Music for 10042015

FirstLight
Gathering
Holy ground

Opening
This is our God

Confession/Praise Response
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy

Offertory
The only name

Communion
Distribution: You are holy (Prince of Peace)

Closing
Here I am, Lord

11AM
Hymns
687, Our God, our help in ages past (ST ANNE)
69, I the Lord of sea and sky (HERE I AM)

Confession/Praise Response
774, There is now a new creation (STUTTGART)

Doxology OLD HUNDREDTH

Communion
Distribution: GtG 5, 11

Instrumental Music
Prelude: Healy Willan, Voluntary on ST ANNE
Offertory: John Rutter, For the beauty of the earth
Postlude: John Rutter, Toccata in Seven

Music for 09272015

FirstLight
Gathering
Hold on Jacob

Opening
Love the Lord

Confession/Praise Response
The steadfast love of the Lord (GtG 59)

Offertory
The Potter’s hand

Closing
The summons (STF 2130)

11AM
Hymns
760, Bring Many Names (verses 1-3, 6) (WESTCHASE)
39, Great is Thy Faithfulness (FAITHFULNESS)
726, Will You Come and Follow Me (KELVINGROVE)

Confession/Praise Response
59, The steadfast love of the Lord (refrain)

Doxology OLD HUNDREDTH

Instrumental Music
Prelude: Arr. Lynn Trapp, Pescador de Hombres
A setting of the tune at GTG # 721
Offertory: Randall Stroope, The Call
Postlude: JS Bach, Prelude in A

Music for 092015

FirstLight
Gathering
Father Abraham

Opening
Forever

Confession/Praise Response
Dayenu

Prayer for Illumination
Open your ears, O faithful people

Offertory
Indescribable

Closing
The trees of the field (STF 2279)

11AM
Hymns
10, Sing glory to the name of God (LASST UNS ERFREUEN)
80, You shall go out with joy (THE TREES OF THE FIELD)

Confession/Praise Response
59, refrain, The steadfast love of the Lord (STEADFAST LOVE)

Prayer for Illumination
453, Open your ears, O faithful people (YISRAEL VORAITA)

Doxology
OLD HUNDREDTH

Instrumental Music
Prelude: James Woodman, “…a secret wrapped in smoke and fire…”
From “Meditations on Lasst Uns Erfreuen”
A musical impression of a single phrase of text from our first hymn.
Offertory: Mark L. Williams, O master let me walk with thee
A new tune for the text at GtG#738
Postlude: JS Bach, Little Prelude and Fugue in E Minor

Music for 091315

FirstLight
Gathering
How great is our God

Opening
I could sing of your love

Confession/Praise Response
Jubilate, everybody

Offertory
Beautiful things

Closing
He knows my name

11AM
Hymns
667, When morning gilds the skies (LAUDES DOMINI)
36, For the fruit of all creation (AR HYD Y NOS)
37, Let all things now living (ASH GROVE)

Confession/Praise Response
Thou art giving and forgiving (HYMN TO JOY)

Psalmody
Psalm 19
God’s glory fills the heavens (CREATION)

Doxology (FOREST GREEN)
In gratitude and humble trust

Instrumental Music
    Prelude: Edward Elgar, Andantino
    Offertory: Beethoven, The heavens are telling
    Postlude: Arr. K Lee Scott, Recessional

Music for 090615

FirstLight
Gathering
Be still and know

Opening
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord

Confession/Praise Response
As the deer

Offertory
O for a thousand tongues to sing

Closing
You are my all in all

11AM
Hymns
610, O for a thousand tongues to sing (AZMON)
797, We cannot measure how you heal (YE BANKS AND BRAES)
806, I’ll praise my maker (OLD 113TH)
Introduction by Klaas Jan Mulder

Confession/Praise Response
Halle, halle, hallelujah

Doxology (OLD HUNDREDTH)

Prelude: Klaas Jan Mulder, Fantasy on Psalm 146: I, Moderato
Offertory: Sally Ann Morris, Shall tribulation or distress
A setting of the text and tune at GtG 823, itself a setting of
text adapted from Romans 8.
Postlude: Jan Pieter Sweelinck, Ricercar Brevis in A

Summer art, part 3

We hung the third and last grouping of student artwork this week. We are completing a planned installation of works by children in our congregation. The sermon series is long-past, but we wanted to give all the artists a chance to be seen by a broad cross-section of our worshiping congregation. There for we paced the work out to last through the whole summer, and into the beginning of the school year. Here are the pieces submitted by some of our middle- and high-school students.

Music for August 23, 2015

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

Opening Song
Blessed be your name

Prayer of Praise Response/Confession
Your mercy flows

Offertory
Your grace is enough

Closing Song
Blessed assurance


11AM
Hymns
839, Blessed assurance (ASSURANCE)
757, Today we all are called to be (KINGSFOLD)
761, Called as partners (BEECHER)

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

Doxology (PLEADING SAVIOR)
For the live that you have given,

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Alec Rowley, Benedictus
“I bring refreshment; I bring ease and calm…”     Christina Rossetti
Offertory:   Arr. Dennis Allen, Come thou fount of every blessing
Postlude: Johann Pachelbel, Toccata in E Minor