tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post6026458938457068457..comments2023-11-03T05:46:44.728-04:00Comments on RevGalBlogPals: Sunday Afternoon Music Video: Be Still, My SoulStephanie Anthony/She Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-5014272253058294802008-07-14T12:05:00.000-04:002008-07-14T12:05:00.000-04:00I LOVE "O Day of Radiant Gladness" and "We Know th...I LOVE "O Day of Radiant Gladness" and "We Know that Christ is Raised and Dies No More." They're both incredibly wonderful to play on a really good organ, too.leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501658909604910490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-89446768219908065132008-07-14T11:46:00.000-04:002008-07-14T11:46:00.000-04:00We didn't do anything too crazy, but it all fit to...We didn't do anything too crazy, but it all fit together so well, and I love that. I love when the service makes sense from beginning to end.<BR/><BR/>We sang the psalm, not something we regularly do. I'm a week ahead in the lectionary so it was Psalm 139, a relatively modern arrangement set to Sursum Corda, one of my FAVORITE hymn tunes.<BR/><BR/>We also sang old favorites - "To God Be the Glory" and "Great is Thy Faithfulness".<BR/><BR/>Our closing hymn was from the Thanksgiving section, but fit wonderfully with all the agricultural parables this week and last "We Plow the Fields and Scatter". It had thanksgiving without being too "T"hanksgiving-y. <BR/><BR/>Worked well, I think.<BR/><BR/>(Of course I do, I picked 'em!)Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-23323517147830926322008-07-14T10:46:00.000-04:002008-07-14T10:46:00.000-04:00Didn't make it here until Monday morning but wante...Didn't make it here until Monday morning but wanted to comment anyway. <BR/><BR/>I'm so grateful for your reference to "a weaned child" - Psalm 131 is such a wonderful psalm. I have used it to center myself - reorient myself when I find myself overwhelmed with too much on my plate and too much swirling around in my head.<BR/><BR/>Our children sang an original song in worship yesterday that was just wonderful - it was titled "It's Why I Love Jesus" and each child wrote a verse and sang their verse as a solo. One of the leaders set is to music. It was truly delightful to see and hear some of the most introverted be willing to step up and sing!<BR/><BR/>And choir's "Saved by Grace" (Gaither-esque) anthem was foot stomping and hand clappin' praise - and it was great!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for asking!Templeammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280336374114949650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-74622524998875906352008-07-14T09:49:00.000-04:002008-07-14T09:49:00.000-04:00Oh, and I was late for choir (we just have pickup ...Oh, and I was late for choir (we just have pickup pre-service rehearsals on Sundays during Summer), so I sat downstairs in the nave yesterday. I love doing that...not being removed up in the loft. And I got to LISTEN to the choral music. The choir sang the "Ave Verum Corpus," which they really do beautifully. We also sang "O, Day of Radiant Gladness," "Come, We That Love the Lord," and "We Know that Christ is Raised and Dies No More."<BR/><BR/>Twas announced that our super-dear and super-wonderful organist will be moving in late August - her priest husband has gotten a new call in Colorado. I'm so happy for them, and so sorry for us. <BR/><BR/>But a new set of musical opportunities await us, don't they? and nothing stays the same.Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970052534402740820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-50271366229061297772008-07-14T09:41:00.000-04:002008-07-14T09:41:00.000-04:00The video IS still available, fortunately, if you ...The video IS still available, fortunately, if you go to Youtube. It just can't be embedded in other posts. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://youtube.com/watch?v=omlBeCGLFG4" REL="nofollow">You can see/hear it here</A>Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970052534402740820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-4210861835859883912008-07-13T22:13:00.000-04:002008-07-13T22:13:00.000-04:00Somehow the video for this post is no longer worki...Somehow the video for this post is no longer working :(.<BR/><BR/>I am going to have to get the order of worship - one of those hymns I wanted to re read the words to it. my memory - not so good.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279097751133383753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-21659262670685080042008-07-13T21:07:00.000-04:002008-07-13T21:07:00.000-04:00Be still my soul... thanks, Michelle, though I'm s...<I>Be still my soul...</I> thanks, Michelle, though I'm still trusting graceful circumstances here on earth will calm me (soon). This morning I attended a red liturgy for the 50th ordination anniversary of John Huber, the chairperson of our local ecumenical council's Faith, Order & Witness Committee. He has DMin in ecumenism yet has remained in the ecumenically conservative Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Except for one of my most unfavorite hymns, the music was wonderful, the liturgy kinda high church. The musical setting 5, "Bread of Life" from With One Voice (they use 2 ELCA hymnals rather than the new LCMS one). <BR/><BR/>Prelude: Festive March/Processional - Handel/Pachelbel (the prelude began after the announcements, so everyone got to hear it)<BR/><BR/>Entrance Hymn: "Thy Strong Word" - Martin Franzmann's amazing text always brings me to tears--"Thy strong Word bespeaks us righteous, bright with thine own holiness"<BR/><BR/>Vocal solo: How Beautiful are the Feet - Handel<BR/><BR/>HOD: Borning Cry (yeccchhh)<BR/><BR/>Offering: Voluntary for French Horn, composer not listed, played by John's auto mechanic<BR/><BR/>Distribution hymn: One Bread, One Body (another tearjerker for me--John's license plate reads <B>One Loaf</B><BR/><BR/>Closing: In Thee Is Gladness<BR/><BR/>Postlude: Psalm 19 - Marcello<BR/><BR/>The morning was quite healing for me. Given this was a regularly scheduled Sunday morning, a lot of pastors couldn't be there, and I wondered if women could have vested and processed in this relatively liberal LCMS setting. One of the RC committee members wore alb and stole but sadly couldn't commune. I felt whole while I was there but my brain's been on fire again, or still, since I got home. Thanks again, Michelle!leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501658909604910490noreply@blogger.com