Readings, Hymns, and Music—March 2020

March 1
First Sunday of Lent
Lectionary
Genesis 2:15–17; 3:1–7 | Psalm 32 | Romans 5:12–19 | Matthew 4:1–11 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014, WOV Setting 4)
Prelude
Enigma, Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Gathering Hymn
The Glory of These Forty Days
elw 320
Psalm
Psalm 32
Rory Cooney (b. 1952)
Children’s Hymn
As the Deer Runs to the River (vv. 1–2 | 3–4)
elw 331
Hymn of the Day
I Want Jesus to Walk with Me
elw 325
Offertory
Tree of Life
Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
Communion
God of Adam, God of Joseph
Fred Kaan (b. 1929)
Sending Hymn
Bless Now, O God, the Journey
elw 326
Postlude
I. C.A.E., Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Elgar
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014)
Prelude
Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, buxwv 185
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)
Gathering Hymn
The Glory of These Forty Days
elw 320
Psalm
Psalm 32:1–8
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
One does not live on bread alone
Aaron David Miller (b. 1972)
Children’s Hymn
Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling (vv. 1–2 | 3)
elw 608
Hymn of the Day
As the Deer Runs to the River
elw 331
Offertory
Haste thee, O God
Adrian Batten (1591–1637)
Communion
Lord, we beseech thee
Batten
Communion Organ
Chorale Prelude on "Rockingham,” 7 Chorale Preludes, Set I
Parry, C. Hubert H. (1848–1918)
Sending Hymn
God Loved the World
elw 323
7:30 PM
COMPLINE
Processional
Adoramus te Christe
Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
Orison
Hold Us In Your Mercy
Gary Daigle (b. 1957)
Psalm
Psalm 9
Arlene Oost-Zinner (b. 1963)
Office Hymn
Audi, benigne Conditor
Plainsong, mode 2
Canticle
Nunc dimittis
Daniel G. Mason (1873–1953)
Anthem
Vere languores nostros
Antonio Lotti (1667–1740)
March 2
Monday after Lent I
7:00 PM
FIRST MONDAYS CONCERT: The Court of Weißenfels
 
Heilig, heilig, heilig ist der Herr
Johann Phillip Krieger (1649–1725)
 
Träufelt, ihr Himmel von oben
Krieger
 
Singe, Seele, Gott zum Preise, hwv 206, 9 German Arias
Georg Friederich Händel (1685–1759)
 
Concerto for Viola in G, I. Largo
Georg Phillip Telemann (1681–1767)
 
Meine Seele hört im Sehen, hwv 207, 9 German Arias
Händel
 
Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2, No. 2
Krieger
 
            I. Andante
 
           II. Presto
 
          III. Aria d’Inventione
 
Können nicht die roten Wangen, Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft, bwv 205
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
 
Partita No. 2 in D Minor, bwv 1004, V. Chaconne
Bach
 
Overture to Teseo, hwv 9
Händel
 
Lebe, Sonne dieser Erden, Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, bwv 208
Bach
March 8
Second Sunday of Lent
Lectionary
Genesis 12:1–4a | Psalm 121 | Romans 4:1–5, 13–17 | John 3:1–17 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014, WOV Setting 4)
Gathering Hymn
Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me
elw 767
Psalm
Psalm 121: Our Help Comes from the Lord
Michael Joncas (b. 1951)
Hymn of the Day
God So Loved the World
elw 323
Offertory
By the Water of Babylon
Jamaican traditional, arr. Bread for the Journey
Communion
Now We Remain
David Haas (b. 1957)
Sending Hymn
In the Cross of Christ I Glory
elw 324
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014)
Prelude
Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund, Orgelbuchlein, bwv 621
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1770)
Gathering Hymn
Jesus, Still Lead on
elw 624
Psalm
Psalm 121
Rick Erickson (1945–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
The Son of Man must be lifted up
Aaron David Miller (b. 1972)
Hymn of the Day
Eternal Lord of Love, Behold Your Church
elw 321
Offertory
Sicut Moses serpentem in deserto exaltavit, swv 68, Cantiones sacræ, Op. 4
Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672)
Communion
Also hat Gott die Welt geliebet
Gallus Dressler (1533–c. 1589)
Communion Organ
O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, Op. 122, No. 11
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sending Hymn
In the Cross of Christ I Glory
elw 324
March 15
Third Sunday of Lent
Lectionary
Exodus 17:1–7 | Psalm 95 | Romans 5:1–11 | John 4:5–42 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014, WOV Setting 4)
Prelude
Blessed Assurance
Phoebe Knapp (1839–1908), arr. Mark Hayes (b. 1956)
Gathering Hymn
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
elw 611
Psalm
Psalm 95: If Today You Hear God’s Voice
David Haas (b. 1957)
Hymn of the Day
Come to Me, All Pilgrims Thirsty
elw 777
Offertory
Change Our Hearts
Rory Cooney (b. 1952)
Communion
Never Thirst Again
Esther Mui
Sending Hymn
Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness
elw 843
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014)
Prelude
Aus der Tiefe, Six Fantasies on Hymn Tunes, Op. 72, No. 2
Kenneth Leighton (1929–1988)
Gathering Hymn
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
elw 332
Psalm
Psalm 95
Mark Sedio (b. 1954)
Gospel Acclamation
Lord, you are truly the Savior of the world
Aaron David Miller (b. 1972)
Hymn of the Day
I Want Jesus to Walk with Me
elw 325
Offertory
God is a Spirit
Randall Thompson (1899–1984)
Communion
Wondrous Love
The Southern Harmony (1847)
Communion Organ
Sacramentum Unum, Meditations
Leo Sowerby (1895–1968)
Sending Hymn
Glorious Things of You Are Spoken
elw 647
7:30 PM
COMPLINE
Processional
Restore in Us, O God
Hal H.Hopkins (b. 1933)
Orison
Be Still, My Soul
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
Psalm
Psalm 84
Plainsong, mode 7
Office Hymn
Ex more docti mystico
Plainsong, mode 2
Canticle
Nunc dimittis
Carolus Andreas (1550–1627)
Anthems:
Adoramus Te, Christe
Charles H. Giffen (b. 1940)
O Domine Jesu Christe
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594)
March 22
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Lectionary
1 Samuel 16:1–13 | Psalm 23 | Ephesians 5:8–14 | John 9:1–41 full texts
10:00 AM
SPECIAL ONLINE WORSHIP
Gathering Hymn
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
elw 815
Psalm
Psalm 23
Bobby McFerrin (b. 1950)
Gospel Acclamation
My Shepherd, You Supply My Need
North American Traditional
Hymn of the Day
Lead Me, Guide Me
elw 768
Offertory
There Is a Balm in Gilead
William L. Dawson (1899–1990)
Sending Hymn
Be Thou My Vision
elw 793
March 29
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Lectionary
Ezekiel 37:1–14 | Psalm 130 | Romans 8:6–11 | John 11:1–45 full texts
10:00 AM
SPECIAL ONLINE WORSHIP
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014)
Prelude
Prelude
Everett Titcomb (1884–1968)
Gathering Hymn
Christ, the Life of All the Living
elw 339
Psalm
Psalm 130
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
O Most Merciful
Charles Wood (1866–1926)
Hymn of the Day
Restore in Us, O God
elw 328
Offertory
Out of the Deep
Wood
Sending Hymn
What Wondrous Love is This?
elw 666
Revised: 12 March 2021