Music for Worship November 2

FirstLight worship will begin with "Fairest Lord Jesus" in an arrangement that includes a new bridge section.  We'll also sing Chris Tomlin's "How great is our God."  Caroline P. will sing "For the glory of your name" at the offering.  We'll sing "One bread, one body" at communion and close our service with "The trees of the field."

Hymns at 11AM will include "Arise, your light has come" (FESTAL SONG) and "We are all one in mission" (ES FLOG EINS KLEINS WALDVOGELEIN).  The choir will sing "I song a song of the saints of God" at the introit, the familiar Greatorex "Gloria Patri" at the confession and "The trees of the field" at the benediction.  The choir anthem (at the offering) will be John Ferguson's setting of "Hymn of Promise."  Organ music at the prelude and postlude will be Johann Pachelbel, a Fantasy and a Toccata.

In Advent we will be introducing a setting of the "trees of the field" text by Mary Louise Bringle. A paraphrase of Isaiah 55, Bringle brings out the very pastoral sense of the text.  Matched with music by William Rowan, the hymn is a compelling contrast to the jubilant version we are singing this week at both services.  I hope to have the up-beat setting fresh in everyone's minds when we begin using the new setting in Advent.