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CHORAL EVENSONG on the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord (Transferred) CHORAL EVENSONG On the Feast of The Presentation of Our Lord (transferred) January 31, 2021 6:00 P.M. WELCOME TO CHORAL EVENSONG The American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity welcomes all people. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, whatever your questions, whatever your situation, we are glad you are here and invite you to find out more about our life together. SACRED SPACE AND SACRED TIME It is the tradition of the Episcopal Church to maintain silence in worship areas so that people may pray. Please help us preserve an atmosphere of quiet reverence before worship. Please turn off all mobile phones when you enter the Cathedral, and refrain from photography. Let go of distractions, and let the silence and the music be gifts as we create sacred space and sacred time together. The American Cathedral in Paris 23, Avenue George V 75008 PARIS CANDLEMAS (La Chandeleur) The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple A day with many names: February 2, forty days after Christmas. Luke tells us that the infant Christ was presented by his parents in the Temple in Jerusalem, according to Jewish law. The aged Simeon, who has been promised he will not die until he has seen the Messiah, meets the family; his words are known to us as the Nunc Dimittis: Lord, you now have set your servant free to go in peace as you have promised. For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior, whom you have prepared for all the world to see: a light to enlighten the nations, and the glory of your people Israel. The day is also known as Candlemas (Candle Mass), because of an old tradition of blessing candles for use throughout the year. (A later tradition called for those candles to be used the next day, the Feast of St. Blaise, in a liturgy for the blessing of throats – something many of us could use right now.) In France, La Chandeleur is celebrated with crêpes. EVENSONG Choral Evensong (Evening Prayer/Vêpres Chantées) is one of the real jewels of the Anglican tradition, and has been so for over 400 years. A service of timeless beauty and heritage, it dates from the English Reformation, when the medieval Latin monastic offices of Vespers and Compline were translated into English to be used in all parish and cathedral churches. Along with sung Mattins (Morning Prayer), Evensong was one of the principal Sunday services of the Anglican Church until the late nineteenth-century, when the Eucharist became increasingly prevalent. The service as we have it today is essentially unchanged from Archbishop Thomas Cranmer’s 1549 Book of Common Prayer -- from which the current Episcopal Prayer Book draws its origins. The style of English language (Rite I) used is similar to the language of Shakespeare, dating from the sixteenth-century. Much of Evensong is sung by the choir -- giving the congregation the opportunity to listen to the fine Anglican choral tradition of music, and to be inspired and uplifted in worship. It is a musical offering of praise to God. The text of Evensong is taken almost entirely from the Scripture. A portion of the psalter is beautifully chanted by the choir. There are readings from the Old Testament and the New. Then there are the two great songs: the Magnificat, the song of Mary when she heard that she was to become the mother of our Lord; and the Nunc Dimittis, the words of the old prophet Simeon as he held the infant Jesus in his arms and recognized Him as the Messiah. Incense is used by the Church as a symbol of our prayers rising to heaven: “Let my prayer be counted as incense before you” (Psalm 141). We find in the book of Revelation that incense symbolizes the prayers of the saints in heaven -- “the golden bowl full of incense are the prayers of the saints” (5:8; 8:3) -- which rise towards the altar of God. At Evensong, incense is used at the opening procession, and at the Magnificat, to bless the altar and mark it as the sacramental heart of the parish. The clergy lead the congregation in prayer and intercession. Several collects (prayers) are chanted. You are invited to join in singing the hymns, the creeds, and in prayer. ORGAN VOLUNTARY INTROIT: Lumen ad revelationem gentium Gregorian Chant (Liber Usualis) A light to the revelation of the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel. Now dismiss your servant, O Lord, according to your word in peace, because my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared before the face of all peoples. Glory to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, and to the ages of ages. Amen. (Luke 2:29-32) Please stand as the Procession enters the Cathedral and remain standing for the Preces and the Hymn. HYMN (sung by all): 259, “Hail to the Lord who comes” OLD 120TH THE INVITATORY AND PSALTER THE PRECES Robert Lehman (b.1960) Officiant: O Lord, open thou our lips. Choir: And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. Officiant: O God, make speed to save us. Choir: O Lord, make haste to help us. Officiant: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Choir: As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Officiant: Praise ye the Lord. Choir: The Lord's name be praised. Words: Rae E. Whitney (b. 1927); para. of The Song of Simeon Music: Song 1, melody and bass Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625); harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Please be seated while the Choir sings the Proper Psalm PSALM 84 Sung by the Choir. Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918) 1 How dear to me is your dwelling, O LORD of hosts! * My soul has a desire and longing for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. 2 The sparrow has found her a house and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young; * by the side of your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God. 3 Happy are they who dwell in your house! * they will always be praising you. 3 4 Happy are the people whose strength is in you! * whose hearts are set on the pilgrims' way. 5 Those who go through the desolate valley will find it a place of springs, * for the early rains have covered it with pools of water. 6 They will climb from height to height, * and the God of gods will reveal himself in Zion. 7 LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; * hearken, O God of Jacob. 8 Behold our defender, O God; * and look upon the face of your Anointed. 9 For one day in your courts is better than a thousand in my own room, * and to stand at the threshold of the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of the wicked. 10 For the LORD God is both sun and shield; * he will give grace and glory; 11 No good thing will the LORD withhold * from those who walk with integrity. 12 O LORD of hosts, * happy are they who put their trust in you! Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen THE LESSONS THE FIRST LESSON: The Book of Malachi 3:1-4 Thus says the Lord, See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight-- indeed, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the LORD in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years. The Word of the Lord. All respond Thanks be to God. 4 MAGNIFICAT Sung by the Choir Service in F Major, George Dyson (1883-1964) MY SOUL doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations. He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered 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 filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. He remembering 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. THE SECOND LESSON: Luke 2:22-40 When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, the parents of Jesus brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord"), and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons." Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him.
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