Worship Music Sunday 1 June

In FirstLight we are beginning a summer series on favorite Old Testament characters and stories. Following the OT lectionary readings for the summer months we’ll be encountering Noah, Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Easu, and Joseph, Rebekah, Laban, Rachel and Leah. We’ll begin FirstLight this week by recreating a storm using musical instruments. We’ll enjoy the folk song “One more river” to help load our imaginary ark with animals. We’ll also be singing “I will call upon the Lord,” and “My hope is built” (SOLID ROCK). Mike Barker will play “Precious Lord, take my hand” at the offering. Susan B. will sing this classic spiritual at the 11 AM service. Tommy Dorsey (a trombone player, associated with his brother Jimmy in the swing music genre) is tee-totally different from Thomas A. Dorsey (a jazz and gospel pianist) who wrote “Precious Lord.” We’ll sing the hymns “Rejoice ye pure in heart” (MARION); “My hope is built” (SOLID ROCK); and “Christ is made the sure foundation” (REGENT SQUARE). Organ music will include JSB’s setting of In dich heb ich gehoffet herr (From the Orgelbuchlein), a fugue by Mr. Handel, and a fanfare setting of REGENT SQUARE by David Lasky.