Holy Eucharist Rite II at 10:30 a.m. with the St. John’s Adult Choir & Choir School, sermon by The Rev’d Todd FitzGerald.
Worship at Home:
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Service Music:
Voluntary Chant Vespéral (op. 112, no. 12) Rachel Laurin (1961-2023)
Processional Hymn 525 The Church’s One Foundation Aurelia
Song of Praise Dignus es Benjamin P. Straley (b. 1986)
Sequence Hymn 493 O for a thousand tongues to sing Azmon
Offertory My eyes for beauty pine Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Text: Robert Bridges (1844-1930)
My eyes for beauty pine, my soul for Goddes grace,
No other care or hope is mine, to heaven I turn my face.
One splendour thence is shed from all the stars above;
‘Tis named when God’s name is said, ’tis love, ’tis heavenly love.
And every heart that burns with true desire,
Is lit from eyes that mirror part of that celestial fire.
Herbert Howells, arguably more than anyone influenced British church music in the 20th century. He completed this anthem on Boxing Day, December 26, 1925. The chorus maintains a modest and humble unison texture until the “splendour” that is shed from above is revealed as God’s name, which is heavenly love.
Sanctus S125 Richard Proulx (1937-2010)
Fraction Anthem Be Known to us, Lord Jesus Gary James (b. 1957)
Communion Motet Ave verum corpus Stephanie Martin (b. 1962)
Text attributed to Pope Innocent VI (d. 1362)
Ave, verum corpus natum de Maria Virgine, vere passum immolatum in Cruce pro homine,
Cujus latus perforatum unda fluxit sanguine, esto nobis praegustatum in mortis examine.
Hail, true body born of the Virgin Mary, who truly suffered, sacrificed on the Cross for man,
Whose pierced side overflowed with blood, Be for us a foretaste in the test of death.
An award-winning composer and conductor, Stephanie Martin has wide musical interests ranging from Gregorian chant to gamelan; from Froberger to folksong. A guardian of musical heritage and a creative collaborator, she is known for imaginative programming and for creating sustainable musical communities.
Communion Hymn 773 Heal me, hands of Jesus Sharpe
Hymn in Procession 423 Immortal, invisible St. Denio
Voluntary Improvisation on St. Denio