Readings, Hymns, and Music—April 2023

April 2
Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
Lectionary
Matthew 21:1-11 full text | Isaiah 50:4–9a | Psalm 31:9–16 | Philippians 2:5–11 | Matthew 26:14—27:66 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Palm Sunday (2019)
Entrance Antiphon
Hosanna Filio David
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Distribution of Palms
Ingrediente Domino
Schubert
Pueri Hebraeorum
Schubert
Cum angelis et pueris
Schubert
Processional Hymn
All Glory, Laud and Honor
elw 344
Entrance Hymn
Ride On, Ride On in Majesty!
elw 346
Psalm
Psalm 31: 9–16
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
In Monte Oliveti
Schubert
Responsive Hymn
An Upper Room Did Our Lord Prepare (vv. 1–2)
Hymn of the Day
Beneath the Cross of Jesus
elw 338
Offertory
O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, bwv 401
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Offertory Motet
O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden, St. Matthew Passion, bwv 244
Bach
Communion Meditation
Ah, Dearest Jesus
Wilbur Held (1915–2015)
Sending Hymn
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
elw 803
7:30 PM
HYBRID COMPLINE
Processional
Hosanna filio David
Plainsong, mode 7
Orison
What Wondrous Love Is This
19th cent. North American folk hymn
Psalm
Psalm 22
Jeffrey Ostrowski
Office Hymn
Sweet Hour of Prayer
William B. Bradbury (1816–1868)
Canticle
Nunc dimittis
Scott Fikse (b. 1983)
Anthem
O Domine Jesu Christe
Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643)
April 3
Monday in Holy Week
7:00 PM
FIRST MONDAYS CONCERT: An Enchanted Evening of Music for Flute and Harp
Siciliano from Flute Sonata in E-flat
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Serenade Espagnole
Georges Bizet (1838–1875), arr. Paul Smim
The Swan
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921), arr. Mary Monroe and Patricia Masri-Fletcher
Für Elise
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Romance
Saint-Saëns, arr. Catherine Michel
Andante con variazoni
Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
Meditation from Thaïs
Jules Massenet (1842–1912), arr. Monroe and Masri-Fletcher
Entr’acte
Jacques Ibert (1890–1962)
April 6
Maundy Thursday
Lectionary
Exodus 12:1–14 | Psalm 116:1–2, 12–19 | 1 Corinthians 11:23–26 | John 13:1–17, 31b–35 full texts
7:30 PM
THE TRIDUUM: MAUNDY THURSDAY LITURGY
Service Music
Liturgy for Triduum (2023 • Service Book and Hymnal, 1958)
Regina Fryxell (1899–1993)
Prelude
Le Banquet Celeste
Oliver Messiaen (1908–1992)
Processional Introit
Nos autem gloriari
Plainsong, mode 4
Entrance Hymn
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
elw 631
Psalm
Psalm 116:10–17
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
I give you a new commandment
Bob Hurd (b. 1950)
Sequence Hymn
Where Charity and Love Prevail
elw 359
Foot Washing Motet
Ubi Caritas with Piano Improvisation
Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Offertory Motet
Pange linqua (vv. 1–4)
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)
Communion Motet
Jesus, I Will Ponder Now
Melchior Vulpius (1570–1615)
Hymn
Lord, Who the Night You Were Betrayed
elw 463
Final Motet
Pange linqua (vv. 5–6)
Bruckner
April 7
Good Friday
Lectionary
Isaiah 52:13—53:12 | Psalm 22 | Hebrews 10:16–25 | John 18:1—19:42 full texts
7:30 PM
THE TRIDUUM: GOOD FRIDAY LITURGY
Service Music
Liturgy for Triduum (2023)
Processional
Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts (Part I)
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Psalm
Psalm 22:1–11
Hallock
Psalm
Psalm 22:11–22
Joseph Gelineau, sj (1920–2008)
Hymn
What Wondrous Love Is This
elw 666
Processional Hymn
Ah, Holy Jesus
elw 349
Meditation
Requiem
John Rutter (b. 1949)
April 8
Easter Vigil
Lectionary
Genesis 1:1—2:4a | Genesis 7:1–5, 11–18; 8:6–18; 9:8–13 | Exodus 14:10–31; 15:20–21 | Isaiah 55:1–11 | Ezekiel 37:1–14 | Zephaniah 3:14–20 | Daniel 3:1–29 | Romans 6:3–11 | Matthew 28:1–10 full texts
7:30 PM
THE TRIDUUM: EASTER VIGIL LITURGY
Service Music
Liturgy for Triduum (2023 • Jazz Missa Brevis)
Will Todd (b. 1970)
First Reading
Genesis 1:1–2, 4a
Hymn
Many and Great
lacqioparle
Second Reading
Exodus 14:10–31; 15:20–21
Hymn
Go Down Moses
go down moses
Third Reading
Isaiah 55:1–11
Hymn
O Blessed Spring
elw 447
Fourth Reading
Proverbs 8:1–8, 19–21; 9:4b–6
Fifth Reading
Isaiah 61:1–4, 9–11
Sixth Reading
Daniel 3:1–29
Hymn
Wade in the Water
elw 437
Litany
Psalm 136
Scott Fikse (b. 1983)
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia
Color Gospel, arr. Reid Ishikawa (b. 1995)
Hymn of the Day
Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia
elw 364, arr. Ishikawa
Offertory Anthem
I've Just Come from the Fountain
Spiritual, arr. James Capers (b. 1948)
Sending Hymn
Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen!
