Notes for Sunday, February 4
It is the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
It is the 1st Sunday that we celebrate Black History Month with music.
SCRIPTURE:
Psalm 138
Isaiah 6:1-8
The sermon title is "Experiencing the Holy"
ANTHEMS:
We will sing "Three About Jesus," after the Psalm.
After the reading of Isaiah, Patty McClerking will sing "God Is."
After the Prayers of the People, we will sing "Every Time I Feel the Spirit."
The songs in Three About Jesus are traditional African-American spirituals. Musically, spirituals are simple, "low-tech" pieces. Slaves were generally prohibited from playing instruments, and often were not allowed to sing in groups.
As we sing, let us remember that spirituals were created by people with few to no resources, under horrible circumstances. The slaves' sheer will to live and to communicate in song triumphed over despair in the marvelous legacy of music they left for us.
"Every time I think about Jesus" is based on CALVARY. The words capture the mood and feeling of Christ's passion - "surely he died on Calvary."
"Give Me Jesus." How alone must the spiritual writers and singers have felt - separated from their humanity through bondage, miserable and alienated. Yet, they found comfort in Jesus. "O, when I am alone, give me Jesus. You may have all the rest. Give me Jesus." The wonder, solemnity, joy and humility of this simple piece are unmatched. It is deeply personal.
"Ride On King Jesus" is most often heard in the setting of a triumphant masterpiece. Our simple and quiet setting makes for a wonderful contrast to the usual sound, and a wonderful contrast to the final excitement-building round and ending in six-part harmony!
HYMNS:
#138, Holy, Holy, Holy
#525, Here I Am, Lord
#411, Arise, Your Light Is Come!
OTHER ITEMS:
Prelude: We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder, G. Young
Offertory: It Is Well With My Soul, W. Held
Postlude: The Old-Time Religion, G. Young
The prelude and postlude are both based on African American spirituals. The offertory is not based on a spiritual, but seems fittingly inspired: it is based on a hymn written by Horatio Spafford. The hymn was written after the death of Spafford's four daughters at sea. Several weeks after their death, Spafford sailed near the spot where his daughters died, and was inspired to write this beautiful hymn - a hymn that speaks to the eternal hope that all believers have, no matter what pain and grief befalls them on earth.
Until Sunday, Bonnie
It is the 1st Sunday that we celebrate Black History Month with music.
SCRIPTURE:
Psalm 138
Isaiah 6:1-8
The sermon title is "Experiencing the Holy"
ANTHEMS:
We will sing "Three About Jesus," after the Psalm.
After the reading of Isaiah, Patty McClerking will sing "God Is."
After the Prayers of the People, we will sing "Every Time I Feel the Spirit."
The songs in Three About Jesus are traditional African-American spirituals. Musically, spirituals are simple, "low-tech" pieces. Slaves were generally prohibited from playing instruments, and often were not allowed to sing in groups.
As we sing, let us remember that spirituals were created by people with few to no resources, under horrible circumstances. The slaves' sheer will to live and to communicate in song triumphed over despair in the marvelous legacy of music they left for us.
"Every time I think about Jesus" is based on CALVARY. The words capture the mood and feeling of Christ's passion - "surely he died on Calvary."
"Give Me Jesus." How alone must the spiritual writers and singers have felt - separated from their humanity through bondage, miserable and alienated. Yet, they found comfort in Jesus. "O, when I am alone, give me Jesus. You may have all the rest. Give me Jesus." The wonder, solemnity, joy and humility of this simple piece are unmatched. It is deeply personal.
"Ride On King Jesus" is most often heard in the setting of a triumphant masterpiece. Our simple and quiet setting makes for a wonderful contrast to the usual sound, and a wonderful contrast to the final excitement-building round and ending in six-part harmony!
HYMNS:
#138, Holy, Holy, Holy
#525, Here I Am, Lord
#411, Arise, Your Light Is Come!
OTHER ITEMS:
Prelude: We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder, G. Young
Offertory: It Is Well With My Soul, W. Held
Postlude: The Old-Time Religion, G. Young
The prelude and postlude are both based on African American spirituals. The offertory is not based on a spiritual, but seems fittingly inspired: it is based on a hymn written by Horatio Spafford. The hymn was written after the death of Spafford's four daughters at sea. Several weeks after their death, Spafford sailed near the spot where his daughters died, and was inspired to write this beautiful hymn - a hymn that speaks to the eternal hope that all believers have, no matter what pain and grief befalls them on earth.
Until Sunday, Bonnie
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