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10 October 2021 3:15 P.M.

Recital: Jack Mitchener, Organ

4:00 P.M.

Choral Eucharist to celebrate the Feast of St. Philip, Deacon and Evangelist

Recital Jack Mitchener, Organ Fantasie und Fuge über den Choral “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam,” S. 259 Franz Liszt (1811-1886) (Fantasy and Fugue on the chorale “Come to us, to the waves of salvation”) Franz Liszt composed the Fantasy and Fugue on the chorale “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam” in the winter of 1850 when he was in Weimar, Germany. The work was given its premiere on October 29, 1852. The revised version was first performed in Merseburg Cathedral on September 26, 1855 by German organist Alexander Winterberger. Liszt’s inspiration for this monumental work was a chorale in Giacomo Meyerbeer’s opera Le prophète. The chorale, “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam,” was a newly-composed melody by Meyerbeer. In the opera, three evil Anabaptist zealots in 16thcentury Holland attempt to coerce the Dutch people into being re-baptized in order to be saved by God. In so doing, they sing the chorale “Come to us, to the waves of salvation.” The melody is in the minor mode and is characterized by devilish and awkward leaps and a dotted rhythm. This work is symphonic in its structure and character, and there are three main sections. The Fantasy opens with the “Ad nos” theme and builds in intensity and dynamics. There are contrasts between more reflective passages and exuberant and virtuosic writing. A second climatic section leads to the middle portion of the work, the Adagio. This serves as a development section. It begins softly, and the theme moves to major keys in contrast to the minor keys of the preceding section. The Fugue is the third and concluding section of the work. It is the finale, but also, within the sonata form, is the recapitulation and coda. Here elements from the previous sections appear again. The piece ends with a triumphant coda in C Major, on full organ. Most performances last a little more than 30 minutes, although renderings by Liszt and by Winterberger lasted, according to contemporary reports, an average of 40 minutes. In 1856, Liszt said “I wish to avoid as far as possible that mechanical kind of playing which meticulously adhering to the meter, splits up the performance by perpetually emphasizing the strong and weak beats, which mode of playing is, however, still customary in some places. I acknowledge only that kind of periodic style of execution which emphasizes the essential accents and displays the nuances of the music by means of melodic and rhythmic shaping.” Organist and Artist-in-Residence at The Cathedral of St. Philip, Jack Mitchener is also Professor of Organ, University Organist, Chair of the Keyboard Department, and Director of the Townsend-McAfee Institute of Church Music at Mercer University in Macon, GA. He is a former organ professor at Oberlin College and Conservatory, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and Salem College. He has concertized throughout the USA, Europe, and Asia including recitals at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and the Cultural Centre in Hong Kong. Winner of the Philadelphia AGO Competition and Music Teachers National Association National Organ Competition, he also was a top prize-winner in the Dublin International Competition. He has recorded for the Gothic and Raven labels. According to The American Organist, “Jack Mitchener brings music to life with his supple rhythmic control, clear phrasing, energy, and sensitivity.” In response to his recording, Dulcet Tones, a reviewer for the International Record Review of London asserted: “Superb…an impressive and rather moving listening experience.” He has performed the complete organ works of Bach and given recitals, lectures, and master classes for conventions of the American Guild of Organists, Organ Historical Society, Music Teachers National Association, the Hymn Society, and many denominational organizations including the Association of Anglican Musicians. He also has premiered works by Emma Lou Diemer, Dan Locklair, and Margaret Vardell Sandresky. He holds a doctorate, two master’s degrees and two Performer’s Certificates in organ and harpsichord from the Eastman School of Music. As a student at the National Conservatory in Rueil-Malmaison, France, he won the Médaille d’or in harpsichord and Prix d’Excellence and Prix de Virtuosité in organ.

The Evensong Recital Series is given by Delbert Lowell Jacks in memory of Thomas Ruben Jones. 2

Choral Eucharist for the Feast of St. Philip, Deacon and Evangelist The Reverend Canon George M. Maxwell, Jr., Celebrant and Preacher The Reverend Deacon Juan Sandoval, Assisting The Cathedral Schola

THE WORD OF GOD Remain seated for

The Introit O quam gloriosum est regnum, in quo cum Christo gaudent omnes Sancti! Amicti stolis albis, sequuntur Agnum quocumque ierit.

music: Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611), O quam gloriosum words: Antiphon to Magnificat for All Saints’

O how glorious is the kingdom where all the Saints rejoice with Christ! Clothed in white robes, they follow the Lamb wheresoever He goes.

