A complete worship service containing scripture readings, meditations by Susan Palo Cherwien, and twelve carols. "Holy Light" was originally conceived as a candle-lighting service (not congregationally as in "Silent Night", but on the altar or in various locations in the Chancel.) Whether or not this concept is utilized, you will find this collection takes a new look at some well-known carols.

Preview Pak including full performance CD Recording and Choral Score available:

Readings by Susan Cherwien are taken from and

Carols include:

Let All Mortal Flesh
PICARDY

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Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
JEFFERSON

My Lord, What a Morning
BURLEIGH

STILL, STILL, STILL

He Is Born
IL EST N&#0201

What Child Is This
GREENSLEEVES

BRING A TOURCH

Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light
ERMUNTRE DICH

O Little Town of Bethlehem
ST. LOUIS

O Come, Little Children
IHR KINDERLEIN, KOMMET

Go, Tell It on the Mountain
GO TELL IT

Joy To The World
ANTIOCH

Performance Options:
1. Choir, Brass Quintet, Percussion, Handbells (3 Octaves), Organ, Piano, opt. Children's Choir.
2. Choir, Chamber Orchestra (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpets I and II, Trombones I and II, Percussion, Strings), Organ, Piano, ipt. Handbells (3 Ocaves), opt. Harp, opt. Children's Choir.
3. Choir, Organ, Piano, opt. Children's Choir.

When using performance Options 1 or 2, the organist plays from the organ score included in the instumental or orchestral parts. When using Option 3, the organist plays from the choral score. The Postlude is performed only when using Options 1 or 2.

Approximate performance time 55 minutes.

Voicing: SATB, Soprano Solo, opt. Congregation, opt. Children's Choir or Treble Solo, opt. Two-Part Mixed Voices
Instruments: Organ, Piano, Brass Quintet, Percussion, Handbells or Full Orchestra