Lent V, commonly called Passion Sunday (March 25, 2012)
Choral Prelude: “Ah! Lord when my last end is come”
Text: Martin Schalling (1532-1608)
Music: St. John Passion, J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Opening Hymn: “A mighty fortress is our God” (#551)
Sequence Hymn: “Have mercy upon me” (Psalm 51)
Sermon Hymn: “O for a heart to praise my God” (#414)
Communion Hymns: “O food of men wayfaring” (#192)
“Thou, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray” (#191)
Closing Hymn: “We sing the praise of Him who died” (#340)
Anthem: “In manus tuas”
Text: Text: Psalm 31:5
Music: John Sheppard (c. 1515-1558)
Translation: “Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. You have redeemed me, O Lord, O God of truth.”
Communion Motet: “Let Thy blood in mercy poured”
Text: Ancient Greek hymn
Music: Charles H. Giffen (1940- )
Choral Amen: “Fivefold Amen” by César Franck (1822-1890)