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Sankta Lucia 2010

Anne Sofie von Otter Mezzo-soprano

The Choir of Westminster CathedralMartin Baker, Master of Music

Ulrika Eleonora Church Choir, LondonBritta Snickars, Director of Music

Mäster Olof’s Choir, StockholmBo Tobiasson, Director of Music

Matthew MartinOrganist

WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL

WELCOMEAs the new Archbishop of Westminster, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this, the third Sankta Lucia service to be held in Westminster Cathedral. It is a testament to the deepening of the relationship between our churches since 1999, when the Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation signed a Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification.

In these dark days leading up to Christmas, the promise of light and hope, as personified by Saint Lucy, continues to be a strong message for our world.

May this Service be a reminder of the faith that we share. May this Service be a time of joy for all of us.

Vincent NicholsArchbishop of Westminster

This service celebrates the tercentenary of The Swedish Church in London

and takes place by the kind permission of the Administrator of Westminster Cathedral

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GREETINGI am delighted to greet you, on behalf of The Swedish Church in London, at this, the third Sankta Lucia Service in Westminster Cathedral. We are most grateful to the Archbishop of Westminster, the Administrator and the College of Cathedral Chaplains for their invitation.

My thanks go to Martin Baker, Matthew Martin and the Choir of Westminster Cathedral; Bo Tobiasson and Mäster Olof ’s Choir, Stockholm; and in particular to Anne Sofie von Otter, our eminent soloist.

I thank Britta Snickars, Director of Music at The Swedish Church in London, for her work with Ulrika Eleonora Church Choir throughout the year, of which this service is a fine example. I acknowledge the work of all involved in the administration of this event, and thank John Woolfenden for his invaluable guidance and help.

I thank SEB, London Branch, and SAS Scandinavian Airlines, patrons of this service, and all the advertisers in this programme for their support. The proceeds of the service will benefit The Swedish Church in London and its charities.

The Swedish Church in London, established in 1710, celebrated its tercentenary this year. A wide range of activities, with Sunday Parish Communion at its centre, takes place at two churches: Ulrika Eleonora Church in Marylebone and the Seamen’s Church in Surrey Quays, which has been an integral part of The Swedish Church in London for over a century. Together the churches attract over 100,000 visits a year and provide a focus for worship, culture, tradition, social contact, friendship and care for the growing number of Swedes living in or visiting Britain.

It is a great pleasure to share this occasion with you, and I hope you will thoroughly enjoy the evening.

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LUCIALong ago, the night between the 12th and the 13th of December in Sweden was the longest night of the year, a night when it was believed that extra protection was needed against darkness and evil. It was the custom in some parts of Sweden to prepare a meal and serve it by candlelight during that long and cold night. Swedes sometimes called this “att lussa” – to light, to celebrate Lucia. Lussa is a Swedish word created from lux, Latin for “light”, which in Italian is luce or lucia.

On December 13th A.D. 304, a young woman called Lucia died in Syracuse, Sicily. She had refused to make a sacrifice to the emperor Diocletian and the punishment was death, martyrdom. Legend asserts that Lucia had declared herself willing to sacrifice even her eyes for her true belief. At the end she said: “I know of no other God than my Creator in Heaven and I am prepared to die for him”. Lucia is an enduring symbol of light in darkness.

Lucia’s name and her story reached Sweden from Germany and England, where she is known as Lucy. In the middle of the 19th century, Gunnar Wennerberg brought the Lucia song to Sweden from Naples, after a visit to Italy. The song, Sul mare luccica l’astro d’argento, is about a little fishing port, Santa Lucia. It was given a Swedish text and became very popular. In 1927 the Swedish newspaper Stockholmstidningen organised a contest, “crowned” its first Lucia and so introduced the modern way of celebrating Lucia. Formerly the procession (lussetåget) had consisted only of men.

Nowadays the name “Lucia” has a special place in every Swede’s heart. Lucia is celebrated in practically every home and church, community and club, school and office. Lucia appears, dressed in a white gown, with a crown of candles, accompanied by a group of girls, also dressed in white, and sometimes by young boys wearing tall paper cones with stars on them. They all sing the Lucia song and Christmas carols.

The many legends surrounding St Lucia cannot alone explain why, in a Protestant country, she has come to mean so much. For Swedes she is a powerful symbol of the blessed light we all need. Jesus said: “I am the light of the world: those who follow me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life” (John 8.12).

