Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

The Holy Eucharist

“Moses Strikes the Rock in the Wilderness” by Marc Chagall* September 27, 2020 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 82 Kimberly Drive Durham, North Carolina 27707-5446 Tel: 919-493-5451; fax: 919-493-5452 [email protected] www.ssecdurham.org

The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two 6 Christians, this Lord Jesus shall return again, with his Father's glory, o'er the earth to reign; for all wreaths of empire meet upon his brow, and our hearts confess him King of Glory now.

The Word of God Author: Caroline Maria Noel, 1817-1877 Composer: Ralph Vaughn Williams, 1872-1958 (KING’S WESTON) Performance: Choir of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AylsvePYdj4 Call to Worship The people standing, the Celebrant says Angelus St. Stephen’s bells

Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Processional hymn** Hymnal #435 At the Name of Jesus People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

1 At the Name of Jesus every knee shall bow, The Celebrant may say every tongue confess him King of glory now; 'tis the Father's pleasure we should call him Lord, Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, who from the beginning was the mighty Word. and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may 2 Humbled for a season, to receive a Name perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; from the lips of sinners, unto whom he came, through Christ our Lord. Amen. faithfully he bore it spotless to the last, brought it back victorious, when from death he passed; When appointed, the following hymn or some other song of praise is sung or said, all standing 3 bore it up triumphant, with its human light, through all ranks of creatures, to the central height Glory to God in the highest, to the throne of Godhead, to the Father's breast; and peace to his people on earth. filled it with the glory of that perfect rest. Lord God, heavenly King, 4 Name him, Christians, name him, with love strong as death, almighty God and Father, name with awe and wonder and with bated breath; we worship you, we give you thanks, he is God the Saviour, he is Christ the Lord, we praise you for your glory. ever to be worshiped, trusted, and adored. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, 5 In your hearts enthrone him; there let him subdue Lord God, Lamb of God, all that is not holy, all that is not true: you take away the sin of the world: crown him as your Captain in temptation's hour; have mercy on us; let his will enfold you in its light and power. you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the For you alone are the Holy One, Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at you alone are the Lord, Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people you alone are the Most High, may drink.” Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called Jesus Christ, the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested with the Holy Spirit, the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?” in the glory of God the Father. Amen. The word of the Lord. The Collect of the Day People Thanks be to God.

The Celebrant says to the people Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Attendite, popule Celebrant Let us pray. 1 Hear my teaching, O my people; *

incline your ears to the words of my mouth. The Celebrant says the Collect. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable; * O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and I will declare the mysteries of ancient times. pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your 3 That which we have heard and known, promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus and what our forefathers have told us, * Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one we will not hide from their children. God, for ever and ever. Amen. 4 We will recount to generations to come the praiseworthy deeds and the power of the LORD, * The Lessons and the wonderful works he has done. 12 He worked marvels in the sight of their forefathers, * The people sit. One or two Lessons, as appointed, are read, the Reader first saying: in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

A Reading from the Book of Exodus 17:1-7 13 He split open the sea and let them pass through; * he made the waters stand up like walls. From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites 14 He led them with a cloud by day, * journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, and all the night through with a glow of fire. but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarreled 15 He split the hard rocks in the wilderness * with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, and gave them drink as from the great deep. “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?” But the 16 He brought streams out of the cliff, * people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and the waters gushed out like rivers. and said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?” So Moses cried out to the Lord, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” The Lord said A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Philippians 2:1-13 Sequence Hymn Hymnal #686, alt. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make 1 Come, thou fount of every blessing, my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or Streams of mercy, never ceasing, conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let Call for songs of loudest praise. each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of Teach me some melodious sonnet, others. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, Sung by flaming tongues above; Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it, who, though he was in the form of God, Mount of thy redeeming love! did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, 2 Here I raise my Ebenezer, but emptied himself, Hither by Thy help I've come; taking the form of a slave, And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, being born in human likeness. Safely to arrive at home. And being found in human form, Jesus sought me when a stranger, he humbled himself Wandering from the fold of God; and became obedient to the point of death-- He, to rescue me from danger, even death on a cross. Interposed his precious blood. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name 3 O, to grace how great a debtor that is above every name, Daily I'm constrained to be! so that at the name of Jesus Let thy goodness, like a fetter, every knee should bend, Bind my wandering heart to Thee: in heaven and on earth and under the earth, Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, and every tongue should confess Prone to leave the God I love; that Jesus Christ is Lord, Here's my heart, O take and seal it, to the glory of God the Father. Seal it for Thy courts above. Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence, but much more now in my absence, work out your Author: Robert Robinson (1758); Source: (alt.) own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work Tune: NETTLETON in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Performance: Harvard University Choir, Edward Elwyn Jones, Conductor The word of the Lord. Glorious the Song People Thanks be to God. Then, all standing, the Deacon or a Priest reads the Gospel, first saying

