The complete video recording of the carols sung at the recorded-for-TV version ("Carols from King's") of the 2003 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.
This version is broadcast on BBC TV on Christmas Day. There are a few variations in the list of carols sung on this TV version and the live performance at 3:00 pm on Christmas Eve, 24 December 2003.
We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.
To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein. To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory.
The glorious company of the apostles praise thee. The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee. The noble army of martyrs praise thee. The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee, the Father, of an infinite majesty; thine honourable, true, and only Son, also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.
Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ; thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb. When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father. We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge. We therefore pray thee, help thy servants,whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. Make them to be numbered with thy saints, in glory everlasting.
O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage. Govern them and lift them up for ever. Day by day we magnify thee, and we worship thy Name ever world without end. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us. O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our trust is in thee. O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.
Originally composed for the coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II
The King shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lord: exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation.
Thou hast given him his heart's desire: and hast not denied him the request of his lips.
For thou shalt prevent him with the blessings of goodness: and shalt set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him a long life: even for ever and ever.
His honour is great in thy salvation: glory and great worship shalt thou lay upon him.
For thou shalt give him everlasting felicity: and make him glad with the joy of thy countenance.
"The King shall rejoice" is a new anthem setting by Bob Chilcott for mixed choir and organ, composed for the service at Westminster Abbey on 4th June 2013 to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. The work was commissioned by The Dean and Chapter of Westminster and sponsored by many of the choristers who sang in the Coronation Service in 1953. The anthem combines two texts. The first takes the opening six verses of Psalm 21, "The King shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lord". Four verses of the same text were set famously by George Frederick Handel in his Coronation Anthem "The King shall rejoice", written in 1727 for the Coronation of George II. The second text uses an adapted version of the same six Psalm verses set by William Byrd in his anthem "O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth our Queen" in honour of Queen Elizabeth I.
Text: Paraphrase of Psalm 21: 1-6 Music: Bob Chilcott (b 1955)
I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord : he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shalt stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another.
We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the Name of the Lord.
Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay. In the midst of life we are in death: of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased? Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death.
I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord: even so saith the Spirit: for they rest from their labours. Amen.
In memory of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, 15 April 2013
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth For the first heaven and the first earth were passed away and there was no more sea, And I John saw the holy city, Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men and he will dwell with them and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes And there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed away.
Text: Revelation 21:1-4 Music: Edgar Bainton (1880-1956)
Domine, Jesu Christe, qui me creasti, redemisti, et preordinasti ad hoc quod sum, tu scis quid de me facere vis; fac de me secundum voluntatem tuam cum misericordia. Amen.
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.
Text: from the Song of Solomon Music: William Walton (1902-1983)
Prelude on Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Brahms) The Advent Matins Responsory (Richard Marlow) Creator of the stars of night (Plainsong) Hymn: Of the Father's heart begotten (arr Willcocks) Hymn: Come, thou Redeemer of the earth (arr Willcocks) There is no rose (Anon arr Stevens) Hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel (arr Willcocks) Salve Regina (Poulenc) O Emmanuel (Ešenvalds) Hymn: On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry (arr Ledger) Wachet auf! (Nicolai arr Bach) E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come (Paul Manz) Hymn: Come, thou long-expected Jesus Benedicamus Domino (Warlock) Hymn: Lo, he comes with clouds descending Puer natus est (Plainsong) Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht (Bach) Organ voluntary: Dieu parmi nous (Messiaen)
Trinity College Choir Conductor: Stephen Layton Organ Scholars: Jeremy Cole and Eleanor Kornas
Prelude on Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Brahms) The Advent Matins Responsory (Richard Marlow) Creator of the stars of night (Plainsong) Hymn: Of the Father's heart begotten (arr Willcocks) Hymn: Come, thou Redeemer of the earth (arr Willcocks) There is no rose (Anon arr Stevens) Hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel (arr Willcocks) Bogoróditse Djévo (Part) Ave Maria (Parsons) Hymn: On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry (arr Ledger) Wachet auf! (Nicolai arr Bach) E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come (Paul Manz) Hymn: Come, thou long-expected Jesus Seek him that maketh the seven stars (Jonathan Dove) Hymn: Lo, he comes with clouds descending Puer natus est (Plainsong) Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht (Bach) Organ voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541 (Bach)
. Deep in the cold of winter, Darkness and silence were everywhere; Softly and clearly, there came through the stillness a wonderful sound to hear: All bells in paradise I heard them ring, Sounding in majesty the news that they bring; All bells in paradise I heard them ring, Welcoming our Saviour, born on earth a heavenly King.
All bells in paradise I heard them ring: ‘Glory to God on high’ the angel voices sing.
Lost in awe and wonder, Doubting I asked what this sign might be: Christ our Messiah revealed in a stable, A marvellous sight to see. All bells in paradise I heard them ring, Sounding in majesty the news that they bring; All bells in paradise I heard them ring, Welcoming our Saviour, born on earth a heavenly King.
He comes down in peace, a child in humility, The keys to his kingdom belong to the poor; Before him shall kneel the kings with their treasures, gold incense and myrrh. All bells in paradise I heard them ring, Sounding in majesty the news that they bring; All bells in paradise I heard them ring, Welcoming our Saviour, born on earth a heavenly King.
All bells in paradise I heard them ring: ‘Glory to God on high’ the angel voices sweetly sing.
This carol was commissioned for the Choir of King's College, Cambridge's 2012 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. It is also featured in the Choir of King's College, Cambridge's recent CD release:Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols
The complete video recording of the carols sung at the recorded-for-TV version of the 2011 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.
This version is broadcast on BBC TV on Christmas Day. There are a few variations in the list of carols sung on this TV version and the live performance at 3:00 pm on Christmas Eve, 24 December 2011.
The complete video recording of the carols sung at the recorded-for-TV version of the 2012 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.
This version is broadcast on BBC TV on Christmas Day. There are a few variations in the list of carols sung on this TV version and the live performance at 3:00 pm on Christmas Eve, 24 December 2012.
