@Puzzler, what, please, is “Pancakes and Praise,” with a theme of football?
Pancakes and Praise is the name given to the monthly informal family service. It began on the Sunday before Shrove Tuesday and pancakes were served. They are still available beforehand but are small Scotch pancakes, not the proper ones. The service replaces Parish Communion. Music is accompanied on the piano and maybe guitar, well known hymns and worship songs. Hardly any families attend, maybe one or two or perhaps someone brings a grandchild. I admire the attempt to be inclusive but I and several others stay away as the music is dire and we hate being asked to write a prayer on the shape of a bird or whatever or sing action songs.
This (and I know of what I speak) is the absolute low point of service planning. The best example I know is a church that after years of ‘family church’ to which no families came, can’t work out why all the families do come to BCP Mattins when they introduced that*
*I’m not for a minute saying the answer is BCP Mattins but what I am saying is there’s a fine line between consciously having family services and patronising your community….
The thing is, our vicar seems to be doing a great job when she leads a service for the school or a particular event, eg Remembrance, Harvest, making it inclusive, welcoming and family-friendly, so I reckon if families wanted to come on a regular basis they would feel comfortable with our usual services. I would like to see a review of P&P, especially the music.
New every morning (Melcombe)
Blest are the pure in heart (Franconia)
O God of mercy God of might (Saffron Walden)
Father who dost thy children feed (Stella)
There is a book that runs may read. (St Matthew)
Not the best selection imho indeed it felt very dated, that final hymn I have not come across for decades!
Evensong for Sea Sunday
Eternal Father (Melita)
Fierce raged the tempest (St Aelred)
Will your anchor hold
There's a wideness in God's mercy (Corvedale)
A nice service tonight with good singing and much less 'heavy' than the morning.
O God our help in ages past
You are the King of glory
From heaven you came (Servant King)
And now O Father
Anthem: Will your anchor hold
Jesus shall reign
A slight nod to Sea Sunday with the anthem, plus Eternal Father used as the closing voluntary.
I have to admit I do like a bit of Graham Kendrick.
No organ for me this week - piano at the evening service and for once I actually knew all the songs!
Bless the Lord, O my soul
Jesus be the centre
Spirit of the living God
Shine, Jesus shine
Well, I said I'd post from the conference, but I never did that, now did I...
In lieu of posting a whole week's worth of services, here are just Evensong and Sunday Eucharist:
Evensong:
Christ, Mighty Savior (MIGHTY SAVIOR)
O Trinity of Blessed Light (BROMLEY)
The Preces and Responses were by Margaret Burke, the evening service was Stanford's in A, and the anthem was Perry's Blest Pair of Sirens.
Eucharist for Pentecost VIII:
Christ is Made the Sure Foundation (WESTMINSTER ABBEY)
Come Down, O Love Divine (DOWN AMPNEY)
Break Thou the Bread of Life (BREAD OF LIFE)
All Praise to Thee (ENGELBERG)
The anthems were Richard Webster's Have You Not Known? and David Hurd's Love Bade Me Welcome, and the service music was Webster's Missa Dorica.
Apologies for the double post, but I forgot to mention one thing, even if it wasn't at church...at the lunch afterwards as we were all getting ready to head home, a quartet sang (as I understand is tradition), God Be With You Till We Meet Again (GOD BE WITH YOU). There wasn't a dry eye in the dining hall by the time they got to the "till we meet"s! Usually I prefer RANDOLPH, but this was the right tune for the moment.
The last Sunday with the band before the summer break
Be still for the presence
Take our bread
Because the Lord is my shepherd
Our God reigns (played in modo boogie woogie.)
I will continue to play during the recess - a couple of "football terrace bangers" or Trad RC sentimental slop, and a couple of bits bits of calm organ things at each Mass to keep things ticking over. Childrens' Church and coffee etc also stop for the school holidays so numbers fall until September. In fact since or lovely priest was taken ill in February and we have had a succession of supply priests numbers have fallen off a cliff. Its all a bit worrying.
At early morning communion we sang
All Who Seek a Comfort Sure - ST BERNARD
For All Your Saints Still Active* - AURELIA
Be Thou My Guardian and My Guide - ABRIDGE
* Including the verse in our hymn book designated for 26th December as today's sermon was preached on the martyrdom of St Stephen as recorded in Acts
Father, hear the prayer we offer (Sussex) Faithful Shepherd, feed me (Pastor Pastorum) All for Jesus! (All for Jesus) Forth in the peace of Christ we go (Deo Gracias?)
The final hymn is not one I recall ever having sung, at least to that tune, but it goes to many others as well...I haven't checked, but I suspect they sang it to Duke Street...
I prefer some of Stuart Townend's work, but each to their own...his version of Psalm 23 is one of the most beautiful renditions of this classic that I can think of.
Our Place did indeed warble Song 34 today, to the approval of my Spy, who also informs me that the attendance was about average, even with a fair number at Away.
Our Indian students (we have a dozen or so who attend as regularly as they can) mostly remain in the UK during the summer, but visit friends and family elsewhere from time to time, so we don't expect to see many of them, at least on any one Sunday!
I breathe in the presence of the living God (you are alive) Your grace is enough, more than I need How great the chasm that lay between us O Lord, you have rescued me Who, O Lord, could save themselves? (You alone can rescue)
“How Firm a Foundation”/FOUNDATION
“In the Lord I’ll Be Ever Joyful” (Berthier, Taizé)
“In a Deep, Unordered Darkness”/DIVINUM MYSTERIUM
“May the God of Hope Go with Us” (Canto de esperanza)/ARGENTINA
When morning gilds the skies (Laudes Domini)
The King of love (Dominus regit me)
We hail thy presence glorious (St Theodulph)
Faithful Shepherd feed me (Pastor pastorum)
Through the night of doubt and sorrow (Rustington)
A depleted number but good singing especially at the Offertory, had never been asked for the Palm Sunday processional tune before other than on that occasion but it was clearly popular. The tune "Rustington" is not too widely known afaik which is a pity as it is quite rousing.
Evensong for the Eve of St Mary Magdalen
A duplicated sheet was produced for tonight's offerings which seemed to have been lifted from different soutces. All very well sung especially Easter Hymn at the end which has a verse (in some books) about the Magdalen.
Magdalen thy grief and gladness (Rhuddlan)
Son of the highest deign to cast (Beatitudo)
Good Joseph had a garden (Hambridge)
Christ the Lord is risen today (Easter Hymn) words by Leeson
Parish Communion
Mass of St Thomas.
Praise to the holiest ( Gerontius)
In Christ there is no east or west
( Kilmarnock)
The God of Abraham praise ( Leonie)
The Lord’s my shepherd ( S Townsend)
The church’s one foundation ( Aurelia)
Evening Prayer said, with hymns
Christ is made the sure foundation. (Westminster Abbey)
The king of love my shepherd is ( St Colombia)
Be thou my guardian and my guide
( Abridge)
Praise my soul ( Praise my soul)
I had to play hookey, as I was at the wrong end of the country, on my way home from Orkney. I understand one of the tunes I missed was Kilmarnock, which is a shame as it's one of my favourites.
* good guldern (Northern Irish): a song or hymn sung lustily, con belto
Communion, so only three hymns
Rejoice, the Lord is King! (Gopsal)
Let All The World In Ev'ry Corner Sing (?)
Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us (Mannheim)
@Piglet Since our DoM resigned we have a rota of organists who are all excellent. This evening’s was not of that calibre, but as we had nobody else she volunteered to play the hymns (only). She had just one volume : loud, so whilst there was only a small congregation and a choir of six, we belted them to the best of our ability.
In Christ there Is No East or West (MCKEE)
I Love to Tell the Story (HANKEY)
One Bread, One Body
Christ is Made the Sure Foundation (WESTMINSTER ABBEY)
At early morning communion we sang
All Who Seek a Comfort Sure - ST BERNARD
For All Your Saints Still Active* - AURELIA
Be Thou My Guardian and My Guide - ABRIDGE
* Including the verse in our hymn book designated for 26th December as today's sermon was preached on the martyrdom of St Stephen as recorded in Acts
One of the greatest of great cars was the Lancia Aurelia, in production for most of the 50's.
I also played the evening service at my parents' church yesterday, so here are those:
O God, Our Help in Ages Past (ST. ANNE)
Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart (MARION)
Give Me Jesus (GIVE ME JESUS)
I Know Not Why God's Wondrous Grace (EL NATHAN)
FWIW I associate the RVW with the text more than any hymn tune.
Same here. And I have a memory of encountering a hymn tune that’s a modification of RVW’s setting, but I can’t track it down. Perhaps I’m dreaming that.
For all thy Saints a noble throng (St James)
Nicholson in G
Te Deum for the Gradual
Two brothers freely cast their lot (St Magnus)
And now O Father (Unde et memores)
For all thy saints at warfare (Morning Light)
A very Anglican collection of hymn writers, Mrs Alexander, Cardinal Newman (who still counts for this in my book) and Canon William Bright. Unsure who wrote the last one but it was in the "Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer" it seems and there is a modernised version of it floating around. A good hymn if a bit dated and the individual verses for individual Saints' days are rather good imho. Nice to have a weeknight feast for once and there was a good bunfight following!
Hymns
Christ is made the sure foundation, / Westminster Abbey
The Lord’s my shepherd, / Crimond
Dear Father, Lord of Humankind, / Repton
Jesus, where’er your people meet, / Wareham
Choir
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, / G. Thalben-Ball
Litany to the Holy Spirit, / Herrick, Hurford
Hymns
Christ is our cornerstone, / Harewood
O Spirit of the living God, / Gonfalon Royal
And can it be, / Sagina
How shall I sing that majesty, / Coe Fen
Choir
Lord, I trust thee, / Handel
He is Lord, / arr. Barnard
“Join all the glorious names” - Croft's 136th.
“Choices, choices” - to refrain of "Sound the battle-cry".
“Yield not to temptation” - has it's own tune.
“Inspired by love and anger” - Salley Garden.
“God is love, let heaven adore him” - Abbot's Leigh.
17B
With most musicians and congregation away it is me on the organ and cut down music until September. The next few sundays' gospels are from John 6 starting today with the feeding of the five thousand. So I can look forward to some traditional RC Eucharistic hymns. That will please some and annoy others.
Here in this place. (Haugan)
Gloria -said
Psalm - read
Alleluia - simple plainsong
Offertory - organ (One of Gregory Murray's excellent interludes)
Holy, holy etc - Celtic
Communion - Dear Lord and Father of mankind (preceded by a short organ Meditation by Noel Rawsthorne)
Guide me O thou Great Redeemer.
Trinity 9 at Our Place, with a visiting priest presiding and preaching:
Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey) Just as I am, without one plea (probably Saffron Walden) Bread of Heaven, on thee we feed (Bread of Heaven) Let us praise God together (words by J E Seddon - tune by Unknown!)
Again the morn of gladness (Wir pflugen)
Fight the good fight (Pentecost)
O love that wilt not let me go (St Margaret)
The Lord is King lift up thy voice (Church Triumphant)
Morning family service.
This is Amazing Grace Phil Wickham
Big Family of God Nick & Becky Drake
Jesus, Be the Centre Kathryn Scott & Michael Frye
Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God Keith & Kristyn Getty
Take My Life and Let it Be Chris Tomlin
Not a huge turnout at St Pete's today; I'm assuming people are Away. However, we sang with reasonable gusto:
Lord of all hopefulness - Slane Father, hear the prayer we offer - Sussex The King of love my Shepherd is - Dominus regit me Be still, for the presence of the Lord - Be Still Tell out, my soul - Woodlands
After the Communion hymn, the choir sang a simple unison version of May the Lord bless you and keep you - adapted by Margaret Rizza, as a sort of pre-wedding tribute for a lady in the congregation who's getting married next week and it's apparently a favourite of hers. It was the nearest we've got to singing an anthem since I joined the church, and it actually didn't go too badly; the lady concerned was apparently very impreseed!
Today (July 28, 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time), we had:
“When Morning Gilds the Skies”/LAUDES DOMINI
“There Is a Blm in Gilead”/BALM IN GILEAD
“My Life Flows On in Endless Song” (“How Can I Keep from Singing”)/HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING
“When We Are Living” (Pues si vivimos)/SOMOS DEL SEÑOR
“We Will Walk with God”/SIZOHAMBA NAYE
There is a balm in Gilead reminds me of the evangelical Church Of My Youth - I think we used to sing it occasionally at Youth Group, perhaps not in church itself IYSWIM.
There is a balm in Gilead reminds me of the evangelical Church Of My Youth - I think we used to sing it occasionally at Youth Group, perhaps not in church itself IYSWIM.
That’s it. In church, I would expect it to be sung more like this—minimal accompaniment, and often with one voice taking the verses. (That’s how we did it this morning.)
The congregation generally knows the refrain without needing the book, and it’s the kind of song that many people will naturally start to sing harmony on. It’s never sung loudly, and usually sung where it functions as a prayer. We sang it as part of the Confession sequence this morning, and I’ve often heard it incorporated into the Prayers of the People.
Shout Out with Joy Unto The Lord* – Winchester Old
Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken – Austrian Hymn
Tell Out, My Soul, The Greatness Of The Lord! - Woodlands
Sing to God new songs of worship – Ode to Joy
Comments
This (and I know of what I speak) is the absolute low point of service planning. The best example I know is a church that after years of ‘family church’ to which no families came, can’t work out why all the families do come to BCP Mattins when they introduced that*
*I’m not for a minute saying the answer is BCP Mattins but what I am saying is there’s a fine line between consciously having family services and patronising your community….
Parish Communion (with a John Keble theme)
New every morning (Melcombe)
Blest are the pure in heart (Franconia)
O God of mercy God of might (Saffron Walden)
Father who dost thy children feed (Stella)
There is a book that runs may read. (St Matthew)
Not the best selection imho indeed it felt very dated, that final hymn I have not come across for decades!
Evensong for Sea Sunday
Eternal Father (Melita)
Fierce raged the tempest (St Aelred)
Will your anchor hold
There's a wideness in God's mercy (Corvedale)
A nice service tonight with good singing and much less 'heavy' than the morning.
Not envious ... not envious at all ...
[/LIE ALERT]
Hymns
My heart and voice I raise, / Ascalon
Seek O seek the Lord , / Venantius
Community of Christ, / Leoni
Crown him with many crowns, / Diademata
Choir
Simple gifts, / arr. William Llewellyn
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, / Faber, M. Bevan
O God our help in ages past
You are the King of glory
From heaven you came (Servant King)
And now O Father
Anthem: Will your anchor hold
Jesus shall reign
A slight nod to Sea Sunday with the anthem, plus Eternal Father used as the closing voluntary.
I have to admit I do like a bit of Graham Kendrick.
No organ for me this week - piano at the evening service and for once I actually knew all the songs!
Bless the Lord, O my soul
Jesus be the centre
Spirit of the living God
Shine, Jesus shine
In lieu of posting a whole week's worth of services, here are just Evensong and Sunday Eucharist:
Evensong:
Christ, Mighty Savior (MIGHTY SAVIOR)
O Trinity of Blessed Light (BROMLEY)
The Preces and Responses were by Margaret Burke, the evening service was Stanford's in A, and the anthem was Perry's Blest Pair of Sirens.
Eucharist for Pentecost VIII:
Christ is Made the Sure Foundation (WESTMINSTER ABBEY)
Come Down, O Love Divine (DOWN AMPNEY)
Break Thou the Bread of Life (BREAD OF LIFE)
All Praise to Thee (ENGELBERG)
The anthems were Richard Webster's Have You Not Known? and David Hurd's Love Bade Me Welcome, and the service music was Webster's Missa Dorica.
Be still for the presence
Take our bread
Because the Lord is my shepherd
Our God reigns (played in modo boogie woogie.)
I will continue to play during the recess - a couple of "football terrace bangers" or Trad RC sentimental slop, and a couple of bits bits of calm organ things at each Mass to keep things ticking over. Childrens' Church and coffee etc also stop for the school holidays so numbers fall until September. In fact since or lovely priest was taken ill in February and we have had a succession of supply priests numbers have fallen off a cliff. Its all a bit worrying.
“How pleased and blest was I” - Ascalon.
“Come and go with me to my Father’s house”.
“We love the place, O God” - Quam Dilecta.
“Christ is our cornerstone” - Harewood.
“Love divine, all loves excelling” - Blaenwern.
All Who Seek a Comfort Sure - ST BERNARD
For All Your Saints Still Active* - AURELIA
Be Thou My Guardian and My Guide - ABRIDGE
* Including the verse in our hymn book designated for 26th December as today's sermon was preached on the martyrdom of St Stephen as recorded in Acts
Father, hear the prayer we offer (Sussex)
Faithful Shepherd, feed me (Pastor Pastorum)
All for Jesus! (All for Jesus)
Forth in the peace of Christ we go (Deo Gracias?)
The final hymn is not one I recall ever having sung, at least to that tune, but it goes to many others as well...I haven't checked, but I suspect they sang it to Duke Street...
Knowing how many are Away or Indisposed, we had a surprisingly good congregation.
A variety of periods IYSWIM - Deo Gracias is 15thC (adapted by RVW), Song 34 is by Gibbons (1583-1625), and Duke Street possibly late 18thC.
Who needs Kendrick?
I prefer some of Stuart Townend's work, but each to their own...his version of Psalm 23 is one of the most beautiful renditions of this classic that I can think of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN4tPkX0MG0
Our Place did indeed warble Song 34 today, to the approval of my Spy, who also informs me that the attendance was about average, even with a fair number at Away.
Our Indian students (we have a dozen or so who attend as regularly as they can) mostly remain in the UK during the summer, but visit friends and family elsewhere from time to time, so we don't expect to see many of them, at least on any one Sunday!
Your grace is enough, more than I need
How great the chasm that lay between us
O Lord, you have rescued me
Who, O Lord, could save themselves? (You alone can rescue)
“How Firm a Foundation”/FOUNDATION
“In the Lord I’ll Be Ever Joyful” (Berthier, Taizé)
“In a Deep, Unordered Darkness”/DIVINUM MYSTERIUM
“May the God of Hope Go with Us” (Canto de esperanza)/ARGENTINA
When morning gilds the skies (Laudes Domini)
The King of love (Dominus regit me)
We hail thy presence glorious (St Theodulph)
Faithful Shepherd feed me (Pastor pastorum)
Through the night of doubt and sorrow (Rustington)
A depleted number but good singing especially at the Offertory, had never been asked for the Palm Sunday processional tune before other than on that occasion but it was clearly popular. The tune "Rustington" is not too widely known afaik which is a pity as it is quite rousing.
Evensong for the Eve of St Mary Magdalen
A duplicated sheet was produced for tonight's offerings which seemed to have been lifted from different soutces. All very well sung especially Easter Hymn at the end which has a verse (in some books) about the Magdalen.
Magdalen thy grief and gladness (Rhuddlan)
Son of the highest deign to cast (Beatitudo)
Good Joseph had a garden (Hambridge)
Christ the Lord is risen today (Easter Hymn) words by Leeson
Mass of St Thomas.
Praise to the holiest ( Gerontius)
In Christ there is no east or west
( Kilmarnock)
The God of Abraham praise ( Leonie)
The Lord’s my shepherd ( S Townsend)
The church’s one foundation ( Aurelia)
Evening Prayer said, with hymns
Christ is made the sure foundation. (Westminster Abbey)
The king of love my shepherd is ( St Colombia)
Be thou my guardian and my guide
( Abridge)
Praise my soul ( Praise my soul)
I had to play hookey, as I was at the wrong end of the country, on my way home from Orkney. I understand one of the tunes I missed was Kilmarnock, which is a shame as it's one of my favourites.
* good gulder n (Northern Irish): a song or hymn sung lustily, con belto
Rejoice, the Lord is King! (Gopsal)
Let All The World In Ev'ry Corner Sing (?)
Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us (Mannheim)
I Love to Tell the Story (HANKEY)
One Bread, One Body
Christ is Made the Sure Foundation (WESTMINSTER ABBEY)
Luckington?
Sorry - my laptop's playing up and linking is being a pain.
One of the greatest of great cars was the Lancia Aurelia, in production for most of the 50's.
O God, Our Help in Ages Past (ST. ANNE)
Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart (MARION)
Give Me Jesus (GIVE ME JESUS)
I Know Not Why God's Wondrous Grace (EL NATHAN)
Yes, Luckington (by Basil Harwood) seems to be the default tune for Let all the world in every corner sing.
Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB67YWws8OY
There is another setting, by no less than RVW, but I suspect it's mostly sung by choirs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7qh9ZMhj-o
Indeed.
A new one on me - is this it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8mzbhWhgL0
With all due respect to the composer, I think I prefer Luckington...
For all thy Saints a noble throng (St James)
Nicholson in G
Te Deum for the Gradual
Two brothers freely cast their lot (St Magnus)
And now O Father (Unde et memores)
For all thy saints at warfare (Morning Light)
A very Anglican collection of hymn writers, Mrs Alexander, Cardinal Newman (who still counts for this in my book) and Canon William Bright. Unsure who wrote the last one but it was in the "Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer" it seems and there is a modernised version of it floating around. A good hymn if a bit dated and the individual verses for individual Saints' days are rather good imho. Nice to have a weeknight feast for once and there was a good bunfight following!
Hymns
Christ is made the sure foundation, / Westminster Abbey
The Lord’s my shepherd, / Crimond
Dear Father, Lord of Humankind, / Repton
Jesus, where’er your people meet, / Wareham
Choir
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, / G. Thalben-Ball
Litany to the Holy Spirit, / Herrick, Hurford
Hymns
Christ is our cornerstone, / Harewood
O Spirit of the living God, / Gonfalon Royal
And can it be, / Sagina
How shall I sing that majesty, / Coe Fen
Choir
Lord, I trust thee, / Handel
He is Lord, / arr. Barnard
“Join all the glorious names” - Croft's 136th.
“Choices, choices” - to refrain of "Sound the battle-cry".
“Yield not to temptation” - has it's own tune.
“Inspired by love and anger” - Salley Garden.
“God is love, let heaven adore him” - Abbot's Leigh.
With most musicians and congregation away it is me on the organ and cut down music until September. The next few sundays' gospels are from John 6 starting today with the feeding of the five thousand. So I can look forward to some traditional RC Eucharistic hymns. That will please some and annoy others.
Here in this place. (Haugan)
Gloria -said
Psalm - read
Alleluia - simple plainsong
Offertory - organ (One of Gregory Murray's excellent interludes)
Holy, holy etc - Celtic
Communion - Dear Lord and Father of mankind (preceded by a short organ Meditation by Noel Rawsthorne)
Guide me O thou Great Redeemer.
Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey)
Just as I am, without one plea (probably Saffron Walden)
Bread of Heaven, on thee we feed (Bread of Heaven)
Let us praise God together (words by J E Seddon - tune by Unknown!)
Again the morn of gladness (Wir pflugen)
Fight the good fight (Pentecost)
O love that wilt not let me go (St Margaret)
The Lord is King lift up thy voice (Church Triumphant)
This is Amazing Grace Phil Wickham
Big Family of God Nick & Becky Drake
Jesus, Be the Centre Kathryn Scott & Michael Frye
Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God Keith & Kristyn Getty
Take My Life and Let it Be Chris Tomlin
Lord of all hopefulness - Slane
Father, hear the prayer we offer - Sussex
The King of love my Shepherd is - Dominus regit me
Be still, for the presence of the Lord - Be Still
Tell out, my soul - Woodlands
After the Communion hymn, the choir sang a simple unison version of May the Lord bless you and keep you - adapted by Margaret Rizza, as a sort of pre-wedding tribute for a lady in the congregation who's getting married next week and it's apparently a favourite of hers. It was the nearest we've got to singing an anthem since I joined the church, and it actually didn't go too badly; the lady concerned was apparently very impreseed!
“When Morning Gilds the Skies”/LAUDES DOMINI
“There Is a Blm in Gilead”/BALM IN GILEAD
“My Life Flows On in Endless Song” (“How Can I Keep from Singing”)/HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING
“When We Are Living” (Pues si vivimos)/SOMOS DEL SEÑOR
“We Will Walk with God”/SIZOHAMBA NAYE
Is this the one you mean?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMBiqMoUqJE
The congregation generally knows the refrain without needing the book, and it’s the kind of song that many people will naturally start to sing harmony on. It’s never sung loudly, and usually sung where it functions as a prayer. We sang it as part of the Confession sequence this morning, and I’ve often heard it incorporated into the Prayers of the People.
Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken – Austrian Hymn
Tell Out, My Soul, The Greatness Of The Lord! - Woodlands
Sing to God new songs of worship – Ode to Joy
*This is a metrical version of Psalm 100
All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly (HOLY MANNA)
Break Thou The Bread of Life (BREAD OF LIFE)
I Come with Joy to Meet My Lord (LAND OF REST)