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SANKTA LUCIA SERVICE 2010

The Choir of Westminster CathedralWestminster Cathedral Choir is acclaimed as one of the world’s great choirs. Since its foundation in 1903 it has occupied a unique and enviable position at the forefront of English church music, not least because of the ground-breaking work of its first Master of Music, Richard Terry, who revived the great works of the English and continental Renaissance composers. The choir’s fame grew under Terry as it presented this forgotten music, revolutionising attitudes to the repertoire. Innovation continued under George Malcolm who pioneered the development of the choir’s sound along continental lines, resulting in a choir that was truly revolutionary in both what and how it sang.

The choir continues these traditions under its present Master of Music, Martin Baker, and it remains the only Catholic Cathedral choir in the world to sing daily Mass and Vespers. More recent holders of the post have included Colin Mawby, Stephen Cleobury, David Hill and James O’Donnell.

The choir’s reputation is ever-expanding and it continues to reach new audiences through its series of acclaimed recordings on the Hyperion label, the two most recent being the Palestrina Lamentations and a sequence of music from Advent

to Epiphany featuring music written specially for the choir. Forthcoming releases include two Palestrina Masses, Missa Te Deum laudamus and Missa Tu es Petrus. In 1998 the choir was awarded the Gramophone Awards for ‘Best Choral Recording of the Year’ and ‘Record of the Year’ for the performance of Frank Martin’s Messe and Pizzetti’s Requiem.

The choir has a history of commissioning and performing new music, famous examples being Britten’s Missa brevis for boys’ voices, the Mass in G minor by Vaughan Williams and compositions by Wood, Holst and Howells. Within the last decade the choir has commissioned new Masses from James MacMillan, Peter Maxwell Davies, Judith Bingham, John Tavener, Matthew Martin and Stephen Hough, all of which were first performed in the context of the regular liturgies at Westminster Cathedral.

Westminster Cathedral Choir features frequently on radio and television. When its busy liturgical schedule permits it takes its music further afield. In addition to regular concerts around the UK, recent tours have included Hungary, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Italy and the USA.

Martin Baker, Master of Music

Born in Manchester in 1967, Martin Baker studied at the Royal Northern College of Music Junior School, Chetham’s School of Music and Downing College, Cambridge, then held positions at London’s Westminster and St Paul’s Cathedrals before being appointed to Westminster Abbey at the age of 24. During his eight years at the Abbey, initially as Sub-Organist and subsequently as Acting Organist and Master of the Choristers, his performances on broadcasts and recordings with the Abbey Choir received wide critical acclaim.

Martin Baker is recognised as a dynamic choral conductor. Since his appointment to Westminster Cathedral as Master of Music in 2000, the choir has maintained its high profile both in the Roman Catholic Church and in the musical world in general. He has commissioned and directed the choir in the premieres of a number of new choral masses, including works by composers such as James MacMillan, Peter Maxwell Davies, Judith Bingham and John Tavener.

Under Martin’s direction the choir has given concerts regularly in the UK, participating in many prestigious festivals such as South Bank’s Messiaen and Maxwell Davies celebrations, and toured in the USA, Hungary, Germany, Belgium, Norway and Italy. In 2005 Martin Baker was invited to address the Congregation

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for Divine Worship at the Vatican on the Liturgical Role of the Choir. In 2006 he founded the Conference of Catholic Directors of Music, an association which brings together the leading catholic cathedral and church musicians in the UK and Ireland, and which aims to promote and foster quality of music in Roman Catholic worship. In November 2009 he attended a meeting of Pope Benedict and a select group of artists from all over the world in the Sistine Chapel, to mark the tenth anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s Letter to Artists.

As an organist, Martin Baker is much in demand all over the world. Performing regularly in the UK, he has recently given concerts in France, Holland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, the USA, and Russia. The winner of the St Alban’s Improvisation competition in 1997, improvisation features regularly in his recital programmes.

Matthew Martin, Assistant Master of Music

Matthew Martin was born in 1976 and read music at Magdalen College, Oxford where he was organ scholar. After graduating in 1997, he went on to the Royal Academy of Music, London as a post-graduate student winning all the major organ prizes and subsequently continued his studies in Paris with Marie-Claire Alain. He was recently elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music and is currently a teacher in keyboard skills and organ improvisation there.

