And I saw a new heaven (Edgar Bainton)

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,
new 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)

The "O" Antiphons: 23 December -- O Emmanuel (plainchant / Hallock)

O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, expectatio gentium, et Salvator earum: veni ad salvandum nos, Domine, Deus noster. O Emmanuel, our king and lawgiver, the desire of all nations and their salvation: come and save us, O Lord our God. Latin: plainchant English: Peter Hallock, 1986

The "O" Antiphons: 22 December -- O Rex Gentium / O King of Nations (plainchant / Hallock)

O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti. O King of Nations, and their desire, you are the cornerstone that binds two into one: Come and save the creature, whom you have fashioned from clay. Latin: plainchant English: Peter Hallock, 1986

The "O" Antiphons: 21 December -- O Oriens / O Rising Dawn (plainchant / Hallock)

O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol iustitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis. O Rising Dawn, brightness of the light eternal, sun of righteousness: come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. Latin: plainchant English: Peter Hallock, 1986

The "O" Antiphons: 20 December -- O Clavis David/O Key of David (plainchant / Hallock)

O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel;
qui aperis, et nemo claudit;
claudis, et nemo aperit:
veni, et educ vinctum de domo carceris,
sedentem in tenebris, et umbra mortis.

O Key of David, and sceptre of the house of Israel;
you open and no one closes;
you close and no one opens:
come and deliver us from the chains of prison,
we who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.

Latin: plainchant
English: Peter Hallock, 1986

The "O" Antiphons: 19 December -- O Radix Jesse/O Root of Jesse (plainchant / Hallock)

O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum,
super quem continebunt reges os suum,
quem Gentes deprecabuntur:
veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare.

O Root of Jesse, you stand as an ensign to the people;
before you kings shall keep silence,
all nations bow in worship:
come and save us, and do not delay.

Latin: plainchant
English: Peter Hallock (1986)

The "O" Antiphons: 18 December -- "O Adonai" (plainchant / Hallock)

O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel,
qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti,
et ei in Sina legem dedisti:
veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.

O Adonai, ruler of the House of Israel,
you appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush:
on Mount Sinai you gave him your law:
with outsretched arm, come and redeem us.

Latin: plainchant
English: Peter Hallock, 1986

The "O" Antiphons: 17 December -- O Sapientia (plainchant) / O Wisdom (Hallock)

O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodisti,
attingens a fine usque ad finem,
fortiter suaviter disponensque omnia:
veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae.

O Wisdom, you came forth from the mouth of the Most High,
and reach from one end of the earth to the other,
mightily and sweetly ordering all things:
come and teach us the way of prudence.

Latin: plainchant
English: Peter Hallock (1986)

O Antiphons (Healey Willan) [excerpts]

O ADONAI



O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel,
qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti,
et ei in Sina legem dedisti:
veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.

O Lord Eternal and Leader of the house of Israel,
who didst appear to Moses in the fire of the burning bush
and didst give the Law to him in Sinai,
come to redeem us by Thine outstretched arm.


O RADIX JESSE



O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum,
super quem continebunt reges os suum,
quem gentes deprecabuntur:
veni ad liberandum nos, iam noli tardare.

O Root of Jesse, who standest for an ensign of the people,
before whom kings shall keep their silence,
to whom the nations shall offer their petitions,
come to deliver us; wait not any longer.


O ORIENS



O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae,
et sol iustitiae: veni,
et illumina sedentes
in tenebris et umbra mortis.

O Rising Orb of day, Splendor of Light Eternal,
and Sun of Righteousness,
come and enlighten those who sit in darkness,
and in the shadow of death


O EMMANUEL



O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster,
exspectatio gentium, et Salvator earum:
veni ad salvandum nos Domine Deus noster.

O Emmanuel, Our king and lawgiver,
For whom the nations wait, their holy Savior:
Come, O Lord our God, be our salvation.

Composer: Healey Willan (1880-1968)

Easter from King's 2016

In a tradition dating from 2004 the renown King's College Choir presents Easter from Kings, Passiontide to Easter Day for 2016 from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.

See also - Easter from King's from previous years:

• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011

Easter from King's - Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Choir of King's College Cambridge - Easter from King's: Passiontide to Easter Day

• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011

Blessed be that Maid Mary

Blessed be that maid Marie;
Born he was of her body;
Very God ere time began,
Born in time the Son of Man.
Eya! Ihesus hodie
Natus est de Virgine.

