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Sunday, February 20, 2022 – Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
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GATHERING HYMN: “Christ, Be Our Light”
by Bernadette Farrell
Longing for light, we wait in darkness. “Christ, Be Our Light” is a contemporary hymn by British Catholic composer
Longing for truth, we turn to you. Bernadette Farrell (born 1957), first published in 1993.
Make us your own, your holy people, Bernadette Farrell was born and raised in West Yorkshire, England. She
Light for the world to see. studied music and theology at King’s College, London, and at the Guildhall
School of Music & Drama in the City of London.
Christ, be our light! Farrell’s composing career grew out of her 1975 dissertation on post-Vatican
Shine in our hearts. II liturgical music in the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain. Her first
Shine through the darkness. composing commission was from the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (the
Christ, be our light! Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool, England) for the National Pastoral
Shine in your church gathered today. Congress of 1980.
Farrell was a founding member of the St. Thomas More Group, a collection of
Longing for peace, our world is troubled. Catholic composers associated with the St. Thomas More Center for Pastoral
Longing for hope, many despair. Liturgy (part of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Thomas More in Manor
Your word alone has power to save us. House, North London from 1969 to 1995) and the Music in Worship
Make us your living voice. Foundation (established in 1984). Starting in 1980, Farrell has released several
collaborative collections of church music with the St. Thomas More Group, as
Longing for food, many are hungry. well as many solo collections.
Longing for water, many still thirst. Farrell also served on the staff at Allen Hall (a Catholic seminary in Chelsea,
Make us your bread, broken for others, London) from 1980 to 1986, where her work in adult education encouraged the
shared until all are fed. formation of lay liturgical ministries.
As liturgy and music advisor for the Archdiocese of Westminster for three
Longing for shelter, many are homeless. decades, Farrell worked with local Catholic parishes in London’s East End,
Longing for warmth, many are cold. addressing the needs of inner city churches in her music ministry. As one of the
Make us your building, sheltering others, founding organizers in 1996 of London Citizens (an interfaith alliance of
walls made of living stone. community organizing groups, now part of Citizens UK), she authored a report
on immigration adopted by the government and led community organizing
Many the gifts, many the people, campaigns on safety, sanctuary, housing, wages, and health.
many the hearts that yearn to belong. Farrell currently lives in London with her husband, American Catholic
Let us be servants to one another, hymnwriter Owen Alstott (born 1947).
making your kingdom come.
1SERVICE MUSIC FOR THE EPIPHANY SEASON: “Holy Communion Setting 11”
from the ELCA’s 2020 supplemental hymnal All Creation Sings
KYRIE “Holy Communion Setting 11” is a new, bilingual (Spanish and English) setting
of the service music for Lutheran worship. It is one of two new settings published
Señor, ten piedad de nosotros. in the ELCA’s 2020 supplemental hymnal All Creation Sings.
Cristo, ten piedad. (The ELCA’s 2006 hymnal, Evangelical Lutheran Worship, has 10 settings of
Señor, ten piedad. Holy Communion, so All Creation Sings begins with Setting 11.)
The service music for Setting 11 comes from a variety of sources.
O Lord, have mercy upon us. The Kyrie, “Señor, ten piedad / O Lord, Have Mercy” (ACS S701), was
Christ have mercy. composed by Ana Hernández.
Have mercy, O Lord. The Canticle of Praise, “Gloria a Dios / Glory to God” (ACS S702), is an
anonymous tune from Peru.
The Gospel Acclamation, “Aleluya / Alleluia” (ACS S703), is an anonymous
CANTICLE OF PRAISE tune from Honduras.
The Sanctus, “Santo, santo, santo / Holy, holy, holy” (ACS S705), was
1. Glory to God, glory to God, glory in the highest! composed by William Loperena.
2. Glory to God, glory to God, glory to Christ Jesus! The Communion Song, “Cordero de Dios / O Lamb of God” (ACS S706),
3. Glory to God, glory to God, glory to the Spirit! was composed by Rudy Espinoza.
To God be glory forever! To God be glory forever!
Alleluia! Amen! Alleluia! Amen!
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia! Christ is risen, ris’n indeed!
SANCTUS
Holy, holy, holy
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is the one who comes
in the name of our God.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest!
LAMB OF GOD
O Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy upon us. [repeat]
O Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy upon us;
have mercy upon us.
Grant us your peace. Amen.
2PSALM 37: “Don’t Be Worried”
by Grayson Warren Brown
Don’t be worried on account of the wicked. “Don’t Be Worried” is a joyful gospel setting of Psalm 37 by Grayson Warren
Don’t be jealous of those who do wrong. Brown (born 1948) published in 1992.
