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.

Music for 042113

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Here I am to worship
Mighty to save

Opening Song
Your grace is enough

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

Prayers
Goodness is stronger (STF 2219)

Offertory
Christ is arisen, hallelujah

Closing Song
Precious Lord, take my hand (PH 404)

11AM
Hymns
108, Christ is alive (TRURO)
Awake, O Sleeper (MARSH CHAPEL)
404, Precious Lord, take my hand (PRECIOUS LORD)

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

Anthem
Tanzanian Worship Song, Christ is arisen, hallelujah

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

Prayers
2219, Goodness is stronger (GOODNESS)

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Karg-Elert, O God, thou faithful God
Offertory:  Willan, Praise be to Christ our risen Lord
Postlude:   Karg-Elert, Festive Procession

Music for 032413 Palm-Passion Sunday

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
The King of glory comes

Opening Song
All glory, laud and honor

Confession
Jesus Messiah

Scripture/Proclamation
Forever

Offertory
Mantos y palmas

Closing Song    
In Christ alone
 
11 AM
Hymns
88, All glory, laud and honor (VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN)
89, Hosanna, loud hosanns (ELLACOMBE)
76, My song is love unknown (LOVE UNKNOWN)
91, Ride one! Ride on in Majesty! (ST DROSTANE)

Confession
579, Glory be to the Father (GREATOREX)

Anthem
Christian Gergor (1785), Hosanna

Doxology
Were the whole realm (HAMBURG)

Music for 031013

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Invocation (Murai)

Opening Song
Bless the Lord, my soul

Confession
Surely it is God who saves me

Scripture/Proclamation
Thy Word

Prayers
Lord’s Prayer

Offertory
Overcome

Closing Song    
Refiner’s fire (Purify my heart)
 
11 AM
Hymns
276, Great is thy faithfulness (FAITHFULNESS)
347, Forgive our sins as we forgive (DETROIT)
434, Today we all are called to be (KINGSFOLD)

Introit
2013, Bless the Lord my soul (BLESS THE LORD)

Confession
2030, Surely it is God who saves me (FIRST SONG)

Anthem
Handel (Arr. Stanton), Forever blest is he

Prayers
Cambodian Lord’s Prayer

Doxology
Were the whole realm (HAMBURG)

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Sung
Offertory: Arr. Brent Olstad, He leadeth me
Libby Barker, flute
Postlude:  John Stanley, Voluntary and fugue in G minor

Music for 030313

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Invocation (Murai)

Opening Song
Bless the Lord, my soul (STF 2013)

Confession
Surely it is God who saves me (STF 2030)

Offertory
Undo

Closing Song    
You are holy (Prince of peace)
 
11 AM
Hymns
356, Come, thou fount of every blessing (NETTLETON)
272, God of the sparrow, God of the whale (ROEDER)
Come, we that love the Lord (ST. THOMAS)

Introit
2013, Bless the Lord my soul (BLESS THE LORD)

Confession
2030, Surely it is God who saves me (FIRST SONG)

Anthem
Arr Dennis Allen, Come, thou fount

Doxology
Were the whole realm (HAMBURG)

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Sung
Offertory:  John Alcock, Three Short Pieces
Nick Murphy, organ
Postlude:  TBA Organ

Music for 021713

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Invocation (Murai)

Opening Song
Bless the Lord, my soul (STF 2013)

Confession
Surely it is God who saves me (STF 2030)

Offertory
Lead me to the cross

Closing Song    
The wonderful cross

 
11 AM
Hymns
81, Lord, who throughout these forty days (ST. FLAVIAN)
392, Take thou our minds, dear Lord

Introit
2013, Bless the Lord my soul (BLESS THE LORD)

Confession
2030, Surely it is God who saves me (FIRST SONG)

Doxology
Were the whole realm (HAMBURG)

Communion
Responses: Oliver
Distribution: 2267, Taste and see

Instrumental/Organ Music
Offertory:  Guido Haazen, Sanctus, from Missa Luba, Mass in Congolese style

Music for 021013

FirstLight

Gathering Song(s)

Made me glad

Shout to the Lord

Opening Song

Shine, Jesus, shine

Confession

Halle, halle, halleluja

Scripture/Proclamation

Open our eyes, Lord

Offertory

Hallelujah, saved by your mercy

Closing Song    

Go forth in his name 

11 AM

Hymns

144, Alleluia, sing to Jesus (HYFRODOL)

306, Fairest Lord Jesus (CRUSADER’S HYMN)

You, Lord, are both lamb and shepherd (PICARDY)

Confession

2026, Halle, halle, halleluja, (CARIBBEAN HALLELUJA)

Anthem

J. Jefferson Cleveland, Praise ye the Lord

(a setting of Psalm 150)

Doxology

LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Instrumental/Organ Music

Prelude: Traditional, Alabaré

Aerie Singers

Offertory:  Darke, Voluntary on Picardy

Postlude:  Simon Preston, Alleluyas

“…at his feet the six-winged Seraph; Cherubim with sleepless eye,

Veil their faces to the Presence, as with ceaseless voice they cry:

Alleluya, alleluia, alleluia, Lord most high.”