Music for 06282015

This Sunday we are continuing a sermon series, "Through the eyes of a child; big questions of faith."

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Cherokee morning song
How great is our God

Opening Song
How majestic is your name (STF 2023)

Response to Forgiveness
Lord, listen to your children praying (STF 2193)

Offertory
Our God

Closing Song
God of the sparrow, God of the whale

11AM
Hymns
14, For the beauty of the earth (DIX)
543, God be the love to search and keep me (GREEN TYLER)
22, God of the sparrow, God of the whale (ROEDER)

Response to Forgiveness
469, Lord, listen to your children praying (CHILDREN PRAYING)

Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow (OLD HUNDREDTH)

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: John Leavitt, The Moon, from Scenes of Childhood
Poetry by Robert Louis Stevenson
The moon has a face like the clock in the hall; she shines on thieves on the garden wall, on streets and fields and harbour quays, and birdies asleep in the forks of the trees…
Offertory: John Stanley, Andante in G Minor
Postlude: John Stanley, Trumpet Voluntary

Summer 2015 Art

We begin a sermon series this coming Sunday, "Through a child's eyes" which will explore questions of faith that children in our congregation have raised. To compliment that sermon series, the narthex art gallery will feature pieces by children from our congregation. The exhibition will be staged in three, age-based parts. The first four-week span features artwork by children who have completed Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade. Here is their "stuff."

Music for 061415

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Bless the Lord, my soul (Taize)
Bless the Lord, O my soul (Ten-thousand reasons)

Opening Song
Alabare 

Response to Forgiveness
Surely it is God who saves me 

Peace
Shalom chaverim 
Offertory
All of creation

Closing Song
Seek ye first

11AM
Hymns
667, When morning gilds the skies (LAUDES DOMINI)
36, For the fruits of all creation (AR HYD Y NOS)
766, The church of Christ cannot be bound (MCKEE)

Response to Forgiveness
Surely it is God who saves me

Doxology
In Gratitude and Humble Trust (FOREST GREEN)
In gratitude and humble trust we bring our best today,
To serve your cause and share your love with all along life’s way.
O God who gave yourself to us in Jesus Christ your Son,
Help us to give ourselves each day until life’s work is done.

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Johannes Brahms, Waltz in A-Flat Minor
David Bell, piano
Offertory: John Tesh, Venezia
Postlude: Gilbert Martin, Fanfare on MCKEE

Music for 060715

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
We sing of your glory (STF 2011, in D)
Jesus, name above all names (STF 2071, in D)

Opening Song
Blessed be your name (in B)

Response to Forgiveness
Rain down (in F)

Prayer for Illumination
Open your ears, O faithful people (A minor)

Offertory
Grace like rain (in C# minor)

Closing Song
Refiner’s fire (in E)

11AM
Hymns
619, Praise, my soul, the God of heaven (LAUDA ANIMA)
767, Together we serve (SAN ANSELMO)
846, Fight the good fight (DUKE STREET)

Response to Forgiveness
48, Rain down (RAIN DOWN)

Prayer for Illumination
453, Open your ears, O faithful people (YISRAEL V’ORAITA)

Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow (OLD HUNDREDTH)

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Daniel Pinkham, The Wind from the North, from The Four Winds
The north wind brings forth the rain Proverbs 25.23

Offertory: Improvisation on Geneva 138
"I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word."  Psalm 138.2
The Genevan psalter tune for Psalm 138 is reminiscent of two other German hymn tunes, Lasst Uns Erfreuen and Mit Freuden Zart.

Postlude: Douglas E. Wagner, Toccata, from Psalm Impressions
Praise God with the timbrel and dance; praise God with stringed
instruments and organ. Psalm 150.4