UPCOMING SERVICE MUSIC

Second Sunday after Easter (April 22, 2012)

Opening Hymn:  “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” (#279)
Sequence Hymn:  “Te Deum laudamus” (#613/617)
Sermon Hymn: “In heav’nly love abiding” (#431)
Communion Hymns:  “My God, thy table now is spread” (#203)
“Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness” (#210)
Closing Hymn:  “How sweet the name of Jesus” (#455)

Anthem:  “Sanctus and Benedictus” from Mass for 3 Voices
Music: William Byrd (1540-1623)

Translation: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, Heaven and earth are full of thy glory, Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.”

Communion Motet:  “Agnus Dei” from Mass for 3 Voices
Music: William Byrd (1540-1623)

Translation: “O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace.”

Choral Amen:  “Dresden Amen”