In 2000 Matthew was appointed Organist and Choirmaster at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin and Assistant

Organist at New College, Oxford before moving to Canterbury Cathedral in 2002 where he played for the enthronement of Dr Rowan Williams as Archbishop. Since 2004 he has been Assistant Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral. In addition to daily work with the cathedral choir, he organises and gives many of the cathedral’s organ recitals. These recently included performances of the complete organ works of Jehan Alain over five concerts and Messiaen’s Messe de la Pentecôte and La Nativité du Seigneur.

As well as his busy schedule as a recitalist and director, Matthew is in increasing demand as a composer and his music is widely performed both in this country and further afield. Recent commissions have come from the Cardinall’s Musick, the choirs of Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral, as well as a Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Cathedral.

Each year during August, Matthew directs the Nave Choir of boys and men as part of the Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy.

Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-sopranoConsidered one of the finest singers of her generation, Anne Sofie von Otter continues to be sought after by many of the major conductors, orchestras, opera and recording companies of the world. Recent operatic highlights have included Bizet’s Carmen (Glyndebourne and Santa Fe Festivals), Gluck’s Orfeo (Stockholm, Munich) and Alceste (Paris Chatelet), Ottavia in Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea and Lully’s Thesée (Paris, Theatre des Champs-Elysees), Strauss’ Clairon/Capriccio (Paris Palais Garnier), Ravel’s L’Heure Espagnole (Stockholm), Didon in Berlioz’ Les Troyens (Geneva), Baba the Turk in The Rake’s Progress (Vienna), Wagner’s Brangäne (Los Angeles) and Waltraute (Festivals of Salzburg and Aix-en-Provence), Offenbach’s La Grande

Duchesse de Gerolstein (Basel) and Debussy’s Melisande and Countess Geschwitz/Lulu (New York).

An acclaimed recitalist, Anne Sofie von Otter performs around the globe with her accompanist, Bengt Forsberg and is renowned for her fresh and explorative programming. An equally busy concert career takes her regularly to the major halls of Europe and North America where she enjoys a regular partnership with some of the world’s pre-eminent conductors.

Boasting an extensive and diverse discography, Anne Sofie von Otter recorded exclusively with Deutsche Grammophon between 1985 and 2009 but began an exciting new recording relationship earlier this year with Naïve Paris. The first Naïve recording, Love Songs, a collaboration with legendary jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, was released in October 2010.

Anne Sofie von Otter’s current season includes an extensive recital tour of the USA and Europe together with Brad Mehldau, orchestral concerts with the Israel Philharmonic/Zubin Mehta, the Los Angeles Philharmonic/Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas, as well as tours with Concerto Copenhagen/Mortensen and Les Musiciens du Louvre/Minkowski. In a season of operatic debuts, Anne Sofie von Otter will sing new productions of Rameau’s Castor et Pollux at Vienna’s Theater an der Wien and Charpentier’s Medee for the Frankfurt Opera, as well as Händel’s Tamerlano, alongside Placido Domingo, at Gran Teatro del Liceu in Barcelona.

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Ulrika Eleonora Church Choir

The Ulrika Eleonora Church Choir, some 50 men and women from the Anglo-Swedish community in London, sing at church services and concerts throughout the year. Their repertoire includes music from all epochs. The Lucia services being held this December in Brighton, at the Ulrika Eleonora Parish Church in Marylebone, the Swedish Seamen’s Church, Rotherhithe and at Westminster Cathedral are a highlight of the choir’s year. As part of the celebrations held earlier this year to mark the tercentenary of The Swedish Church in London, the choir performed a Te Deum for choir and orchestra by the Swedish composer, Otto Olsson in Ulrika Eleonora Church, and also travelled to Paris to sing at Église du Saint-Esprit and the Swedish Church.

Britta Snickars, Director of Music

Britta Snickars has been the Organist and Master of the Choristers of Strängnäs Cathedral, Sweden, since 2000. She is currently on leave of absence from Strängnäs and fulfilling the position of Director of Music at The Swedish Church in London until August 2011.

During her initial academic years, Britta studied several aspects of music, including piano, song, harmony, the organ and conducting, qualifying later on as a cantor. Her first post was as Cantor of The Swedish Church on Gran Canaria.