All stand.

The Procession The Opening Acclamation The Book of Common Prayer (BCP), p. 355 Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. The Collect for Purity BCP, p. 355 Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

All sit.

The Gloria in excelsis music: Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611), from Missa O quam gloriosum Gloria in excelsis Deo, Glory be to God on high, Et in terra pax and in earth peace, hominibus bonae voluntatis. good will towards men. [humankind] Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. We praise thee, we bless thee, Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. we worship thee, we glorify thee, Gratias agimus tibi we give thanks to thee propter magnam gloriam tuam. for thy great glory, Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, O Lord God, heavenly King, Deus Pater omnipotens. God the Father Almighty. Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, O Lord God, Lamb of God, Filius Patris. Son of the Father, Qui tollis peccata mundi, Thou that takest away the sins of the world, miserere nobis. have mercy upon us. Qui tollis peccata mundi, Thou that takes away the sins of the world, suscipe deprecationem nostram. receive our prayer. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, miserere nobis. have mercy upon us. Quoniam to solus sanctus. For thou only art holy; Tu solus Dominus. thou only art the Lord; Tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe, thou only, O Christ, cum Sancto Spiritu with the Holy Ghost, in gloria Dei Patris. Amen. art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. The Collect of the Day: The Feast of St. Philip, Deacon & Evangelist Celebrant The Lord be with you. All And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray. Holy God, no one is excluded from your love, and your truth transforms the minds of all who seek you: As your servant Philip was led to embrace the fullness of your salvation and to bring the stranger to Baptism, so give us all the grace to be heralds of the Gospel, proclaiming your love in Jesus Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. The Epistle Lector

Acts 8:26-40 A Reading from The Acts of the Apostles.

An angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to this chariot and join it.” So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” He replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this:

“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.” The eunuch asked Philip, “About whom, may I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture, he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus. As they were going along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is to prevent me from being baptized?” He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he was passing through the region, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea. Lector All

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

The Gradual: Psalm 67

Anglican chant: Edward Bairstow BCP, p. 675

1 May God be merciful to us and bless us, * show us the light of his countenance and come to us. 2 Let your ways be known upon earth, * your saving health among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; * let all the peoples praise you. 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, * for you judge the peoples with equity and guide all the nations upon earth. 5 Let the peoples praise you, O God; * let all the peoples praise you. 6 The earth has brought forth her increase; * may God, our own God, give us his blessing. 7 May God give us his blessing, * and may all the ends of the earth stand in awe of him.

All stand to sing.

The Sequence: Hymn

Wonder Love & Praise 781 music: Owen, John L. Hooker (b. 1944) words: John L. Hooker (b. 1944)

Gospel Responses (St. Paul's, London)

The Holy Gospel

All remain standing.

Matthew 28:18-20

(St. Paul's, London) The Holy Gospel Gospel of Responses our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Bofore the Gospel

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Choir, then All

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Canon Maxwell

The Prayers of the People: Form II

BCP, p. 385

All stand or kneel to pray. In the course of the silence after each bidding, the People offer their own prayers, either silently or aloud.

I ask your prayers for God’s people throughout the world; for our Bishop, Robert; for this gathering; and for all ministers and people. Pray for the Church. Silence I ask your prayers for peace; for goodwill among nations; and for the well-being of all people. Pray for justice and peace. Silence I ask your prayers for the poor, the sick, the hungry, the oppressed, and those in prison. Pray for those in any need or trouble. Silence I ask your prayers for all who seek God, or a deeper knowledge of him. Pray that they may find and be found by him. Silence 7

I ask your prayers for the departed, especially Baby Bordner, Aaron Kirkland, Leticia Justo Serrano, Randy Wilson. Pray for those who have died. Silence Praise God for those in every generation in whom Christ has been honored. Pray that we may have grace to glorify Christ in our own day. Silence O Lord, support us all the day long, until the shadows lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in thy mercy, grant us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last. Amen. The Confession of Sin Celebrant Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

BCP, p. 360

Silence may be kept.