They will soon disappear like the plant that withers; Grayson Warren Brown is an internationally known composer, author, and
don’t be worried, just count on our God. recording artist. He began his liturgical music ministry in the late 1960s in a
small, multicultural, inner-city parish in New York City, where he learned how
Give yourself to our God. Trust in God. God will guide you. significant an authentic, spirit-filled experience of worship can be to people in
God will make your goodness shine like the sun. need of hope.
Be patient and wait, for our God never fails. His many collections of music include early releases such as If God Is for Us,
So don’t worry, just count on our God. Been So Busy, Have You Heard the News, and Half Way Home. His songs “Jesus, the
Bread of Life,” “If God Is for Us,” “God Be in My Head,” and “Sing a New Song”
Don’t give in to hatred; it just leads to trouble. have found their way into several recent hymnals.
Those who trust in our God will see victory. His most recent release, Praise the Lord in Many Voices, is a diverse collection of
For those who do evil will not vanquish the righteous. songs in English, Chinese, and Filipino.
So put all your trust in our God. Brown is the author of several books, including The Transformative Power of
Faith (2015). He currently divides his time between writing, composing, and
Our God guides those who would follow God’s ways traveling the country giving workshops.
and protects those do what is right.
And if you should fall, you will not stay down.
God will lift you; just trust in our God.
3HYMN OF THE DAY: “Commonwealth Is God’s Commandment”
by Mary Louise Bringle
Commonwealth is God’s commandment; “Commonwealth Is God’s Commandment” is a new hymn by Presbyterian
common goods are meant to share. hymnwriter Mary Louise Bringle (born 1953), first published in 2018. It is paired
Tables set and doors wide open with the early American “shape notes” tune “Restoration.” The hymn is included
welcome angels unaware. in the ELCA’s 2020 supplemental hymnal All Creation Sings (ACS 1036).
The third line of the refrain includes references to peace in other languages
Plead for the peace of all creation. and religious traditions. Shanti, from the ancient Indian language Sanskrit, refers
Pray for a place where grace is found. to inner peace as it is understood in Hinduism and Buddhism. Pax is Latin for
Shanti, pax, shalom, maslaha: peace. Shalom is a Hebrew word meaning peace, harmony, or wholeness; it is also
common good is holy ground. used as a greeting for both “hello” and “goodbye.” Maslaha is an Arabic word
meaning peace or reconciliation.
Sharing lavish gifts and blessings, Mary Louise (Mel) Bringle was born in Ripley, Tennessee, and grew up singing
love that not one mite withholds, in choirs at the First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. She
stretch out arms to friends and strangers: majored in French and religious studies at Guilford College in Greensboro
God has sheep of many folds. (B.A., 1975), and earned her doctorate from the graduate division of religion at
Emory University, with particular interests in practical and pastoral theology.
Genders, races, tribes, and nations, Bringle served on the faculty at St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North
hear the Holy One who calls, Carolina from 1983 to 2000, where she taught philosophy and chaired the
bidding all to work together, religious studies department. She is currently professor of philosophy and
bridging lives and breaching walls. religious studies at Brevard College in Brevard, North Carolina.
An award-winning hymnwriter whose texts appear in many current hymnals,
Bringle has served as president of The Hymn Society in the United States and
Canada and as chair of the Presbyterian Committee on Congregational Song,
which was responsible for creating the 2013 hymnal Glory to God.
The tune, “Restoration,” first appeared (without attribution) in William
Walker’s wildly successful hymnal, Southern Harmony (1835), which went through
several editions and sold more than 600,000 copies before the Civil War.
William “Singin’ Billy” Walker (1809–1875) was a South Carolina Baptist who
devoted his life to collecting Appalachian folk tunes, many of which had Welsh,
Scotch, Irish, and English origins.
He was born in Martin’s Mills (near Cross Keys), South Carolina, and grew up
near Spartanburg. From an early age he became deeply involved in music and
became a song leader in the local Baptist church. To distinguish him from other
William Walkers in Spartanburg, he was nicknamed “Singin’ Billy.”
He married Amy Golightly in 1832 and they lived in Spartanburg. In 1835,
Walker published Southern Harmony, a compilation of tunes using a four-shape
“shape note” system of musical notation (which uses different shapes for notes
on the musical scale to help singers find the correct pitches). Walker published
revised editions of Southern Harmony in 1840, 1847, and 1854.
After the Civil War, Walker published another collection of hymn tunes,
Christian Harmony (1867), in which he adopted a seven-shape notation.
Walker is listed as the composer of many of the tunes in Southern Harmony and
Christian Harmony, but he acknowledged that he often borrowed or adapted the
tunes, most likely from the living tradition of folk music that surrounded him.
To go with his tunes, Walker printed lyrics from established poets such as
Charles Wesley (a common practice at the time).
Walker died in 1875 and is buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Spartanburg.
