Music for the Third Sunday in Lent: March 7, 2021

OPENING VOLUNTARY Solemn Prelude on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

setting, Gerald Near

Thomas Tallis

We usually sing the hymn "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say" to the well-known English folk tune Kingsfold; but Evangelical Lutheran Worship also renders it with a tune that has become popular in recent years - Third Mode Melody by Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585), the famed English Renaissance composer.

It's probably a matter of opinion (mine) that Kingsfold is easier to sing, but Third Mode Melody has its own beauty - an introspective melody with long notes that allows the singer to feel and hear the lyrics in a way that Kingsfold does not. 

ELW presents this text with both tunes and it is the Tallis tune that appears in the "Lent" section of the hymnal, whereas the other falls under the title of "Healing."

Here is a recording of the first stanza sung to Third Mode.

GATHERING HYMN There in God's Garden (Shades Mountain) ELW 342

HYMN OF THE DAY Lord Christ, When First You Came to Earth
Instead of using the tune Mit Freuden zart as it's presented in ELW, we'll use Kirken den er et gammelt hus. You can read more about why in a previous post here: http://smljax.blogspot.com/search?q=lord+christ+when+first

Pastor Daniel leads "Litany for Lent" as part of our gathering rite.
Music by Carolyn Jennings

MUSICAL OFFERING God of Still Waiting 

Carl P. Daw, text
Alfred V. Fedak, music

MUSIC DURING THE DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION

Lamb of God, Pure and Sinless

Beneath the Cross of Jesus

Both settings are by David Cherwien.

SENDING HYMN Lift High the Cross (Crucifer) ELW 660

At the offices of the Florida-Bahamas Synod ELCA in Tampa, Florida

CLOSING VOLUNTARY Prelude and Chorale on "Oh God, My Faithful God"

David P. Dahl / Ahasuerus Fritsch

St. Mark's is holding in-person worship services and we would be happy for you to join us. Read more about our Covid-protocols here: https://stmarksjax.org/covid19.html

Sources:
Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Wikipedia
canva.com

Tallis portrait by Engraving by Niccolò Haym after a portrait by Gerard van der Gucht - The Musical Times (1913) H.W. Gray, New York; Novello, London (https://doi-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/10.2307/907708), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101138568