All

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

The Absolution Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen. The Peace

All stand. The Celebrant says

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The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.

All greet one another in the name of the Lord.

The Parish Notices

THE HOLY COMMUNION The Offertory The Offertory Anthem

music: William H. Harris (1883-1973), Bring us, O Lord God words: John Donne (1572-1631)

Bring us, O Lord God, at our last awakening into the house and gate of heaven to enter into that gate and dwell in that house, where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling, but one equal light; no noise nor silence, but one equal music; no fears nor hopes, but one equal possession; no ends nor beginnings, but one equal eternity; in the habitation of thy glory and dominion, world without end. Amen.

Hymn 231: King's Lynn

"By all your saints still striving"

All stand to sing.

The Presentation: Hymn 231

music: King’s Lynn, English melody; adapt. and harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) words: stanzas 1 and 3 Horatio Bolton Nelson (1823-1913), stanza 2 Dale Adelmann

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The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant The Lord be with you. All And also with you.

Eucharistic Prayer A, BCP, p. 361

Celebrant All

Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant All

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give God thanks and praise.

Celebrant

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Through the great shepherd of your flock, Jesus Christ our Lord; who after his resurrection sent forth his apostles to preach the Gospel and to teach all nations; and promised to be with them always, even to the end of the ages. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name: The Choir sings

The Sanctus & Benedictus

music: Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611), from Missa O quam gloriosum

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis.

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

All stand or kneel.

Celebrant

Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world. On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.” Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: All

Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

Celebrant

We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom. All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN. And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Fraction Anthem

BCP, p. 364

music: Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611), Agnus Dei, from Missa O quam gloriosum

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: Miserere nobis.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: Miserere nobis.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona nobis pacem.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

The Communion Communion Anthem

music: Thomas Lupo (1571-1627), Salve nos, Domine words: Antiphon to the Nunc Dimittis

Salva nos, Domine, vigilantes, custodi nos dormientes, ut vigilemus cum Christo, et requiescamus in pace.

Save us, O Lord, waking, and guard us sleeping, that we may watch with Christ, and rest in peace.

The Postcommunion Prayer Celebrant Let us pray. All Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

BCP, p. 365

The Blessing All sing

The Closing Hymn 618

music: Lasst uns erfreuen, melody from Auserlesene Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesang, 1623; adapt. and harm. Ralph Vauthan Williams (1872-1958) words: John Athelstan Laurie Riley (1858-1945)

The Psalm in Procession 150

Anglican chant: George S. Talbot BCP, p. 807

1 Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy temple; * praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts; * praise him for his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him with the blast of the ram’s-horn; * praise him with lyre and harp. 4 Praise him with timbrel and dance; * praise him with strings and pipe. 5 Praise him with resounding cymbals; * praise him with loud-clanging cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath * praise the Lord. Hallelujah! 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. The Dismissal Deacon All

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God

Closing Voluntary Diferencias sobre el canto llano del Caballero

Antonio de Cabezón (1510-1566)

All music is reprinted by permission under www.OneLicense.net (license number A-717455). Music from The Hymnal 1982 © Church Publishing, Inc,. and music from Wonder, Love, and Praise (“WLP”) © Church Pension Fund, unless otherwise noted below: Hymn 618 words & music by permission of Oxford University Press. WLP-781 words & music © 1993 John L. Hooker.

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THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PHILIP

The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler, Dean Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music The Reverend Lauren R. Holder, Canon for Community and Education The Reverend George M. Maxwell, Jr., Vicar The Reverend Catherine Zappa, Canon for Liturgy and Pastoral Care The Reverend Julia B. Mitchener, Priest Associate The Reverend Deacon Juan Sandoval, Deacon for Hispanic Ministries The Reverend Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D., Priest Associate Mr. Del King, Senior Warden Mr. Samuel T. Wilmoth, Junior Warden 2744 Peachtree Road, NW ∙ Atlanta, GA ∙ 30305-2920 ∙ (404) 365-1000 www.cathedralATL.org

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