Epiphany evensong 2017

T RINITY C HURCH M YRTLE B EACH

CHORAL EVENSONG FOR

EPIPHANY January 6th , 2017 + 6:30 p.m.

Organ Recital (& friends) I love Epiphany/Christmas recitals and also playing duets with talented and hard-working musicians! Ruhi, Kirby, Sadie, Maggie, Campbell, Drew, Ruby and Will study organ with me here on our magnificent 1876 Farmer-Johnson pipe organ.

All of the pieces below; except for Sadie’s “Silent Night”, Drew’s “Canon in D”, Will’s “In Dulci Jubilo”, and the St. Cecilia Choir’s “Carol of the Bells”; are arrangements by composer Alfred V. Fedak.

Joy to the World, by: G. F. Handel

Ruhi Patel, Organist

Silent Night, by: Franz Gruber

Ruhi Patel, Organist

We Three Kings, by: John H. Hopkins

Kirby Cromer, Organist

Go, Tell it on the Mountain, Trad. Spiritual

Kirby Cromer, Organist

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Trad. English

Sadie Burch, Organist

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Trad. English

Kirby Cromer, Organist

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, By: R. S. Willis Maggie Burch, Organist Silent Night, by: Franz Gruber, with Celtic Harp What Child is This, Trad. English,

Sadie Burch, Organist

Sadie Burch & Maggie Burch

He is Born (Il est Né), Trad. French Carol Campbell Pruett, Harpsichord It came Upon the Midnight Clear, by: E. Sears Campbell Pruett, Organist Hark the Herald Angels, By: F. Mendelssohn, Campbell Pruett, Organist Canon in D, By: Johann Pachelbel

Drew Cameron, Organist

Away in a Manger By: James R. Murray

Drew Cameron, Organist

Angels We Have Heard on High, Trad. French Drew Cameron, Organist The First Nowell, Trad. English

Ruby Harris, Organist

Hallelujah Chorus, from G. F. Handel’s Messiah

Ruby Harris, Organist

In Dulci Jubilo by: J. S. Bach Carol of the Bells, Arranged by: P. Wilhousky

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Will Jordan, Organist St. Cecilia Choir

Evening Prayer I + Please stand as you are able

+PROCESSIONAL

497,How bright appears the Morning Star WIE SCHĂ–N LEUCHTET

OPENING SENTENCE

Book of Common Prayer p. 61

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him. Psalm 96:9

CONFESSION OF SIN The officiant says to the people Dear friends in Christ, here in the presence of Almighty God, let us kneel in silence, and with penitent and obedient hearts confess our sins, so that we may obtain forgiveness by his infinite goodness and mercy.

Officiant and People together, all kneeling Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep, we have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts, we have offended against thy holy laws, we have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.

But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, spare thou those who confess their faults, restore thou those who are penitent, according to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord; and grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.

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The Officiant alone stands and says The Almighty and merciful Lord grant you absolution and remission of all of your sins, true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. Amen.

Invitatory and Psalter + INVITATORY Officiant and People stand and sing responsively.

PHOS HILARON

“O Gracious Light”

By: David Hogan

Sung by the choir, please be seated O gracious Light, pure brightness of the everlasting One, O Jesus Christ, Holy and Blessed!

Now as we come to the setting of the sun, And our eyes behold the vesper light, We sing your praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

You are worthy at all times to be prais’d by happy voices, 4

O Son of God, O Giver of life, And to be glorified through all the worlds.

Amen.

PSALTER Psalm 96

Plainsong, Tone II

Chanted by the Choir and Congregation.

Congregational verses are in bold print.

Choir: Sing to the Lord a / new song; * sing to the Lord, all / the whole earth.

People: Sing to the Lord and / bless His Name; * proclaim the good news of His salvation from / day to day.

Choir: Declare His glory among the / nations * and His wonders a-/mong all peoples.

People: For great is the Lord and greatly / to be praised; * He is more to be feared / than all gods.

Choir: As for all the gods of the nations, they are but / idols; * but it is the Lord who / made the heavens.

People: Oh, the majesty and magnificence of His / presence! * Oh, the power and the splendor of His / sanctuary!