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to The Nicene Creed

Matthew 21:23-32 We believe in one God, People Glory to you, Lord Christ. the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, When Jesus entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of of all that is, seen and unseen. the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, authority?” Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one question; if the only Son of God, you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority I eternally begotten of the Father, do these things. Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was God from God, Light from Light, it of human origin?” And they argued with one another, “If we say, true God from true God, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe begotten, not made, him?’ But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we are afraid of the crowd; of one Being with the Father. for all regard John as a prophet.” So they answered Jesus, “We do Through him all things were made. not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what For us and for our salvation authority I am doing these things. he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit “What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ He answered, ‘I will and was made man. not’; but later he changed his mind and went. The father went to the For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; second and said the same; and he answered, ‘I go, sir’; but he did he suffered death and was buried. not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, On the third day he rose again “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors in accordance with the Scriptures; and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of he ascended into heaven you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did and is seated at the right hand of the Father. not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, him; and even after you saw it, you did not change your minds and and his kingdom will have no end. believe him. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, After the Gospel, the Reader says who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. The Gospel of the Lord. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. People Praise to you, Lord Christ. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, The Sermon The Rev. Robert K. Kaynor and the life of the world to come. Amen.

On Sundays and other Major Feasts there follows, all standing The Prayers of the People For the good earth which God has given us, and for the wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord. In the course of the silence after each bidding, the People offer their own prayers, either Lord, have mercy. silently or aloud. For those celebrating birthdays, especially Peg Lewis, Sue Kaynor, Tony Deacon or other leader Hawkins, Connie Guild, Christina Pearce, Tamiko Sanders, and Bunny Wheeler; let us pray to the Lord. Using the Prayers of the People Form I, page 383 of the Book of Lord, have mercy. Common Prayer, For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphans, and With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the for the sick and the suffering, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, saying "Lord, have mercy." Lord, have mercy.

For the peace from above, for the loving-kindness of God, For Ann, Andy, Dr. Baxter, Benji, Betty B., Betty M., Bill, Bob, Bobbie, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord. Bruce, Carma, Carol, Caroline, Cis, Fr. Derek, Gail, Ginger, Harvey, Lord, have mercy. Janet, JoeAnne, Libby, Margaret, Milton, Nancy, Orlando, Peggy, Ruth, Susan, Tom, Tony, and Virginia; for the ministry of the Prayer Network, For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the Holy Church and for all those for whom our prayers are desired; let us pray to the of God, and for the unity of all peoples, let us pray to the Lord. Lord. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

For our Bishops Samuel and Anne, for Jason our seminarian, for our For all who are in virtual or in-person school and for those attending clergy at St. Stephen’s, and for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the colleges and universities, for their learning new ideas and having new Lord. experiences, for their health and safety, for their teachers, and for their Lord, have mercy. families, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For St. Margaret’s, Waxhaw and Grace Church, Weldon, in our Diocesan cycle of prayer, let us pray to the Lord. For the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed and the Lord, have mercy. destitute, for prisoners and captives, and for all who remember and care for them, let us pray to the Lord. For Donald our President, Roy our Governor, Wendy the Chair of our Lord, have mercy. County Commissioners, and Steve our Mayor; for the leaders of the nations, and for all in authority, let us pray to the Lord. For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection and for all the Lord, have mercy. departed, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For Durham, for every city, county and community, and for those who live in them, let us pray to the Lord. For Ruth Bader Ginsberg, for her life of public service, for all that she Lord, have mercy. accomplished in seeking justice for all people, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, degradation, for those suffering from the effects of wild fires and have mercy on us and forgive us; hurricanes, let us pray to the Lord. that we may delight in your will, Lord, have mercy. and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. That we may end our lives in faith and hope, without suffering and without reproach, let us pray to the Lord. The Bishop, when present, or the Priest, stands and says Lord, have mercy. Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins In the communion of St. Stephen and all the saints, let through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life, to goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in Christ our God. eternal life. Amen. To thee, O Lord our God. The Peace Silence. All stand. The Celebrant says to the people The Celebrant adds a concluding Collect. The peace of the Lord be always with you. Confession of Sin People And also with you.

