Wednesday 19th December 2001 at 7.30 p.m.

A FESTIVAL SERVICE
TO CELEBRATE ADVENT

Music, Hymns & Readings for Choir & Congregation
with
The Reading Minster Mid-Week Choir

Director: Seymour Norman
Organist: David Butler

Hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel!

Advent Sentence - Peter Aston
Magnificat (The Song of Mary) - Seymour Norman

Hymn: On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry

This is the record of John - Orlando Gibbons
How lovely are the messengers - Felix Mendelssohn

Hymn: Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes

The Morning Star - Andrew Carter
Benedictus (Blessed is he that cometh) - W. A. Mozart

Hymn: Come, thou long-expected Jesus

O thou, the central orb - Charles Wood
Love divine is coming down - Peter Skellern

Hymn: Thy kingdom come, O God

O praise God in His holiness - Humphrey Clucas
Go before us, O Lord - Andrew Carter
No small wonder - Paul Edwards

Hymn: The advent of our God

Ave Maria - Anton Bruckner
I wonder as I wander - Paul Edwards
Magnificat in G - Herbert Sumsion

Hymn: Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord

Advent Sentence - Richard Shephard
Dark the night lay, wild and dreary - arr. Sir Malcolm Sargent
The very best time of year - John Rutter

The Choir will also sing Carols in the Minster from 12.15 p.m. to 12.45 p.m. on Friday 21st December.