Sing like nobody is cutting your head off
For the ninth day of Christmas, here’s Nova Nova Ave Fit ex Eva by Williametta Spencer. This one also works for the Annunciation, being based on Luke 1:26-38.
[Listen to Nova Nova on Youtube]
There appears to be sheet music available at J W Pepper.
Christmas is very nearly upon us, but Sunday morning is still Advent.
2 Samuel: King David lives in a house of cedar but the Ark of God dwells in a tent; David finds this disconcerting but God seems to have very particular ideas about it, and makes a covenant with David.
Psalm 89, or bits of it: very much about God’s anointed and the covenant with David. But you could use the Magnificat instead here.
Romans: So many ideas touched upon in only one sentence! Strength and faith in Christ; mystery and prophecy and wisdom. But the main idea is to give glory to God.
Luke: The Annunciation. An angel appears to Mary and tells her she’s going to get pregnant despite being a virgin.
The obvious choice of music here is Mary’s Whys by Helen Williams. There’s a recording online and you can download the score for free from Canossa Choral Music. Sarah Lutton’s poem imagines Mary’s response to being asked to bear the Son of God.