Britta holds an MA in organ playing and choral teaching from the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, where she studied with, among others, Eric Ericson (choir), Anders Öhrwall (Baroque choir), Gotthard Arnér (organ) and Anders Bondeman (organ improvisation). She subsequently spent 14 years at the Academy teaching improvisation and musical accompaniment to the organ students.

Britta founded and developed the music department of the Parish of Kista, Stockholm, over a period of 16 years from the parish’s inception. She followed this with an eight-year music consultancy to the Bishop’s Office within the Diocese of Stockholm, where she initiated collaboration between the Royal Academy of Music’s organ faculty and the diocese, encouraging the students to play at churches within the diocese during the academic year. She has composed, arranged and set to music a number of hymns and chorales that appear in the current Church of Sweden hymnals.

Mäster Olof’s Choir, Stockholm

Mäster Olofskören was founded in Stockholm in 1940. After being dormant for a number of years, the choir was revived in 1984. It is based in Gamla Stan (The Old Town) in Stockholm, where it is linked to Mäster Olofsgården, a centre for history, culture and the performing arts. Mäster Olof was a well-known personality in Swedish 16th century history. He was advisor to King Gustav Vasa and very much involved in the Swedish reformation from Catholicism to Protestantism.

The choir currently consists of around 40 singers, male and female, ranging in age from 25 to 60. They pride themselves on having a broad repertoire, ranging from traditional Swedish folksongs to pop, and from sacred hymns to modern secular pieces. This allows them to give very varied performances, although they generally

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have a theme for each concert, and they enjoy working with other choirs, or music groups. In order to enhance their rapport with the audience – and with the conductor! – they generally perform without sheet music.

Under their conductor Bo Tobiasson, Senior Lecturer at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the choir usually gives two major performances a year in Sweden, in the spring and the autumn, as well as taking part in traditional Sankta Lucia and Christmas concerts. They are also occasionally invited to the Royal Palace Church to participate in Mass. Every other year the choir goes on tour abroad, mostly within Europe, performing at a variety of venues, including cathedrals, music festivals and concert halls. Among the countries

visited are Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Great Britain and several countries in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

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ORDER OF SERVICE

Organ music before the service:

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The Reverend Canon Christopher Tuckwell, Administrator of Westminster Cathedral, welcomes the congregation.

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Ulrika Eleonora Church Choir, the Clergy and the Administrator of Westminster Cathedral proceed to their places in the Sanctuary.

HYMN

All sing:

Bereden väg för Herran!Berg, sjunken, djup stån opp!Han kommer, han som fjärranvar sedd av fädrens hopp.Rättfärdighetens förste,av Davids hus den störste.Välsignad vare han,som kom i Herrens namn.

Prepare the Royal highway;The King of kings is near!Let every hill and valleyA level road appear!Then greet the King of glory,Foretold in sacred story:Hosanna to the Lord,For he fulfils God’s Word!

Guds folk, för dig han träder,en evig konung opp.Strö palmer, bred ut kläder,sjung ditt uppfyllda hopp.Guds löften äro sanna,nu ropa: Hosianna!Välsignad vare hansom kom i Herrens namn.

God’s people, see him coming: Your own eternal king! Palm branches strew before him! Spread garments! Shout and sing! God’s promise will not fail you! No more shall doubt assail you! Hosanna to the Lord,For he fulfils God’s Word!

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Music Swedish version of German Folk Tune 1693Words Frans Michael Franzén (1772-1847)

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Ulrika Eleonora Church Choir sings:

ADVENT

Gör dina portar vidaför Herrens härlighet.Se, folken kring dig bidaatt nå din salighet.Kring jordens länder allaskall denna lovsång skalla:Välsignad vare hansom kom i Herrens namn.

Then fling the gates wide openTo greet your promised king.Your king, yet ev’ry nationIts tribute too may bring.All lands will bow before him;Their voices join your singing:Hosanna to the Lord,For he fulfils God’s Word.

Sions dotter, lyft din panna!Himmelriken är dig när.Jubla högt ditt hosianna!Se, din konung nu är här!Gud din Son till jorden sänt. Fröjda dig, det är advent.