A Confession of Sin is said here if it has not been said earlier. On Then the Ministers and People may greet one another in the name of the Lord. occasion, the Confession may be omitted.

The Deacon or Celebrant says The Holy Communion

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. Offertory

Silence may be kept. Announcements, including birthday and anniversary blessings

Minister and People The Celebrant may begin the Offertory with one of the sentences on page 376, or with some other sentence of Scripture. Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you Offertory Anthem*** in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, O Sing Joyfully Adrian Batten and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; 1 O sing joyfully, O sing joyfully unto God our strength * we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. 2 Take the song, bring hither the tabret * the merry harp with the lute. Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to give him thanks and praise. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new-moon * even in the time appointed, and upon our solemn feast-day. Then, facing the Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds

4 For this was made a statute for Israel * It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and every- and a law of the God of Jacob. where to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Source: Psalm 81:1-4 (The Book of Common Prayer, 1662; alt.) Composer: Adrian Batten (1591-1637) For by water and the Holy Spirit you have made us a new Performance: The Choir of St. Stephen’s, Durham, NC, people in Jesus Christ our Lord, to show forth your glory in Daniel Monek, Conductor all the world.

Celebrant and People Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and

Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever All things come of thee, Oh Lord, and of thine own have we given thee. sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name: Amen. 1 Chronicles 29:14

The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant and People

Preparation of the Table Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen J. Brahms Hosanna in the highest. Choral Preludes, No. 8, Op. Post. 122 for Organ, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Peter Planyavsky, organist Hosanna in the highest.

The Holy Eucharist this morning is offered to the glory of God, The people stand or kneel. and in memory of Algernon A. Zollicoffer, father of Allison Zollicoffer and Margery Newton Farmer, mother of Thomas Farmer. Then the Celebrant continues

Eucharistic Prayer A Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself, and, when we had fallen into sin and become The people remain standing. The Celebrant, whether bishop or priest, subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus faces them and sings or says 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 The Lord be with you. God and Father of all.

People And also with you. For you are the source of light and life, you made us in your Celebrant Lift up your hearts. image, and called us to new life in Jesus Christ our Lord. People We lift them to the Lord. At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold it, with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor or to lay a hand upon it; and at the words concerning the cup, to hold or and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN. place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing wine to be And now, as our Savior Christ has consecrated. taught us, we are bold to say,

On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our People and Celebrant 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, Our Father, who art in heaven, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the hallowed be thy Name, remembrance of me." thy kingdom come, thy will be done, After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given on earth as it is in heaven. thanks, he gave it to them, and said, "Drink this, all of you: Give us this day our daily bread. This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you And forgive us our trespasses, and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink as we forgive those it, do this for the remembrance of me." who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, Celebrant and People and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Christ has died. Christ is risen. The Breaking of the Bread Christ will come again. The Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread. The Celebrant continues A period of silence is kept. We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, Then may be sung or said resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia. 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 The Gifts of God for the People of God. receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, Take them in remembrance that Christ died for and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, into the joy of your eternal kingdom. with thanksgiving.

