Opening Voluntary Lord,
Thee I Love with All My Heart (Herzlich lieb)
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| Marienkirche in Gdańsk where Markull was principal organist. |
setting,
Friedrich Wilhelm Markull (1816-1887)
See
the tune and text at ELW 750.
I
did not know this hymn before I came to St. Mark’s. In 2008 I read an article
by Mark Sedio (Cantor, Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis) who said this
was THE favorite communion hymn of his congregation. He said he knew this was
true because they had done a survey. That was enough of an incentive for me to
look it up, and now it has become one of my favorites.
It
is the only known hymn text by Martin Schalling, a Lutheran pastor who knew
Philipp Melancthon. A brief biography of Schalling can be found here: https://bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Schalling.htm
J.
S. Bach used the final stanza in his St. John’s Passion. Hear and see the
chorale here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSOTYg86AVs
Gathering Hymn Praise and Thanks and Adoration (Freu
dich sehr)
Evangelical
Lutheran Worship ELW 783
The
text is by a Danish bishop, Thomas H. Kingo (1634-1703). The tune probably has
its origins in a French folk song that was adapted by Louis Bourgeois (c. 1510 –
c. 1560) for use in singing Psalm 42 from the Genevan Psalter.
Hymn of the Day Lead Me, Guide Me (Lead Me, Guide Me)
ELW
768
Communion Hymns
Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus (Lasset uns mit
Jesu ziehen)
ELW
802
Oh Jesus, I Have
Promised (Munich)
ELW 810
Sending Hymn Faith of Our Fathers (St. Catherine)
ELW
813
The
first stanza is the traditional opening of the hymn as it is known by most
people. The stanzas that follow are newly written by Joseph R. Alfred (b. 1947)
who honors the faith of our mothers, and then moves to honor the faith of
Christians living today, those who “still face persecution, imprisonment and
even death for our faith.”
Closing Voluntary A Mystical Moment
Gordon
Young
Photo credit for the Marienkirche photo via Wikipedia: By Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28153717
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