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Diocese of Oxford
St. Nicholas' Church |
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A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
| Hymn | Once in royal David's city | |
| Bidding Prayer | ||
| Lord's Prayer | ||
| Carol | This is the truth sent from above | Hereford Melody |
| First Lesson | ||
| Hymn | Away in a manger | |
| Second Lesson | ||
| Carol | O my dear heart | Gordon Jacob |
| Carol | Gentle Mary | Eric Thiman |
| Third Lesson | ||
| Hymn | It came upon the midnight clear | |
| Carol | Here is the little door | Herbert Howells |
| Fourth Lesson | ||
| Carol | Luther's Carol | Harmonia Perfecta, 1730 |
| Fifth Lesson | ||
| Carol | A babe is born in Bethlehem | German Traditional |
| Sixth Lesson | ||
| Hymn | The first Nowell | |
| Carol | The Virgin's Cradle Hymn | Edmund Rubbra |
| Seventh Lesson | ||
| Carol | When Christ was born | Reginald Jacques |
| Hymn | While shepherds watched their flocks | |
| Eighth Lesson | ||
| Carol | Ding dong! merrily on high | arr. Charles Wood |
| Ninth Lesson | ||
| Hymn | Hark! the herald-angels sing | |
| Blessing | ||
| Hymn | O come, all ye faithful | |