Sunday, December 21, 2014

The Fourth Sunday of Advent - December 21, 2014

  • Organ:  Nun komm der heiden Heiland (Come now, Saviour of the Gentiles) – F.W. Zachow 
  • Opening Hymn: 363 "My soul proclaims your glory, Lord"
  • Service Music:  John Merbecke (Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
  • Trisagion - (said) Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal one, have mercy on us.
  • Magnificat (Anglican chant) text: see here »
  • Gradual:
Cantor: The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him:
Choir:
 yea all such as call upon him faithfully
Cantor: My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord;
Choir: 
and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy name.
Cantor: Come O Lord and tarry not,
Choir: 
forgive the misdeeds of thy people.
  • Offertory Hymn  362 “Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord”
  • Communion Hymn 96 “Creators of the stars of night”
  • Communion Motet: “The Angel Gabriel” – Basque Carol, arr. by Edgar Pettman
  • The angel Gabriel from heaven came,
    With wings as drifted snow, with eyes as flame:
    "All hail” said he, “Thou lowly maiden Mary,
    Most highly favored lady." Gloria!

    "For know a blessed mother thou shalt be,
    All generations laud and honor thee;
    Thy son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold,
    Most highly favored lady." Gloria!

    Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head;
    "To me be as it pleaseth God," she said.
    "My soul shall laud and magnify His holy name."
    Most highly favored lady." Gloria!

    Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born
    In Bethlehem all on a Christmas morn,
    And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say:
    "Most highly favored lady." Gloria!
  • Concluding Hymn 89 “O come, O come, Emmanuel”
  • Organ: To heighten the anticipation of Christ’s birth, there is no organ postlude this morning.
  • Music Notes 
    Each week during Advent the organ prelude is based on the same German chorale, or hymn tune – Nun komm der heiden Heiland – by four different composers of the baroque era. Two names will be familiar to you – Bach and Pachelbel (of the famous Pachelbel’s Canon); and two less familiar – Sweelinck and Zachow. Today it’s the turn of Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663-1712) who is best remembered as the teacher of George Frederic Handel, but who composed a great deal of choral and instrumental music. Here is a translation of the first verse of the hymn by Martin Luther:

    Now come, Saviour of the gentiles, recognised as the child of the Virgin,
    so that all the world is amazed God ordained such a birth for him.

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