Month: February 2022

27Feb

A Celebration of Word and Music for Transfiguration Sunday 2022

Transfiguration Sunday 2022
  1. Opening acclamation: Psalm 27:1.
  2. Hymn: “O Worship the King”, Uploaded to YouTube by “bhepure isidoro”; Used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
  3. First Reading: Exodus 34:29-35, King James Bible.
  4. Psalm 99, King James Version.
  5. Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2, World English Bible.
  6. Hymn: “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind”, Stanza 5. From a 2012 recording by Immanuel UCC Hartford, available in the public domain at Archive.org.
  7. Gospel: Luke 9:28-36, World English Bible.
  8. The Lord’s Prayer: From Luke.
  9. Blessing:  The Aaronic Blessing from Numbers 6.
  10. Organ Postlude: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern” BWV 739, performed by Thorston Ahlrichs on Christian Vater Orgel (1722) in Bockhorn, St. Cosmas und Damian, uploaded to YouTube by NOMINEeV, 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.

20Feb

Celebration of the Word for the 7th Sunday of Epiphany

  1. Opening acclamation: Psalm 95:6.
  2. Organ Prelude: Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924): “Prelude”, performed at Hyde Park Union Church, uploaded to YouTube and used in accordance with the Creative Commons license. 
  3. First Reading: Genesis 45: 3-11, 15, from the King James Bible.
  4. Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40, King James Bible.
  5. Gloria Patri: Plainsong, from Compline at Trinity Church Copley Square, Boston, in 2016; Available at Wikimedia Commons, and used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
  6. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15: 35-38, 42-50, World English Bible.
  7. Motet: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) “Os Justi” sung by Drake University Choir, available in the public domain at Archive.org. Text is from Psalm 37: 30-31; in English: “The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just. The law of his God is in his heart: and his feet do not falter. Alleluia.”
  8. Gospel: Luke 6:27-38, World English Bible.
  9. The Lord’s Prayer: from the Gospel of Luke.
  10. Blessing: from 1 Timothy 1:17.
  11. Amen: Choral, public domain.
  12. Organ Postlude: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) “Organ Fugue in C Minor” BWV 546, Performed by Martin Kuester, live at Lutherse Kerk, The Hague, Netherlands, circa 2018, 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.

13Feb

Celebration for the 6th Sunday after Epiphany 2022

Epiphany 6th Sunday 2022
  1. Opening Sentence: from the Book of Common Prayer 1662.
  2. Hymn: “Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer,” in the public domain.
  3. First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-10 King James Bible.
  4. Psalm 1: From “Sing the KJV”, in public domain.
  5. Gloria Patri: Excerpted from “Magnificat” by Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), performed by Ars Mvsica, in the public domain at Archive.org.
  6. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, World English Bible.  
  7. Hymn: “Blessed Assurance” verse 1, performed by Sung Sook Lee, Soprano, and Diane Bish, organ; from “Joy of Music” episode 9601: “Hymns from Sweden”. 
  8. Gospel: Luke 6:17-26, World English Bible.
  9. The Lord’s Prayer: From the Book of Common Prayer 1662.
  10. Blessing: From the Book of Common Prayer 1662.
  11. Organ postlude: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) “Fantasia and Fugue in G minor,” BWV 542. From European Archive, in the public domain at MusOpen.org.

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.

05Feb

Celebration of Word and Music for the 5th Sunday of Epiphany 2022

Epiphany 5th Sunday 2022
  1. Opening acclamation: from Phillippians.
  2. Anthem: William Byrd (1543-1623) “Exultate Deo” sung by Drake University Chamber Choir, available in the public domain on Archive.org. Translation: Rejoice unto God our helper, sing aloud unto the God of Jacob. Take a psalm and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant psaltery with the harp. Blow the trumpet in the new moon, on the noted day of your solemnity. 
  3. First Reading: Isaiah 6:1-8, King James Bible.
  4. Psalm 138, King James Version.
  5. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 World English Bible.
  6. Hymn: “I Will Sing the Wondrous Story” (stanza 1) performed Aug 2020 by Park Cities Baptist Church, used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
  7. Gospel: Luke 5:1-11, World English Bible.
  8. The Lord’s Prayer: From Matthew 6.
  9. Blessing:  2 Corinthians.
  10. Organ Postlude: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) “Vivace”-from Trio Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526, performed in 2018 on the organ of Minoritenkirche Linz/Donau, by Magdalena Hasibeder, used in accordance with Creative Commons License.