Readings, Hymns, and Music—March 2015

March 1
Second Sunday in Lent
Lectionary
Genesis 17:1–7, 15–16 | Psalm 22:23–31 | Romans 4:13–25 | Mark 8:31–38 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014, With One Voice, Setting 4)
Gathering Hymn:
The Glory of These Forty Days
elw 320
Psalm
Psalm 22 I Will Praise the Lord
Michel Guimont (1950—)
Children’s Hymn
Instrumental
Hymn of the Day
Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus
elw 802
Offertory
We Remember
Marty Haugen (1950—)
Communion
Now in this Banquet
Haugen
Sending Hymn
Tree of Life (vv. 2 and 2nd Sunday)
thomas
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year B • 2012/1015, Service Book and Hymnal)
Prelude
Violin Partita No. 3, 1. Prelude
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
Gathering Hymn
The God of Abraham Praise (vv. 1–3, 7–8)
elw 831
Psalm
Psalm 22: 23-27 (2012)
Forrest Pierce (1972—)
Gospel Acclamation
May I never boast of anything
Aaron David Miller (1972—)
Children’s Hymn
O Christ, the healer, we have come
elw 610
Hymn of the Day
Come, Follow Me, the Savior Spake
elw 799
Offertory Anthem
Wer will uns scheiden von der Liebe Gottes?, swv 330
Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672)
Communion Motet
O bone Jesu
Brahms
Communion Organ
O Traurigkeit, O herzleid, Op. 122, No. 11
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sending Hymn
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross
elw 335
Postlude
Adoration for Violin and Piano
Felix Borowski (1872–1956)
7:30 PM
EVENING PRAYER
Reading
Mark 8:31–38 text
Hymn
Just As I Am
woolworth
Canticle
Nunc dimittis
Everett Titcomb (1885–1968)
Motet
O Domine Jesus Christe
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6–1594)
Transfiguration
William D. Thompson (1929–2011)
March 8
Third Sunday in Lent
Lectionary
Exodus 20:1–17 | Psalm 19 | 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 | John 2:13–22 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014, With One Voice, Setting 4)
Gathering Hymn
Bless Now, O God, The Journey
elw 326
Psalm
Psalm 19 Lord You Have the Words
David Haas (1957—)
Children’s Hymn
Instrumental
Hymn of the Day
O God, My Faithful God
elw 806
Offertory
Return to God
Marty Haugen (1950—)
Communion
Without Seeing You
David Haas (1957—)
Sending Hymn
Tree of Life by (vv. 3 and 3rd Sunday)
thomas
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year B • 2012/1015, Service Book and Hymnal)
Prelude
Pavane
William Byrd (c. 1540–1623)
Gathering Hymn
O God of every nation
elw 713
Psalm
Psalm 19: 1-6
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
We proclaim Christ crucified
Aaron David Miller (1972—)
Children’s Hymn
Lord Christ, When First You Came to Earth (vv. 1 | 4)
elw 727
Hymn of the Day
Canticle of the Turning
elw 723
Offertory Anthem
Teach me, O Lord
William Byrd (c. 1540–1623)
Communion Motet
Remember Not, Lord, Our Offenses
Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
Communion Organ
Sonata in a minor, Adagio Expressivo
William H. Harris (1883–1973)
Sending Hymn
Holy God, holy and glorious
elw 637
Postlude
Chorale Fantasia on The Old Hundredth
C. Hubert H. Parry (1848–1918)
March 15
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Lectionary
Numbers 21:4–9 | Psalm 107:1–3, 17–22 | Ephesians 2:1–10 | John 3:14–21 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014, With One Voice, Setting 4)
Gathering Hymn
Lift High The Cross
elw 660
Psalm
Psalm 107 Give Thanks for The Lord
Roy James Stewart (1950—)
Children’s Hymn
Instrumental
Hymn of the Day
Christ Be Our Light
elw 715
Offertory
Jerusalem, My Destiny
Rory Cooney (1952—)
Communion
Take and Eat
Michael Joncas (1951—)
Sending Hymn
Tree of Life (vv. 4 and 4th Sunday)
thomas
