Readings, Hymns, and Music—September 2023

September 3
Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 22
Lectionary
Jeremiah 15:15–21 | Psalm 26:1–8 | Romans 12:9–21 | Matthew 16:21–28 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Time after Pentecost (ELW setting 1)
Prelude
A Meditation on “Draw Us in The Spirit's Tether”
Gerre Hancock (1934–2012)
Gathering Hymn
Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether
elw 470
Psalm
Psalm 26:1–8
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ
Paul D. Weber (b. 1949)
Children’s Hymn
Jesus Loves Me!
elw 595
Hymn of the Day
God, When Human Bonds Are Broken
elw 603
Offertory
Shepherd of Souls
Setting by Scott Atwood (b. 1971)
Communion Motet
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
Setting by James G. Kantor (1967–2013)
Communion Organ
O Master Let Me Walk with You
H. Percy Smith (1825–1898), arr. Mark Thallander (b. 1952)
Sending Hymn
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
elw 865
Postlude
Partita on Slane
Setting by Daniel Pinkham (1923–2006)
September 10
Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 23
Lectionary
Ezekiel 33:7–11 | Psalm 119:33–40 | Romans 13:8–14 | Matthew 18:15–20 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for the Time after Pentecost (This Far by Faith, setting 2, 2012)
Prelude
Intrada, Cortege, Op. 26, No. 1
Raymond Weidner (b. 1947)
Introit
Laudate nomen
Christopher Tye (c. 1505–c.1572)
Gathering Hymn
Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
elw 645
Psalm
Psalm 119:33–40
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Children’s Hymn
Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord!
elw 875
Hymn of the Day
Earth and All Stars
elw 731
Offertory
O God, Beyond All Praising
Gustav Holst (1874–1934), arr. Richard Proulx (1937–2010)
Communion Motet
Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace
Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876)
Communion Organ
Sinfonia
Henry Purcell (1659–1695), arr. S. Drummond Wolff (1916–2004)
Sending Hymn
Lift High the Cross
elw 660
Postlude
Grand Processional
Martin Shaw (1975–1924), arr. Dale Wood (1934–2003)
September 11
Monday after Lectionary 23
7:00 PM
FIRST MONDAYS CONCERT: A Journey through the Ages from Bach to Barber
Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber (1910–1981)
Concerto for Violin and Oboe in c minor, bwv 1060R
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Klid (Silent Woods or Waldesruhe), Op. 68
Antonin Dvorak (1841–1904)
Siegfried Idyll, wwv 103
Richard Wagner (1813–1883)
September 17
Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 24
Lectionary
Genesis 50:15–21 | Psalm 103:(1–7), 8–13 | Romans 14:1–12 | Matthew 18:21–35 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for the Time after Pentecost (This Far by Faith, setting 2, 2012)
Prelude
Chorale Prelude on Melcombe
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918)
Gathering Hymn
Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs
elw 847
Psalm
Psalm 103
Royce Nickel (b. 1960)
Children’s Hymn
Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord!
elw 875
Hymn of the Day
Our Father, We Have Wandered
elw 606
Offertory
Alleluia! Cognoverunt discipuli
William Byrd (1543–1623)
Communion Motet
Lord, for Thy Mercies' Sake
Richard Farrant (1530–1580)
Communion Organ
Meditation on Arfon
Welsh tune, arr. Richard Lloyd (1933–2021)
Sending Hymn
Voices Raised to You
elw 845
Postlude
Variations on a Dutch Chorale
John Bull (1562–1628)
7:00 PM
HYBRID COMPLINE
Processional
Arise, Your Light Has Come
William H. Walker (1825–1893)
Orison
O Sun of Our Salvation
hilderstone
Psalm
Psalm 91
Office Hymn
O Blest Creator, Source of Light
Plainsong, mode 8
Canticle
Nunc dimittis
Andy Degan (b. 1991)
Anthem
Sicut cervus
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1524–1594)
September 24
Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 25
Lectionary
Jonah 3:10—4:11 | Psalm 145:1–8 | Philippians 1:21–30 | Matthew 20:1–16 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for the Time after Pentecost (This Far by Faith, setting 2, 2012)
Prelude
Fourth Series, Part 4 (excerpt)
Philip Glass (b. 1937)
Gathering Hymn
At the name of Jesus
elw 416
Psalm
Psalm 145:1–8
Mark Mummert (b. 1965)
Children’s Hymn
Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord!
elw 875
Hymn of the Day
What God Ordains is Good Indeed
elw 776
Offertory
Love Bade Me Welcome
Judith Weir (b. 1954)
Communion Motets
O Lord, Increase Our Faith
Henry Loosemore (1600–1670)
O Taste and See
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
Communion Piano
Fourth Series, Part 4 (excerpt)
Glass
Sending Hymn
The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve
elw 551
Postlude
Fourth Series, Part 4 (excerpt)
Glass
Revised: 21 September 2023