Tag: “Spirit of the Living God”

24May

Pentecost Sunday

This celebration of the word consists of readings corresponding to the Revised Common Lectionary, and music appropriate to the occasion. Pentecost is the “50th day” after the feast of Passover, and was the occasion of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.

  1. Prelude: J.S. Bach, “Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist” (“Come, God Creator, Holy Ghost”), performed by Aldo Locatelli, public domain.
  2. Opening acclamation, Psalm 51:15.
  3. Lesson 1: Acts 2:1-21 World English Bible.
  4. Music: Thomas Tallis: “Loquebantur, Varii Linguis.”  Performed by the Tudor Consort, available in Public Domain.  Translation: “The Apostles spoke in many languages of the great works of God, as the Holy Spirit gave them the gift of speech, alleluia. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak.”
  5. Psalm 104:24-34, 35b.
  6. Lesson 2: 1 Corinthians 12:3-13, World English Bible.
  7. Gospel: John 17:1-11, World English Bible.
  8. The Lord’s Prayer: etting by Phillippe Radcliffe (1905-1986), performed at Kerke de Laurens, Rotterdam, in 2020. Used in accordance with the Creative Commons license.
  9. Closing Prayer (sung): “Spirit of the Living God”, sung by the congregation of Faith United Methodist Church in South Burlington, Vermont on Pentecost Sunday 2014, used in accordance with Creative Commons License
  10. Organ postlude: “Veni Creator Spiritus” by Rien van Binnendijk at Esztergom, used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
08Jun

The Day of Pentecost 2025

  1. Opening acclamation, Psalm 51:15.
  2. Hymn: “O Spirit of the Living God”, sung at Immanuel Congregational Church in 2013, in the public domain at Archive.org.
  3. Lesson 1: Acts 2:1-21 World English Bible.
  4. Music: Thomas Tallis (1505-1585): “Loquebantur, Varii Linguis.”  Performed by the Tudor Consort, available in Public Domain.  Translation: “The Apostles spoke in many languages of the great works of God, as the Holy Spirit gave them the gift of speech, alleluia. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak.”
  5. Psalm 104:24-34, 35b.
  6. Lesson 2: Romans 8:22-27, World English Bible.
  7. Motet: Thomas Tallis (1505-1585): “If Ye Love Me”, sung by Coro Santo Pazienza, in the Cathedral of Pontremoli, Tuscany, in 2017, available on Wikimedia Commons and used in accordance with Creative Commons License
  8. Gospel: John 14:8-17, World English Bible.
  9. The Lord’s Prayer, and Benediction: From the Book of Common Prayer, 1662.
  10. Organ postlude: “Veni Creator Spiritus” by Rien van Binnendijk at Esztergom, used in accordance with Creative Commons license.