Kom med famnen full av palmerlåt ditt hjärta vidga sig,kom med sånger, kom med psalmer!Ärans konung möter dig.Salighetens dag har tänt.Fröjda dig, det är advent!

Sions jubel ej kan stanna.Liksom stora vattens dånljuder evigt: Hosianna, hosianna, Davids son!Sådan fröjd ej världen känt.Fröjda dig, det är advent!

Zion’s daughter, lift your eyes! Heaven’s kingdom now is near.Shout Hosannah in the highest, Lo, your King is coming here.God His Son to earth has sent.Sing for joy, this is Advent.

Spread his path with leaves and flowers, Open wide your heart to him, Offer him your songs and psalms, the King of Glory comes to you.Blessed day of His descent,Sing for joy, this is Advent.

Never cease this jubilation,like the roaring of the seawe will shout with every nationpraising Him eternally.King of Glory, heaven sentSing for joy, this is Advent.

Music Otto Olsson (1879-1964) Words Paul Nilsson (1866-1951)

Ulrika Eleonora Church Choir and male voices of Mäster Olof ’s Choir sing:

VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL

Veni, Veni Emmanuel! Captivum solve Israel! Qui gemit in exsilio, Privatus Dei Filio.

Chorus:Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel Nascetur pro te, Israel.

Veni, Veni O Oriens! Solare nos adveniens, Noctis depelle nebulas, Dirasque noctis tenebras.

O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear.

Refrain: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here; And drive away the shades of night And pierce the clouds and bring us light!

Melody French Processional, 15th Century Arr Jan Åke Hillerud (b. 1938)

KOPPÅNGENHOLY NIGHT

Ann Sofie von Otter sings:

Här är stillhet och tystnad nu när marken färgats vit. Från den trygga gamla kyrkan klingar sången ända hit. Jag har stannat vid vägen för att vila mig ett tag och blev fångad i det gränsland som förenar natt och dag. Och ett sken ifrån ljusen bakom fönstrets välvda ram har förenat dom själar som finns med oss här i tiden. Och jag vet att dom som har lämnat oss har förstått att vi är liksom fladdrande lågor så länge vi är här.

There is silence around me in the peaceful winter night. From the church down in the valley I can see the candlelight. And I stopped for a moment in this winter paradise, when I heared a choir singing through the darkness and the ice. And the rays from the lights behind the window’s vaulted frame have united the souls in hope that something great is waiting. And I know that those who have left us herehad the same thoughts as I. We’re like flames in the darkness and stars up in the sky.

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Och där bland gnistrande stjärnor som förbleknar en och en kommer livet väldigt nära som en skymt av sanningen. Vi är fångar i tiden som ett avtryck av en hand på ett frostigt gammalt fönster som fått nåd av tidens tand. En sekund är jag evig och sen vet jag inget mer bara ett – att jag lever lika fullt som någon annan. Jag är här och mitt på en frusen väg finns det värme ändå fastän snön börjat falla och himmelen blir grå.

Här är stillhet och tystnad nu när psalmen tonat ut men jag bär dom gamla orden i mitt hjärta som förut. Och jag sjunger för himlen kanske någon mer hör på “Hosianna i höjden” sen så börjar jag att gå. Och jag går till dom andra jag vill känna julens frid. Jag vill tro att han föddes och finns med oss här i tiden. Det är jul – och det finns ett barn i mig som vill tro att det hänt och som tänder ett ljus varje söndag i advent.

And I can see how they sparkle and they fade before my eyes, and the truth is coming closer like a wonder in disguise. We are caught here for a moment like an imprint of a hand on an old and frosted window or a footprint in the sand. For a while I’m eternal – that’s the only thing I know, I am here and we share our dreams about our destination. It is cold out there, the snow is white but I am warm deep inside, I am warm ’cause I know that my faith will be my guide.

Now there is silence around me, I have heard those words again in a hymn of grace and glory, saying: nothing is in vain! I can sing – and I believe it, let the message reach the sky. Oh silent night, let your promise never die! And I long for the others, it is peaceful in the church. He was born for a purpose and that’s why we’re here together. Holy night, I feel like a child inside, and I believe he was sent. So I’m lighting a candle each Sunday in Advent.

Music Pererik Moraeus (b. 1950) Arr Robert Sund (b. 1942) Words Py Bäckman (b. 1948)

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HOSIANNA

Hosianna, välsignad vare han, som kommer i Herrens namn. Hosianna uti höjden!

