Thursday, May 23, 2013

Music for 052613

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Holy, holy holy

Opening Song
Holy is the Lord
Holy, holy, holy (NICEA)

Prayer of Praise Response
Glory to God whose goodness

Offertory
Father, I adore you

Closing Song
How great is our God

            
11AM
Hymns
138, Holy, holy, holy (NICEA)
Creating God, your fingers trace (KEDRON)
139, Come, thou almighty king (ITALIAN HYMN)

Confession Response
Glory be to God the Father (WESTMINSTER ABBEY)

Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow (with Alleluias)
LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude:  William Farlee, Voluntary on KEDRON
Offertory:   Calvin Hampton, Holy, Holy, Holy
Postlude:  JS Bach, Toccata in C

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Music for 051213

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
I love you, Lord (STF 2150)
Glorify thy name (STF 2016)

Opening Song
Love the Lord

Response of Praise
Halle, halle, halleluja (STF 2026)

Offertory
Blessed assurance

Closing Song
Jude Doxology (in A)

11AM

Hymns
144, Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (HYFRYDOL)
148, At the name of Jesus (KING’S WESTON)
151, Crown him with many crowns (DIADEMATA)

Response of Praise
2026, Halle, halle, hallelujah (HALLE, HALLE)

Anthem
Arr. Hal Hopson, All hail the power of Jesus’ name

Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow (LASST UNS ERFREUEN)

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Arr. Charles Callahan, Voluntary on St. Magnus
Offertory:  Arr. Don Marsh, Blessed Assurance
Postlude:   Percy Whitlock, Paean


Thursday, May 2, 2013

Music for 050513

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Praise the one who breaks the darkness (NETTLETON)
Come, now is the time to worship

Opening Song
Wade in the water (STF 2107)

Prayer of Praise
Halle, halle, halleluja (STF 2026)

Offertory
Hungry

Communion
God bless to us our bread
We come to the hungry feast

Closing Song
Christ be our light

11AM

Hymns
Easter people, raise your voices (REGENT SQUARE)
Praise the one who breaks the darkness (NETTLETON)

Response of Praise
2026, Halle, halle, hallelujah (HALLE, HALLE)

Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow (LASST UNS ERFREUEN)

Music during Communion
God bless to us our bread
We come to the hungry feast
Christ be our light

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Louis J.A. Lefebure-Wely, Communion
Offertory:  White, O bread of life from heaven
Postlude:   Louis J.A. Lefebure-Wely, Sortie in E-Flat

BMPCNC observes the first Sunday in May as it's "Bread for the World Sunday" (many churches use the first Sunday in October). In years past we have celebrated communion on Pentecost, which makes for a very full service that day because it is also confirmation for us. This year we are celebrating communion in conjunction with Bread for the World. We will have a letter-writing campaign going-on during the morning too. What this has meant musically, is that there is a remarkable congruence in the music for both services. We regularly have some cross-over. But, quite unintentionally, there is quite a bit of crossover this week. The interesting fact is that neither congregation is being asked to make all that big a leap to embrace the songs they will be singing: they are all of a piece with what we regularly encounter.