Celebration of the Word for All Saints Day 2020

All Saints 2020
  1. Call to Worship: Hebrews 12:1.
  2. Hymn: “For all the Saints” by the Fountainview Academy. Uploaded to YouTube by Terceiro Anjo and used in accordance with Creative Commons license
  3. First Reading: Revelation 7:9-17, World English Bible.
  4. Psalm 34:1-10, 22, King James Bible.
  5. Gloria Patri: Excerpted from chanting of Psalm 34, by St. Andrew’s Schola Cantorum at Choral Evensong on 18 September 2011.  St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Highland Park, Pittsburgh, PA.  Alastair Stout, Organist; Peter J. Luley, Choirmaster. Fair Use.
  6. Second Reading: 1 John 3:1-3, World English Bible.
  7. Motet: Tomas Luis da Victoria (1548-1611): “O quam gloriosum”, sung at St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church in Ottumwa, Iowa. The choir is the Cantus Angelicus Choral Society. This was in the public domain, at Archive.org. Translation: “O, how glorious is the kingdom, in which all the saints rejoice with Christ!  Arrayed in white robes, they follow the Lamb, wherever He goes.”
  8. Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12, World English Bible.
  9. The Lord’s Prayer: Chanted by unknown congregation, uploaded to YouTube by “LabourerFaith”, and used in accordance with Creative Commons License.
  10. Blessing: The Aaronic Blessing from Numbers 6 (King James Version).
  11. Concluding canticle: Marc Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704): “Te Deum Prelude in D Major”, performed on the 1907 Voit organ at Diakoniekirche Luther in Mannheim Neckarstadt West, uploaded to YouTube by “RomanticChurchOrgan” and used in accordance with Creative Commons License.

The Bible passages were recorded by Librivox, and are in the public domain. Readings correspond to the Revised Common Lectionary. All audio files are given with attribution where known.

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