SERVICE MUSIC

Third Sunday after Easter (April 29, 2012)

Opening Hymn:  “Praise my soul the King of Heaven” (#282)
Sequence Hymn:  “Te Deum laudamus” (#613/617)
Sermon Hymn: “Before thy throne O God we kneel” (#499)
Communion Hymns:  “O saving Victim” (#209, martyr dei)
“Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts” (#485, abends)
Closing Hymn:  “All praise to Thee” (#366)

Anthem:  “O praise the Lord”
Music: Adrian Batten (1590-1637)
Text: Psalm 117:1-2

Communion Motet:  “Ave verum corpus”
Music: William Byrd (1540-1623)
Text: 14th Century Eucharistic Hymn

Translation: “Hail the true body, born of the Virgin Mary: You who truly suffered and were sacrificed on the cross for the sake of man. From whose pierced side flowed water and blood: Be a foretaste for us in the trial of death. O sweet, O gentle, O Jesu, son of Mary, have mercy on me.”

Choral Amen:  “Fourfold Amen” by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)