4COMMUNION HYMN: “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace”
by Sebastian Temple
Make me a channel of your peace. “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace” is a contemporary hymn by South African
Where there is hatred, let me bring your love; songwriter and folk singer Sebastian Temple (1928–1997) published in 1967.
where there is injury, your pardon, Lord; The text, commonly called the Prayer of Saint Francis (or the Peace Prayer), is
and where there’s doubt, true faith in you. traditionally attributed to St. Francis of Assisi (c. 1181–1226). However, there is
no evidence that St. Francis actually wrote it.
Make me a channel of your peace. Christian Renoux, a professor at the University of Orleans in France,
Where there’s despair in life, let me bring hope; published a history of the prayer in 2001. Renoux traces its origins back to 1912,
where there is darkness, only light; when it was printed in French in a spiritual magazine called La Clochette (The
and where there’s sadness, ever joy. Little Bell), published in Paris by La Ligue de la Sainte-Messe (The League of the
Holy Mass). The author was not named, although it might have been the founder
O Master, grant that I may never seek and editor of La Ligue, Father Esther Bouquerel (1855–1923).
so much to be consoled as to console; Around 1920, a French Franciscan priest printed the prayer on the back of an
to be understood as to understand; image of St. Francis (perhaps beginning the association of the text with the saint).
to be loved as to love with all my soul. Between the two world wars, the prayer circulated widely in Europe.
The first known English translation appeared in Living Courageously (New York,
Make me a channel of your peace. 1936), a book by Kirby Page (1890–1957), a Disciples of Christ minister, pacifist,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, social evangelist, and editor of The World Tomorrow (a pacifist magazine). Page
in giving of ourselves that we receive, attributed the text to St. Francis.
and in dying that we’re born to eternal life. Mother Teresa made it part of the morning prayers of the Missionaries of
Charity. South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu declared that the prayer was
“an integral part” of his daily devotions.
Sebastian Temple (born Johann Sebastian von Tempelhoff) adapted the prayer
and set it to music in 1967. Temple grew up in South Africa and in 1951 moved
to London, where he worked for the BBC on broadcasts relating to South Africa.
After moving to the United States in 1958, he converted to Catholicism and
became a secular Franciscan. Based in Los Angeles, he began composing music
for worship, including a popular folk mass, following the liturgical reforms in
the Catholic church in the 1960s after Vatican II. He is best remembered for
this hymn, one of the most popular songs for worship ever written.
The Westminster Abbey Choir sang his setting of “Make Me a Channel of
Your Peace” at the funeral of Princess Diana in 1997. (It was one of her favorite
hymns.) Sinéad O’Connor sang it on the Princess Diana tribute album. The
hymn was also sung at the royal wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and
Charlene Wittstock in 2011.
5SENDING HYMN: “Build a Longer Table”
by David Bjorlin
Build a longer table, “Build a Longer Table” is a new hymn by David Bjorlin (born 1984), written in
not a higher wall, 2018. It is set to the tune “Noël Nouvelet,” a traditional French carol better
feeding those who hunger, known as the tune for the Easter hymn “Now the Green Blade Rises.”
making room for all. The text was inspired by a quote from Tamlyn Tomita (born 1966), a Japanese-
Feasting together, American actress and singer: “If I am more fortunate than others, I need to build
stranger turns to friend. a longer table, not a taller fence.”
Christ breaks walls to pieces; The hymn was included in the ELCA’s 2020 supplemental hymnal All Creation
false divisions end. Sings (ACS 1062).
David Bjorlin was born in Duluth, Minnesota and grew up in neighboring
Build a safer refuge, Hermantown until graduating from high school. After completing a one-year
not a larger jail; certificate at a school outside of Quito, Ecuador, he attended North Park
where the weak find shelter, University in Chicago, where he graduated with a B.A. in history and secondary
mercy will not fail. education. He went on to complete an M.Div. at North Park Theological
For any place University in 2011 and a Ph.D. in History and Hermeneutics (Liturgical Studies)
where justice is denied, at Boston University School of Theology in 2018.
Christ will breach the jail wall, Bjorlin is currently a teaching fellow in Music and Worship at North Park
freeing all inside. University and the pastor of worship and creative arts at Resurrection Covenant
Church in Chicago. He has co-authored one book (Incorporating Children in
Build a broader doorway, Worship: Mark of the Kingdom) and written several journal articles on the history
not a longer fence. and practice of congregational song. He currently serves on the boards of The
Love protects all people, Hymn Society in the United States and Canada and The Liturgical Conference.
sparing no expense.
When we embrace
compassion more than fear,
Christ tears down our fences:
all are welcome here.
When we lived as exiles,
refugees abroad,
Christ became our doorway
to the reign of God.
So must our tables
welcome those who roam.
None can be excluded;
all most find a home.
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