In a manger of an ass
Jesu lay and lullèd was;
Born to die upon the Tree
Pro pecante homine.
Eya! Ihesus hodie
Natus est de Virgine.

Seet and blissful was the song
Chanted of the angel throng;
'Peace on earth, alleluya!
In excelsis gloria.'
Eya! Ihesus hodie
Natus est de Virgine.

Fare three kings from far-off land,
Incense, gold, and myrrh in hand;
In Bethlem the Babe they see,
Stelle ducti lumine.
Eya! Ihesus hodie
Natus est de Virgine.

Make we merry on this fest,
In quo Christus natus est;
On this Child I pray you call,
To assoil and save us all.
Eya! Ihesus hodie
Natus est de Virgine.

Text: 15th century English Carol from MS. Sloan 2593, fol. 51, v0
Tune: arr. Stephen Cleobury

2015 Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols (Live Recording) from King's College, Cambridge

Live Sound Recording from BBC Radio of the 2015 Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols, sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge at 3:00pm, 24 December 2015.



Link: Program Booklet for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2015 (PDF)

See also: the live voice recordings of the "Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" at 3:00 pm every Christmas Eve:

• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2014 (live)
• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2013 (live)
• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 1954 (live)

See also: King's College, Cambridge's Carols from King's from previous years:

• Carols from King's 2015
• Carols from King's 2014
• Carols from King's 2013
• Carols from King's 2012
• Carols from King's 2011
• Carols from King's 2010
• Carols from King's 2003
• Carols from King's 2000
• Carols from King's 1996
• Carols from King's 1992

RELATED: 60 Years of Carols from King's 2014 (BBC Documentary)

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge's recent CD release: Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols

2015 Carols from King's (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)

COMPLETE VERSION (with readings and prayers):



CAROLS ONLY:




Carols from King's 2015, the pre-recorded version as televised on BBC TWO.

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, directed by Stephen Cleobury
Organ Scholars: Tom Etheridge and Richard Gowers

See also: the live voice recordings of the "Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" at 3:00 pm every Christmas Eve:

• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2015 (live)
• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2014 (live)
• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2013 (live)
• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 1954 (live)

See also: King's College, Cambridge's Carols from King's from previous years:

• Carols from King's 2014
• Carols from King's 2013
• Carols from King's 2012
• Carols from King's 2011
• Carols from King's 2010
• Carols from King's 2007
• Carols from King's 2003
• Carols from King's 2000
• Carols from King's 1996
• Carols from King's 1992

RELATED: 60 Years of Carols from King's 2014 (BBC Documentary)

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge's recent CD release: Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols

1992 Carols from King's (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)

Carols from King's 1992, the pre-recorded version as televised on BBC TWO.

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, directed by Stephen Cleobury

See also: the live voice recordings of the "Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" at 3:00 pm every Christmas Eve:

• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2015 (live)
• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2014 (live)
• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2013 (live)
• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 1954 (live)

See also: King's College, Cambridge's Carols from King's from previous years:

• Carols from King's 2015
• Carols from King's 2014
• Carols from King's 2013
• Carols from King's 2012
• Carols from King's 2011
• Carols from King's 2010
• Carols from King's 2007
• Carols from King's 2003
• Carols from King's 2000
• Carols from King's 1996

RELATED: 60 Years of Carols from King's 2014 (BBC Documentary)

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge's recent CD release: Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols

2007 Carols from King's (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)

Carols from King's 2007, the pre-recorded version as televised on BBC TWO.

Hymn - Once in royal David’s city
Welcome
Carol - In dulci jubilo (R.L. Pearsall)
Reading - Isaiah 9
Carol - A Child is born in Bethlehem (Samuel Scheidt)
Carol - Sussex Carol (arr. Philip Ledger)
Reading - A New Nativity (Alan Titchmarsh)
Carol - King Jesus hath a garden (arr. Stephen Cleobury)
Carol - Tomorrow shall by my dancing day (John Gardner)
Reading - Luke 2
Carol - A babe is born (William Mathias)
Hymn - While shepherds watched their flocks
Reading - The Burning Babe (Robert Southwell)
Carol - The infant king (arr. David Willcocks)
Carol - Past three o'clock (arr. Stephen Cleobury) 
Reading - Matthew 2 
Carol - Bethlehem down (Peter Warlock)
Carol - Ding! Dong! merrily on high (arr. Mack Willberg)
Reading - Christmas (John Betjeman)
Carol - Dormi Jesu (John Rutter) 
Hymn - God rest you merry gentlemen
Reading - John 1
Carol - God is with us (John Tavener)
Blessing
Hymn - Hark! the herald angels sing
Voluntary - Vom Himmel hoch BWV 606 (JS Bach)