Choir: Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the / peoples; * ascribe to the Lord hon-/or and pow’r.

People: Ascribe to the Lord the honor / due His Name; * bring offerings and come in-/to His courts.

Choir: Worship the Lord in the beauty of / holiness; * let the whole earth trem-/ble before Him. Tell it out among the nations: “The / Lord is King! * He has made the world so firm that it cannot be moved; He will judge the peo-/ples with equity.”

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Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea thunder and all that / is in it; * let the field be joyful and all that/ is therein.

Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy before the Lord / when He comes, * when He comes to / judge the earth. all sing the final verse together: People: He will judge the world with / righteousness * and the peoples / with His truth.

Lessons LESSON 1

Isaiah 52: 7-10

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”

8 The voice of your watchmen—they lift up their voice; together they sing for joy; for eye to eye they see the return of the LORD to Zion.

9 Break forth together into singing, you waste places of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem.

10 The LORD has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. 7

Here endeth the Lesson.

MAGNIFICAT 6

from The Canterbury Service for Trebles By: Philip Moore

My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoicèd in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden.

For behold, from hence-forth all generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath magnifièd me; And holy is his name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations.

He hath shewed strength with his arm; He hath scatterèd the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from their seat: And hath exalted the humble and meek.

He hath fillèd the hungry with good things; And the rich he has sent empty away.

He rememb’ring his mercy Hath holpen his servant Israel; As he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed forever.

Glory be to the Father, And to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

LESSON 2

Revelation 21:22-27

And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty andthe Lamb.

23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, 25 and its gates will never be shut by day— and there will be no night there.

26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations.

27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, 22

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nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Here endeth the Lesson.

NUNC DIMITTIS

from The Canterbury Service for Trebles By: Philip Moore

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: According to thy word.

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, And to be the glory of the people Israel.

Glory be to the Father, And to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.

SERMON

The Rev. Gregory M. Smith, Rector

SERMON NOTES:

+ APOSTLES’ CREED Chanted by the Officiant and people together on one tone, all standing.

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I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried.

He descended into hell.

The third day he rose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty.

From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Prayers BCP p. 67

The People stand or kneel

Officiant

The Lord be with you.

People

And with thy spirit.

Officiant

Let us pray.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Chanted by all, lead by the Officiant 9

SUFFRAGES (B) Officiant and People stand and sing responsively.

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COLLECT Officiant: O God, who by the leading of a star didst manifest thy only-begotten Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know thee now by faith, to thy presence, where we may behold thy glory face to face; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Amen.

ANTHEM

Lullay, Myn Lyking

15th Century Carol

Lullay, my liking, my dear son, my sweeting; 11

Lullay, my dear heart, mine own dear darling!

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I saw a fair maiden sitten and sing: She lulled a little child, a sweete lording.

2. That eternal Lord is he that made alle thing: Of alle lords he is Lord, Of alle kinges King.

3. There was mickle melody at that Childes birth: Although they were in heaven’s bliss they made mickle mirth.

4. Angels bright tyhey sang that night, and saiden to that Child: “Blessed be thou, and so be she that is both meek and mild!”

5. Pray we now to that Child and to his mother dear; God grant them all his blessing that now maken cheer!

THE GENERAL THANKSGIVING Officiant and people 12

BCP p. 71

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all men.

We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.

And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; and that we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

PRAYER OF ST. CHRYSOSTOM Officiant only Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication unto thee, and hast promised through thy well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name thou wilt be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. + BENEDICTION

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+ GRACE (chanted by officiant) The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. + PROCESSIONAL 117,Brightest and best of the stars of the morning MORNING STAR POSTLUDE Joy to the World

Arranged by: Albin C. Whitworth Will Jordan, Organist

You are cordially invited to attend a “Christmas Cookie Favorites” Reception in Gravely Hall following the service!

Participating in this Evening’s Liturgy: 14

Officiant and Preacher: The Rev’d Gregory M. Smith, Rector Readers:

Patty Von Schoppe and Stella Acton-Greene

Crucifer:

Cal Cunningham

Candle Bearers: Organist & Choir Director:

Grace Laughlin and Fred Akel Ashley Sosis

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