Previous “Music Notes” (Jan-Feb 2023)
2/24/23
We have another fun choir+congregation anthem coming up this Sunday! You can watch it below, as well as this Sunday's hymns!
Anthem: Psalm 139 (Were I to Cross from Land to Land) - New Scottish Hymns
Listen to this Sunday's hymns below!
Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days (ST. FLAVIAN)
On Eagle's Wings (Joncas)
Amazing Grace (arr. Excell)
2/15/23
Have you ever wondered why many hymns in our bulletin also include a word or phrase written in all caps in parentheses? These are the tune names. You may have noticed that you sometimes know a tune, but the words are completely different from what you remember. Various tunes (especially familiar ones) are sometimes set to different texts, just like when you were a child and learned The Alphabet Song and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Yep... same tune. Our first hymn this Sunday is in our hymnal, set to the tune BREWER, but we will sing it to the HYFRYDOL tune.
Listen to this Sunday's hymns below!
We Have Come at Christ's Own Bidding (HYFRYDOL)
Jesus, Take Us to the Mountain (UNSER HERRSCHER)
Let Us with a Gladsome Mind (MONKLAND)
*In case you’d like to hear it, here is the tune BREWER, mentioned above.
2/8/23
We are blessed to have many musical talents in our church... from the choir, to our pianist, to our string players and vocalists, even other members of our congregation. This Sunday, Ken and Robyn Greene will be filling in to lead us through hymns along with the help of the rest of our music ministry team... and maybe a little help from the congregation too!
Listen to this Sunday's hymns and anthem below!
O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee (MARYTON)
Though I May Speak (GIFT OF LOVE)
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS)
Anthem: Lead Me, Guide Me
2/4/23
This Sunday's anthem "Here I Am, Lord" is a favorite hymn among many in our congregation. The stanzas you'll see in Sunday's bulletin represent the voice of God, while the refrain is the faithful human response to God's call.+
Listen to this Sunday's hymns below!
Here in This Place (GATHER US IN)
+Glory to God Hymnal, 2013
1/23/23
The choir is sharing a beautiful arrangement of "Jesus, Take All of Me/Just As I Am" by Heather Sorensen. This song invites us to commit our lives to the Lord. Tune in to Facebook Live to hear the full service this Sunday at 10:30am CST.
Listen to this Sunday's hymns below!
Blest Are They (Hass)
Be Thou My Vision (SLANE)
Lord, You Give the Great Commission (ABBOTT'S LEIGH)
1/18/23
This Sunday's anthem is a setting of John B. Foley's "Come to the Water." Based on passages from Isaiah and Matthew, the text summons all who thirst, seek, toil and long for the Lord. It provides comfort and consolation to all Christians.*
*ocp.org
Listen to this Sunday's hymns below!
The Church's One Foundation (AURELIA)
I Danced in the Morning (LORD OF THE DANCE)
I Have Decided to Follow Jesus (ASSAM)
1/6/23
We are preparing some fun selections for the upcoming season. Please reach out to Lori Kearney or any of the other choir members if you are interested in being a part of our music ministry! Visitors are also welcome to sit in on our choir rehearsals anytime. We rehearse most Sundays at noon, following fellowship.
12/27/2022
At tbe Christmas Eve service, a few people asked about the prelude that was sung. I did not have words added to the bulletin, so I thought I'd share this beautiful story here of The Night When Love Was Born. You may be familiar with the tune to which it was sung, LONDONDERRY AIR (better known to some as the song Danny Boy). Click here to read the words. Words for the Christmas Eve anthem have also been included.