Lent II (March 4, 2012)

Opening Hymn:  “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” (aberystwyth)
Sequence Hymn:  “Have mercy upon me” (Psalm 51)
Sermon Hymn: “Lord Jesus, think on me” (#417)
Communion Hymns:  “Here, O my Lord” (#208)
“Come with us, O blessed Jesus” (#211)
Closing Hymn:  “Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us” (#567)

Anthem:  “Let my complaint come before Thee”
Text: Psalm 119 vv.169-172, 175
Music: Adrian Batten (1591-1637)

Communion Motet:  “Tantum ergo”
Text: Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Music: Tomas Luis da Victoria (1548-1611)
Translation: “So let us devoutly revere this great sacrament, and the old covenant may give way to the new rite. May faith grant assistance to the deficiency of our senses. Jubilant praise, glory, laud, honor, and benediction be to the Father and the Son. Equal praise be to Him that proceeds from the two.”

Choral Amen:  “Five-fold Amen,” Cesar Franck (1822-1890)