This is my fantasy/wish list for music for the First Sunday of Advent with readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, Year B. The music can be plugged into any traditional order of worship, but I envisioned a traditional Book of Common Prayer order.
The service begins with (what else?) Bach's Wachet auf!
The choir follows immediately with the Introit, sung from an alternate location (gallery or back of the nave if they are normally at the front, chancel if they are normally in the back)...
...which is followed directly by the Entrance Hymn with an extended introduction if necessary to allow the choir to get into position for the procession).
The hymn for the Service of the Word (Sequence, Gradual, Gospel Acclamation, or Hymn of the Day) is
For the Offertory, a suitable choral setting of "The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns", followed by the first two stanzas of "O come, o come. Emmanuel" as the Presentation Hymn.
During communion, "Let all mortal flesh keep silence"
Closing Hymn:
And, immediately following the dismissal:
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