The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-24


As was by mortal finger strook;
Dvinely warbed voice
Answering the strnged noise,
As all their souls in blisstu rapture took,
With thousand echoes still prolonged each heavenly close
The morning stars, it seems. and the angelic host
were the first recognize the significance of Chriss
appearance upon the earth, AMI they sang together
for joy. But the burden Of their song caught
up by the sons of and has never since been
hushed throughout the world. On the anniversary
of the event which thus celebrated the holy words
ring out with redoubled and all Chrisen-
dom is flooded with melody. This the day
of the year that the choir can call its own;
for the success of tho Christmas services depends
almost wholly upon its exertons Music is the at
traction that fills the church, though short sermon
appropriate to the day may be listened to without
Impotence. Nor is the choir unconscious of its tenn
porary Importance and every effort is made to pre-
pare such musical treat shall reward the congre-
CATION for its kind attention To-morrows services
in this city and its vicinity promise to be fully up to
the accomplishment OF previous years, and the holt
day visitor resident who belongs to no church or
denomination will be pretty to find something
to his taste in the following array of Christmas pro-
grammes:-
EPISCOPAL.
CHURCH.
At Trinity Church the following programme will
be rendered Opening voluntary; march from Rafs
Leonora symphony; professional hymn, The Faith
ful shepherds, lie Jeune; Adeste Fideles, arranged
by Thunder; kyrie, Creed, Sancus and Gloria in
Exeelss. from Haydn's First Mass: Christmas Can
tata, Code. Mr. A. ii. Messiter. with the choir, will
be at the chance organ and Mr. Henry Carter ut the
great organ.
The following melodies will be played on the bells
beginning at half-past ten A. M.:-Changes on eight
bells Ring out the bells: Christ was born Christ
mas Day; Ring the merry Christmas bells Shout for
joy Christmas bells pealing
GRACE CHURCH.
Morning prayer. eleven A. NJ. anthem Isaiah XII
verse 5. Handel; venite. Service Book SO, ouse-
ley; Te Deum and Jubiiate IN d. Sullivan; Hymn No
26. Calm on the listening ear OF night. Willis;
Kyrie sullivan; Gloria Tbi, Service Book 1885,
Hymn -, 1t came upon the midnight clear.
tune, Stuyvesant sermon; offertory anthem,
Handel; Praise God from Whom ali blessings
flow. Old Tooth; Recessona Handel; Holy Com
munion: Trsagion Grcatorex: HYMN 2O7 tune
Sieboths: Gloria III Excelsis The choir consists
Miss Ida W. Hubbell soprano; Miss Anna Drasdil,
alto; Mr.. George Simpson, tenor; Mr. Adolph sohst
bass and chorus OF twenty voices III the chancel
and thirty in the gallery Samuel r. Warrens organist
and director.
Carol-Hosanna Hosanna! loud gloras raise,
Jacoby; yenite and Gloria PARTICIPANT; re Deum
and Jubilate in q, Jacoby; Hymn IL. Mendelssohn;
Kyrie in A. Ncdhem; Gloria Iibi. Tails; Hymn 90,
Avison; Anthem.Behold; ! bring you good tidings.
Gloria in Excelsis. Old Chant. Louis G. Jacoby,
yanst.
ST. MARKS.
Prayer, sermon and holy communion at eleven A..
NJ The choir consists of Mime. Dowland and Miss
Balmor, sopranos; Miss Jennie W. wynne and Mrs.
W s. Miller contraltos; Mile NJ selyi and Mr. Wal
lace. tenors; Mr.. H. f. Warren and Mr.. Ralph Broad
bart bassos Organ Voluntary Wely: openin =
shout the glad tidings wilson; yenite Chant.
Buck; First Lesson, Isaiah tx 1--15: TIE Deum. Fes-
tival in Eb Dudley Buck; second Lesson; Jubilate.
Festival III 3D., Mosenthal; Hymn II, Hark! the
Herald Angels sing, MoZart Responses to command
ments. Mckinnar; Gloria Tibi. Mckinnar: Hymn IL,
While shepherds watched their focks by night. Coro-
nation; onertory. Spirit Immortal. Verdi; Organ
Voluntary, Lux; Holy Communion; Trisagion Great
orex; Hymn ~. To Jesus exalted Lord, Ward
Gloria in Excelss, old.
TRINITY.
The following programme VIII be rendered by the
lady solosts and boy choir Of the Church under the
direction Of W. Il. Williams organst Pastoral SYM
phony. Handel; Christmas carol. Angels from the
Realms OF Glory. q. W. Warren: Te Dcum in r.
Kotschmar; Benedicitns in A. aIilard air and cho-
rus, Oh Thou that Tellest, by Master Frank Smith
and the choir, Handel.
VIRGIN.
