Music for Holy Trinity: May 30, 2021

 

Holy Trinity Szymon Czechowicz 
(1756–1758)

OPENING VOLUNTARY O Lord, We Praise Thee
(GOTT SEI GELOBET UND GEBENEDEIET)
setting, Kenneth T. Kosche

The organ voluntaries this morning are from Kosche's "Partita on 'O Lord, We Praise Thee.'" A partita is a collection of settings of a particular tune, sort of a set of variations. Each setting is written so that it also stands alone, especially in a church setting where one setting could be used as an opening voluntary, another as an introduction or accompaniment to a hymn, a voluntary during the offering, etc.  Today we'll hear several settings from this partitata - at the beginning of the service, during the distribution of communion, and at the conclusion.

GATHERING HYMN All Glory Be to God on High (ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH)

ELW 410

This hymn is a metrical setting of Gloria in excelsis. The tune is based on plainchant, but this metrical version by Nikolaus Decius (1485-1541) is recognized to be one of the first hymns that came from the reformation. I recently read somewhere that is one of the most widely known and sung of Lutheran hymns throughout the world.

HYMN OF THE DAY Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty! (NICAEA)

MUSICAL OFFERING Oh, Love, How Deep  Richard A. Williamson

The text is by Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471) and can be found at ELW 322.

sung by the Festival Choir

MUSIC DURING THE DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION

Bicinium and Chorale on O Lord, We Praise Thee (GOTT SEI GELOBET UND GEBENEDEIET)
Kenneth T. Kosche

A bicinium is a piece of music with two parts and a chorale is a hymn-like setting. There are many ways a hymn could be harmonized and this setting has some subtle surprises.

SENDING HYMN Go to the World (SINE NOMINE) 

ACS 991

This familiar tune gets is paired with a text by Sylvia Dunstan (1955-1993). It calls us to preach and baptize, to be the ones God sends into the world.

CLOSING VOLUNTARY Finale on O Lord, We Praise Thee (GOTT SEI GELOBET UND GEBENEDEIET)

Kenneth T. Kosche

St. Mark's is worshiping in-person and online. Join us virtually on Sunday morning at 9:30 eastern time.

https://youtu.be/nf6HpQEu7ao

Sources: Wikipedia and Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Holy Trinity photo: By Szymon Czechowicz - www.ldm.lt, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9046414

Music for Pentecost: May 23, 2021

OPENING VOLUNTARY O Holy Spirit Enter In (Wie schön leuchtet)

setting, Edwin T. Childs

GATHERING HYMN Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)

ELW 804

HYMN OF THE DAY O Spirit of Life (O Heiliger Geist) ELW 405

MUSICAL OFFERING Breathe on Me

Aaron David Miller

MUSIC DURING COMMUNION O Day Full of Grace (Den signede dag) setting, Raymond H. Haan

SENDING HYMN God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind (Cwm Rhondda) ELW 400

CLOSING VOLUNTARY Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord (Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott

Music for the Fifth Sunday of Easter: May 2, 2021

OPENING VOLUNTARY Where True Love and Charity Abide (Ubi caritas)

setting, Gerald Near

GATHERING HYMN Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (Hymn to Joy)

ELW 836

HYMN OF THE DAY Like the Murmur of the Dove's Song (Bridegroom) ELW 403

MUSICAL OFFERING I Am the Vine Allen Pote

MUSIC DURING COMMUNION Now to the Holy Spirit Let Us Pray (Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist) Dietrich Buxtehude

SENDING HYMN Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death (St. Anne)

CLOSING VOLUNTARY TBA