11am Choral Eucharist, Sunday, May 6th, 2018
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
Themes from the Readings: “Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?; The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; Jesus says to the Disciples, “As the Father has sent me, so shall I send you”; Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believed.
Prelude: “Christ is Made the Sure Foundation” By: Robert Wetzler
Processional Hymn: 200 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain (Gaudeamus partier)
Gloria: S280, Powell
First Reading: 1 John 5:1-13
Psalm: Psalm 111, Chant Formula By: C. V. Stanford
with a Refrain adapted from Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
Choir: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
All: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Choir: 1. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,
in the assembly of the upright, in the congregation.
2. Great are the deeds of the Lord!*
they are studied by all who delight in them.
3. His work is full of majesty and splendor,*
and his righteousness endures for ever.
4. He makes his marvelous works to be remembered;
the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
All: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Choir: 5. He gives food to those who fear him;*
he is ever mindful of his covenant.
6. He has shown his people the power of his works*
in giving them the lands of the nations.
7. The works of his hands are faithfulness and justice;*
all his commandments are sure.
8. They stand fast for ever and ever;*
because they are done in truth and equity.
All: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Choir: 9. He sent redemption to his people;
he commanded his covenant for ever;*
holy and awesome is his Name.
10. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;*
those who act accordingly have a good understanding;
his praise endures for ever.
All: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Before the Gospel: Alleluia 7
Choir: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
All: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Choir: “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” Alleluia!
“Receive the Holy Spirit.” Alleluia! -John 20:21-22
All: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Gospel: John 20:19-31
Offertory Anthem: “Sing Praise to Our Glorious Lord”, By: Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
Choir: Sing praise to our glorious Lord Jesus, our Redeemer,
Who with His wondrous Word hath enlightened
and hath redeem’d us by His Blood and passion
from the devil’s pow’r.
Him let us praise for aye
with all the angels sound forth a glad lay.
Singing praise to God in the highest. Amen.
Doxology: Hymn 380, stanza 3
Holy: S125, Proulx
Communion Anthem: “Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt”, By: Heinrich Schütz
Choir: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt For God so loved the world,
daß er seinen engebornen Sohn gab that he sent his only begotten Son,
auf daß alle die an ihn glauben that whosoever believeth in him
nicht verloren warden should not perish,
sondern das ewige Leben haben. but have everlasting life
Meditation: “Christ is Made the Sure Foundation”, By: David Lasky
Recessional Hymn: 518 Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey)
Postlude: ”Christ is Made the Sure Foundation” By: Gerald Near
Music Notes, By: Ashley Sosis
Heinrich Schütz (pronunciation is somewhere between shuts and shirts, rhymes with soot, as in chimney soot) was a German composer and organist, regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach. Though lesser known, he is commemorated on the Lutheran Calendar of Saints on the same day as Bach and George Frideric Handel. Our communion piece is a lovely setting of John 3:16, in German, sweet words in any language!