March 6th

VOLUNTARY                            Corrente                                                          J.S. Bach
Jenna Elsberry, flute                     Paul Thurmond, Organist

OFFERTORY ANTHEM                        Beautiful Savior                     Robert A. Hobby

All:      Beautiful Savior, King of creation,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Truly I’d love thee, truly I’d serve thee,
Light of my soul, my joy, my crown.

Choir:  Fair are the meadows, fair are the woodlands,
Robed in the flow’rs of blooming spring;
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer;
He makes our sorrowing spirit sing.

Fair is the sunshine, fair is the moonlight,
Bright the sparkling stars on high;
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
Than all the angels in the sky.
All:      Beautiful Savior, Lord of the nations,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor, praise, adoration,
Now and forevermore be Thine!

February 27th

VOLUNTARY                 What a Friend We Have in Jesus                         Charles Lindberg
Paul Thurmond, Organist

ANTHEM                   Let Nothing Ever Grieve Thee                          Johannes Brahms

Let nothing ever grieve thee, distress thee, nor fret thee.  Heed God’s good will.  My soul, be still; compose thee. Why brood all day in sorrow? Tomorrow will bring thee Gods help benign and grace sublime in mercy. Be true in all endeavor and ever be steadfast. What God decrees brings joy and peace. He’ll keep thee. Amen.

February 20th

ANTHEM                         Teach Me, O Lord                                    Thomas Attwood
Text: Psalm 119:33

Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes,
And I shall keep it unto the end.

February 13th

ANTHEM                            Day by Day                                              Martin How
Text: Richard of Chichester (1197-1253)

Day by day, dear Lord, of thee three things I pray:
To see thee more clearly,
Love thee more dearly,
Follow thee more nearly,
Day by day.   

February 6th

VOLUNTARY                                            Clair de Lune                       Claude Debussy
Jillian Storey, flute                       Paul Thurmond, Organist

OFFERTORY ANTHEM                     Here At This Table                                      Don Besig
Text: Nancy Price

Lord, You have called us; humbly we come.       
Here at this table we all are made one.
Now, as we share Your love and Your grace,
Lord be with us, we pray.
Lord, You have shown us; clearly we know,
Here at this table we all are made whole;
Now, as we share this gift we receive,
Bless us, Lord. Help us believe.
Let us break bread together on our knees.
Through this bread and with cup,
We remember our Savior’s love.

O Lord, fill our hearts with peace.
Lord, You have blessed us; truly we see
Here at this table our sins are redeemed.
Now, as we share this promise come true,
Hope is found, faith is renewed.
Let us praise God together on our knees.
With our hearts joined in prayer,
We give thanks for this meal we share.
O Lord, fill our hearts with peace.
Here at this table, we will find God’s peace.

January 30th

ANTHEM                                                    Rise, Shine!                                 Dale Wood

Rise, shine, you people! Christ the Lord has entered
Our human story; God in him is centered.
He comes to us, by death and sin surrounded, with grace unbounded.

See how he sends the pow’rs of evil reeling;
He brings us freedom, light and life and healing.
All men and women, who by guilt are driven, now are forgiven.

Come, celebrate; your banners high unfurling,
Your songs and prayers against the darkness hurling.
To all the world go out and tell the story of Jesus’ glory.

Tell how the Father sent his Son to save us.
Tell of the Son, who life and freedom gave us.
Tell how the Spirit calls from ev’ry nation his new creation.

OFFERTORY                                 Every Time I Feel the Spirit                  Pepper Choplin

January 23rd

ANTHEM                                                 Washed Anew              Thomas Keesecker

Washed anew with life-giving water,
Bathed and cleansed, Kyrie eleison! (Lord have mercy)
Thirsting for knowledge, thirsting for truth, Jesus, you have set us free.
Like gentle rainfall, like morning dew, clear and clean our hearts will be.
Cast off all weakness, cast off all sin, with his death we’ve been reborn.
A mighty ocean, a quiet stream, rising, greet a glorious morn.
Come sing God’s praises, come to the feast, Christ is risen from the grave.
A flooding river, a raging sea, trembling, stand among the saved.

January 16th

ANTHEM                            Assurance                                             John Ness Beck

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blest,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

December 26th

VOLUNTARY               Carol of the Bells                      Mark Hayes
Paul Thurmond, Organist

ANTHEM             The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy        John Leavitt
Jonathan Holland and Michael Thurmond, percussion

The Virgin Mary had a baby boy
And they said that His name was Jesus!
He come from the glory.
He come from the glorious kingdom.
The angels sang when the baby was born
And proclaimed Him the savior, Jesus.
The wise men saw where the baby was born
And they knew that His name was Jesus.  

Christmas Eve

OFFERTORY ANTHEM           Christmas Night                     John Rutter

Softly through the winter’s darkness shines a light,
Clear and still in Bethlehem on Christmas Night
Round the stable where a virgin mother mild
Watches over Jesus Christ the holy child.
Shepherds kneel in adoration by his bed;
Seraphim in glory hover round his head.
Wise men, guided by the leading of a star,
Bring him gifts of precious treasure from afar.
Choirs of angels sing to greet his wondrous birth;
Christ our Lord in human form comes down to earth.
“Glory to God in highest heav’n” their joyful strain;
“Peace on earth, goodwill to men” the glad refrain.
Lullaby! The child lies sleeping; sing lullaby!
Safe in Mary’s tender keeping; sing lullaby!
Guardian angels keep their watch till break of day;
Lullaby! Sweet Jesus sleeps among the hay.
Alleluia! Let the earth rejoice today!
Christ is born to take our sins and guilt away.
Praise the Lord who sent him down from heav’n above;
Holy infant, born of God the Father’s love.

December 19th

ANTHEM                Joseph Dearest, Joseph                  German Carol

“Joseph dearest, Joseph mine, help me cradle the child divine;
God reward thee and all that’s thine in paradise,”
So prays the mother Mary.
He came among us at Christmastide, at Christmastide, in Bethlehem;
Men shall bring Him from far and wide love’s diadem.
Jesus, Jesus, lo, He comes, and loves, and saves, and frees us!
“Gladly, dear one, lady mine, help I cradle this child of thine;
God’s own light on us both shall shine in paradise,
As prays the mother Mary.”

December 12th

Festival of Lessons and Carols