AFestival

of

Lessonsand

Carols

December 18, 20197:30 p.m.

St. Joseph’s ChapelKent, CT

The Poinsettias are given to the Glory of Godand in loving memory of:

Alderman Family Members

Jennifer Lynn Alderman

Merle and Jimmy Anderson

Dr. Henry Brudner

Dong-Yeob Cha

Karen MJ Cracas

Andrew Davis ’07

Bill Denton

Lenke and Ire Gogola

Charles E. Gould, Jr.

Ryan Kyle Greene ’07

James J. Griffin, Jr.

Grace Hinman

Jerry and Jackie Kenny

Brenda Newman P’91

Ted Robinson

Douglas and Cecily Robinson

Cliff Rogers

Bob Sanford ’50

Shorty Schultz

Barbara Scott

Andrash Shash

Gigi Smith

Julius and Blanche Sombathy

Rev. Jonathan Voorhees (Hon) ’07

Richard Whitaker (Hon) ’44

Emelia Carl Worth ’17

Nadia Yovanovitch

Bidding Prayer

First Lesson God’s Promises to Israel will be Fulfilled Isaiah 11:1-9

Anthem Angels From The Realms of Glory arr. Hagenberg

Second Lesson The Reign of the Prince of Peace is Foretold Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

Organ Prelude Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599

Canonic Variations on “Vom Himmel Hoch”, BWV 769, v.1-3

Hymn 102 Once in Royal David’s City(The congregation will sing verses 3-6)

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A Festival of Lessons and CarolsSt. Joseph’s ChapelDecember 18, 2019

7:30 p.m.

Once in royal David’s Citystood a lowly cattle shed,

where a mother laid her baby in a manger for his bed: Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ, her little child.

2. He came down to earth from heaven who is God and Lord of all, and his shelter was a stable, and his cradle was a stall; with the poor, the scorned, the lowly, lived on earth our Savior holy.

3. We, like Mary, rest confounded that a stable should display heaven’s Word, the World’s creator, cradled there on Christmas Day, yet this Child, our Lord and brother, brought us love for one another.

4. For he is our life long pattern daily, when on earth he grew, he was tempted, scorned, rejected, tears and smiles like us he knew: thus he feels for all our sadness, and he shares in all our gladness.

5. And our eyes at last shall see him, through his own redeeming love, for that child who seemed so helpless is our Lord in heaven above; and he leads his children on to the place where he is gone.

6. Not in that poor lowly stable, with the oxen standing round, we shall see him; but in heaven, where his saints his throne surround:Christ, revealed to faithful eye, set at God’s right hand on high.

Third Lesson The Annunciation to Mary Luke 1:26-38

Anthem Wexford Carol arr. Hagenberg

Fourth Lesson The Song of Mary Luke 1:39-56

Hymn 96 Angels We Have Heard on High Gloria

Hymn 83 O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste Fideles

Fifth Lesson The Birth of the Christ Child Luke 2:1-20

Angels we have heard on high.Singing sweetly through the night,

and the mountains in reply,echoing their brave delight. Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis Deo.

2. Shepherds, why this jubilee?Why these songs of happy cheer?What great brightness did you see?What glad tidings did you hear? Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis Deo.

3. Come to Bethlehem and see him whose birth the angels sing; come, adore on bended knee Christ, the Lord, the newborn King. Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis Deo.

4. See him in a manger laid whom the angels praise above; Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, while we raise our hearts in love. Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis Deo.

O Come, all ye faithful,joyful and triumphant,

O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;come and behold him,born the King of angels. O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

2. God from God, light from Light eternal, lo! he abhors not the Virgin’s womb;only begotten Son of the Father; O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

3. Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,sing, all ye citizens of heaven above;glory to Godglory in the Highest; O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

4. See how the shepherds,summoned to his cradle,leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze;we too will thither bend our joyful footsteps: O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

Sixth Lesson The Coming of the Wise Men Matthew 2:1-12

Anthem Rejoice and be Merry Rutter

Seventh Lesson The Word has been made flesh and we have seen His Glory John 1:1-14

Hymn 100 Joy To The World Antioch

Offertory Sentence

Offertory Anthem Holy Night, Silent Night arr. Schram

Hymn 109 The First Nowell The First Nowell

Joy to the world! The Lord is come:let earth receive her King;

let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing.

