Festival of Lessons and Carols
Shove Memorial Chapel
December 9, 2012 6:00 pm
Festival of Lessons and Carols Ave Maria The Festival of Lessons and Carols is a candlelight Advent service of readings interspersed with appropriate carols, hymns and anthems that is modeled after the traditional service at King’s College, Cambridge, England. The service has been celebrated at Colorado College for fifty-one years. Shove Memorial Chapel was dedicated on November 24, 1931, and at the request of the donor is “open for services of any and all denominations.” Shove Chapel continues a tradition of hospitality to persons of all faiths.
The theme of this year’s service, “Ave Maria,” is reflected in the anthems, carols and readings that honor Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
PRELUDE Frank Shelton, College Organist Two Noels: Larry Visser (b. 1962) Angels We Have Heard on High Once in Royal David’s City
CALL TO WORSHIP Kate Holbrook, Chaplain
* CAROL O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Veni Emmanuel Thomas Helmore, 1854 1) O come, O come, Emmanuel, 3) O come thou Dayspring, come and cheer And ransom captive Israel, Our spirits by thine advent here; That mourns in lonely exile here, Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, Until the Son of God appear. And death’s dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! Shall come to thee, O Israel! 2) O come, thou Wisdom from on high, 4) O come, Desire of nations, bind Who ord’rest all things mightily; All peoples in one heart and mind; To us the path of knowledge show Bid envy, strife, and discord cease; And teach us in her ways to go. Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! Shall come to thee, O Israel!
FIRST LESSON Zuri Randell, '13 Isaiah 7:10 – 15 The prophet declares that a virgin will conceive
* Please stand if you are able. MUSICAL SELECTION Suscepit Israel Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Suscepit Israel puerum suum: recordatus misericordiae suae. (translation) His servant, Israel, He hath holpen in remembrance of His mercy. Colorado College Chamber Chorus Deborah Teske, Director; Dan Brink, Accompanist
SECOND LESSON Trevor Johnson, '13 Luke 1:26 – 35, 38 An angel promises a son to Mary
MUSICAL SELECTION Marienlieder 1. Der englische Gruss Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Gegrüsset Maria, du Mutter der Gnaden! So sangen die Engel der Jungfrau Maria in ihrem Gebete, darinnen sie rang. Maria, du sollst einen Sohn empfangen! Darnach tun Himmel undErde verlangen, dass du die Mutter des Herren sollst sein. O Engel, wie magich das erleben, ich habe mich noch keinem Manne ergeben in dieser weiten und breiten Welt. Wie Tau kommt überdie Blumenmatten, so soll dich der heilige Geist überschatten, so soll der Heiland geboren sein. Maria, die höret solches gerne,sie sprach: ich bin eine Magd des Herren, nach deinem Worte geschehe mir. (translation) The Angelic Salutation Hail, Mary, mother of grace! Thus sang the angels to the virgin Mary As she struggled in prayer. Mary, you shall conceive a son. Heaven and Earth desire For you to be the Mother of the Lord. Mary heard such things gladly, She spoke: I am the handmaid of the Lord, And it shall happen to me according to your word. The angels sank to their knees, They all sang Mary, Mary, They sang Mary’s song of praise!
* CAROL Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming German, 15th Century; transl. Theodore Baker, 1894 Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming from tender stem has sprung! Of Jesse’s lineage coming as saints of old have sung. It came a floweret bright, amid the cold of winter, when half spent was the night. Isaiah had foretold it, the Rose I have in mind, With Mary we behold it, the Virgin Mother kind. To show God’s love aright she bore to us a Savior, when half spent was the night.
