The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

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Lexington Presbyterian Church 120 South Main Street Lexington, VA 24450 www.lexpres.org December 20, 2020 11:00AM

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

HANDBELL PRELUDE: Sleep, My Baby ...... Welsh Carol, arr. Patrica S. Cota

INTROIT: Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light ...... Johann Sebastian Bach

LIGHTING THE ADVENT CANDLE The Hobbs Family

CONGREGATIONAL CAROL: O Come, All Ye Faithful...... Hymn 133

THE BIDDING

FIRST LESSON: God announces in the garden of Eden that the seed of woman shall bruise the serpent’s head. Genesis 3:8-15

CAROL: Adam lay ybounden ...... Peter Warlock Ruth Warinner Floyd, soloist

SECOND LESSON: God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall all nations of the earth be blessed. Genesis 22:15-18

CAROL: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear ...... Richard Willis, arr. Lula R. Ramsdell Lam Handbell Ringers

THIRD LESSON: Christ’s birth and kingdom are foretold by Isaiah. Isaiah 9:2,6-7

CONGREGATIONAL CAROL: Hark, the Herald Angels Sing ...... Hymn 31

FOURTH LESSON: The peace Christ will bring is foreshown. Isaiah 11:1-3a, 4a, 6-9

CAROL: Star-Child ...... Carlton R. Young Ian and Jamie Johnson, soloists; Mary Ellena Ward, violin

FIFTH LESSON: The prophet Micah foretells the glory of little Bethlehem. Micah 5:2-4

CONGREGATIONAL CAROL: Once in Royal David’s City ...... Hymn 49

SIXTH LESSON: Luke tells of the birth of Jesus. Luke 2:1-7

CAROL: Virgin’s Slumber Song ...... Max Reger Christine Fairfield, soloist

SEVENTH LESSON: The shepherds go to the manger. Luke 2:8-20

CONGREGATIONAL CAROL: Angels, We Have Heard on High ...... Hymn 113

EIGHTH LESSON: The wise men are led by the star to Jesus. EIGHTH LESSON: The wise men are led by the star to Jesus. Matthew 2:1-12 Scott Williamson, soloist CAROL: Bethlehem Down...... Peter Warlo NINTH LESSON: John unfolds the mystery of the Incarnation. John 1:1-18

CONGREGATIONAL CAROL: Joy to the World ...... Hymn 134

THE BLESSING OF OUR OFFERINGS Prayer of Dedication Hymn 113 (refrain) Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis Deo. THE BLESSING

ORGAN POSTLUDE: Heaven and Earth Are One ...... William McCorkle

*Texts of the Carols are included in a separate document

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Thank you to the readers of the lessons: Thomas Groome, Maggie Irby, Lily Moreschi, Hardin Marion, Kevin Squire, Skip Hess, Nancy Bidlack, Kelly-Ann Rayle, William McCorkle.

Thank you to our worship team - Kelly-Ann Rayle (moderator/video production) Jessica Willett (waiting room), and Eric Owsley(cameras).

Thank you to the musicians: Adult Singers: Philip Coulling, Christine Fairfield,Ruth Warinner Floyd, Melissa Holland, Sue Ann Huger, and Scott Williamson Youth Singers: Ian Johnson and Jamie Johnson Violinist: Mary Ellena Ward Lam Handbell Ringers: Ruth Warinner Floyd, Mary Harvey-Halseth, Bonny Wilson, and Mayumi Smitka (co-director)

Wreaths are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of: Our Parents by Doug and Snookie Caldwell G.P. “Geep” Whiteley by Nancy Whiteley Sidney M. B. Coulling by the Coulling Family Dick Miller by his family The Shupe and Jennings families by Tom and Liz Shupe “Blest be the tie that binds” Steve Hintze by the Hintze Family Missy Atthowe Howard by the Atthowe Family Gunnar and Harriet Skoog by Chuck and Debra Skoog Lawrence Goral Wallace Skoog by Chuck and Debra Skoog Mary Monroe Penick by Miss D. Penick Joe and Steve Wilson by JoAnn Wilson Dale “Curt” Fredin Jr. by Skip Hess W. L. Hess, Jr. by Gwen and Skip Hess. Wreaths are given to the glory of God and in honor of: Bill McCorkle by Miss D. Penick

