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Lessons and Carols

Lessons and Carols

Candlelight Service

December 12, 2023

7 p.m.

Edith Memorial Chapel

 
Join us for a night of readings, musical performances, and community singing. The service features readings, musical performances from the Lawrentians and the Lawrenceville Singers. The service closes with a moving benediction, wishing fellowship, peace, and love to all.
 
Lessons and Carols

Order of Service

candle
Organ Prelude
Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54, No.6
Louis Vierne
 
Welcome
Stephen S. Murray, Head of School
 
Carol
O Come, All Ye Faithful / Adeste Fideles
 
Bidding Prayer
Reverend Violet Lee, Chaplain
 
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Introit
Gaudete / Rejoice, Rejoice, Christ is Born of Mary the Virgin
Anonymous (15th Century)
 
The First Lesson
Genesis 3:1-15, Adam and Eve Rebel Against God and are Cast Out of the Garden of Eden
Read by Elizabeth Strong '24
 
Carol
Sussex Carol
Traditional English Carol
 
The Second Lesson
Isaiah 40:1-11, God Comforts God's People and Calls on them to Prepare for Redemption
Read by Sean McClean '24
 
Carol
Noel Nouvelet / Noel Comes Anew, Let us Sing Noel
Traditional French Carol
 
 
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The Third Lesson
Micah 5:2-4, The One Who is to Rule Israel will be Born in the Village of Bethlehem
Read by Alison Stewart y Fonseca P'12
 
Carol
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Traditional German Carol
 
The Fourth Lesson
Isaiah 7:10-15, God Promises that a Child shall be Conceived who will be Known as "God with Us"
Read by Margaret Blundin '24
 
Carol
A New Noel
Travis L. Boyd
 
The Fifth Lesson
Luke 1:26-38, The Angel Gabriel Announces to the Virgin Mary that she will Bear the Son of the Most High
Read by Andrew Zhang '26
 
Carol
Choose Something Like a Star
Robert Frost, Come in and Other Poems, VII (1943)
Performed by Randall Thompson '16
 
 
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Invitation to the Carol
 
Carol
Silent Night / Stille Nacht
 
Closing Remarks
Stephen S. Murray H’54 ’55 ’63 ’65 ’16 P’16 ’21, Head of School
 
Benediction
The Reverend Violet L. D. Lee, Ph.D., Chaplain
 
Organ Postlude
Carillon - Sortie
Henri Mulet
 
Lessons and Carols

 

The Lawrentians

Willem Anton ’26
Jasper Bligh ’26
Bastian Bocklage ’26
Louise Carroll ’26
Ryan Ding ’25
Aiden Dufford ’26
Tyler Dzbenski ’25
Eloise Eastland ’26
Celine Fong ’25
Lily Hager ’24
Nicole Halucka ’26
Eric Han ’24
Morgan Hendler ’24
Justin Hogue ’25
Thalia Honorat ’24
Tarak Jayachandran ’24
Sonia Lackey ’25
Aiden Li ’26
Anna O’Keefe ’24
Emily Piggee ’24
Anika Ponnambalam ’25
Charles Potter ’25
Simi Rath ’26
Constance Sharp ’24
Cindy Shum ’24
Charlie Vachris ’24
Daphne Volpp ’24
Sydney Wang ’25
Claire Wu ’25
Gavin Yoon ’25

 

The Lawrenceville Singers

Sophia Abi-Atme ’27
Anna Androulakis ’26
Miu Baholyodhin ’26
Blair Bartlett ’27
Shloka Chodhari ’26
Henry Cohen ’27
Duru Develioglu ’27
Brenner Emo ’27
Jael Gaines ’26
Mahika Kasarabada ’26
Sophia Kohmann ’24
Ethan Lee ’27
John Lee ’27
Nicole Li '27
Luli Mitchell ’27
Isaac Moon ’27
Braedon Owen ’26
Clare Pei ’26
Katherine Qiu ’27
Nico Romero Durand ’27
Alexander Salgado-Lozhkin ’26
Sathvik Samant ’26
Lyla Shaver ’27
Emilie Shen ’26
Sonia Shum ’27
Cody Suh ’27
Celestine Sutter ’27
Madison Sylvan ’26
Story Taylor ’27
Talia Thomas ’27
Marcus Tsai ’27
Sam Vachris ’27
Jack Wade ’26
Joshua Wang ’27
Gloria Yu ’26