elw 377, arr. Ishikawa
Postlude
Jazz Trio Improvisation
April 9
Easter Sunday
Lectionary
Acts 10:34–43 | Psalm 118:1–2, 14–24 | Colossians 3:1–4 | Matthew 28:1–10 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Easter (Year A • 2023)
William Mathias (1934–1992)
Prelude
Entrata Festiva, Op. 93
Flor Peeters (1903–1986)
Gathering Hymn
Jesus Christ is Risen Today
elw 365
Psalm
Psalm 118:1–2, 14–24
Forrest Pierce (b . 1972)
Gospel Acclamation
Christ our paschal lamb has been sacrificed
Aaron David Miller (b. 1972)
Children’s Hymn
That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright (vv. 1–2 | 3–4)
elw 384
Hymn of the Day
Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing
elw 389
Offertory
Hallelujah Chorus, The Mount of Olives
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Communion Motet
Now the Green Blade Riseth
French traditional, arr. Simon Lindley (b. 1948)
Communion Meditation
Sonata pian’ e forte
Giovanni Gabrieli (1557–1612)
Sending Hymn
The Day of Resurrection!
elw 361
Postlude
Marche Triomphale
Sigfrid Karg–Elert (1877–1933)
April 16
Second Sunday of Easter
Lectionary
Acts 2:14a, 22–32 | Psalm 16 | 1 Peter 1:3–9 | John 20:19–31 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Eastertide (Alleluia Mass)
Sharon Dennis and Doris Au MacDonald
Prelude
Fantasy on Engelberg
Setting by Craig Phillips (b. 1955)
Gathering Hymn
We Know That Christ Is Raised
elw 449
Psalm
Psalm 16
Aaron David Miller (b. 1972)
Children’s Hymn
Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna!
elw 383
Hymn of the Day
O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing (vv. 1, 5–8)
elw 386
Offertory
Sing Ye Praises to Our King
Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
Communion Motet
Come to the Water
John B. Foley, sj, (b.. 1939), arr. Jack Schrader (b. 1942)
Communion Meditation
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, bwv 633
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Sending Hymn
Thine Is the Glory
elw 376
Postlude
Festival
Healey Willan (1880–1968)
7:30 PM
HYBRID COMPLINE
Processional
All Creatures, Worship God Most High!
lasst uns erfreuen
Orison
Touch the Earth Lightly
Colin Gibson (b. 1933)
Psalm
Psalm 67
Gregory Evans
Office Hymn
Te lucis ante terminum
Plainsong, mode 8, and John Graham (b. 1938)
Canticle
Nunc dimittis
Plainsong, mode 3
Anthem
Now the Green Blade Riseth
Simon Lindley (b. 1948), arr. Scott Fikse (b. 1983)
April 23
Third Sunday of Easter/Earth Day
Lectionary
Acts 2:14a, 36–41 | Psalm 116:1–4, 12–19 | 1 Peter 1:17–23 | Luke 24:13–35 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Making a Way: A Liturgy for Care of the Earth (Alleluia Mass)
Sharon Dennis and Doris Au MacDonald
Prelude
For the Beauty of the Earth
Robert Hobby (b. 1962)
Gathering Hymn
Morning Has Broken
elw 556
Psalm
Psalm 116:1–4, 12–19
Mark Mummert (b. 1965)
Children’s Hymn
Touch the Earth Lightly (vv. 1–2 | 3–4)
elw 739
Hymn of the Day
Earth and All Stars
elw 731
Offertory
Ukrainian Alleluia
Craig Courtney (b. 1948)
Communion Motet
For the Beauty of the Earth
Sally DeFord (b. 1959)
Communion Meditation
Many and Great
Setting by Robert Buckley Farlee (b. 1950)
Sending Hymn
All Creatures, Worship God Most High!
elw 835
Postlude
Postlude on Lasst uns erfreuen
Setting by Emma Lou Diemer (b. 1927)
April 30
Fourth Sunday of Easter/Good Shepherd Sunday
Lectionary
Acts 2:42–47 | Psalm 23 | 1 Peter 2:19–25 | John 10:1–10 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Eastertide (Alleluia Mass)
Sharon Dennis and Doris Au MacDonald
Prelude
Toccata on Gelobt sei Gott
Brian Solomons (b. 1948)
Gathering Hymn
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing!
elw 385
Psalm
Psalm 23
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Children’s Hymn
Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna!
elw 383
Hymn of the Day
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
elw 502
Offertory
Gloria, Missa Puer Natus
John McCreary (1930–2013)
Communion Motet
Lead Me, Lord
Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876)
Communion Meditation
Trio on St. Columba
Setting by Joyce Jones (1939–2022)
Sending Hymn
The Lord’s My Shepherd
elw 778
Postlude
Thine is the Glory
Aaron David Miller (b. 1971)
Revised: 26 April 2023