Readings, Hymns, and Music—February 2020

February 2
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany / Reconciling in Christ Sunday
Lectionary
Micah 6:1–8 | Psalm 15 | 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 | Matthew 5:1–12 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Time after Epiphany (Alleluia Mass)
Prelude
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
African-American Spiritual, arr. John Carter (b.1930)
Gathering Hymn
Light Dawns on a Weary World
elw 726
Psalm
Psalm 15: They Who Do Justice
David Haas (b. 1957)
Hymn of the Day
Help Us Accept Each Other
acceptance
Offertory
Who Is My Mother, Who Is My Brother?
Jack Schrader (b. 1942)
Communion
In This Very Room
Ron and Carol Harris
Sending Hymn
All Are Welcome
elw 641
Postlude
His Eye Is on the Sparrow
Charles H. Gabriel (1856–1932), arr. Mark Hayes (b. 1956)
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Time after Epiphany (ELW Setting 1)
Prelude
Prelude in G major, bwv 541
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Gathering Hymn
In Christ There Is No East or West
elw 650
Psalm
Psalm 15
Royce Nickel (b. 1960)
Gospel Acclamation
Rejoice and be glad
John Ferguson (b. 1941)
Hymn of the Day
Help Us Accept Each Other
acceptance
Offertory
Prayer of St. Francis
Rene Clausen (b. 1953)
Communion
In This Very Room
Ron and Carol Harris
Communion Organ
Prière, Deux Pièces Op. 118, No. 2
Joseph Jongen (1873–1953)
Sending Hymn
All Are Welcome
elw 641
Postlude
Fugue in G major, bwv 541
Bach
7:30 PM
COMPLINE
Processional
Sun of My Soul, O Savior Dear
hursley
Orison
Slowly the Rays of Daylight Fade
Searle Wright (1918–2004)
Psalms
Psalm 4
Plainsong, mode 4
 
Psalm 91
Aristotle A. Esguerra
Office Hymn
O Gracious Light
Thomas Tallis (1505–1585)
Canticle
Nunc Dimittis in G
Charles Wood (1866–1926)
Chant
Dextera Domini
Plainsong, mode 8
Anthem
Confirma hoc Deus
Jacob Handl (1550–1591)
February 3
Monday after Epiphany 4
7:00 PM
FIRST MONDAYS CONCERT: Songs Without Words
 
Three Vocalises (1958) for soprano and violin
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
 
            I. Prelude
 
           II. Scherzo
 
          III. Quasi Menuetto
 
Vocalise (2010) for soprano and violin
Darel Stark (b.1967)
 
Vocalises (1935; rev. 1956) for soprano and viola
David Diamond (1915–2005)
 
            I. Poco allegro
 
           II. Tempo moderato
 
          III. Allegro
 
Lord, How Come Me Here?
Traditional Spiritual (violin cadenza by D. Stark)
 
Sonata, Op. 27, No. 3 Ballade (1923) for solo violin
Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931)
 
Kafka Fragments, Op. 24 (1986), for voice and violin
György Kurtág (b.1926)
 
            I. Die Guten gehn im gleichen Schritt...
 
           II. Wie ein Weg im Herbst
 
          III. Keine Rückkehr
 
          IV.. Meine Festung
 
Music for Voice and Violin, Op. 23 (1950)
Wallingford Riegger (1885–1961)
 
