Lent VI, commonly called Palm Sunday (April 1, 2012)
Prelude: Processional on “Vexilla Regis” (The Royal Banners) by Everett Titcomb
Text: “The royal banners forward go, / The cross shines forth in mystic glow, / Where he, as man, who gave man breath, / Now bows beneath the yoke of death.”
Opening Hymn: “All glory, laud, and honor” (#62)
Sequence Hymn: “Have mercy upon me” (Psalm 51)
Sermon Hymn: “Ah, holy Jesus” (#71), (Herzliebster Jesu)
Communion Hymns: “Let they Blood in mercy poured” (#190)
“Glory be to Jesus” (#335)
Closing Hymn: “Ride on, ride on in majesty” (#64 ) (The King’s Majesty)
Anthem: “O Domine lesu Christe” by Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Translation: O Lord Jesus Christ, I worship thee wounded on the Cross, having drunk of gall and vinegar: I beseech thee, that thy wounds and thy death will be life for me.
Communion Motet: “Caro Mea” by Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Translation: My flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in him. (From John 6:56-57)
Choral Amen: “Fivefold Amen” by César Franck (1822-1890)