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year B • 2012/1015, Service Book and Hymnal)
Prelude
An Wasserflüssen Babylon, bwv 653
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750)
Gathering Hymn
Blessed be the God of Israel
elw 552
Psalm
Psalm 107: 2-3, 23-26, 28-31
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
God so loved the world
Aaron David Miller (1972—)
Children’s Hymn
As the Deer Runs to the River (vv. 1 | 4)
elw 331
Hymn of the Day
God loved the world
elw 323
Offertory Anthem
Sicut Moses serpentem in deserto exaltavit, swv 68, from Cantiones sacrae, Op. 4 (1625)
Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672)
Communion Motet
Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, swv 380, from Geistliche Chor-Music, Op. 11 (1648)
Schütz
Communion Organ
Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesu Christ
Vincent Lübeck (1654-1740)
Sending Hymn
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
elw 327
Postlude
"Great" Fugue in G minor, bwv 542a
Bach
7:30 PM
EVENING PRAYER
Reading
Luke 2:25–35 text
Hymn
Lead Me Not into Temptation
Thurlow Weed (1966—)
Canticle
Nunc dimittis
Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548–50—1611)
Motet
When Jesus Wept
William Billings (1746–1800)
March 22
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Lectionary
Jeremiah 31:31–34 | Psalm 51:1–12 | Hebrews 5:5–10 | John 12:20–33 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014, With One Voice, Setting 4)
Gathering Hymn
Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow
elw 327
Psalm
Psalm 51 Create in Me
David Haas (1957—)
Children’s Hymn
Instrumental
Hymn of the Day
When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
elw 803
Offertory
We Remember
Marty Haugen (1950—)
Communion
Now We Remain
David Haas (1957—)
Sending Hymn
Tree of Life (vv. 5 and ‘Lent 5’)
thomas
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year B • 2012/1015, Service Book and Hymnal)
Prelude
Gathering Hymn
Our Father, we have wandered
elw 606
Psalm
Psalm 51: 2-13
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
Unless a grain of wheat falls
Aaron David Miller (1972—)
Hymn of the Day
By gracious powers
elw 626
Offertory Anthem
Verba mea auribus (2005)
David Del Rocco
Communion Motet
Miserere mei
William Byrd (1543–1623)
Communion Organ
Herzlich tut mich erfreuen, Op. 122, No. 4
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sending Hymn
In the cross of Christ I glory
elw 324
Postlude
Chorale No. 3 in a minor
César Franck (1822–1890)
March 29
Sunday of the Passion, Palm Sunday
Lectionary
Mark 11:1–11 full texts | Isaiah 50:4–9a | Psalm 31:9–16 | Philippians 2:5–11 | Mark 14:1—15:47 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Palm Sunday 2007
Processional Hymn
The King of glory comes
promised one
Psalm
Psalm 31: I Put My Life in Your Hands
Marty Haugen (1950—)
Hymn of the Day
Were You There?
elw 353
Offertory
Stay Here and Keep Watch
Jacques Berthier (1923–1994)
Communion
Now We Remain
David Haas (1957—)
Sending Hymn
All glory, laud, and honor
elw 344
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Palm Sunday 2007
Processional Hymn
All glory, laud, and honor
elw 344
Gathering Hymn
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
elw 346
Psalm
Psalm 31:9-16
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
Christ humbled himself
Aaron David Miller (1972—)
Hymn of the Day
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
elw 351
Offertory Anthem
Matthäuspassion, swv 479, Ehre sei dir christe
Heinrich Schütz (1575–1672)
Communion Motet
Das Blut Jesu Christi, swv 299
Schütz
Communion Organ
Picardy
Alec Rowley (1892-1958)
Sending Hymn
When I Surely the Wondrous Cross
elw 803
Revised: 29 March 2015