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, directed by Stephen Cleobury
Organ Scholars: Peter Stevens & Thomas Kimber

See also: the live voice recordings of the "Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" at 3:00 pm every Christmas Eve:

• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2014 (live)
• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2013 (live)
• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 1954 (live)

See also: King's College, Cambridge's Carols from King's from previous years:

• 60 Years of Carols from King's 2014 (BBC Documentary)
• Carols from King's 2013
• Carols from King's 2012
• Carols from King's 2011
• Carols from King's 2010
• Carols from King's 2003
• Carols from King's 2000
• Carols from King's 1996

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge's recent CD release: Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols

Advent Procession with Carols (Choir of King's College, Cambridge, dir. Philip Ledger)

A Procession with Carols on Advent Sunday (Choir of King's College, Cambridge, dir. David Willcocks)

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Easter from King's 2015

In a tradition dating from 2004 the renown King's College Choir presents Easter from Kings, Passiontide to Easter Day for 2015 from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.

00:24 Hymn - There Is A Green Hill Far Away
02:42 Bidding Prayer - The Revd Dr Stephen Cherry, Dean
04:39 Crucifixus a 8 (Antonio Lotti)

07:33 The First Reading - Mark 11:1-11a. The Entry Into Jerusalem
09:38 Hosanna To The Son Of David (Thomas Weelkes)
11:32 Hymn - Ride On, Ride On In Majesty

13:47 The Second Reading - Palm Sunday Sonnnet By Malcolm Guite
15:08 Faire Is The Heaven (William Henry Harris)

20:09 The Third Reading - Mark 14:16-26. The Last Supper
22:17 Tantum Ergo (Maurice Duruflé)
24:43 Ave Verum Corpus (Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart)

27:13 The Fourth Reading - Luke 22 The Agony in the Garden
28:55 The Lord’s Prayer (John Tavener)
31:37 Hear My Prayer, O Lord (Henry Purcell)

33:53 The Fifth Reading - Luke 22:39-48. Gethsemane
35:26 Drop, Drop Slow Tears (Orlando Gibbons)
36:51 Wash Me Throughly (Samuel Sebastian Wesley)

41:22 The Sixth Reading - Mark 15:24-37. The Crucifixion
44:12 Crux Fidelis (John Iv Of Portugal)
46:23 Salvator Mundi (John Blow)
50:05 Hymn - When I Survey (Verses 1,3,5)

52:41 The Seventh Reading - At A Calvary Near The Ancre By Wilfred Owen
53:52 Greater Love Hath No Man (John Ireland)

59:36 The Eight Reading - Matthew 28:1-10. The First Easter Morning
01:01:41 Surrexit Christus Hodie (Scheidt)
01:04:12 My Beloved Spake (Patrick Hadley)
01:07:15 Hymn - Thine Be The Glory

01:10:05 Blessing - Given By The Dean, With Congregation And Response
01:10:46 Hymn - Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
01:12:38 Organ Voluntary: Christ Lag In Todesbanden BWV 625 (Bach)

See also - Easter from King's from previous years:

• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011

2014 Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols (Live Recording) from King's College, Cambridge

Live Sound Recording from BBC Radio of the 2014 Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols, sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge at 3:00pm, 24 December 2014.



Link: Program Booklet for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2014 (PDF)

See also: the live voice recordings of the "Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" at 3:00 pm every Christmas Eve:

• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2013 (live)
• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 1954 (live)

See also: King's College, Cambridge's Carols from King's from previous years:

• 60 Years of Carols from King's 2014 (BBC Documentary)
• Carols from King's 2014
• Carols from King's 2013
• Carols from King's 2012
• Carols from King's 2011
• Carols from King's 2010
• Carols from King's 2003
• Carols from King's 2000
• Carols from King's 1996

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge's recent CD release: Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols