We had Harvest Thanksgiving today with some of the usual hymns. So predictable that it wasn't until halfway through the service that it became apparent that the published Order of Service that the minister and organist were working from was different from the version on the Powerpoint (which had hymns from last years Harvest!) so this train wreck happened... https://www.youtube.com/live/Y_wFOGIiXv4?si=fRakfL-dFhBBjI8i&t=1593
Oh, so easily done! He and you have all my sympathy. At least it was all warm, human and good-natured.
I've done similar things, such as altering Powerpoints and leaving in a random verse of an entirely different hymn; or (as we use recorded music) putting in the music twice ...
We also had a "screen malfunction" yesterday. It was announced that we had a "new song" and the usual title, composer & licence number appeared at the top of the screen, but nothing else. The band started playing but still no words. The musicians were working off their printed versions and probably thought the lack of congregational participation was due to unfamiliarity. After the first verse and half the chorus our Rector stepped forward to stop the band. Further waiting looking at a blank screen, then the Rector walked to the back to find what the problem was. On return, he suggested we all sit down for a few moments. Sure enough, as soon we were seated the words magically appeared. The announcement of each subsequent hymn was preceded by "hopefully". When it came to "We plough the fields" (yes we were celebrating harvest) I heard a whispered comment from the row behind that we probably all know the words to this one!
Being distracted by seeing our children returning from Junior Church, I forgot to advance one slide in "For the fruits of his creation". It didn't seem to be a problem for most folk. I only missed a line or so anyway.
When it came to "We plough the fields" (yes we were celebrating harvest) I heard a whispered comment from the row behind that we probably all know the words to this one!
It's an interesting thing about words, though. I've always been a words person and if it's a worship song or hymn I'm familiar with I know pretty much all the words to all the verses. But my husband (a church goer and choir member for longer than I was, and part of same churches and fellowships as I've been for as long as we've been together) doesn't, and is always amazed at how I can sing along to things without having to refer to the words.
It's a pet annoyance of mine that if for some reason the projection people at our place are a bit late with the words on the screen (for which there can be several very good reasons) a number of people - including the pastor - start looking pointedly from the projection desk to the screen and back again, and I often want to say, "Oh, come on people, surely we know this one well enough to sing along" especially as we usually have a strong lead from the worship band.
It's a pet annoyance of mine when the words don't get changed until the start of a line, rather than towards the end of the previous one. We sing quite a wide range of hymns and songs so people may well not know what's coming next, and need half a second to assimilate it.
Don't know which projection system we are using, but usually the verse being sung is displayed on the screen with the first two lines of the next verse displayed underneath in a slightly lighter font. This means the operator does not have to be quite so "spot on" in changing the slide as we know what's coming.
It's a pet annoyance of mine when the words don't get changed until the start of a line, rather than towards the end of the previous one. We sing quite a wide range of hymns and songs so people may well not know what's coming next, and need half a second to assimilate it.
Fair comment. I suspect your place sings a wider range of hymns and songs than ours does. Hymns are very rare with us.
Assuming that the Walsingham processional hymn mentioned earlier by Truron is the same one as the Lourdes hymn,it is ,perhaps, worth knowing that the original words in French were written over 150 years ago by a French priest to accompany the processions at Lourdes. The music was probably written down by a Belgian priest some years before that based on local songs from the pays de Bigorre near Lourdes.
The original words told the story of the apparitions and I quote just one verse
Je veux qu'ici meme quoting the words which the virgin Mary is said to have told
Bernadette Soubirous
Au pied de ces monts I wish that exactly here
Le peuple que j'aime At the foot of these hills
Vienne en procession The people whom I love
Should come in procession
In modern times there are words usually sung by cantors in French,Italian,Spanish,Catalan,English,German and Dutch
with those taking part in the procession singing the words of the greeting of the Angel Gabriel to Mary Ave,ave Maria
there are innumerable versions in dozens of languages and it is again probably one of the best known worldwide 'Catholic' hymns.
No screens at our place yesterday, but I kept getting caught out when our hymn book updated words I have known by heart for 70+ + years of church going and daily school assemblies, like @Nenya
We had Harvest Thanksgiving today with some of the usual hymns. So predictable that it wasn't until halfway through the service that it became apparent that the published Order of Service that the minister and organist were working from was different from the version on the Powerpoint (which had hymns from last years Harvest!) so this train wreck happened... https://www.youtube.com/live/Y_wFOGIiXv4?si=fRakfL-dFhBBjI8i&t=1593
Oh, so easily done! He and you have all my sympathy. At least it was all warm, human and good-natured.
Indeed. At least the humor was found in the train wreck.
@Gracious Rebel, this is an off-the-wall (and non-hymnic) question, but do you happen to know what the flag to the right of the pulpit, as one faces the pulpit, might be?
You mean the yellowish one? I think it's the Scouts colours. This service was one of our occasional 'Parade' services to include the Scouts and Guides that meet in our premises, so their colours (flag) is on display throughout the service. The blue one on the other side is for the Guides I think.
Thanks! The one I was curious about was the Guides flag—only now have I realized that in posting late last night, when I was tired, I typed to the right of the pulpit when I meant to the left of the pulpit—which thanks to your identification I’ve now found online as the flag of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Thank you!
I’m another who is often able to sing hymns without looking at the words. When I tend to get thrown with words is when I’m in a church of a denomination other than my own. My “words we’ve always sung” and their “words we’ve always sung” aren’t always quite the same words.
And with regard to the various comments sharing experiences of projector and slide malfunctions, pet peeves regarding slide changes and problems with projection systems, I do feel tempted to point out that hymnals present none of these problems.
And with regard to the various comments sharing experiences of projector and slide malfunctions, pet peeves regarding slide changes and problems with projection systems, I do feel tempted to point out that hymnals present none of these problems.
Not necessarily. In one of my churches, the poor binding of the hymnals meant that a certain section of the book had often fallen out. One had either to not choose hymns from this section, or check all the books before they were handed out (not hard, as it was a small church).
My son is tasked with making sure the bulletins and PowerPoint slides match. He has had the good sense to drag me into the process, as I was once a professional proofreader. 😀
And with regard to the various comments sharing experiences of projector and slide malfunctions, pet peeves regarding slide changes and problems with projection systems, I do feel tempted to point out that hymnals present none of these problems.
Not necessarily. In one of my churches, the poor binding of the hymnals meant that a certain section of the book had often fallen out. One had either to not choose hymns from this section, or check all the books before they were handed out (not hard, as it was a small church).
Ah, but that’s a different problem, not one of the problems mentioned with regard to projectors and screens.
As I think has been mentioned before, on the Western side of The Pond, hymnals aren’t handed out. They’re kept in the pews, typically in a rack either on the pew backs or under the seats, or sometimes, where there are no racks, in the seats at either end of the pew.
(Yes, there may be exceptions somewhere, but I’ve never encountered any exception.)
That used, I think, to be the case in certain parts of the C of E, when Hymns Ancient & Modern was frequently found. Presentation Prayer Books were often bound together with A & M (and all in very small print). They were meant to be fitted into a gentleman's pocket, or a lady's reticule.
My 1828 edition of the Prayer Book includes a complete set of Tate & Brady metrical psalms...also in small print...but words only...
When I lived in Portugal I discovered that worshippers were expected to bring their own hymnals, with the church only providing a few for visitors.
That was the same in the Brethren Assembly I grew up in. We all had our own (words) copy of The Believers Hymn Book (see https://www.brethrenarchive.org/media/357437/the-believers-hymn-book.pdf but this online pdf version includes the music which we never had at the time ... we sang unacompanied, but in harmony, with my father choosing a tune and starting the hymns)
I attended a Brethren Assembly (no longer extant) while I was at University - I think they used "Hymns of Light and Love".
My last church had hymnbook boxes in some of the pews, in them there were (and probably still are) some ancient hymnbooks in the tiniest type imaginable!
As yesterday was the first Sunday of the month, we had Evensong:
Hymns:
O strength and stay - O Strength and Stay Blest Creator of the light - Vienna O the deep, deep love of Jesus - Ebenezer Hail gladdening Light - Sebaste
Hymns
Glory be to God the Father, / Regent Square
Gloria, Gloria / Glory to God (Taize)
The love of God is greater far, / The Love of God
Far beyond our mind’s grasp, / Caturog na nonoy
Come Thou long expected Jesus, / Stuttgart
Choir
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, / Staton, words Faber
Teach me thy way, O Lord, / Crook arr. Chambers
Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour - St Helen Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine - Blessed Assurance Jesus Christ is waiting - Noel Nouvelet All I once held dear - Knowing You* God is working his purpose out - Benson
* I hope bloody Kendrick is paying royalties to whoever wrote The Ugly Duckling for the refrain to that one ...
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Gather us in - Haugen
As I kneel before you*
Centre of my life = Inwood
I will be with you - Markland
* It's October which for some RCs is a Marian month. This hymn is
a) utter sentimental tripe, with zero literary or musical quality.
b) probably heretical, and
c) since it is addressed to Mary, it goes against the clear rubric that all prayers at Mass, spoken or sung must only be addressed to God.
“Blessèd assurance, Jesus is mine!” - Assurance.
“Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus” (Cull).
“As the deer” (Nystrom).
“When, O God, our faith is tested” - All Saints.
“O Love that wilt not let me go” - St Margaret.
“I will sing the wondrous story” - Hyfrydol.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness (Was Lebet) Brother, sister, let me serve you (The Servant Song) Thanks for the fellowship (Skye Boat Song) Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine (Blessed Assurance)
@Alan29 - As I kneel before you was a favourite of our late and very Marian-minded churchwarden, precisely because of the *qualities* you list...
We did sing it once at Our Place, but Words were Said, and that was the last we heard of it.
O splendour of God's glory bright (Winchester New)
Come let us join our cheerful songs (Nativity)
We hail thy presence glorious (Offertorium)
Motet: Lead me Lord (aka 3 blind mice for choral singing)
Onward Christian soldiers (St Gertrude)
Lord of All Hopefulness (SLANE)
Take My Life and Let it Be (HOLLINGSIDE)
As Those of Old Their First-Fruits Brought (FOREST GREEN)
The Summons (KELVINGROVE)
St Pete's was well filled this afternoon for the funeral of an elderly gentleman who for many years had been the church organist (before my time there).
We sang:
Love divine, all loves excelling - Blaenwern God be in my head - Walford Davies (sung by the choir) Onward, Christian soldiers* - St Gertrude
* with the Right Words.
The deceased was a fan of Gilbert and Sullivan, so it was appropriate that we sang one of Sullivan's tunes.
Offerings at St Pete's today, in which I took very little part, as I was serving:
He who would valiant be - Monks Gate God is love, let heaven adore him -Alleluia I the Lord of sea and sky - Here I am I need thee every hour - I Need Thee Christ is our King, let the whole world rejoice - Christ Is Our King*
* Very silly tune; I think it sounds as if it came from a stage musical, and it makes me want to segue into Oom-pa-pa from Oliver!
Our Place celebrated Patronal Festival today (rather than last Friday), with an odd (IMHO) selection of hymns:
We love the place O God (Quam dilecta - on a par with Aurelia for general dreariness and inducing of melancholia)
Something from The Sheet Lord's Prayer (music by Estelle White) Let all the world in every corner sing (Luckington)
Something else from The Sheet
I'll try and find out from my Spy what the two Somethings were, but she may have been too busy to notice. Being a High Day, she'll have garnered some volunteers from other churches to help with the serving, candle-carrying, cross-carrying, thurible-swinging etc...
I fear there may have been rather a sparse attendance, because half-term, and also Storm Ashley - though the wind and rain here haven't been quite so dire this morning as in other parts.
The Servant King
AS I Kneel - same as last week (Bleurgh!)
Unless a grain of Wheat
How Great Thou Art. (I twiddled a bit of bird-song on the piano for the bit about birds in the trees. Well, you have to do something to liven it up!)
Scout & Guide Parade (with ordinary congregation as well) on the theme of "Time".
“Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!” - Nicaea.
“We praise God in the morning” (Alan Price).
“Morning has broken” - Bunessan.
“Lord of all hopefulness” - Slane.
“O God, our help in ages past” - St Anne.
Again the morn of gladness (Wir plfugen)
Father whate'er of earthly bliss (Collingwood)
O love that wilt not let me go (St Margaret)
Through the night of doubt and sorrow (St Oswald)
It was like a service back in the 60s 🤣
Evensong
Blest creator of the light (Vienna)
Jesus where'er thy people meet (Wareham)
Church of the living God (Dominica)
Saviour againto thy dear name we raise (Ellers)
All Praise to Thee (ENGELBERG)
Jesu, Jesu (CHEREPONI)
Lord, We Have Come At Your Own Invitation (O QUANTA QUALIA)
Christ for the World We Sing (MOSCOW)
This morning’s Parish Communion, with piano. No Mass settings.Pianist’s choice of hymns.
Light of the world( here I am to worship)
Meekness and majesty
Kum ba yah between intercessions.
I cannot tell ( Londonderry Air)
My Jesus, my Saviour
To God be the glory.
Choral Evensong, with a choir of 30.
Introit : O Bone Jesu - Palestrina
Anthem: Save us O Lord - Bairstow
Lord’s Prayer - Stone
A Simple Blessing
Hymns:
Christ Triumphant -( Guiting Power)
All People that on earth do dwell ( Old Hundredth)
Eternal Father, strong to save ( Melita)
Now thank we all our God ( Nun Danket)
Today, we were at the sesquicentennial celebration of the church where I grew up; at least some in my family have been in that church for around 145 of those 150 years. (Three generations were represented today.) The hymns included:
“Holy, Holy, Holy”/NICEA
“Spirit of the Living God”/LIVING GOD
“Come, Great God of All the Ages”/ABBOT’S LEIGH
And among other things, the choir sang an arrangement of “Built on the Rock the Church Doth Stand” (KIRKEN DEN ER ET GAMMELT HUS).
“Spirit of the Living God” has a special meaning for this congregation, as the author, while serving as the minister there, wrote the text in a small room off the sanctuary.
In a perhaps similar vein, there was also a new hymn, commissioned for the occasion, and written by “a child of the church,” as the saying goes. I happen to know that the author/composer was a little bit nervous, in the “hope they like it” way, but it did seem to be well-received.
We had a visit from our regional URC Synod Moderator yesterday. She taught a kids song that is literally the fastest song I've ever sung in church (in the chorus bit) and the only one I can think of that features the word 'pulverise' https://www.youtube.com/live/eEbFtj5qQKc?si=nsCjx3ysolteWfln&t=1268
Hymns
Crown him with many crowns, / Diademata
By gracious powers, / Highwood *
Jesus calls us here to meet him, / Gaelic Air
Let all creation dance, / Darwall
Choir
Forth in thy name (vs 2 and 4 only), / Song 34 by Orlando Gibbons and words Charles Wesley
O for a closer walk with God, / Paul Edwards, words by William Cowper
*The tune is by RR Terry, I remember singing ‘O Perfect Love’ to it in the 70s. These words are by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, translated by Frederick P. Green. Our musicians were not familiar with the tune but were very impressed. I have always liked it. Has anyone else sung or played Highwood recently?
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Lobe den Herren) As the deer pants for the water (words and music by Martin Nystrom) Kum ba yah (Spiritual) When I survey the wondrous cross (Rockingham)
An odd selection, especially the last two...I'm surprised they didn't have Lord, thy word abideth to Ravenshaw...
Jesus is king ( Jesus is king)
Just as I am ( Saffron Walden)
Hills of the north ( Little Cornard )
Amazing Grace ( Amazing Grace )
All for Jesus ( All for Jesus)
I suspect we may share a wide variety of hymns today.
Some Places will be keeping Bible Sunday, others Reformation Sunday (?), and others will thankfully bring the seemingly interminable Trinity (or Pentecost) season to an end.
Today's Mass at Utrecht (NL) Old-Catholic Cathedral celebrated All Saints' and All Souls' within the same service (they do it rather well), with hymns to the tunes For all the saints (Sine Nomine) and Ye holy angels bright (Darwall's 148th) at beginning and end. Alas! the subtitles were unavailable, so I'm not sure if these were translations of the well-known English words...
I wonder if any Places in this country anticipated All Saints' and All Souls'? Our Place is keeping All Souls' next Saturday (2nd), and All Saints' on the Sunday (3rd), which seems a more logical order...
I'm not sure that we were celebrating anything at St Pete's (although our stand-in vicar* was very pleased to have got to the end of the Book of Job).
* Rev'd Rosie's recovering from a knee op.
Our offerings were, shall we say, eclectic:
All praise to thee - Sine Nomine Glory to thee, O God - Love Unknown I'm not ashamed to own my Lord - Jackson O the deep, deep love of Jesus - Ebenezer (Ton-y-Botel) It's me, it's me, it's me, O Lord - It's Me <rolleyes>
*The tune is by RR Terry, I remember singing ‘O Perfect Love’ to it in the 70s. These words are by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, translated by Frederick P. Green. Our musicians were not familiar with the tune but were very impressed. I have always liked it. Has anyone else sung or played Highwood recently?
Not recently, but we had it at my last church, to "O Lord of every shining constellation" as well as to the Bonhoeffer hymn. I like it.
Jesus calls us here to meet him
He came down that we may have love
Sent by the Lord am I
Standing in the need of prayer*
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
*Those familiar with our livestream will be able to judge how badly I mangled this Spiritual.
Comments
I've done similar things, such as altering Powerpoints and leaving in a random verse of an entirely different hymn; or (as we use recorded music) putting in the music twice ...
Being distracted by seeing our children returning from Junior Church, I forgot to advance one slide in "For the fruits of his creation". It didn't seem to be a problem for most folk. I only missed a line or so anyway.
It's a pet annoyance of mine that if for some reason the projection people at our place are a bit late with the words on the screen (for which there can be several very good reasons) a number of people - including the pastor - start looking pointedly from the projection desk to the screen and back again, and I often want to say, "Oh, come on people, surely we know this one well enough to sing along" especially as we usually have a strong lead from the worship band.
Fair comment. I suspect your place sings a wider range of hymns and songs than ours does. Hymns are very rare with us.
The original words told the story of the apparitions and I quote just one verse
Je veux qu'ici meme quoting the words which the virgin Mary is said to have told
Bernadette Soubirous
Au pied de ces monts I wish that exactly here
Le peuple que j'aime At the foot of these hills
Vienne en procession The people whom I love
Should come in procession
In modern times there are words usually sung by cantors in French,Italian,Spanish,Catalan,English,German and Dutch
with those taking part in the procession singing the words of the greeting of the Angel Gabriel to Mary Ave,ave Maria
there are innumerable versions in dozens of languages and it is again probably one of the best known worldwide 'Catholic' hymns.
I’m another who is often able to sing hymns without looking at the words. When I tend to get thrown with words is when I’m in a church of a denomination other than my own. My “words we’ve always sung” and their “words we’ve always sung” aren’t always quite the same words.
And with regard to the various comments sharing experiences of projector and slide malfunctions, pet peeves regarding slide changes and problems with projection systems, I do feel tempted to point out that hymnals present none of these problems.
As I think has been mentioned before, on the Western side of The Pond, hymnals aren’t handed out. They’re kept in the pews, typically in a rack either on the pew backs or under the seats, or sometimes, where there are no racks, in the seats at either end of the pew.
(Yes, there may be exceptions somewhere, but I’ve never encountered any exception.)
My 1828 edition of the Prayer Book includes a complete set of Tate & Brady metrical psalms...also in small print...but words only...
That was the same in the Brethren Assembly I grew up in. We all had our own (words) copy of The Believers Hymn Book (see https://www.brethrenarchive.org/media/357437/the-believers-hymn-book.pdf but this online pdf version includes the music which we never had at the time ... we sang unacompanied, but in harmony, with my father choosing a tune and starting the hymns)
My last church had hymnbook boxes in some of the pews, in them there were (and probably still are) some ancient hymnbooks in the tiniest type imaginable!
Hymns:
O strength and stay - O Strength and Stay
Blest Creator of the light - Vienna
O the deep, deep love of Jesus - Ebenezer
Hail gladdening Light - Sebaste
Psalm 92
Mag & Nunc to usual chants.
Hymns
Glory be to God the Father, / Regent Square
Gloria, Gloria / Glory to God (Taize)
The love of God is greater far, / The Love of God
Far beyond our mind’s grasp, / Caturog na nonoy
Come Thou long expected Jesus, / Stuttgart
Choir
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, / Staton, words Faber
Teach me thy way, O Lord, / Crook arr. Chambers
Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour - St Helen
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine - Blessed Assurance
Jesus Christ is waiting - Noel Nouvelet
All I once held dear - Knowing You*
God is working his purpose out - Benson
* I hope bloody Kendrick is paying royalties to whoever wrote The Ugly Duckling for the refrain to that one ...
😆
I’ve often thought the same thing
Gather us in - Haugen
As I kneel before you*
Centre of my life = Inwood
I will be with you - Markland
* It's October which for some RCs is a Marian month. This hymn is
a) utter sentimental tripe, with zero literary or musical quality.
b) probably heretical, and
c) since it is addressed to Mary, it goes against the clear rubric that all prayers at Mass, spoken or sung must only be addressed to God.
How Deep The Father's Love For Us (Townend)
You Alone Can Rescue (Redman)
To God Be The Glory - TO GOD BE THE GLORY
“Blessèd assurance, Jesus is mine!” - Assurance.
“Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus” (Cull).
“As the deer” (Nystrom).
“When, O God, our faith is tested” - All Saints.
“O Love that wilt not let me go” - St Margaret.
“I will sing the wondrous story” - Hyfrydol.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness (Was Lebet)
Brother, sister, let me serve you (The Servant Song)
Thanks for the fellowship (Skye Boat Song)
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine (Blessed Assurance)
@Alan29 - As I kneel before you was a favourite of our late and very Marian-minded churchwarden, precisely because of the *qualities* you list...
We did sing it once at Our Place, but Words were Said, and that was the last we heard of it.
O splendour of God's glory bright (Winchester New)
Come let us join our cheerful songs (Nativity)
We hail thy presence glorious (Offertorium)
Motet: Lead me Lord (aka 3 blind mice for choral singing)
Onward Christian soldiers (St Gertrude)
O For A Thousand Tongues (Lyngham)
Jesus, the Name high over all (Coronation)
We Have A Gospel To Proclaim (Fulda)
Tell Out, My Soul (Woodlands)
Lord of All Hopefulness (SLANE)
Take My Life and Let it Be (HOLLINGSIDE)
As Those of Old Their First-Fruits Brought (FOREST GREEN)
The Summons (KELVINGROVE)
We sang:
Love divine, all loves excelling - Blaenwern
God be in my head - Walford Davies (sung by the choir)
Onward, Christian soldiers* - St Gertrude
* with the Right Words.
The deceased was a fan of Gilbert and Sullivan, so it was appropriate that we sang one of Sullivan's tunes.
He who would valiant be - Monks Gate
God is love, let heaven adore him -Alleluia
I the Lord of sea and sky - Here I am
I need thee every hour - I Need Thee
Christ is our King, let the whole world rejoice - Christ Is Our King*
* Very silly tune; I think it sounds as if it came from a stage musical, and it makes me want to segue into Oom-pa-pa from Oliver!
O worship the King all glorious above (Lyons)
Broken For Me, Broken For You (Janet Lunt)
What A Friend We Have In Jesus (Converse)
We love the place O God (Quam dilecta - on a par with Aurelia for general dreariness and inducing of melancholia)
Something from The Sheet
Lord's Prayer (music by Estelle White)
Let all the world in every corner sing (Luckington)
Something else from The Sheet
I'll try and find out from my Spy what the two Somethings were, but she may have been too busy to notice. Being a High Day, she'll have garnered some volunteers from other churches to help with the serving, candle-carrying, cross-carrying, thurible-swinging etc...
I fear there may have been rather a sparse attendance, because half-term, and also Storm Ashley - though the wind and rain here haven't been quite so dire this morning as in other parts.
AS I Kneel - same as last week (Bleurgh!)
Unless a grain of Wheat
How Great Thou Art. (I twiddled a bit of bird-song on the piano for the bit about birds in the trees. Well, you have to do something to liven it up!)
“Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!” - Nicaea.
“We praise God in the morning” (Alan Price).
“Morning has broken” - Bunessan.
“Lord of all hopefulness” - Slane.
“O God, our help in ages past” - St Anne.
I believe in the name of Jesus
I breathe in the presence of the living God (can't currently find it on YouTube)
You call me out upon the waters
The Lion and the Lamb
Again the morn of gladness (Wir plfugen)
Father whate'er of earthly bliss (Collingwood)
O love that wilt not let me go (St Margaret)
Through the night of doubt and sorrow (St Oswald)
It was like a service back in the 60s 🤣
Evensong
Blest creator of the light (Vienna)
Jesus where'er thy people meet (Wareham)
Church of the living God (Dominica)
Saviour againto thy dear name we raise (Ellers)
All Praise to Thee (ENGELBERG)
Jesu, Jesu (CHEREPONI)
Lord, We Have Come At Your Own Invitation (O QUANTA QUALIA)
Christ for the World We Sing (MOSCOW)
Light of the world( here I am to worship)
Meekness and majesty
Kum ba yah between intercessions.
I cannot tell ( Londonderry Air)
My Jesus, my Saviour
To God be the glory.
Choral Evensong, with a choir of 30.
Introit : O Bone Jesu - Palestrina
Anthem: Save us O Lord - Bairstow
Lord’s Prayer - Stone
A Simple Blessing
Hymns:
Christ Triumphant -( Guiting Power)
All People that on earth do dwell ( Old Hundredth)
Eternal Father, strong to save ( Melita)
Now thank we all our God ( Nun Danket)
“Holy, Holy, Holy”/NICEA
“Spirit of the Living God”/LIVING GOD
“Come, Great God of All the Ages”/ABBOT’S LEIGH
And among other things, the choir sang an arrangement of “Built on the Rock the Church Doth Stand” (KIRKEN DEN ER ET GAMMELT HUS).
“Spirit of the Living God” has a special meaning for this congregation, as the author, while serving as the minister there, wrote the text in a small room off the sanctuary.
In a perhaps similar vein, there was also a new hymn, commissioned for the occasion, and written by “a child of the church,” as the saying goes. I happen to know that the author/composer was a little bit nervous, in the “hope they like it” way, but it did seem to be well-received.
Once you realise this, its impossible to sing this song without thinking of the Ugly Duckling!
Goodness! She has a lovely voice, though...
Hymns
Crown him with many crowns, / Diademata
By gracious powers, / Highwood *
Jesus calls us here to meet him, / Gaelic Air
Let all creation dance, / Darwall
Choir
Forth in thy name (vs 2 and 4 only), / Song 34 by Orlando Gibbons and words Charles Wesley
O for a closer walk with God, / Paul Edwards, words by William Cowper
*The tune is by RR Terry, I remember singing ‘O Perfect Love’ to it in the 70s. These words are by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, translated by Frederick P. Green. Our musicians were not familiar with the tune but were very impressed. I have always liked it. Has anyone else sung or played Highwood recently?
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Lobe den Herren)
As the deer pants for the water (words and music by Martin Nystrom)
Kum ba yah (Spiritual)
When I survey the wondrous cross (Rockingham)
An odd selection, especially the last two...I'm surprised they didn't have Lord, thy word abideth to Ravenshaw...
Jesus is king ( Jesus is king)
Just as I am ( Saffron Walden)
Hills of the north ( Little Cornard )
Amazing Grace ( Amazing Grace )
All for Jesus ( All for Jesus)
St Thomas Mass
Some Places will be keeping Bible Sunday, others Reformation Sunday (?), and others will thankfully bring the seemingly interminable Trinity (or Pentecost) season to an end.
Today's Mass at Utrecht (NL) Old-Catholic Cathedral celebrated All Saints' and All Souls' within the same service (they do it rather well), with hymns to the tunes For all the saints (Sine Nomine) and Ye holy angels bright (Darwall's 148th) at beginning and end. Alas! the subtitles were unavailable, so I'm not sure if these were translations of the well-known English words...
I wonder if any Places in this country anticipated All Saints' and All Souls'? Our Place is keeping All Souls' next Saturday (2nd), and All Saints' on the Sunday (3rd), which seems a more logical order...
* Rev'd Rosie's recovering from a knee op.
Our offerings were, shall we say, eclectic:
All praise to thee - Sine Nomine
Glory to thee, O God - Love Unknown
I'm not ashamed to own my Lord - Jackson
O the deep, deep love of Jesus - Ebenezer (Ton-y-Botel)
It's me, it's me, it's me, O Lord - It's Me <rolleyes>
All praise to thee is set to Stanford's Engelberg in Our Place's hymnbook, but I prefer RVW's Sine Nomine.
O let all who thirst come to the waters.
Lay your hand gently upon us
O God you search me and you know me (a really beautiful hymn by Bernadette Farrell)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XFodUeqGqU&ab_channel=BernadetteFarrell-Topic
Christ be our light.
He came down that we may have love
Sent by the Lord am I
Standing in the need of prayer*
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
*Those familiar with our livestream will be able to judge how badly I mangled this Spiritual.