OPENING VOLUNTARY Reverie
Michael Helman, played by the St. Mark's Ringers
A portion of today's psalm, translated in Evangelical Lutheran Worship, reads "Their delight is in the law of the Lord, and they meditate on God's teaching day and night." A reverie, being pleasantly lost in your own thoughts, is different from meditation - but sometimes it's easy to get lost in thoughts about what God is like and how God is active in our lives.
Perhaps that's what Michael Helman had in mind when he wrote this piece. Some of the techniques to listen for today include the echo martellato where a bell is rung as usual, then lightly tapped on the table to create successively softer sounds. Also, watch for the Let Vibrate technique wherein bells are rung and not stopped (damped), so that they ring long tones that decay naturally.
Perhaps that's what Michael Helman had in mind when he wrote this piece. Some of the techniques to listen for today include the echo martellato where a bell is rung as usual, then lightly tapped on the table to create successively softer sounds. Also, watch for the Let Vibrate technique wherein bells are rung and not stopped (damped), so that they ring long tones that decay naturally.
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| St. Mark's Ringers and friends Lutheridge Handbell Weekend, Feb. 2020 |
GATHERING HYMN God of Grace and God of Glory (Cwm Rhondda)
ELW 705
ELW 705
PSALM Psalm 1
Today we a sing a metrical setting of the psalm. This means the words have been paraphrased into a poetic form that can be sung to a hymntune. In this case the tune is named Wareham.
HYMN OF THE DAY When Our World Is Rent by Violence (Fortunatus New)
ACS 1052
ACS 1052
Today's gospel reading includes the Beatitudes as Luke gives them to us. We all might be a little more comfortable if the reading stopped at verse 22, speaking of a reward in heaven. If it did stop there, I might have chosen a different hymn, but Jesus' words call us to be active participants in God's kingdom - something we do by working for justice and serving our neighbor.
Fortunatus New will be a new tune for many of us. The first two phrases are quite similar except that the first ends with upward and motion and the second one ends with downward motion. The last phrase is a sturdy coda that can be quickly mastered.
The tune is by Carl Schalk, an important Lutheran composer, who died January 24, 2021.
Fortunatus New will be a new tune for many of us. The first two phrases are quite similar except that the first ends with upward and motion and the second one ends with downward motion. The last phrase is a sturdy coda that can be quickly mastered.
The tune is by Carl Schalk, an important Lutheran composer, who died January 24, 2021.
MUSICAL OFFERING What a Friend We Have in Jesus
arr. Charles McCartha
Feel free to sing along - but only in your head. Also, if you do, you'll need to use a different tune than you're used to singing with this text. The composer chose Beach Spring (from The Sacred Harp) rather than the more familiar Converse. Still, if you listen carefully, you'll hear echoes of Converse in the background as a countermelody.
arr. Charles McCartha
Feel free to sing along - but only in your head. Also, if you do, you'll need to use a different tune than you're used to singing with this text. The composer chose Beach Spring (from The Sacred Harp) rather than the more familiar Converse. Still, if you listen carefully, you'll hear echoes of Converse in the background as a countermelody.
COMMUNION HYMN Bring Forth the Kingdom
Worship & Praise 22
Worship & Praise 22
Worship & Praise is a songbook from the Augsburg Fortress family of hymnal resources. The words and music of Bring Forth the Kingdom are by Marty Haugen.
SENDING HYMN To Be Your Presence (Engelberg)
ELW 546
ELW 546
setting, J. Wayne Kerr
This is arrangement of the tune for the Hymn of the Day. It begins with an opening on the organ's Festival Trumpet followed by a majestic interlude that bookends a satsifying rendering of the hymn tune.
Additional Note:
You might be interested to know that our music comes from four different hymnals today, including Evangelical Lutheran Worship, All Creation Sings, and Worship & Praise - all from the Augsburg Fortress family of hymn resources. The psalm setting comes from Glory to God - a new (2013) hymnal published by the Presbyterian Church (USA).
You might be interested to know that our music comes from four different hymnals today, including Evangelical Lutheran Worship, All Creation Sings, and Worship & Praise - all from the Augsburg Fortress family of hymn resources. The psalm setting comes from Glory to God - a new (2013) hymnal published by the Presbyterian Church (USA).
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