2.9
MB) |
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