Music for 092814

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Shout to the Lord
Shout to the north

Opening Song
Lord, I lift your name on high

Prayer of Praise Response/Confession
Jubilate, everybody

Psalmody/Canticle
Jesus Christ is Lord (Canedo)

Offertory   
Cornerstone

Closing Song
In Christ alone
            
11AM
Hymns
263, All hail the power of Jesus’ name (DIADEM)
215, What wondrous love is this (WONDROUS LOVE)
264, At the name of Jesus (KINGS WESTON)

Confession Response
394.4, Laud and honor to the Father (WESTMINSTER ABBEY)

Prayer for Illumination
455, Listen to the word (LISTEN)

Psalmody/Canticle
Canedo, Jesus Christ is Lord

Doxology
In Gratitude and Humble Trust (FOREST GREEN)

Benediction Response
Three-Fold Amen (DANISH)

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Samuel Barber, Wondrous love
Offertory:   Dan Goeller, Hear my cry
Nick Murphy, piano, Scott Roy, guitar, David Hekking, bass, Eli Barker, drums
Postlude: Marko Hakanpää (b.1970), Trumpet Tune (Trumpettisävelmä)

I learned of the organ postlude, by a young-ish Finnish composer, via Facebook! A video of the composer playing the piece popped up on an organist page I subscribe to, and I got the music via Lulu.com, the self-publishing site. Pretty cool!

Music for 091414

FirstLight

Gathering Song(s)

            No higher calling

Opening Song

            Standing on the promises

Prayer of Praise Response/Confession

            Surely it is God who saves me (STF 2030)

Psalmody/Canticle

            Old Testament Canticle: Exodus 15: Miriam’s Song (Barker)

Offertory        

            Jesus, firm foundation

 Prayers

            Lord’s Prayer (STF 2278)

Closing Song

            My hope is built

             

11AM

Hymns

            838, Standing on the promises (STANDING)

            353, My hope is built

            463, How firm a foundation (FOUNDATION)

Confession Response

            71.R. Surely it is God who saves me

Psalmody/Canticle

            Old Testament: Exodus 15: Miriam’s Song (Barker)

            Image
Doxology (FOREST GREEN)

In gratitude and humble trust...

Benediction Response

            Vaughan Williams, God be with you (GTG 541)

Instrumental/Organ Music

Prelude: John A. Behnke, Aria on My hope is built

            A setting of an alternate tune for the familiar hymn

Offertory:   Handel, Halleujah, Amen

Postlude:  Handel, Allegro from Concerto in F

Music for 090714

FirstLight

Gathering Song(s)

Praise, praise, praise the Lord

 

Opening Song

Bwana asifiwe and Praise to the Lord the Almighty

 

Prayer of Praise Response/Confession

You are my King (Amazing love)

 

Psalmody/Canticle

Psalm 149, Hallelujah, sing to God

 

Offertory        

Children of light

Closing Song

Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love (in D)

 

11AM

Hymns

612, We praise you, O God (KREMSER)

377, I want to walk as a child of the light (HOUSTON)

203, Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love

 

Confession Response

This is my commandment (image)

 

Psalmody/Canticle

Psalm 149: GtG #550, Give praise to the Lord (LAUDATE DOMINUM) 

Doxology 
OLD HUNDREDTH

Benediction Response 
Natalie Sleeth, Go now in peace

 

Instrumental/Organ Music

Prelude: singing: GtG 390, Praise, praise, praise the Lord 
(LOUEZ LE SEIGNEUR) 

Offertory:   Guiseppe Pitoni, Cantate Domino

Cantate Domino canticum novum

Laus eius in ecclesia sanctorum
           Laetetur Israel in eo qui fecit eum
           Et filiae Sion exultent in rege suo.

          Sing to the Lord a new canticle:

          let his praise be in the church of the saints.

          Let Israel rejoice in him that made him:

          and let the children of Sion be joyful in their king.

Postlude:  Arr. Charles Callahan, Fugue on Laudate Dominum