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By Faith A Festival of Hymns & Organ Welcome: Rev. Peter Vorhes & Fr. Corbin Eddy (organist) Organ: “Prelude and Fugue in E Minor,” BWV 533 Johann Sebastian Bach Hymn: “Praise the Kind and Gracious Lord” Finnish title: “Herraa hyvää kiittäkä” Music: Heinrich Albert 1640/Sweden 1820 Text: Jesper Swedberg 1694, based on Psalm 150; Finnish: Julius Krohn 1880; English: Songs and Hymns of Zion 1975, 2008, Laestadian Lutheran Church. Used with permission. Hymn: “Lost in the Night” Evangelical Lutheran Worship 243, preceded by chorale prelude Tune: LOST IN THE NIGHT Text: Nordic hymn; tr. Olav Lee 1859-1943 Music: Finnish folk tune Hymn: “Siipeinsä Suojassa” / “Under His Wings” Green Three-ring Hymnal 5 (one stanza in Finnish), 4 (all stanzas in English) Tune: HINGHAM Text: William O. Cushing, 1823-1902; Finnish tr. unattributed Music: Ira D. Sankey, 1840-1908 Hymn: “Lord, As a Pilgrim on Earth I Roam” Tune: PILGRIM SONG Text: Wilhelmi Malmivaara, 1854-1922; Paraphrase Ernest E. Ryden, 1886-1981 Based on tr. by Aino Lilja Kantonen-Halkola, 1901-1976 Music: Ernest August Hagfors, 1827-1913 By Faith A Festival of Hymns & Organ Hymn: “This Is My Song” Evangelical Lutheran Worship 887, preceded by chorale prelude Tune: FINLANDIA Text: Lloyd Stine, 1912-1993, sts. 1-2; Georgia Harkness, 1891- 1974, st. 3 Music: Jean Sibelius, 1865-1957 Hymn: “Arise, My Soul, Arise!” Evangelical Lutheran Worship 827 Tune: NYT YLÖS, SIELUNI Text: Johan Kahl, 1721-1746; Finnish tr. Halullisten Sjelujen Hengelliset Laulut, 1790; English tr. Ernest E. Ryden, 1886-1981 Music: Finnish folk tune Hymn: “We All Are One in Mission" Evangelical Lutheran Worship 576 Tune: KUORTANE Text: Rusty Edwards, b. 1955 Music: Finnish folk tune; arr. hymnal version Hymn: “For By Grace You Have Been Saved” Evangelical Lutheran Worship 598 Tune: ARMOLAULU Text: Kari Tikka, born 1946; tr. Michael Harper Music: Kari Tikka Organ: Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 65 Felix Mendelssohn 1. Praise the kind and gracious Lord joyfully in one accord; all creation, voices raise to the Father’s glorious praise. 2. Mighty are His works divine, holy, righteous, and sublime; great His might and majesty are on earth, in sky and sea. 3. Praise and honor, heaven’s King, from the heart Thy children bring with our anthems, unto Thee Harp and lute and psaltery! 4. With the organ and the bells, ye in whom the spirit dwells, all ye living, join to sing: Hallelujah to our King!.

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