THIRD LESSON Candace Datz, '13 Luke 1:39-56 Mary visits Elizabeth where she rejoices and praises the Lord
* Please stand if you are able. MUSICAL SELECTION Magnificat Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) Magnificat anima mea Dominum, et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutary meo; quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae, ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes. Quia fecit mihimagna, qui potens est et sanctum nomen eius, et misericordia eius a progenie in progenies timentibus eum. Fecit otentiam in brachio suo, dispersit superbos mente cordis sui, deposuitpotentes de sede et exaltavit humiles, esurientes implevit bonis, et divites dimisit inanes. Suscepit Israel, puerum suum, recordatus misericordiae suae sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semini eius in saecula. Magnificat anima mea Dominum. (translation) My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations. He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away. He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy. As he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, forever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Harriet Jacobs, Soprano
FOURTH LESSON Elijah Douresseau, '13 Matthew 1:18 – 24 An angel reassures Joseph
* CAROL O Little Town of Bethlehem Phillips Brooks, 1868 O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight. For Christ is born of Mary, And gathered all above, While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wond’ring love. O morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth! And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth. How silently, how silently, The wondrous gift is giv’n! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of his heav’n. No ear may hear his coming, But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive him, still The dear Christ enters in. O holy Child of Bethlehem! Descend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin and enter in, Be born in us to-day. We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell; O come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Emmanuel!
FIFTH LESSON Megan Salazar, '14 Luke 2: 1—7 A child is born
* Please stand if you are able. MUSICAL SELECTION Ave Regina György Orbán (b. 1947) Ave Regina Coelorum. Heroina Angelorum, salve radix, salve porta. Ex qua mundo lux est orta. Gaude virgo gloriosa. Super omnes speciosa: Et pro nobis Christum exora. (translation) Hail, Queen of the heavens, hail, ruler of the angels: Hail, root, hail, portal, from whom light has shone to the world. Hail, Virgin most glorious, beautiful above all; Farewell, O most comely, And pray always to Christ for us.
* CAROL What Child Is This Greensleeves English Melody, 16th Century What Child is this, who, laid to rest, On Mary’s lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing. Haste, haste to bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary. Why lies He in such mean estate Where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christian, fear: for sinners here The silent Word is pleading. This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing. Haste, haste to bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary. So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh, Come, peasant, king, to own Him: The King of Kings salvation brings, Let loving hearts enthrone Him. This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing. Haste, haste to bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary.
SIXTH LESSON Ben Grund, '14 Luke 2:8 – 20 The shepherds go to the manger
* CAROL Once in Royal David’s City Henry J. Gauntlett, 1858 Once in royal David’s city stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a mother laid her baby in a manger for his bed: Mary was that mother ild, Jesus Christ her little child. He came down to earth from heave, who is God and Lord of all, And his shelter was a stable, and his cradle was a stall; With the poor and mean, and lowly, lived on earth our Savior holy. And, thro’ all his wondrous childhood, he would honor and obey, Love, and watch the lowly maiden in whose gentle arms he lay; Christian children all must be mild, obedient, good as he. And our eyes at last shall see him, through his own redeeming love; For that child so dear and gentle is our Lord in heav’n above; And he leads his children on to the place where he is gone.
* Please stand if you are able. SEVENTH LESSON Brennan O’Connell, '13 Luke 2:21—35 Jesus is presented to Simeon, who blesses Mary
MUSICAL SELECTION Ave Maria Tomás Luis de Victoria (1549-1611) Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus Christus. Sancta Maria, mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen, amen. (Translation) Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus Christ. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
EIGHTH LESSON Russell Clark, '15 St. Matthew 2:1-12 The wise men are led by the star to Jesus
* CAROL Silent Night, Holy Night Franz Grueber, 1818 Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, all is bright. ‘Round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night! holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight, Glories stream from heaven afar, Heavenly hosts, sing: “Alleluia; Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born.” Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love’s pure light Radiant beams from thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth. Silent night! Holy night! Wondrous Star, lend thy light; With the angels let us sing, Alleluia to our King; Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born.