Hosanna, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in excelsis!

Music Christian Gregor (1723-1801) Words From St Matthew 21:9


FOLKLIG KORAL FRÅN DALARNAFOLK HYMN FROM DALECARLIA

Music Swedish version of German Folk Tune 1693Words “Bereden väg för Herran!”, Frans Michael Franzén (1772-1847)

Ulrika Eleonora Church Choir and Mäster Olof ’s Choir sing:

DET ÄR EN ROS UTSPRUNGENLO, HOW A ROSE E’ER BLOOMING

Det är en ros utsprungen av Jesse rot och stam.Av fädren ren besjungen den står i tiden framen blomma skär och blid mitt i den kalla vinter i midnatts mörka tid.

Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming from tender stem hath sprung!Of Jesse’s lineage coming, as men of old have sung.It came, a floweret bright, amid the cold of winter, when half spent was the night.

Music Michael Praetorius (1571-1621), Jan Sandström (b. 1954)

Ulrika Eleonora Church Choir and Mäster Olof ’s Choir leave the Nave and proceed eastwards and the Choir of Westminster Cathedral proceed to the Sanctuary.

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HYMN

A chorister of the Choir of Westminster Cathedral sings:

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 mild, Jesus Christ her little Child.

The Choir of Westminster Cathedral sings:

He came down to earth from heaven, 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 Saviour holy.

All stand and sing:And through all his wondrous childhood He would honour 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 heaven above; And he leads his children on To the place where he is gone.

Not in that poor lowly stable, With the oxen standing by, We shall see him; but in heaven, Set at God’s right hand on high; Where like stars his children crowned All in white shall wait around.

Melody Henry John Gauntlett (1805-76)Tune Irby revised by Arthur Henry Mann (1850-1929) Arr James O’Donnell

Words Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander (1818-1895)


AVE MARIA

Ave Maria, gratia plena: Dominus tecum: Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace: the Lord is with you: Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Amen.

Music & Words Robert Parsons (c. 1535-1571/2)

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER

A solo treble of the Choir of Westminster Cathedral sings:

In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, long ago.


Our God, heaven cannot hold him, nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign: In the bleak midwinter a stable-place sufficed; The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.


Enough for him, whom Cherubim worship night and day, A breastful of milk and a mangerful of hay; Enough for him, whom Angels fall down before, The ox and ass and camel which adore.


What can I give him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb; If I were a wise man I would do my part, Yet what I can I give him – give my heart.

Music Harold Darke (1888-1976) Words Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)

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THE LESSONIsaiah 9. 2-7

Read by Mrs Annika Åman Goodwille Chairman of the Swedish Church Council

Det folk som vandrar i mörkret ser ett stort ljus, över dem som bor i mörkrets land strålar ljuset fram. Du låter jublet stiga, du gör glädjen stor. De gläds inför dig som man gläds vid skörden, som man jublar när bytet fördelas.

Oket som tyngde dem, stången på deras axlar, förtryckarens piska bryter du sönder, som den dag då Midjan besegrades. Stöveln som bars i striden och manteln som fläckats av blod, allt detta skall brännas, förtäras av eld.

Ty ett barn har fötts, en son är oss given. Väldet är lagt på hans axlar, och detta är hans namn: Allvis härskare, Gudomlig hjälte, Evig fader, Fredsfurste.

Väldet skall bli stort, fredens välsignelser utan gräns för Davids tron och hans rike. Det skall befästas och hållas vid makt med rätt och rättfärdighet nu och för evigt. Herren Sebaots lidelse skall göra detta.

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness, on them light has shined. You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder.

For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. For all the boots of the tramping warriors and all the garments rolled in blood shall be burned as fuel for the fire.

For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

His authority shall grow continually and there shall be endless peace for the throne of David and his kingdom. He will establish and uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time onwards and for evermore.The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.


THE THREE KINGS

Three Kings from Persian lands afar To Jordan follow the pointing star: And this the quest of the travellers three Where the new-born King of the Jews may be. Full royal gifts they bear for the King; Gold, incense, myrrh are their offering.

The star shines out with a steadfast ray; The kings to Bethlehem make their way, And there in worship they bend the knee, As Mary’s child in her lap they see; Their royal gifts they show to the King, Gold, incense, myrrh are their offering.

