10:30am Eucharist, Sunday, January 27th, 2019

ACNA Ancient Text, The Third Sunday after Epiphany

Prelude: “Christ is Made the Sure Foundation”, Setting By: Gerald Near

Processional Hymn: 518, Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey)

Gloria S204

First Reading: Psalm 33:8-22

Second Reading: Colossians 1:15-19

Gospel Hymn: 699, Jesus, Lover of my soul (Aberystwyth)

Gospel: Luke 7:1-10

Offertory Anthem: “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind”, By: C. H. H. Parry, Arranged by: H. A. Chambers

Choir: Dear Lord and Father of mankind,

Forgive our foolish ways;

Reclothe us in our rightful mind,

In purer lives Thy service find,

In deeper reverence, praise.

In simple trust like theirs who heard,

Beside the Syrian sea,

The gracious calling of the Lord,

Let us, like them, without a word,

Rise up and follow Thee.

O Sabbath rest by Galilee,

O calm of hills above,

Where Jesus knelt to share with Thee

The silence of eternity,

Interpreted by love!

Drop Thy still dews of quietness,

Till all our strivings cease;

Take from our souls the strain and stress,

And let our ordered lives confess

The beauty of Thy peace.

Breathe through the heats of our desire

Thy coolness and Thy balm;

Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;

Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,

O still, small voice of calm.

-Text By: John G. Whittier

Doxology: Hymn 380, stanza 3

Holy: S125, Proulx

Communion Anthem: “Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness”, Tune By: Johann Cruger (1598-1662)

Choir: Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness,

leave the gloomy haunts of sadness,

come into the daylight’s splendor,

there with joy thy praises render

unto him whose grace unbounded

hath this wondrous banquet founded;

high o’er all the heavens he reigneth,

yet to dwell with thee he deigneth.

Sun, who all my life dost brighten;

Light, who dost my soul enlighten;

Joy, the best that any knoweth;

Fount, whence all my being floweth:

at thy feet I cry, my Maker,

let me be a fit partaker

of this blessed food from heaven,

for our good, thy glory, given.

Jesus, Bread of life, I pray thee,

let me gladly here obey thee;

never to my hurt invited,

be thy love with love requited;

from this banquet let me measure,

Lord, how vast and deep its treasure;

through the gifts thou here dost give me,

as thy guest in heaven receive me.

Communion Meditation: “Jesus, Lover of My Soul”, Setting By: Healey Willan

Recessional Hymn: 688, A mighty fortress is our God (Ein Feste Burg)

Postlude: “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”, Setting By: Wilbur Held

Music Notes:

By: Ashley Sosis

The melody of our offertory anthem comes from an oratorio written by Charles Parry. You may read more about the oratorio here: http://www.paxchristichorale.org/news/2016/9/17/the-judith-project

There is a beautiful verse of our communion anthem not included in today’s arrangement from the hymnal 1982. Here is the missing verse so you may enjoy it. “Hasten as a Bride to meet Him And with loving reverence greet Him, For with words of life immortal Now he knocketh at thy portal; Haste to ope the gates before Him, Saying ,

"Suffer, Lord, that I receive Thee, And I never more will leave Thee."