Palm Sunday 2021

Pastor Glenn preached from Philippians 2:5-11.

Music Acknowledgements

“In the Bulb There is a Flower”
Text & Music: Natalie Sleeth, 1985; ©1986 Hope Publishing Co; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Praise the Lord, Sing Hallelujah”
Text: based on Psalm 148; The Book of Psalms, 1871; adapt. William J Kirkpatrick, ca. 1893; Music: William J Kirkpatrick, ca. 1893

“When in Our Music God is Glorified”
Text: Fred Pratt Green, 1972, The Hymn, 1973, ©1972 Hope Publishing Co.; Music: Charles V Stanford, Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1904; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“My Life Flows On”
Text & Music: Robert Lowry’s Bright Jewels for the Sunday School, 1869, alt.; Refrain arr. ©1989 Hymnal: A Worship Book, alt.; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Ashokan Farewell”
Composed by Jay Ungar, 1982

“He Was Despised” from Messiah
Text & Music: George Frideric Handel, 1741

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Pastor Claudia preached from Jeremiah 31:31-34.

Music Acknowledgements

“Rain Down”
Text & Music: Jaime Cortez, 1991; ©1992 Jaime Cortez (admin. OCP Publications); All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

 

“Come, Bring Your Burdens to God (Woza nomthwalo wakho)”
Text: Xhosa, from the singing of the Mooiplaas congregation (South Africa); trans. Barbara Clark, Mairi Munro, and Martine Stemerick; Music: from the singing of the Mooiplaas congregation; transcr. Welile Sigabi; ©2008 WGRG, Iona Community (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.); All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

 

“Obey My Voice”
Text: based on Jeremiah 7:23, KJV; Music: Sheilagh Nowacki, 1970, Festival of the Holy Spirit Song Book, 1972; ©1972 Sheilagh Nowacki

 

“For the Beauty of the Earth”
Text: Folliott S Pierpoint, Lyra Eucharistica, 1864, alt.; Music: arranged by John Rutter, ©1980 Oxford University Press; All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

 

“Fairest Lord Jesus”
Text: Schönster Herr Jesu!, Gesangbuch, Münster (Sts. 1, 3), 1677; Heinrich A H von Fallersleben, Schlesische Volkslieder (St. 2), 1842; tr. Anonymous, Church Chorals and Choir Studies (Sts. 1-3), 1850; Joseph A Seiss, Sunday School Book for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Congregations (St. 4), 1873; Music: Schlesische Volkslieder, 1842; harmonized by Richard S Willis, Church Chorals and Choir Studies, 1850

Just As I Am

Pastor Glenn preached from John 3:14-21. We are born wanting to know more, wanting to be more, full of questions- our job? Keep curious!

Music Acknowledgements

“Prelude in C”
Composed by JS Bach, 1722

“Hosanna, Loud Hosanna”
Text: Jeannette Threlfall, Sunshine and Shadow, 1873, alt.; Music: unknown, Gesangbuch, Wurttemberg, 1784; harmonized by William H Monk, Hymns Ancient and Modern, Appendix, 1868; Public Domain

 

“How Can We be Silent”
Text & Music: Michael Mahler; ©2003 GIA Publications, Inc.; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

 

“O Lord, Hear My Prayer”
Text: based on Psalm 102:1-2; Music from Taizé, vol. 2, 1982; Music: Jacques Berthier; ©1982 Les Presses de Taizé (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.); All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

 

“Just As I Am, Without One Plea”
Music: William B Bradbury, The Mendelssohn Collection, or … Third Book of Psalmody, 1849; Public Domain

 

“To God be the Glory”
Text: Fanny J Crosby, Brightest and Best, 1875; Music: William H Doane, Brightest and Best, 1875; Public Domain

“Heilig, Heilig, Heilig”
Music: Franz Schubert,  Gesänge zur Feier des heilgen Opfer der Messe, 1826; Public Domain

“Guide My Feet”
Text: African American spiritual; Music: African American spiritual; harm. Wendell Whalum, ca. 1984, ©Estate of Wendell Whalum; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Text: James W Johnson, 1900; Music: J Rosamund Johnson, 1905; Public Domain

Exodus 20:1-17

Pastor Claudia preached from Exodus 20:1-17.

