11am Choral Eucharist, Sunday, January 8th, 2017
Rite I, Baptism of Our Lord
Themes from the Readings: Baptism
Other Themes: Daughters of the King Installation
Prelude: Variations on Hail to the Lord’s Anointed, by: Raymon H. Haan, movements 2 & 3
Processional Hymn: 616 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
Gloria: S204, Scottish Chant
First Reading: Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm: Psalm 145, ESV for preaching text
Choir: 1 I will extol you, my God and King,
and bless your name forever and ever.
2 Every day I will bless you
and praise your name forever and ever.
3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,
and his greatness is unsearchable.
4 One generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.
5 On the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
6 They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,
and I will declare your greatness.
7 They shall pour forth the fame of your
abundant goodness
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
8 The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 The LORD is good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made.
Second Reading: Acts 10:34-43
Before the Gospel: 121 Christ, when for us you were baptized (Caithness), Stanzas 1-2
Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17
After the Gospel: 121 Christ, when for us you were baptized (Caithness), Stanzas 3-4
Offertory Anthem: I Wonder as I Wander, arranged by: John Jacob Niles and Lewis Henry Horton,
Soloist: Stephon Williams
Choir: I wonder as I wander, out under the sky,
How Jesus the Savior did come for to die,
For poor on’ry people like you and like I...
I wonder as I wander, out under the sky.
When Mary birthed Jesus, ‘twas in a cow’s stall,
With wise men and farmers and shepherds and all.
But high from God’s heaven a star’s light did fall,
And the promise of ages it then did recall.
If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing,
A star in the sky, or a bird on the wing,
Or all of God’s angels in heav’n for to sing,
He surely could have it, ‘cause he was the King.
I wonder as I wander...
Doxology: Hymn 380, stanza 3
Holy: S125, Proulx
Communion Anthem: Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head, Appalacian Carol, collected by: John Jacob Niles, Arranged by: Arthur Warrell
Choir: Jesus, Jesus, rest Your head,
You have got a manger bed;
All the evil folk on earth
Sleep in feathers at their birth;
Jesus, Jesus, rest Your head,
You have got a manger bed.
Have you heard about our Jesus?
Have you heard about His fate?
How His mother went to that stable
On that Christmas eve so late?
Winds were blowing, cows were lowing,
Stars were glowing...
To that manger came the wise men,
Bringing things from hin and yon
For the mother and the father
And that blessed little Son;
Milk-maids left their fields and flocks
And sat beside the ass and ox.
Jesus, Jesus, rest your head..
Communion Meditation: Variations on Hail to the Lord’s Anointed, by: Raymon H. Haan, movements 3 & 4
Communion Hymn: 336 Come with us, O blessed Jesus (Werde munter)
Recessional Hymn: 473 Lift High the Cross for DOK
Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 553, by: J. S. Bach, Will Jordan, Organist
Music Notes:
By: Ashley Sosis
Today’s service includes, “I Wonder as I Wander” and “Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head”, two anthems that appeared together in a songbook entitled, Ten Christmas Carols from the Southern Appalachian Mountains, collected by John Jacob Niles. Another carol that appears in that book, “The Seven Joys of Mary”, is also one of my favorites, and is a beautiful meditation this Baptism of our Lord Sunday! Can you decode all of the biblical riddles?
“The very first blessing Mary had, it was the blessing of one: To think that her Son, Jesus, could live a father’s son... The very next blessing Mary had, it was the blessing of two: To think that her Son Jesus, could read the Scriptures through...The very next blessing Mary had, it was the blessing of three: To think that her Son, Jesus, could set the sinner free...The very next blessing Mary had, it was the blessing of four: To think that her Son, Jesus, could live forevermore...The very next blessing Mary had, it was the blessing of five: To think that her Son, Jesus, could bring the dead to life...The very next blessing Mary had, it was the blessing of six: To think that her Son, Jesus, could heal and cure the sick...The very next blessing Mary had, it was the blessing of seven; To think that her Son, Jesus, could conquer hell and heaven...The very next blessing Mary had, it was the blessing of eight: To think that her Son, Jesus, could make the crooked straight...The very next blessing Mary had, it was the blessing of nine: To think that her Son, Jesus, could turn water into wine...The very next blessing Mary had, it was the blessing of ten: To think that her Son, Jesus, could write without a pen; Could write without a pen, like th’Emmanuel in glory, Father, Son and the Holy Ghost, through all eternity.”