Thou Child of man – lo, to Bethlehem The kings are travelling – travel with them! The star of mercy, the star of grace, Shall lead thy heart to its resting-place, Gold, incense, myrrh thou can’st not bring; Offer thy heart to the infant King.

How brightly shines the morning star! With grace and truth from heaven afar Our Jesse tree now bloweth. Of Jacob’s stem and David’s line, For thee, my Bridegroom, King divine, My soul with love o’erfloweth. Thy word, Jesu Inly feeds us, rightly leads us, life bestowing. Praise, O praise such love o’erflowing.

Music Peter Cornelius (1824-1874) Arr Ivor Atkins (1869-1953)Words trans H N Bate (from Weihnachtslieder)

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All stand and sing:

HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING

Hark, the herald-angels sing glory to the new-born King, peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled. Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph of the skies; with the angelic host proclaim, ‘Christ is born in Bethlehem.’ Hark, the herald-angels sing glory to the new-born King.

Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, late in time behold him come, offspring of a Virgin’s womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see: hail, the incarnate Deity, pleased as man with man to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel. Hark, the herald-angels sing glory to the new-born King.

Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace: hail, the Sun of Righteousness. Light and life to all he brings, risen with healing in his wings. Mild he lays his glory by, born that man no more may die, born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth. Hark, the herald-angels sing glory to the new-born King.

Music Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) adapted by William H. Cummings (1831-1915) Arr HillWords Charles Wesley 1707-1788

The Choir of Westminster Cathedral leaves the Sanctuary and proceeds eastwards.

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THE ADDRESSThe Very Reverend Michael Persson

Dean and Rector of The Swedish Church in London

THE LORD’S PRAYER

The Administrator of Westminster Cathedral says:

Rejoicing in the presence of God here among us, and in the words of our Saviour, the light of the world, so we pray:

All say (in native language):

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Vår Fader, du som är i himlen.Låt ditt namn bli helgat.Låt ditt rike komma.Låt din vilja ske på jorden så som i himlen.Ge oss idag det bröd vi behöver.Och förlåt oss våra skulder,liksom vi har förlåtit dem som står i skuld till oss.Och utsätt oss inte för prövning, utan rädda oss från det onda.Ditt är riket, din är makten och äran i evighet. Amen.

Remain seated. The lights are dimmed.

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THE SANKTA LUCIA CAROL

Ulrika Eleonora Church Choir and Mäster Olof ’s Choir proceed from the West End to the Sanctuary, singing:

Sankta Lucia, ljusklara hägring sprid i vår vinternatt glans av Din fägring. Drömmar med vingesus under oss sia. Tänd Dina vita ljus, Sankta Lucia.

Kom i Din vita skrud, huld med Din maning. Skänk oss, Du julens brud julfröjders aning. Drömmar med vingesus under oss sia. Tänd Dina vita ljus, Sankta Lucia.

Sankta Lucia, resplendent vision, bring to our winter night the radiance of your beauty. Send us dreams on whispering wings, wonders foretelling. Light your bright candles, Sankta Lucia.

Come in your white gown gracious with your message. Give us, O Christmas bride, a foretaste of yuletide joy. Send us dreams on whispering wings, wonders foretelling. Light your bright candles, Sankta Lucia.

Music Traditional, from Naples Arr Jan Åke Hillerud (b. 1938)Swedish Words Sigrid Elmblad (1860-1926) trans Geoff Brown, John Woolfenden


LUCIA, DU STRÅLANDE BRUDLUCIA, RADIANT BRIDE

Music Britta Snickars (b. 1953) Words Jonas Jonson (b. 1939)

STRÅLANDE HELGONFÉRADIANT HOLY ONE

Music Hugo Hammarström (1891-1974) Arr Helene Stureborg (b. 1964) Words Gustav Brandt (1894-1945)

SANKT STAFFANS VISAST STAFFAN’S SONG

Music Traditional Arr Helene Stureborg (b. 1964)


GIV MIG EJ GLANSI SEEK NO GOLD OR MAJESTY

Music Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Words Zacharias Topelius (1818-1890)


JUL, JUL, STRÅLANDE JULCHRISTMAS, GLORIOUS CHRISTMAS

Music Gustaf Nordqvist (1886-1949) Words Edvard Evers (1853-1919)Soloist Ann Sofie von Otter

