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

Music for 05312015

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Holy, holy, holy (Argentina)

Opening Song
Holy is the Lord
Holy, holy, holy (NICEA)

Response to Forgiveness
As the wind song

Prayers
Cambodian Lord’s Prayer

Offertory
Come all you people (Uya imose)

Closing Song
We are one in the spirit

11AM
Hymns
1, Holy, holy, holy (NICAEA)
711, Lord of all good (TOULON)
302, When hands reach out (O WALY WALY)

Response to Forgiveness
292, As the wind song (WAIRUA TAPU)

Prayers
Cambodian Lord’s Prayer

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

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Charles Callahan, Valediction
Alice Keith Knowles, violin
Offertory:JS Bach/ Charles Gonoud, Ave Maria
Postlude: Camille Saint-Saëns, Allegro Giocoso

Music for 051015

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
As the deer
Sanctuary

Opening Song
Cry of my heart

Response to Forgiveness
Glory to God whose goodness

Psalmody
Psalm 98: Sing a new song unto the Lord

Offertory
Give me your eyes

Closing Song
Shout to the north

11AM
Hymns
233, The day of resurrection (LANCASHIRE)
265, Jesus shall reign (DUKE STREET)
310, I love thy kingdom, Lord (ST THOMAS)

Response to Forgiveness
582, Glory to God whose goodness

Psalmody
Psalm 98: #276, Sing a new song unto the Lord (SING A NEW SONG)

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

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: GF Handel, Sonata IV, Adagio
(Brooke Alexander, violin and Marty Alexander, piano)
Offertory: Mary Lynn Lightfoot, A jubilant song
(a setting of Psalm 98 sung in Latin and English)
Cantate Domino canticum novum omnis terra.    Sing to the Lord a new, jubilant song all the earth.
Postlude: GF Handel, Allegro from Concerto in F

Music for 050315

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord

Opening Song
God of wonders

Response to Forgiveness
Glory to God whose goodness

Offertory
Jesus, friend of sinners

Communion
Responses: Kriewald, Great thanksgiving
Distribution: Come to the table of grace (GTG 507)

Closing Song
Come thou fount, come thou King

11AM
Hymns
240, Alleluia, give thanks (ALLELUIA 1)
536, Rise, O church, like Christ arisen (SURGE ECCLESIA)

Response to Forgiveness
582, Glory to God whose goodness

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

Communion
Responses: #562, 563, 564
Distribution: #498, 507

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Arr. Chelsea Chen, Song of the Country Farmer
(from Three Taiwanese Folk Songs)
Offertory: Michael Jothen, You are the branches
(a setting of text from John 15.1-11)
Postlude:  Arr. Anne Krentz Organ, Christ is arisen, alleluia
(a setting of GtG #251 from Tanzania, with snippets of other Easter hymns)