Music Acknowledgements:

“Let’s Walk Together”
Text: Laurie Zelman; Music: Mark A Miller; ©2007 Abingdon Press; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

 

“I Saw a Tree by the Riverside”
Text & Music: Ken Medema; ©1976 World Music LLC; Used by Permission. CCLI License #20093153

 

“O God, Great Womb”
Text: Harris J Loewen, Assembly Songs, ©1983 Harris J Loewen; Music: Katie Graber, ©2019 Katie Graber; acc. Anneli Loepp Thiessen, 2019; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

 

“God, Bless the Work Your People Do”
Text: John A Dalles, ©2009 John A Dalles; Music: Amanda Husberg, 1996, ©1998 Amanda Husberg; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

 

“I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light”
Text & Music: Kathleen Thomerson; ©1970, 1975 Celebration; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

Christopher Crater

Christopher Crater is our guest preacher this week. He currently serves as the Community Engagement Associate for the Obama Foundation in Chicago.

Christopher preached from Matthew 5:14-16.

Music & Worship Acknowledgements

Prelude in C
Composed by JS Bach, 1722

“I Sing the Mighty Power of God”
Text: Isaac Watts, Divine and Moral Songs for Children, 1715; Music: Gesangbuch der Herzogl, 1784; harmonized William H Monk, Appendix to Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1868

 

“Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
Text: Thomas O Chisholm, Songs of Salvation and Service, 1923; Music: William M Runyan, Songs of Salvation and Service, 1923; ©1923, renewed 1951, Hope Publishing Company; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Be Still and Know”
Text: Psalm 46:10; Music: anon.; arr. Jack Schrader, 1988; ©1989 Hope Publishing Company; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Alleluia”
Text: Hebrew traditional, ca. 4th c. BC; translit. Greek, ca. 3rd c. BC; Music: Orthodox Liturgy, ca. 1900

 

“Goodnight”
From the album Intervention by Helen Jane Long, released 2012

“The Lord Lift You Up”
Text: Patricia J Shelly; Music: Patricia J Shelly; arr. Dennis Friesen-Carper; ©1983 Patricia J Shelly; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“The Town I Loved So Well”
Written by Phil Coulter, 1973

Benediction adapted from A Franciscan Benediction

Rev. Dr. Dominique Robinson

FMC’s Black History Month Guest Preacher Series continues with Rev. Dr. Dominique Robinson, Dean of Chapel and Assistant Professor of Religion at Wiley College in Marshall TX.

Rev. Dr. Robinson preached from 1 Peter 3:8-9.

Today’s Music and Worship Resources:

“Uyai mose (Come All You People)”
Text: Shona; Alexander Gondo; transc. And English paraphrase I-to Loh, 1986; Music: Alexander Gondo; arr. John Bell, ©1994 WGRG, Iona Community (admin. GIA Publications); All rights reserved.; Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

 

“Longing for Light”
Text & Music: Bernadette Farrell; ©1993 OCP Publications; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

 

Call to Worship: Today’s call to worship was originally posted at the Sacred Pauses blog (www.sacredpauses.com).

 

“As I Went Down to the River to Pray”
Text & Music: African American spiritual; Arrangement: James E Clemens ©2004

 

“My Hope Is Built”
Text: Edward Mote, ca. 1834, Hymns of Praise: A New Selection of Gospel Hymns, 1836, alt.; Music: William B Bradbury, 1863, Devotional Hymn and Tune Book, 1864; Public Domain

 

“Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Text: James W Johnson, 1900; Music: J Rosamund Johnson, 1905; Public Domain

Rev. Dr. Khalia Williams

FMC’s Black History Month Guest Preacher Series continues with Rev. Dr. Khalia Williams, Assistant Dean of Worship and Music, and Assistant Professor in the Practice of Worship at Candler School of Theology, Emory University.

Rev. Dr. Williams preached from 1 Kings 19:9-18.

