Music for 2017.12.03

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
My Lord what a morning

Opening Song
O come, O come, Emmanuel

Prayer of Praise Response/Confession
Gloria, gloria

Offertory
Christ in me arise

Communion
Distribution: Wait for the Lord

Closing Song
Marvelous light
            
11AM
Hymns
82, Come thou long-expected Jesus (HYFRYDOL)
79, Light dawns on a weary world (TEMPLE OF PEACE)

Confession Response
Come Now, O God of light (image)

Doxology TAIZE GLORIA
583, Glory to God

Communion
Responses: Hopson in F minor
Distribution: 352, My Lord, what a morning
357, The days are surely coming

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Jacques Lemmens, Conditor alme siderum
A setting of the chant melody at #84 GTG
Offertory: Hal Hopson, Creator of the stars of night
A setting of the text of #84 GTG with a lovely new melody
Postlude:  Ralph Vaughan Williams, Voluntary on HYFRYDOL


Music at FirstLight this week is characterized by its eclecticism: a spiritual, a chant melody, a couple of Taize songs, a song with a strong Celtic feel, and a Christian pop song. Music at 11am revolves around the ancient "Conditor alme siderum" text and tune, spinning off into the music of Hal Hopson.