A Cantata For Christmas, Part 1
1. Prologue:
"Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!
Hodie Christus Natus Est; Hodie Salvator Apparuit..."
2. Narration:
"Now The Birth of Jesus Christ Was On This Wise..."
3. Song:
"It Was The Winter Wild..."
(From "Hymn On The Morning of Christ's Nativity")
4. Narration:
"And It Came to Pass in Those Days..."
5. Choral:
"The Blessed Son of God Only..."
6. Narration:
"And There Were in The Same Country Shepherds Abiding in The Field..."
7. The Oxen:
"Christmas Eve & Twelve of The Clock..."
8. Narration:
"And The Shepherds Returned, Glorying & Praising..."
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9. Pastoral:
"The Shepherds Sing; And Shall I Silent Be?"
10. Narration:
"But Mary Kept All These Things & Pondered Them in Her Heart..."
11. Lullaby:
"Sweet Was The Song The Virgin Sang..."
12. Hymn:
"Bright Portals of The Sky, Emboss'd with Sparkling Stars..."
12. Narration:
"Now When Jesus Was Born, Behold..."
13. The March of The Three Kings:
"From Kingdoms of Wisdom Secret & Far..."
14. Choral:
"No Sad Thought His Soul Affright..."
15. Epilogue:
"In The Beginning Was The Word..."
(Adapted From John I ,1-14, "Hymn On The Morning of Christ's Nativity", Milton) |
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