MARIAS VAGGSÅNGMARY’S LULLABY

Music Max Reger (1873-1916) Arr Mats Nilsson Words Martin Boelitz (1874-1918) Trans E Lindström

Soloist Ann Sofie von Otter

BETLEHEMS STJÄRNASTAR OF BETHLEHEM

Arr Ivar Widéen (1871-1951), Alice Tegnér (1864-1943) Words Viktor Rydberg (1828-1895)

Soloist Ann Sofie von Otter

STILLA NATTSILENT NIGHT


Stilla natt, heliga natt!Allt är frid, stjärnan blidskiner på barnet i stallets stråoch de vakande fromma två.Kristus till jorden är kommen,oss är en frälsare född.

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.

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All sing:

Silent night, Holy night, Shepherds first saw the sight: Glories stream from heaven afar,Heav’nly hosts sing Alleluja: Christ the Saviour is born, Christ the Saviour is born.

Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love’s pure light: Radiance beams from thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord at thy birth, Jesus, Lord at thy birth.

Music Franz Gruber (1787-1863)Swedish Text Oscar Mannström (1875-1938))

Remain standing

The Administrator of Westminster Cathedral gives

THE BLESSING

Christ the Sun of Righteousness shine upon you, scatter the darkness from before your path, and make you ready to meet him when he comes in glory; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you always.

All say: Amen.

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SANKTA LUCIA RECESSIONAL

The Choirs leave the Sanctuary, followed by the Clergy and the Administrator of Westminster Cathedral.

ORGAN VOLUNTARY

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Swedish Benevolent Trust

Swedish Benevolent Trust supports the parish’s diaconal and social work with the sick, the elderly, those in special need, and those who for any reason feel isolated in this country.

The Trust welcomes donations and legacies. If you are considering suitable recipients for a legacy in your will, you may wish to know that The Swedish Church in London and Swedish Benevolent Trust are both authorised to receive such a gift free of tax.

For further information please ring the church office on 020 7723 5681 or go to www.swedishchurch.com.

The Swedish Church in London is accepted by the Inland Revenue as a charity for tax purposes under Reference No X41755 and Swedish Benevolent Trust is a registered Charity No 263680.

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Christmas From SwedenMerriment in words and music with Swedish mulled wine and gingerbread

Wigmore Hall,Thursday 23 December 2010 at 7 pm

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Bach: Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, Blithe Bells Tegnér: 4 Swedish Christmas SongsOlsson: Christmas Time Op3, Swedish Traditional SongsMats Lidström: The Stamp King (World première), Christmas CookiesGounod: Jewel Song from Faust and other songsCarols: Silent Night and other British and Swedish songs

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Ulrika Eleonora Swedish Church6 Harcourt Street, London W1H 4AG

Parish Communion every Sunday at 11.00amMorning Prayer Monday to Friday at 9.30am

Short Lunchtime Communion Service September to June on Wednesdays at 1pm and on some Thursdays

Andrum (place of stillness in church) Wednesdays 7.30-9.00pmThe church is open daily for prayer

Swedish Seamen’s Church120 Lower Road, London SE16 2UB

Taizé Service on the last Sunday of the monthMorning Prayer 8.45am daily except Thursdays

Communion Service Thursdays at 8.45amThe church is open daily for prayer from 3pm to 9pm

Christmas 2010All services, except 7.00 am Christmas Day,

are at Ulrika Eleonora Church

12 December, Third Sunday in Advent 11.00 am Parish Communion

19 December, Fourth Sunday in Advent 11.00 am Parish Communion with Christmas carols

24 December, Christmas Eve 11.00 am Family Service by the Crib 5.00 pm Christmas Service and party (book first) 10.00 pm Eucharist for Christmas Night

25 December, Christmas Day7.00 am Early Christmas Service at the Seamen’s Church 11.00 am Parish Communion

26 December, Second Day of Christmas11.00 am Parish Communion

We wish you a very Happy Christmas!www.swedishchurch.com

Documents

Sankta Lucia 2010 - Mäster Olofskören€¦ · include two Palestrina Masses, Missa Te Deum laudamus and Missa Tu es Petrus. In 1998 the choir was awarded the Gramophone Awards for