11am Choral Eucharist, Holy Name Sunday
Rite I, The Feast of the Holy Name (Or the First Sunday after Christmas)
Themes from the Readings: Holy Name
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Prelude: “In the Bleak Midwinter” By: Mary E. Caldwell, Soloist: Anna Grace Jordan
Soloist: In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone,
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, in the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Our God, hea’vn could not hold him nor earth sustain;
Heav’n and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign:
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed the Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
But only his mother in her maiden bliss worshipped the Beloved with a kiss.
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb.
If I were a wiseman, I would do my part; yet what I can I give him, give my heart.
Processional Hymn: 119 As with gladness men of old (Dix)
Gloria: S204 Scottish Chant
First Reading: Numbers 6:22-27
Psalm: Psalm 8, Peter Hallock
Choir: O Lord our Governor, how exalted is your Name
in all the world.
All: O Lord our Governor, how exalted is your Name
in all the world.
Choir: 4. When I consider your heavens, the work of your
fingers,* the moon and the stars you have set in their courses,
5. What is man that you should be mindful of him?*
the son of man that you should seek him out?
All: O Lord our Governor, how exalted is your Name
in all the world.
Choir: 6. You have made him but little lower than the angels;*
you adorn him with glory and honor;
7. You give him mastery over the works of your hands;*
you put all things under his feet:
All: O Lord our Governor, how exalted is your Name
in all the world.
Choir: 8. All sheep and oxen,* even the wild beasts of the field,
9. The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea,*
and whatsoever walks in the paths of the seas.
All: O Lord our Governor, how exalted is your Name
in all the world.
Second Reading: Galatians 4:4-7 or Philippians 2:5-11
Before the Gospel: 93 Angels, from the realms of glory (Regent Square) Stanzas 1-2)
Gospel: Luke 2:15-21
After the Gospel: 93 Angels, from the realms of glory (Regent Square) Stanzas 3-4
Offertory Anthem: Now Greet the Swiftly Changing Year, by: Alfred Fedak
Choir: Now greet the swiftly changing year
With joy and penitence sincere.
Rejoice! Rejoice! With thanks embrace another year of grace.
This Jesus came to end sin’s war;
This name of names for us he bore.
Rejoice...
His love abundant far exceeds
The volume of a whole year’s needs.
Rejoice...
With him as Lord to lead our way
In want and in prosperity,
What need we fear in earth or space
In this new year of grace!
“All glory be to God on high,
And peace on earth!” the angels cry.
Rejoice...
Doxology: Hymn 380, stanza 3
Holy: S117, Hassler/McGregor
Communion Meditation: Pastorale by: Joseph W. Clokey
Communion Anthem: Word made flesh, we welcome you, arranged by: Richard Proulx
Choir: Word-made-flesh, we welcome you;
Come to dwell among us here. Alleluia.
Thus has God made known to us
His salvation for us all. Alleluia.
Close to me, he called my name;
You my Father, I Your son. Alleluia.
Communion Hymn: 82 Of the Father’s Love Begotten
Recessional Hymn: 450 All hail the power of Jesus’ Name! (Coronation)
Postlude: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name, arranged by: Hal H. Hopson
Music Notes:
By: Ashley Sosis
Happy Holy Name Sunday! And Happy New Year! New Year’s day is not particularly a church observance-- we already celebrated the church’s new year on the First Sunday of Advent on November 27th last year.
But, I would be remiss if I didn’t embrace the “pre-Lent” opportunity that New Year’s Day affords us to take stock and identify areas that ache for change.
We are halfway through our choral program year at this point. What an excellent time to join us in our endeavors! If you feel compelled to draw nearer to Christ in scripture and to devote some of your time and talent to Him in this way, please consider coming to one of the following rehearsals:
St. Augustine Adult Choir: Wednesdays 7pm-9pm
Canterbury Handbell Choir: Thursdays 4pm-5pm
Guitar Ensemble: Tuesdays 4pm-5pm
St. Cecilia Youth Choir: Wednesdays 4:15-5:15
Teen Band (RSVP, rehearsals TBD)
“O God, whom saints and angels delight to worship in heaven: Be ever present with your servants who seek through music to perfect the praises offered by your people on earth; and grant to them even now glimpses of your beauty, and make them worthy at length to behold it unveiled for evermore; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.”