NINTH LESSON Zuri Randell, '13 John 1: 1—9, 14 St. John unfolds the mystery of the Incarnation
* Please stand if you are able. * COLLECT FOR LIGHT One: Holy One, in our darkest nights, when it has seemed there is no hope All: We have seen your light in the eyes of a child One: When it seemed there was no joy All: We have heard your delight in the voice of a friend One: When it has seemed that life was stale All: We have smelled the freshness of sunlight on our skin One: When all seemed empty All: We have touched your presence in the hand of a stranger One: When the future seemed barren All: We have tasted life’s moisture on the lips of another One: We light these candles tonight All: Thanks be to you, O God, for your embodied love, that lights our dark nights and opens our senses to your presence in all things. Amen.
* SHARING THE LIGHT The acolytes will bring the flame to you. Please share it with those around you.
* RECESSIONAL CAROL Angels We Have Heard on High Gloria French Carol Melody Angels we have heard on High, Sweetly singing o’er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains, Glo-ria; in excelsis Deo, Glo-ria in excelsis Deo. Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why these songs of happy cheer? What great brightness did you see? What glad tidings did you hear? Glo-ria; in excelsis Deo, Glo-ria in excelsis Deo Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee Christ, the Lord, the newborn King. Glo-ria; in excelsis Deo, Glo-ria in excelsis Deo. See Him in a manger laid Whom the angels praise above; Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, While we raise our hearts in love. Glo-ria; in excelsis Deo, Glo-ria in excelsis Deo.
* THE BLESSING Chaplain Holbrook
POSTLUDE Mr. Shelton Toccata sur un Noel Denis Bédard (b. 1950)
* Please stand if you are able. Colorado College Chamber Chorus Deborah Teske, Director Daniel Brink, Accompanist Soprano: Ariane Beckman, Robin Hinson, Harriet Jacobs, Petra Jans, Emma Johnson , Anna McCreedy, Allegra Rumbaugh, Maia Wynn Alto: Ellen Levish, Lindsay McCreedy, Abby Mutamba, Ashley Randall, Raquel Vasquez, Ella Vorenburg Tenor: Colin Busby, Jeff Hodur , Daniel Pampel Bass: Tom Crandall, Nick Geyer, Nick Johnson, Doron Mitchell, Jack O’Hare, Jim Sena
The readers, crucifer, acolytes and ushers are members of the Colorado College community and some also participate in Shove Council, a multi-faith fellowship at Colorado College.
The following communities and organizations participate in spiritual life at Colorado College: Athletes in Action, The Catholic Community, Christian Science Organization, CRU, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, First Christian Church, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Hillel/Chaverim, Kirtan, TheMILL of New Life Church, Muslim Prayer Group, Navigators, Qi Gong, Revolution Ministries, Shove Council, Spiritual Life Council, Thrive of First Presbyterian Church, Tibetan Buddhist Sangha, Young Life/College Life, Zen Buddhist Springs Mountain Sangha
UPCOMING CONCERTS AT COLORADO COLLEGE --free and open to the public -- Chamber Orchestra Winter Concert, Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 7:30pm in Packard Performance Hall Music-at-Midday, CC music students, Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 12:15pm in Packard Performance Hall Bluegrass Ensemble Concert, featuring student ensembles, Dec. 13 at 7:30pm in Packard Performance Hall Senior Vocal Recital, Angela Victoria Komar, alto, performing, Dec. 15 at 7:30pm in Packard Performance Hall Tunjung Sari Balinese Gamelan, Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3:00pm in Packard Performance Hall Wintersong: Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble, Friday, Dec. 14 at 7:30pm and Sunday, Dec. 16 at 4:30pm in Shove Memorial Chapel
The CC Catholic Community invites you to join them for Advent Mass this evening, December 9th, and again next week, December 16th, at 9:00pm in the Pilgrim Chapel of Shove Chapel. The International Anglican Church invites you to join them for a traditional Christmas Eve service in Shove Chapel on December 24, beginning at 10:00pm.
The staff of the Chaplains’ Office wishes you a joyous and blessed Christmas. Adele, Anneliese, Bruce, Dan, Emily, Kate, Kobi, Linda, Lindsey, Merisa, Nichelle