PRELUDE
Christ lag in Todesbanden
BWV 625
by J. S. Bach
NEWS OF THE CHURCH
CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN #197
The Day of Resurrection
OPENING PRAYER
GLORIA PATRI
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.
SCRIPTURE READING
Matthew 28:1-10, 16-20
MUSIC MEDITATION
Easter
from Five Mystical Songs
by Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
text by George Herbert (1593-1633)
Rise heart; thy Lord is risen. Sing his praise
Without delays,
Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewise
With him may’st rise;
That, as his death calcined thee to dust,
His life may make thee gold, and much more, Just.
Awake, my lute, and struggle for thy part
With all thy art.
The cross taught all wood to resound his name
Who bore the same.
His stretched sinews taught all strings, what key
Is best to celebrate this most high day.
Consort both heart and lute, and twist a song
Pleasant and long:
Or since all music is but three parts vied,
And multiplied;
O let thy blessed Spirit bear a part,
And make up our defects with his sweet art.
SCRIPTURE READING
Matthew 5:1-5
MEDITATION
Resurrection Blessings:
A Study in the Beatitudes
ON TODAY'S MUSIC
MORNING OFFERING