2. Joy to the world! The Savior reigns;let us our songs employ,while fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy.

3. No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground;he comes to make his blessings flow, far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found.

4. He rules the world with truth and grace,and makes the nations provethe glories of his righteousness, and wonders of his love, and wonders of his love, and wonders of his love.

The first Nowell the angels did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay,

in fields where they laykeeping their sheep, on a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell born is the King of Israel.

2. They looked up and saw a star shining in the east beyond them far, and to the earth it gave great light, and so it continued both day and night. Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell born is the King of Israel.

3. And by the light of that same star three wise men came from country far;to seek for a king was their intent,and to follow the star wherever it went. Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell born is the King of Israel.

4. This star drew nigh to the north-west, o’er Bethlehem it took its rest, and there it did both stop and stay right over the place where Jesus lay. Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell born is the King of Israel.

Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flowPraise Him all creatures here belowPraise Him above ye heavenly hostPraise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

The Prayers

Hymn 111 Silent Night(congregation remains seated)

Stille Nacht

The Blessing

Hymn 87 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn

Postlude Brass Ensemble

Hark! The herald angels sing glory to the newborn King!

Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph of the skies;with th’ angelic host proclaimChrist is born in Bethlehem! Hark the herald angels sing Glory to the new born King!

2. Christ, by highest heaven adored; Christ, the everlasting Lord; late in time behold him come, offspring of the Virgin’s Womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail th’ incarnate Deity.Pleased as man with us to dwell; Jesus, our Emmanuel! Hark the herald angels sing Glory to the new born King!

3. Mild he lays his glory by,born that we no more may die,born to raise us from the earth, born to give us second birth. Risen with healing in his wings; light and life to all he brings, hail, the Son of Righteousness! Hail, the Heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hark the herald angels sing Glory to the new born King!

Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright,

round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant, so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace sleep in heavenly peace.

2. Silent night, holy night, shepherds quake at the sight,glories stream from heaven afar, heavenly hosts sing alleluia; Christ, the savior, is born! Christ, the savior, is born!

3. Silent night, holy night, Son of God, Love’s pure light, radiant beams from thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord at thy birth. Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

Readers

Margaret Yemington ’23

Henry Zinn ’20

Caroline Haack ’20

Mrs. Amy Voorhees

Mr. Dempsey Quinn

Mr. Randy Hobbs

Officiants

The Reverend Kate Kelderman

The Reverend John Kennedy

The Reverend Richardson W. Schell ’69

Chaplains

The Reverend John Kennedy

Mr. Robert E. DesMarais, Jr. ’01,’99 (Hon)

Ms. Haley Prickett

Music Director

Mrs. Barbara Harris Kovacs

Organist

Mr. Joseph McDonough

Vergers

Sawyer Russell ’20

Matt Murphy ’20

Sacristans

Zoe Benjamin ’20

Daelan Mangiafico ’20

Brass Director

Dr. Tom Bouldin

Strings Director

Mrs. Jennifer Malone Hobbs

Piano

Ms. Deborah Cárdenas

Chapel Bell Ringers

Mr. Matt Austin, Ringing Master

John Garbi ’21, Carillonneur

A special thank you to the Choir, Chamber Orchestra, Brass Quintet, Percussionists, Bell Ringers,visiting members of the North American Guild of Change Ringers, and those who helped decorate the chapel.

This service will be streamed live.

The OfferingThe plate offering will benefit Kent Community Fund, Inc., a non-profit and all-volunteer organization,

having raised moreo than $455,000 since its establishment in 2006, to help individuals meet emergency needs and to support community charity programs serving the citizens of the Town of Kent.