In Celebration of the 500Th Anniversary of the Reformation, We Sing a Chorale Setting of Holy Communion
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In celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, we sing a chorale setting of Holy Communion. This follows the tradition of Martin Luther’s German Mass, where he wrote new melodies to be sung by the congregation. The tunes printed in our bulletin were sung during the Reformation. In his last published hymnal, Luther describes music as a joyful response to the Gospel of Christ Jesus: “God has made our hearts and spirit happy through His dear Son, whom He has delivered up that we might be redeemed from sin, death, and the devil. He who believes this cannot but be happy; he must cheerfully sing...that others might hear it and come to Christ.” First Lutheran Church Sunday, October 29, 2017 - 8:00 AND 9:30 AM Reformation Sunday Gathering this morning we proclaim the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation with praise, prayer and thanksgiving. All hymns can be found in the red Evangelical Lutheran Worship book. P = Pastor A = Assisting Pastor C = Congregation L = Leader Prelude: Johann Sebastian Prelude Toccata in D minor, BWV 538 Bach was a Lutheran church Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 musician and organist. Today, two solo organ works and Chorale from Ein feste burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 an arrangement from Bach's Johann Sebastian Bach cantata based on "A Mighty Welcome and Announcements Fortress Is Our God" prepare us for worship on this festive day. Please stand and face the back of the church and processional cross. Invocation A Blessed be the Holy Trinity, Father, i Son, and Holy Spirit, one God who fashions, redeems, and reforms us again and again. C Amen. Confession and Forgiveness A Putting aside all good works, let us confess that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Silence for reflection. A Lord of all, C the demands of your righteousness are too hard for us to fulfill and we ignore your law. You forgive our iniquity and remember our sin no more, and we abuse this freedom. You give us the gift of grace, and we fail to hear and trust your Word of promise. Forgive us all our sins, known and unknown - things done, and things we have failed to do. A Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Do not be ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith. Through the Holy Spirit, hear the truth and be made free! On the cross, Christ has taken your sin upon Himself and granted you His righteousness. By the authority and command of our Lord Jesus Christ, I forgive you all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the i Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen. Thanks be to God! Processional Hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" Ein feste Burg Choir:C hoier :L ored L ofr dh ofs thso istss wis iwthit hu su;s ;t hthee GGood off JJaacocbo bis iosu oru strr ostnrgohnogldh. o(lPds.a l(mP s4a6lm:11 4)6:11) & Œ & Œœ œ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ All: - - All: A mAighmt ight- y y foforr - trreessss isis our our God, God, & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ Œ œ ˙ ˙ 2 œ œ ˙ ˙ & a sword and sh˙ield vic - to˙ -œ ˙ rious; a sword and shield vic - to - rio˙us; & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ & Œ œ he˙ breaks ˙ the c˙ruel oœp - pr˙es - œsor's ˙ rod ˙ - - hŒe bœreaks ˙ the ˙ cruel oœp pres sor's rod & ˙ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ Œ œ and˙ wins ˙ sal - va - tioœn glo - rious. & ˙ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ aŒnd wins™ j sal˙ - va - tion glo ˙- ˙ ˙rious. & œ œ œ œ ˙ #œ ˙ ˙ ˙ e oldj e - vil foe, sworn to work us woe, & Œ ™ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ˙ œ ˙œ ˙ #œ Œ ˙ &e old e ˙ - ˙vil foe, œ swo˙rn tœo ˙work œ us˙ woe, with dread craft and might he arms him - self to �ght. ˙ ˙ ˙ Œ & & Œ œ ˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ - with dreaOdn eacrrtahft ahned mhiagsht no hee arms - him self quwal. to �ght. Œ œ ˙Choir: e Lo˙rd of hosts is with us; the God oœf Jacob is our stronghold. (Psalm 46:11) & ˙ ˙ œ ˙ w & OŒn eaœrth ˙ he ˙ has˙ noœ e˙ œ - ˙ ˙qual. Men: ChNoior: streen Lgothrd of hoostfs is with uosu; rtshe God ocfa Jnacob ims oautcrh stronghold. (hPisalm 46:m11ig)ht! Œ œ ˙ ˙ œ Œ & œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ œ œ ˙ & We would be ˙lost, rœe - ject - ˙ e˙d. ˙ Men: No strength of ours can match his might! & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ Œ Womœen: Bu˙t now ˙ a cham - pioœn comes to �ght, & ˙ ˙ œ ˙ We would be lost, re - ject - e˙d. & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ Women: But now a cham - pion comes to �ght, Choir: e Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. (Psalm 46:11) & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ All: A might - y for - tress is our God, Choir: e Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. (Psalm 46:11) Œ œ ˙ & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙˙ œ & Œ ˙ Sunday,œ October 29,œ 2017œ˙ - 8:00˙ AND˙ 9:30˙ AM a All:sword and shield vic - to - rious; All: A might - y for - tress is our God, Processional Hymn: Today, we sing the original rhythm Œ & œŒ œ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œœ ˙ œ ˙ of Martin Luther's festive tune& & ˙ ˙˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ as it would have been known he breaakssword theand crsuhieelld voicp -- topres -- sor's rio˙us; rod during the Reformation. Between stanzas, a choral & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ antiphon quotes Psalm 46, Œ & œ ˙ ˙ ˙ & he breaks ˙ the c˙ruel oœp - pr˙es - sor's rod upon which this hymn is based. he breaks the cruel op pres œsor's ˙ rod ˙ and wins sal - va - tion glo - rious. In stanza three, the choirs & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ speak of the "one little word" & ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ™ j - - - ˙ ˙ ˙ that subdues sin, death,& Œ and œwiœns ˙ sal ˙- va#œ - ˙tion glo ˙ - ˙ riou˙s. and the devil. In between œ œ ˙ e old ™ j e - vil foe, sworn to work u˙s woe, phrases of this stanza, listen & Œ ™ œ œ ˙ ˙ #œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ for Luther's Christmas hymn, œ œ œ #œ ˙ œe old e - vil foe, sw˙orn to work us woe, "From Heaven Above to ˙ ˙e old˙ ˙e vil foeŒ, sœworn ˙ to work ˙us woe, Earth I Come." Musically,& the ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Œ œ ˙ ˙ - arrangement points to Christw ith & d˙read craft ˙ and ˙ mig˙ht Œ œhe ˙arms œ him˙ self œ ˙to �ght. as this "little Word" of truth with dread craft and might he arms him - self to �ght. who was born, lived, died, and œ was raised to set us free from& Œ Œ ˙œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ sin and death. & Œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ w On earth he has no e œ - ˙- w qual. On earth he has no e - quwal. Choir: Cheoi rL: orde Lofo rhdo osft sh oist sw isi twhi tuh su; st; hthe eG Good off JJaacocbo bis iosu or ustro sntgrhoonldg.h (oPlsda.l m(P 4s6a:l1m1) 46:11) Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ & Œ & œŒ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ œœ ˙ œ œ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Men: No strength of ours can match his might! Men: No strength of ours can match his might! 2 & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ & ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ Œ œ W˙e would ˙ be lost, reœ - ject - e˙d. & ˙ ˙ œ ˙ We would be lost, re - ject - e˙d. Œ œ ˙œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ & & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙œ ˙˙ ˙ w2 hWomomenG: oBdut now him a - scehlafm - pione -comleesct to - �ght, ed. & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ Women:&BuŒt ™ noœwj ˙ a ˙ cham˙ - pœion comes to �ght, & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ whoœm God him - self#œ e - lect ˙ - ed. All: Ask who this may be: Lord of hosts is he! Œ ™ j ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & œ œ œ œ ˙ #œ ˙ ˙ ˙ A˙ll: Ask who this may be: Lord of hosts is he! & ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ - ˙ Œ - - Christ &Je˙ sus ˙ our ˙ Lor˙d, œGod˙'s on œ ˙ ly sœon ˙ a dored. Christ Je - sus our Lord, God's on - ly son a - dored. œ & Œ Œ ˙œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œœ & ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙œ ˙ w He holdHse holds the the �e�ledld vivcic- t-o to - - riowus. rious. Choir: ough hordes of devils �ll the land all threat'ning to devour us, Choir: o u g hw eh torermdbelse onfo td, uenvmilosv �edl lw teh stea nlad,n tdhe ya clal ntnhorte oavte'rnpoiwn'gr utso. devour us, w e t r e mbisl we onrlodt's, purinnmce omvaeyd ra wge,e i nst �aenrcde ,w tahr eeyn gcaagen. nHoet i so dvoeormpeodw to' rfa uil;s. i s w Goordld's 'jsu dpgrminencte m musat yp rrevaagiel! ,O ine �litetrlec we owrda sru bednugesa hgiem. .He is doomed to fail; e Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. God's judgment must prevail! One little word subdues him. e Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ All: God's Word for3 - ev - er shall –a continued- bid one, page 4 & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ All: Œ œ ˙ ˙ - ˙ - œ - Go&d's Word for ev er ˙ shall œ ˙ a˙ bide, no thanks to foes, who fear it, œ & Œ & Œ ˙œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ - œ ˙ ˙ no thanfokrs God to him foseeslf, �gwhths o by fear our side it, & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ & Œ with weap - ons ˙of theœ Spir - œ ˙it. ˙ for God him - self �ghts by our side Œ ™ j ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & œ œ œ œ ˙ #œ ˙ ˙ ˙ If they take our house, goods, fame, child, or spouse, & Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ w&ith ˙weap - o˙ns ˙ of˙ Œ thœe ˙Spir œ ˙ -œ ˙ it.