All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ: By him, and Act of Reception and worship before him, in brightness arrayed. Celebrant and People 2 O praise ye the Lord! Lord Jesus, we believe that you are truly present in the Holy Sacrament. Praise him upon earth, Since we cannot at this time receive communion, we pray you to come in tuneful accord, into our hearts. We unite ourselves with you and embrace you with all ye sons of new birth; our heart, our soul, and our mind. Let nothing separate us from you; let praise him who has brought you us serve you in this life until, by your grace, we come to your glorious his grace from above, kingdom and unending peace. Amen. praise him who has taught you to sing of his love. Let us pray. 3 O praise ye the Lord! Celebrant and People All things that give sound; Eternal God, heavenly Father, each jubilant chord you have graciously accepted us as living members re-echo around; of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, loud organs, his glory and you have fed us with spiritual food forth tell in deep tone, in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. and sweet harp, the story Send us now into the world in peace, of what he hath done. and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you 4 O praise ye the Lord! with gladness and singleness of heart; Thanksgiving and song through Christ our Lord. Amen. to him be outpoured The Bishop, when present, or the Priest, may bless the people. all ages along! For love in creation, The Deacon, or the Celebrant, dismisses them with these words for heaven restored, Let us go forth in the name of Christ. for grace of salvation, People Thanks be to God. O praise ye the Lord!

