Rendcomb College Senior Carol Service 2021
We are very proud to present this year's Carol Service from Cirencester Parish Church.
In time held tradition, this year's Carol Service from Rendcomb College was held at Cirencester Parish Church, albeit in a slightly different format. The service was recorded on Monday, with the church very kindly allowing us to use their live-streaming software, cameras and microphones. A small number of Sixth Form leavers families were in attendance, this being their last opportunity to experience a Rendcomb College Carol Service.
We hope you enjoy this year's service, and we sincerely wish that by this time next year we can have everyone in attendance to lift the roof in song and praise!
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year.
The video of the service has about a 3-minute lead in, which includes the opening Organ Voluntary.
Scroll down for images.
You can follow the order of service here:
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Organ Voluntary
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In dulci jubilo |
Music: Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) |
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Carol |
Once in royal David's city |
Words: Mrs C F Alexander (1818-1895) Music: H. J. Gauntlett (1805-1876) harmonised by A. H. Mann (1850-1929) Descant: David Willcocks (1919-2015 |
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Welcome and Bidding Prayer |
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Carol |
The holly and the ivy |
Words and Music: English traditional melody arranged by David Ogden (b. 1966) |
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Reading |
Luke 1 v. 26-38 |
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Carol |
The angel Gabriel from Heaven came |
Words: Basque traditional translated by Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) Music: Basque traditional melody arranged by Malcolm Archer (b. 1952) |
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Reading |
Luke 2 vv. 1-7 |
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Carol |
O little town of Bethlehem |
Words: Philip Brooks (1835-1893) Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1985) and Thomas Armstong (1898-1994) |
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Carol |
Sing lullaby |
Words: Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) Music: Basque Noël arranged by Timothy Noon (b. 1974 |
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Reading |
Luke 2 vv. 8-20 |
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Carol |
Masters in this hall |
Words: French traditional translated by William Morris (1834-1896) Music: French traditional melody arranged by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) |
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Carol |
It came upon the midnight clear |
Words: E H Sears (1810-1876) Music: English traditional melody arranged by Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) |
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Carol |
Torches |
Words: translated from the Galician by J.B. Trend (1887–1958), Music: John Joubert (1927-2019) |
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Reading |
Matthew 2 vv1-12 |
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Carol |
As with gladness men of old |
Words: William C Dix (1837-1898 Music: Konrad Kocher (1786-1872) abridged by W. H. Monk (1823-1889) |
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Reading |
John 1 vv1-14 |
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Carol |
Stopping by woods on a snowy evening |
Words: Robert Frost (1874-1963) Music: Nathan Seatter-Messer (b.2004) |
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Prayers |
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Carol |
O come all ye faithful |
Words and Melody: Rev’d John F Wade (1711-1786) Arrangement and Descant: David Willcocks (1919-2015) |
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Blessing |
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Carol |
Hark, the herald angels sing! |
Words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Music: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Descant: David Willcocks (1919-2015) |
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Organ voluntary |
Toccata Primavera (2021) |
Music: John Wright |
