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INTRODUCTION TO THE DAY (From Sundays and Seasons)
Rooted in the past and growing into the future, the church must always be reformed in order to live out the love of Christ in an ever-changing world. We celebrate the good news of God's grace, that Jesus Christ sets us free every day to do this life-transforming work. Trusting in the freedom given to us in baptism, we pray for the church, that Christians will unite more fully in worship and mission.
Rooted in the past and growing into the future, the church must always be reformed in order to live out the love of Christ in an ever-changing world. We celebrate the good news of God's grace, that Jesus Christ sets us free every day to do this life-transforming work. Trusting in the freedom given to us in baptism, we pray for the church, that Christians will unite more fully in worship and mission.
OPENING VOLUNTARY Prelude and Chorale on "Nun bitten wir"
Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637 - 1707)
The text and tune can be found at ELW 743.
In our day it's quite easy to learn from somebody who is miles away. We can buy books, send emails, and even attend internet master classes. It was not so easy in the days of J. S. Bach. His desire to learn from the Danish master of his day, Dieterich Buxtehude, included a walking journey of about 250 miles!
The young J. S. Bach asked his employer for a one month leave of absence, but instead spent something more like four months learning from Buxtehude and writing out copies of his music by hand.
The young J. S. Bach asked his employer for a one month leave of absence, but instead spent something more like four months learning from Buxtehude and writing out copies of his music by hand.
The hymn grew out of a medieval form called the leise. Each of these hymns featured a single verse and ended with some form of a Kyrie eleison. Experts believe the name leise came out of eleison.
The first stanza dates from about the thirteenth century. Martin Luther added three stanzas and it has appeared in Lutheran hymnals ever since.
Each Sunday, the Holy Spirit gathers us as the people of God, so it's appropriate that our time together begins with a hymn that honors the Spirit's work.
The first stanza dates from about the thirteenth century. Martin Luther added three stanzas and it has appeared in Lutheran hymnals ever since.
Each Sunday, the Holy Spirit gathers us as the people of God, so it's appropriate that our time together begins with a hymn that honors the Spirit's work.
GATHERING HYMN Making Their Way (Komt nu met zang) ACS 979
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| Delores Dufner, OSB |
This beautiful text by Sister Delores Dufner makes it clear that everyone - from all times and places and all facets of society - is called to gather and hear God's word, offer thanks, and share in the eucharistic feast. Dufner, a prolific hymn writer, was born and raised on a farm in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and is now a member of St. Benedict's Monastery in St. Joseph, Minnesota. The text is set to a sturdy Dutch tune that many have learned in Evangelical Lutheran Worship with the text "What Is This Place?" (ELW 524).
(From Sundays and Seasons)
HYMN OF THE DAY Built on a Rock (Kirken den er et gammelt hus) ELW 652
MUSICAL OFFERING Rise, Shine! arr. Dale Wood
The text and tune can be found at ELW 665.
Martin Luther gave us a great gift in his Small Catechism. In it we find Luther's answers to many questions that have guided generations of Lutherans whose faith has been formed by his words.
But the church's hymns are equally formational - and their metrical nature makes them easier to remember than the prose narratives many of us had to memorize to pass the examinations that led to confirmation.
But the church's hymns are equally formational - and their metrical nature makes them easier to remember than the prose narratives many of us had to memorize to pass the examinations that led to confirmation.
That's why Ronald A. Klug's text, written with Epiphany in mind, encourages us to hurl our songs and prayers against the world's darkness and against our "old evil foe, sent to work us woe." Our arsenal is a rich one that we perhaps began using with "Jesus Loves Me."
Pay attention to today's hymns and see what truths you can find that are worthy of hurling against the darkness. You might even want to jot them down on the "notes" page of your bulletin.
COMMUNION HYMN In the Midst of Earthly Life (Mitten wir im Leben sind)
ACS 1026
Martin Luther was deeply aware of the brevity of human life. This hymn makes plain what%20(1).tif)
we so often work to deny: death is a part of life. Each stanza names this difficult truth, then makes a turn toward God in faith and praise, using a paraphrase of the Greek hymn Trisagion, or "thrice-holy." Luther modeled this hymn on an eleventh century antiphon, and it has been sung at countless deathbeds and gravesides, offering comfort to those yearning for the hope of God's eternal embrace. (From Sundays and Seasons)
This will be a new hymn to many singers at St. Mark's. The stanzas are longer than we are used to, but the stepwise motion of the melody will make its singing intuitive for many.
A one-stanza version of this hymn appeared as "Even as we live each day" in Lutheran Book of Worship. All Creation Sings favors a new translation by Susan Palo Cherwien and adds two additional stanzas. It is among the first of the 36 or so hymns that Luther wrote.
Martin Luther was deeply aware of the brevity of human life. This hymn makes plain what
This will be a new hymn to many singers at St. Mark's. The stanzas are longer than we are used to, but the stepwise motion of the melody will make its singing intuitive for many.
A one-stanza version of this hymn appeared as "Even as we live each day" in Lutheran Book of Worship. All Creation Sings favors a new translation by Susan Palo Cherwien and adds two additional stanzas. It is among the first of the 36 or so hymns that Luther wrote.
SENDING HYMN A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein fest Burg) ELW 503
This year we sing the rhythmic version, the one that Luther wrote!
A commonly mistold story is that the melody of this song originated in taverns as a popular song of the day.
This legend began when someone read that the tune was a bar song, meaning that it was written in bar form - a form of musical writing that was common in Luther's time.
This legend began when someone read that the tune was a bar song, meaning that it was written in bar form - a form of musical writing that was common in Luther's time.
CLOSING VOLUNTARY A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Johann Pachelbel
Sources:
Hymnal Companion to Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Sundays and Season (some texts, and the funeral clip art)
Hymnal Companion to Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Sundays and Season (some texts, and the funeral clip art)
https://bachtrack.com/feature-at-home-guide-bach-buxtehude-lubeck-arnstadt-august-2017
Wikipedia
Delores Dufner photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S_Delores_Dufner_300px.jpg#/media/File:S_Delores_Dufner_300px.jpg
Assembly Song Companion to All Creation Sings
Wikipedia
Delores Dufner photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S_Delores_Dufner_300px.jpg#/media/File:S_Delores_Dufner_300px.jpg
Assembly Song Companion to All Creation Sings
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