The Advent wreath has been made and given by William McCorkle to the glory of God and in memory of William Frantz McCorkle (who made the wreath 1987-2001) & Evelyn Pankey McCorkle, Samuel White & Susanne Frantz McCorkle, and William Alvis & Mary Miller Pankey

Poinsettias are given to the glory of God and in honor of: Our family by John & Mary Atthowe Our granddaughters, Kelsie, Josie, Lillie, & Anna Caldwell by Doug & Snookie Caldwell The Shupe and Jennings families by Tom and Liz Shupe “Blest be the tie that binds” Our children and grandchildren by Miss D. Penick Ruth & Flash Floyd by William McCorkle In honor of the Herculean effort put forth by LexPres staff and volunteers to meet the challenges wrought by Covid this year. With gratitude, the Bidlacks

Poinsettias are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of: Bob Akins by his family The Irregulars: Bob Atkins, Barbara Brown, Carter Drake, Sally Robinson, Bea & Robert Tharp, Terrell Wilson - by The Irregulars

Our parents by John and Mary Atthowe Our parents and D. Allen Penick, Jr. by Miss D. Penick In loving memory of Pick (Paul M. Penick) by Miss D. Penick Margaret "Tuny" Padgett by her family Our parents by David & Mary Dugan Mildred & Malcolm Brownlee, and Maud & Ralph Hale by Malcolm & Sarah Brownlee

My grandparents, Kathleen & Emory Painter by Leslie Lee My mother, Patricia Painter Wallace by Leslie Lee Thank you to all who gave poinsettias and wreaths. The Flower Committee asks that poinsettias be left in place until after the 11am worship on Sunday, December 27th.

PLEASE NOTE HOLIDAY HOURS: The church front office will be open 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon on Christmas Eve, closed Christmas day, and open 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Tuesday, December 29 through Thursday, December 31. The office will be closed on Friday, January 1, 2021, and will resume normal hours of 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday on Tuesday, January 5

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Lexington Presbyterian Church: Congregational Songs – DECEMBER 20, 2020 PUBLIC DOMAIN (words and music) Introit Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light Carol Adam Lay Ybounden Carol Virgin’s Slumber Song Hymn 134 Joy to the World ************************************************************************************* ****** COPYRIGHTS – reprinted with permission OneLicense.net A-717842: Handbell Carol Welsh Carol Arrangement © 1986 2003 STEP: The Solo to Ensemble Project, Sonology Music ** Hymn 133 O Come, All Ye Faithful Descant and alternate harmony: © 1961 Oxford University Press ** Handbell Carol It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Arrangement © 1994 Robert Groth Publications, Deep River, CT 10417 ** Hymn 33 Hark, the Herald Angels Sing Descant and alternate harmony: © 1961 Oxford University Press ** Carol Star-Child Words and Music: © 1994 Hope Publishing Co. ** Hymn 140 Once in Royal David’s City Descant and alternate harmony: © 1970 Oxford University Press ** Hymn 23 Angels We Have Heard on High Music: © 1937, renewed 1965, Fleming H. Revell Company, H. Thomas Augustine, Jr., from the New Church Hymnal ** Carol Bethlehem Down Music and Words: © 1928 Hawkes & Son (London), Ltd. (selling agent: Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd. ********* Hymns 133, 134, 140 from Glory to God (Westminster/John Knox Press, 2013). Hymns 23, 33 from The Presbyterian Hymnal (Westminster/John Knox Press, 1990). Descants/Alternate Harmonizations for Hymns 33, 133, 140 from Carols for Choirs, © 1961, 1970, 1987 Oxford University Press

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C A R O L : B e t h l e h e m D o w n ...... P e t e r W a r l o c k Scott Williamson,soloist

NINTH LESSON: John unfolds the mystery of the Incarnation. John 1:1-18

CONGREGATIONAL CAROL: Joy to the World ...... Hymn 134

THE BLESSING OF OUR OFFERINGS Prayer of Dedication Hymn 113 (refrain) Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis Deo. THE BLESSING

ORGAN POSTLUDE: Heaven and Earth Are One ...... William McCorkle

*Texts of the Carols are included in a separate document Thank you to the readers of the lessons: Thomas Groome, Maggie Irby, Lily Moreschi, Hardin Marion, Kevin Squire, Skip Hess, Nancy Bidlack, Kelly-Ann Rayle, William McCorkle

Thank you to our worship team - Kelly-Ann Rayle (moderator/video production) Jessica Willett (waiting room), and Eric Owsley(cameras)