Mrs. l.. &. robinson, soprano; Nine Fenardent,
rontrslto; Mr.. Fletcher, tenor Mr. Hunt basso Miss
list; Mr.. Thomas j. Prentice, conductor: chorus Of
thirty voices and orchestra. High celebration at
eleven A. NJ. PRELUDE, Priests March from Athalic,
Mendelssohn Professional. Hark the Herald Angels
Sing hymn ~. Gounod Introit, Adese Fidelcs,
ranged by Novcllo; Kyric Eleison. iaydn's Third
Mass Crcdo, Haydns Third Mass: Ofertory, Let the
Bright Seraphm, Handel; Sdnctus. Haydns Third
Mass; Benetictus Haydn's Third Mass Agnus Del.
Hayans Third Mass; Gloria ia Excelsis. Haydn =
Third Mass; Post Communion. Tantum Ergo. Lam
blotte occasional, OF the Fathers Love Begotten
hymn i6l schumann; Postlude, March for Orchestra.
Abt
IT. IGsArfus CHURCH.
Festival March, Pychowski Professional. Angels
noster. Marcelo Eyre. schuberts Mass in Il
nat Sequence. Adeste fideles. arranged by d. No
vello; Credo Schubcrts Mass in fiat; Offertory. In
the Beginning. q. b. Allen; Sanetus, Schubert Mass
IN fiat Bencdctus. schubcrt's Mass in u fiat; y
nat o Rest in the Lord. MendessoLn: Come Unto
Him. Handel: Cantiquc de Noel, Adam: Ave Maria,
Cherubini Gloria in Excelss, schuberts Mass in Is
nat Nunc Dirnttis. Waiter IN D. Recessonal. See
the Morning star. Dr. r. q. Monk; Coronation March.
Meyerbecr W. H. Walter. choir master.
CHURCH or THE TRANSFORMATIONS.
A. M.
every hour until hafpast ten when there will he a
solemn high mass. Solemn yespers at four O'Clock
y. NJ. Musical programine--kyre, Gloria; Credo
from the Messe Solennel OF Gounod Sanctus and
Agnus Del from the Messc soennelle Of Dachanor.
5oprani Misses Donayan. O Brien aud Mclean: alti,
Misses Herrick and Coliender tenori, Senior Perez
and Mr.. Ford: bass MIR. Higgins and Senior Hypolito.
Urganst, Professor August Gull.
~. ALBANs.
Professional Adeste Fideles 1ntrot, o Lord orr
Governor, How Excellent IL Thy Name; kyrie.
Alutter; Sequence, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing:
credo. Agutier; Oncrory Sing aud Rejoice, Barnby;
sanctus-Benedctus, Aautter; santaris Hostia !;
Agnus Del Agutter Gloria In Excesis, Agutter: Post
Communion Thee We Adore Nunc Dimitts, Gre
gorian. The choir consists Of men and boys.
cHUncH Or rHE sEPrLcHRE.
The choir Is composed u quartet and chorus OF
over twenty voices, directed BY MIss J. schureman,
orranist The musical services win be az follows
Morning seryice--processional, Shout the Glad lid
ings, Ayison ycnite, by savage proper psalms, 10.
as IS re Deum. in Hat, by Ives JuDate, Bridge
water: niroft, II came Upon the Midnight Clear;
Kyrie Elcison, Schubert Gloria Ilb Tails: hymn,
Hark, Inc Herald Angels sing AhcrlptiOf. III u,
Jackson. Holy Commun on-Ohertory. Cantignc do
Noel, solo. Adolph Adam; Sanctus, in y fiat by
Elwyn; communion hymn, Come Lot Us Adore Thee;
Gloria In Excelsis. in q. plain song occasional,
Hark, What Mean Those Holy Yoiccsy
IT. ANDREWS CHURCH.
Music by quartet and chorus under the direction
OF A. ID. Woodrun-Mrs N. Brewer, soprano: Miss
NJ Finch, c0ntralto; Mr.. A. u. Woodruff, tenor; Mr..
u. A. Almy, bass; Mr.. William H. Dyas organst.
rogramme-Processional Hymn, 233 Hymnai, Dr.
Gauntlet; Anthem. King All Glorious, y. Barnby
venite, PLAN chant, pr Hayes; Gloria PATHS after
proper psalms for the day; No. l. Anthem in ID Hat.
William H. Dyas; Nos. aud . Anthems in - Hat ar
RANGED from Farmer by William II. Dyas; TIE Deum,
Anthem In G. Samuel Y. Warreni Jubilate Deo An.
them In Hat, william n. Dyas Hymn, 70 Hymnal,
Asis0n; Kyrie In g, GounOd: Gloria 1ibi q, Sails;
Hymn, 49, Hymnal, j. Reading; Ascriptiou, Almighty
Fathrr George William Warren; Onertory, Cantique
de Noel. Adolph Adam antc-coinmunion sonata for
organ. No, o. In A. Mendclssohn; Irisagion aud Sane