UPCOMING SERVICE MUSIC
Easter Sunday (April 8, 2012)
Opening Hymn: “Jesus Christ is ris’n today” (#85)
Sequence Hymn: “Christians, to the Paschal victim” (#97)
Sermon Hymn: “That Easter Day with joy was bright” (#98)
Communion Hymns: “At the Lamb’s high feast we sing” (#89)
“Come risen Lord and deign to be our guest” (#207)
Closing Hymn: “Alleluia! Alleluia! Hearts and voices heav’nward raise” (#92)
Anthem: “Easter Anthem”
Music: William Billings (1746-1800)
Text: Scripture and Edward Young (1681–1765)
Communion Motet: “O sacrum convivium”
Music: Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
Text: Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Translation: “O sacred banquet, wherein Christ is received; the memorial of his passion is renewed; the soul is filled with grace; and a pledge of future glory is given to us.”
Choral Amen: “Fourfold Amen” by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)