Music for 060913

FirstLight

Gathering Song(s)

            Shout to the Lord

            Made me glad

Opening Song

            I will call upon the Lord 

Prayer of Confession Response

            You are my King (Amazing love)

Offertory

            TBA Title, Clayton Delp, guitar

Closing Song

            Spirit Song (Wimber, O let the Son of God enfold you)

11AM

Hymns

            469, Morning has broken (BUNESSAN)

            289, O God of every nation (LLANGLOFFAN)

            400, When we are living (SOMOS DEL SEÑOR)

Confession Response

            579, Glory be to the Father (GREATOREX)

Doxology

            592, Praise God from whom all blessings flow (OLD HUNDREDTH)

Instrumental/Organ Music

Prelude: Manz, Morning Has Broken

Offertory:  Handel, Largo

Postlude:  Purcell, Rondo

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

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

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