11am Choral Eucharist, Sunday,November 5th, 2017
Rite I, All Saints’ Sunday
Prelude: Hear Us, O God, by: Alan Mahnke Sadie Burch, Organist Student of Ashley Sosis
Processional Hymn: 287 For all the saints, who from their labors rest
Gloria: S204, Scottish Chant
First Reading: Romans 5:1-5
Psalm: Psalm 149, BCP pg. 807, Tone I. 1
Sung by the Choir.
Choir: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King, hallelujah.
1 Sing to the Lord a new song;*
sing his praise in the congregation of the faithful.
2 Let Israel rejoice in his Maker;*
let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3 Let them praise his Name in the dance;*
let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp.
4 For the LORD takes pleasure in his people*
and adorns the poor with victory.
5 Let the faithful rejoice in triumph;*
let them be joyful on their beds.
6 Let the praises of God be in their throat*
and a two-edged sword in their hand;
7 To wreak vengeance on the nations*
and punishment on the peoples;
8 To bind their kings in chains*
and their nobles with links of iron;
9 To inflict on them the judgment decreed;*
this is glory for all his faithful people. Hallelujah!
Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King, hallelujah.
Second Reading: Revelation 7:9-17
Gospel Hymn: 618 Ye watchers and ye holy ones
Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12
Sermon Hymn: 286 Who are these like stars appearing
Offertory Anthem: O How Glorious, by: Healy Willan
Choir: O how glorious is the kingdom wherein all the saints rejoice with Christ; clothed in white robes they follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.
Doxology: Hymn 380, stanza 3
Holy: S114, Willan
Communion Anthem: “Shepherd of Souls”, By: Alfred Fedak
Choir: Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless thy chosen pilgrim flock with manna from the wilderness, with water from the rock. We would not live by bread alone, but by thy word of grace, in strength of which we travel on to our abiding place. Be known to us in breaking bread, but do not then depart; Savior, abide with us, and spread thy table in our heart. Lord, sup with us in love divine, thy Body and thy Blood, that living bread, that heav’nly wine, be our immortal food.
Communion Meditation: “Communion” from Two meditations on Adoro te Devote, Arranged by: Larry Visser
Recessional Hymn: 527 Singing songs of expectation
Postlude: “Trio” from Two meditations on Adoro te Devote, Arranged by: Larry Visser
Music Notes
Happy “All Saint’s Sunday!” I hope you can join us for our evensong tonight! Come early for the Organ recital at 4pm. See you there!
There are a handful of hymns in the Hymnal 1982 that are far more delightful when they are sung with children. If I had to list my top three they would be “Earth and all stars”, “Let all things now living” (The Ashgrove), and “I sing a song of the saints of God”. Every time I have had the pleasure of teaching “Saints of God,” to a group of young choristers, I have been asked which particular Saints each verse may be alluding to. I usually answer that I would love to know too and then neither of us remember to look it up.
Here are the lyrics I’m talking about, with good guesses of who they may be talking about, though there are many answers for each one.
“And one was a doctor, and one was a queen, and one was a shepherdess on the green; they are all of them saints of God and I mean, God helping, to be one too!”
Doctor: St. Luke (the Evangelist)
Queen: St. Margaret of Scotland
Shepherdess: St. Joan of Arc
“And one was a soldier, and one was a priest, and one was slain by a fierce, wild beast, and there’s not any reason, no, not the least , why I shouldn’t be one too.”
Soldier: St. Martin of Tours
Priest: St. John Vianney
Slain by a fierce, wild beast: St. Ignatius