The annual candlelight carol service returned to St David’s on the 15th December 2021. The carols and service readings were as follows:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City
1st Reading: Genesis 3: 8-15
The fall of humanity
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem
2nd Reading: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7
The Prophecy of the Messiah’s birth and
Peace that Christ will bring
Carol: O Come, O Come Emmanuel
(the words of this carol can be found on the last but
one page of this Order of Service)
3rd Reading: Luke 1: 26-38
The Angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Mary
Carol: Hark the Herald Angels Sing
4th Reading: Luke 2:1-7
The Birth of Jesus
Carol: Away in a Manger
5th Reading: Luke 2:8-16
The Shepherds go to the manger
Carol: While Shepherds watched their flocks
5th Reading: Luke 2:8-16
The Shepherds go to the manger
Carol: While Shepherds watched their flocks
6th Reading: Matthew 2:1-12
The Wise man are led by the star to Jesus
Carol: We three kings
7th Reading: John 1:1-14
St John unfolds the mystery of the Incarnation
Carol: Joy to the World
Photographs by Tony Egan