Out In 4 (2020, World Premiere) for soprano and violin
Stark
February 9
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Lectionary
Isaiah 58:1–12 | Psalm 112:1–10 | 1 Corinthians 2:1–16 | Matthew 5:13–20 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Time after Epiphany (Alleluia Mass)
Prelude
Lord, I Want to Be a Christian
Traditional Spiritual, arr. John Carter (b. 1930)
Gathering Hymn
Lord of Light
elw 688
Psalm
Psalm 112: A Light Rises in the Darkness
Michel Guimont (b. 1950)
Hymn of the Day
This Little Light of Mine
elw 677
Offertory
You Are the Light of the World, Godspell
Stephen Schwartz (b. 1948)
Offertory
Eye Has Not Seen
Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
Sending Hymn
Let Justice Flow Like Streams
elw 710
Postlude
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
George N. Allen (1812–1877), arr. Mark Hayes (b. 1956)
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Time after Epiphany (ELW Setting 1)
Prelude
Cathedral Fugue
Thomas Attwood (1765–1838)
Gathering Hymn
Lord of Light
elw 688
Psalm
Psalm 112
Thomas Pavlechko (b. 1962)
Gospel Acclamation
Jesus says, “I am the light of the world”
John Ferguson (b. 1941)
Hymn of the Day
This Little Light of Mine
elw 677
Offertory
The Lord Is My Light
Peter Hallock (1924–2014)
Communion
Thy Word Is a Lantern
Hallock
Communion Organ
Jam Lucis Orto Sidere, Chantworks III
Gerald Near (b. 1942)
Sending Hymn
Rise, Shine, You People!
elw 665
Postlude
Carillon
Herbert Murrill (1909–1952)
February 16
Sixth Sunday after Eiphany / Faith and Arts Sunday
Lectionary
Deuteronomy 30:15–20 | Psalm 119:1–8 | 1 Corinthians 3:1–9 | Matthew 5:21–37 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Time after Epiphany (Alleluia Mass)
Prelude
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Traditional Spiritual, arr. John Carter (b. 1930)
Gathering Hymn
What Is This Place
elw 524
Psalm
Psalm 119:1–8
Mark Mummert (b. 1965)
Hymn of the Day
O God of Mercy, God of Light
elw 714
Offertory
Un Pueblo que Camina
Juan A. Espinosa (b. 1940), arr. Reid Ishikawa (b. 1995)
Offertory
God Extends an Invitation
Miria T. Kolling, arr. Ishikawa
Sending Hymn
Blessed Assurance
elw 638
Postlude
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Traditional Spiritual, arr. Mark Hayes (b. 1956)
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Time after Epiphany (ELW Setting 1)
Prelude
Adagio in E
Frank Bridge (1879–1941)
Gathering Hymn
Come to Us Creative Spirit
elw 687
Psalm
Psalm 119:1–8
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
You are the light of the world
John Ferguson (b. 1941)
Hymn of the Day
O God of Love, O King of Peace
elw 749
Offertory
Jubilate in E-Flat (1934)
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Communion
Venite exultemus Deo (1961)
Britten
Communion Organ
Prelude in E-Flat, Four Short Pieces
William H. Harris (1883–1973)
Sending Hymn
Christ Is the King!
elw 662
Postlude
Toccata in Seven
John Rutter (b. 1945)
7:30 PM
COMPLINE
Processional
When thou liest down
Randall Thompson (1899–1984)
Orison
Terogamus audinos
Taizé community
Psalm
Psalm 25
Plainsong, mode 1
Office Hymn
O Lord of Light
Plainsong, mode 8
Canticle
Nunc dimittis
Roger Sherman (b. 1950)
Anthems
Adoramus te à 3
Orlando di Lasso (1532–1594)
Domine, Dominus noster
Geminiano Giacomelli (1692–1740)
February 23
Transfiguration of Our Lord
Lectionary
Exodus 24:12–18 | Psalm 2 | 2 Peter 1:16–21 | Matthew 17:1–9 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
A Liturgy for All Seasons
Prelude
Ain't that Good News
Traditional Spiritual, arr. John Carter (b. 1930)
Gathering Hymn
Oh, Wondrous Image, Vision Fair
elw 316
Psalm
Psalm 2
Carolyn Jennings
Hymn of the Day
Jesus on the Mountain Peak
elw 317
Offertory
The Lord is My Light
Lillian Bouknight; arr. Paul Gainer
Offertory
Come to the Table of Grace
Barbara Hamm
Sending Hymn
Alleluia, Song of Gladness
elw 318
Postlude
Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It
William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921), arr. Mark Hayes (b. 1956)
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for a Festival Service
Prelude
St. Denio: Immortal, Invisible, Six Hymn Preludes
Percy Whitlock (1903–1946)
Gathering Hymn
Arise, Your Light Has Come!
elw 314
Psalm
Psalm 2:6–13
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
This is my Son
John Ferguson (b. 1941)
Hymn of the Day
Jesus on the Mountain Peak
elw 317
Offertory
In splendenti nube
Peter Philips (1560–1628)
Communion
O nata lux de lumine
Thomas Tallis (c.1505–1585)
Communion Organ
Dolcezza
Whitlock
Sending Hymn
Oh, Wondrous Image, Vision Fair
elw 316
Postlude
Deo Gracias: O, Wondrous Image, Vision Fair, Six Hymn Preludes
Whitlock
February 26
Ash Wednesday
Lectionary
Joel 2:1–2, 12-17 | Psalm 51:1–17 | 2 Corinthians 5:20b–6:10 | Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21 full texts
7:30 PM
ASH WEDNESDAY LITURGY
Service Music
Liturgy for Ash Wednesday 2015
Processional Introit
Misereris omnium
Taizé Community
Psalm
Psalm 51
David Cherwien (b. 1957)
Gospel Acclamation
Return to the Lord, your God
Aaron David Miller (b. 1972)
Hymn of the Day
Saviour, When in Dust to You
aberystwyth
Offertory
Hide Not Thou Thy Face from Us, O Lord
Richard Farrant (c.1525–1580)
Offering Hymn
Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God
J. A. Freylinghausen (1670–1739)
Communion
Call to Remembrance, O Lord
Farrant
Final Motet
Lord, for Thy Tender Mercies’ Sake
Farrant
Revised: 12 March 2021