Winter 2012
February 19
ANTHEM Come, Let Us Fix Our Eyes on Jesus Kenneth T. Kosche
Text: Hebrews 12:2
Diane Glasgow and Anne Thurmond, recorder
Come, let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,
Who, for the joy set before him, endured the cross, scorning its shame,
And sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
February 12
ANTHEM Lord of the Small Dan Forrest
Text: Johanna Anderson
Praise to the Lord of the small, broken things,
Who sees the poor sparrow that cannot take wing,
Who loves the lame child, and the wretch in the street,
Who comforts their sorrows and washes their feet.
Praise to the Lord of the faint and afraid,
Who girds them with courage and lends them His aid;
He pours out His Spirit on vessels so weak
That the timid can serve and the silent can speak.
Praise to the Lord of the frail and the ill,
Who heals their afflictions, or carries them till
They leave this tired frame and to paradise fly,
To never be sick, and never to die.
Praise Him, O praise Him, all ye who yet live,
Who’ve been given so much and can so little give;
Our frail, lisping praise God will never despise:
He sees His dear children through mercy-filled eyes.
February 5
OFFERTORY ANTHEM Let Us Break Bread Together John Ness Beck
Let us break bread together on our knees;
Let us break bread together on our knees;
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me.
Let us drink wine together on our knees;
Let us drink wine together on our knees;
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me.
Let us praise God together on our knees;
Let us praise God together on our knees;
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me.
January 29
ANTHEM Jubilate Deo Michael Praetorius
Jubilate Deo omnis terra. Psalite in laetitia.
Translation: O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands. Sing praise with joy.
January 22
ANTHEM Rise, Shine! Dale Wood
The congregation is invited to join on the final stanza.
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.
January 15
ANTHEM Jesus Calls Us William H. Jude
Text: Cecil Francis Alexander
Jesus calls us o’er the tumult of our life’s wild, restless sea;
Day by day his sweet voice soundeth, saying, “Christian, follow me!”
As of old the apostles heard it by the Galilean lake,
Turned from home and toil and kindred, leaving all for Jesus’ sake.
Jesus calls us from the worship of the vain world’s golden store,
From each idol that would keep us, saying, “Christian, love me more!”
In our joys and in our sorrows, days of toil and hours of ease,
Still he calls, in cares and pleasures, “Christian, love me more than these!”
Jesus calls us! By thy mercies, Savior, may we hear thy call;
Give our hearts to thine obedience, serve and love thee best of all.
January 8