Recessional Hymn Hymnal #432 Author: Henry Williams Baker, 1821-1877 Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1848–1918 (LAUDATE DOMINUM) O Praise Ye the Lord! Performance: The Collegium Regale Network! **Music for Faith and Worship** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCTPYO4LS9c 1 O praise ye the Lord! Praise him in the height; rejoice in his word, The flowers in the sanctuary are given to the glory of God. ye angels of light; ye heavens, adore him by whom ye were made, Intercessions for the restoration of body and spirit for friends and produced windows for the cathedrals of Reims and Metz, windows for family members of St. Stephen’s parishioners the UN and the Art Institute of Chicago and the Jerusalem Windows in Israel. He also did large-scale paintings, including part of the ceiling of the Paris Opéra. He had a complex relationship with Judiasm throughout Betsy, friend of Cathy his life, which has been described by many biographers in different ways. John, friend of Claire Chagall’s painting, “Moses Strikes the Rock in the Wilderness” was completed in 1931. It is one of several beautiful paintings of this story from Exodus, which we hear today. This painting is housed in The Chagall Museum in Nice, France, a small museum. It is one of 17 large Ministers of the Day paintings there with bright colours depicting biblical scenes and themes from the Old Testament. The themes of 12 paintings are stories from Celebrant: The Rev. Robert K. Kaynor the Books of Genesis and Exodus, and the other 5 paintings illustrate the Preacher: The Rev. Robert K. Kaynor Song of Songs, with the theme of love. Chagall helped open the museum Server and Intercessor: Claire Doerschuk in 1973 and was active in the museum's life in its early years. Since the Music Director: Joe Kitchen death of the painter in 1985, the Chagall Museum Nice has continued to Choral Music Director: Dan Monek carry the artist's message of universality through special exhibits and by Lector (First Lesson): Frank Goodwin publishing books about Chagall. Lector (Psalm): Tony Hawkins Lector (Epistle): Chris Maynor This painting has been described as “patches of colours, which determine the visual spaces, emphasize this circular composition. The disequilibrium between the drawing, colour and tones of dark brown barely illuminated by a few yellow highlights underlines … the anger *A note regarding the art [toward Moses] of the Hebrews lost in the desert and complaining of hunger and thirst. The divine presence [is] manifested by white light The art on the cover of the bulletin, “Moses Strikes the Rock in the behind [Moses and offers] the miracle of the water that runs abundantly Wilderness” by Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985). Chagall, born Moïche towards the joyous crowd.” These things—the white light of the divine Zakharovitch Chagalov to a Lithuanian Jewish Hassidic family in Liozna, presence to the right of and behind Moses, the stream, the dark colors of near the city of Vitebsk (Belarus, then part of the Russian Empire), was a the complaining and untrusting Israelites, and the figure of Moses—can Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin. In 1910, he moved to be appreciated in this painting, as well as other things that tell us about St. Petersburg and was a student of art in several schools, working with this story. influential teachers. He spent the years of World War I in Soviet Belarus, becoming one of the country's most distinguished artists and a member There are many wonderful descriptions and quotes from other artists and of the modernist avant-garde, founding the Vitebsk Arts College. He art historians that together give us a sense of Marc Chagall and his returned to Paris in 1923. His life is fascinating, and Wikipedia provides remarkable life. There is an enormous amount about him available on an interesting summary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Chagall. the web, and please enjoy this art and all these things about him. Just to Although he is described by critics as “respected as the world's pre- close with words of Pablo Picasso in the 1950s, "When Matisse dies, eminent Jewish artist" and "the quintessential Jewish artist of the Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what colour really twentieth century", Chagall himself saw his work as "not the dream of is". one people but of all humanity". Using the medium of stained glass, he **A note about the processional hymn and the Epistle, very likely To augment his income while at , Batten worked as a an early Christian hymn music copyist, and he is credited with the preservation of many pieces of church music of the time, compiled in the Batten Organbook (now in the In the reading from the Letter of Paul to the Philippians, Paul shares Bodleian Library), a 498-page quarto in his handwriting. Containing many what is very likely an early Christian hymn with the members of the popular works of that time, which Batten scored for the organ, the church in Philippi. These works were adapted by the poet Caroline Batten Organbook is the only surviving source for many pieces of the Maria Noel and set to music by Ralph Vaughn Williams. It is included in time. The Organbook has few of Batten’s own works, so ironically much many hymnals, and is hymn #435 in our Hymnal 1982. It is our of Batten's own music has been lost. Accordingly, although a prolific processional hymn today. Both Paul’s statement and our hymn are composer, Batten is less well known than some of his contemporaries. A beautiful statements of tenets of our faith in both forms. number of works exist only in manuscript at various British libraries and cathedrals, having never been published. ***A note regarding the anthem His music has been described as follows: "It is serious and somewhat sad, Our very own St. Stephen’s choir is singing the anthem for the first time but not altogether devoid of more joyous touches. His artistic sense was since March, adapting to pandemic times. The anthem is Adrian Batten’s perhaps in excess of his technical powers, and his self-restraint makes of “Oh Sing Joyfully”, an a capella arrangement for three parts (soprano, alto his work something very suitable to certain occasions. His counterpoint and baritone. The text is the first four verses of Psalm 81. is skilful, and the atmosphere created by his music is a pure and devotional one… There is one virtue in Batten's sacred music which was Adrian Batten (c. 1591 – c. 1637) was an English organist and Anglican possessed by only a few composers; and that is his constant endeavour to church composer. He was active during an important period of English think of music as the servant of divine worship and not as the central church music, between the Reformation and the Civil War in the 1640s. figure of that service.” He was Organist and Vicar-Choral of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London, in the Reigns of King Charles the First and Second. Martin This performance is actually the second by our choir since mid-March, as Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg, they joyously sung together “Happy Birthday” to Father Bob on Germany, formally beginning the Protestant Reformation in 1517, so that September 13! This is their first anthem, and they are planning another Batten lived at the time of the first generations of Anglicans. During this for a few weeks from now. Each singer is recording his or her part from period the liturgical music of these Anglicans began to diverge home. Each is listening to an accompaniment through earphones from significantly from music on the continent. Among the genres developed one device and singing into a microphone of another device. They send during this period by Batten and other Anglican composers was the their videos to Dan Monek, who then puts each track together to form 'verse anthem', in which sections alternate between the full choir and this three-part anthem. This is a skill that Dan has developed in these soloists, underlain and unified by an independent organ accompaniment. pandemic times, and our singers come together to create this absolutely beautiful anthem. The video shows each singer and is in sync with the Batten was born in Salisbury about 1591. He was a chorister and audio, another tough feat! The only thing still to be done is fitting the subsequently an at , where he studied person into the little box—some of our choir members became very tall! under John Holmes. Batten remained with the cathedral choir after his Dan wrote me, “It's not perfect as there is a definite learning curve here! voice changed. In 1614, Batten moved to London to become a Vicar I'm pretty happy with the audio, but my video editing skills leave Choral of Westminster Abbey. In 1626, Batten became a Vicar Choral of something to be desired still. I hope any flaws there are more than made the cathedral choir at St. Paul's Cathedral and played the organ there. As up by the opportunity to see our choir members.” That is for sure the far as is known, he stayed at this position until his death about 1637. truth, and it is a huge gift to have our choir back. Thank you.

A Note Regarding Music

In the scrolled text of the hymns and other vocal music, the italicized words denote differences between the sung text and the text in our Hymnal 1982, which is given in brackets [ ]. The source of all music is now given completely.

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