Today’s Music:

“O Prince of Peace”
Text & Music: Javanese; Saptojoadi (Indonesia); Text trans: Lawrence M Yoder, Mennonite World Conference International Songbook, 1990; ©1978 Mennonite World Conference; All rights reserved.; Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“This Is My Song”
Text: stanzas 1, 2 Lloyd Stone, ©1934, 1962 Lorenz Publishing Company; stanza 3 Georgia Harkness, ©1964 Lorenz Publishing Company; Music: Jean Sibelius, 1899; arr. The Hymnal, ©1933, 1961 Presbyterian Board of Christian Education; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Bless the Lord, My Soul”
Text: based on Psalm 103:1, Taizé Community; Music: Jacques Berthier; ©1998 Les Presses de Taizé (admin GIA Publications, Inc.); All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Open, Lord, My Inward Ear”
Text: Charles Wesley, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1742; Music: Bradley P Lehman, ©1991 Bradley P Lehman; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Oh Freedom”
African American Spiritual

“God Loves All His Many People”
Text: Tshiluba; Lubunda Mukungu (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo); trans. Rev. Anna Juhnke, International Songbook, ©1978, 1990 Mennonite World Conference; Music: Tshiluba traditional, International Songbook, Mennonite World Conference, 1978; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

Abby Endashaw

FMC’s Black History Month Guest Preacher Series starts with Abby Endashaw, Young Adult Programs Coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee Central States.

Abby preached from John 2:13-22.

Today’s Music:

“O Great Spirit”
Text & Music: adapt. Doreen Clellamin, from a song by Nuxalk young people; Music transcribed by Pablo Sosa; ©1994 Doreen Clellamin

“Herr, füll mich neu (Fill Me Anew)”
Text & Music: German- Jesus-Bruderschaft, Gnadenthal; ©1978 Jesus-Bruderschaft e.V., Gnadenthal, Germany; Music harm. Klaus Heizmann, 2004; harm. © Haus der Musik, Wiesbaden, Germany; Text translation and translation copyright ©2006 Jean Janzen, Kenneth Nafziger, and Randall Spaulding; All rights reserved.; Translation reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE #A-731084

“Abana alathi (Abana in Heaven)”
Text: Arabic; based on Matthew 6:9-31; Laila Constantine; trans. and adapt. Anne Emile Zaki, Emily Brink, and Greg Scheer, trans. and adapt. ©2008 Faith Alive Christian Resources; Music: Laila Constantine; ©2002 Songs of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Egypt (admin. Faith Alive Christian Resources); All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE #A-731084

“God Welcomes All / Amen”
Text: John L Bell; Music: South African traditional; transcribed by John L Bell; ©2008 WGRG, Iona Community (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.); All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE #A-731084

“Hallelujah!”
African American Spiritual; arr. EP Smeltzer
Performed by the Spirituals Project Choir at Celebration Hall, 2006

“Rise, Shine For Thy Light is a Comin’”
African American Spiritual; arr. EP Smeltzer
Performed by the Spirituals Project Choir at Celebration Hall, 2006

The Unveiling

Pastor Glenn preached from Mark 1:21-28.

Featured in today’s service:

“Could It Be That God Is Singing”
Text: Becca J R Lachman; ©2004 Becca J R Lachman, rev. 2018; Music: Southern Harmony, 1854; arr. Alice Parker, ©2008 Alice Parker

 

Too Short
Written by Stephen S Pearce; Illustrated by Audrey Rosenthal; ©1985

 

“Whatsoever You Do”
Text: Willard F Jabusch, based on Matthew 25:31-46; Music: Willard F Jabusch; harmonized by Robert J Batastini; Text & Music ©1966, 1982 Willard F Jabusch; admin. OCP; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

 

“Word and Sign”
Text: Adam M L Tice ©2016; Music: Benjamin Bergey ©2019; GIA Publications, Inc.; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

 

“Going Home”
Music: Wayne Gratz

 

“To God Be the Glory”
Text: Franny J Crosby, 1875; Music: William H Doane, 1875; Public Domain