Sunday, December 15, 2024 - 3rd Sunday in Advent - A Service of Lessons and Carols for Advent

A Service of Lessons and Carols for Advent The original Service of Twelve Lessons and Carols was first drawn up by Archbishop Benson, Church of England, when he was Bishop of Truro, Cornwall, for use at Truro Cathedral. It was later simplified and shortened to nine lessons for use in King's College Chapel, in Cambridge, by the Very Reverend Eric Milner-White. Our service today is a blend of the shorter service and our own order of worship. The First Lesson: Isaiah 9:2-7 – The Messiah's Birth and Kingdom are Foretold by the Prophet, Isaiah O Come, O Come, Emmanuel The Second Lesson: Isaiah 11:1-9 – A Vision of the Peaceable Kingdom Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus The Third Lesson: Isaiah 55:6-13 – The Mountains and Hills will Break Forth in Singing Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella The Fourth Lesson: Micah 5:2-4 – The Prophet Micah Foretells the Glory of Bethlehem Mary Did You Know The Fifth Lesson: Luke 1:26-38 – The Angel Gabriel Visits the Blessed Virgin Mary Hymn To a Maid Whose Name Was Mary The Sixth Lesson: Matthew 1:18-24 – The Holy Nature of Christ's Birth Gesù Bambino The Seventh Lesson: Luke 2:8-20 – The Shepherds Go to the Manger Away in a Manger The Eighth Lesson: Matthew 2:1-12 – The Magi are Led to the Star of Jesus Hymn We Three Kings of Orient Are The Ninth Lesson: John 1:1-18 – The Mystery of the Incarnation Hymn Of the Father’s Love Begotten