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Music This Week
May 22, 2022
Easter VI
What We Sing each Sunday…….
One of the more challenging tasks is deciding what we will singing each Sunday. Those choices need to take into consideration where we are in the church year, the Lectionary readings for the day, the particular congregation that will be worshipping, the need to make use the music of our tradition as reflected in our hymnal, while also expanding the repertoire with newer hymns.
Many musicians think this is a dangerous thing to do, but I disagree. Take a minute or two and page through the hymnal, Glory to God.
•What are some songs that you’d like us to sing?
•What are some that you haven’t heard recently that you’d really like to hear?
•Are there some hymns that you could live without?
•What makes a hymn “singable” for you?
•Any other suggestions or comments? Both praise and criticism are welcomed.
Please feel free to e mail Jill (communitych1920@gmail.com), who will pass that information along to me, so that, with your input, we can continue to sing a joyful song to the Lord.
Music This Week
Praise the Lord, His Glories Show This text was Henry Lyte’s (1793-187) original version of Psalm 150, appearing in Spirit of the Psalms (1834) Lyte was born in Switzerland, and studied in Dublin, where he was led into the ministry. The tune, Llanfair, was composed by Robert Williams. Williams was born in Wales, and born without sight. He was an able singer and composer with the ability to transcribe a tune after hearing it once.
We are one in the spirit (They’ll Know We are Christians By Our Love. ) This hymn, text and tune, was written by Peter Scholtes (1938-2009). Scholtes was a parish priest at St. Brendan’s on the South Side of Chicago. At the time he was leading a youth choir in the church basement and was looking for something appropriate for them to sing at a series of ecumenical and interracial events. When he couldn’t find anything, he wrote this song in an afternoon. It became immensely popular, and is often described as the “anthem of the Jesus movement.”
Jesus Shall Reign This Isaac Watts (1674-1748) text was first published in his Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament (1719) as part of his paraphrase of Psalm 72. Watts is considered the father of English hymnody, writing over six hundred hymns. Watts was fifteen when he wrote his first hymn. This began a musical revolution in Reformed worship. Hymns of human composition were thus introduced to the Anglican and Dissenting churches of England. Watts was not the first to write hymns, but he was the first to have a method. He believed our songs are a human offering of praise to God. Therefore, the words should be our own. The psalms, if sung, should be Christianized and modernized. Thus he wrote two types of hymns: those of human composition and those loosely based on the psalms. The tune, Duke Street, was composed by John Hatton, and first appeared in A collection of Psalms and Hymn tunes (1793). In 1805 it was published in Dixon‘s Euphonia with the name Duke Street and attributed to John Hatton ( ?-1793). Hatton, a Presbyterian, was born in Warrington, England and lived in Lancaster, England, in the village of St. Helen’s on Duke Street. Little else is known of him.
Anthem: “Let All the World in Every Corner Sing”
text: George Herbert, (1593-1633) from The Temple: Five Mystical Songs; music: Paul M. Vasile (b. 1976)
Let all the world in ev’ry corner sing, My God and King.
The heav’ns are not too high, His praise may thither fly:
The earth is not too low, His praises there may grow.
Let all the world in ev’ry corner sing, My God and King.
The church with psalms must shout, No door can keep them out:
But above all, the heart must bear the longest part.
Let all the world in ev’ry corner sing, My God and King.
The life and literary work of the English poet George Herbert (1593-1633) was contemporaneous with William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and John Milton (1608-1674). The Temple was a very popular work, published in thirteen editions between 1633 and 1679, a total of more 20,000 copies – an amazing publication run in the mid-seventeenth century! It is said that Herbert, on his deathbed at age 39, gave this collection of religious poems to a friend to take to Nicholas Ferrar, a member of the Anglican community at Little Gidding, with the following inscription: “Tell him, he shall find in it a picture of the many spiritual conflicts that have past betwixt God and my soul, before I could subject mine to the will of Jesus my Master, in whose service I have now found perfect freedom; desire him to read it: and then, if he can think it may turn to the advantage of any dejected poor Soul, let it be made public: if not, let him burn it: for I and it, are less than the least of God’s mercies.” In this hurting, broken world, the church cannot stop proclaiming the good news. People all over the world are yearning for hope and healing. It is the message of reconciliation, grace, hope, and Resurrection that we can offer to them. May all the world “in every corner sing”! Paul Vasile (b. 1976) serves as the Minister of Music at Park Avenue Christian Church where he shares his passion for and knowledge of sacred music. As a versatile leader, Paul encourages the congregation’s active participation in worship. Committed to innovative concert programming, he also serves as the Artistic Director of the church’s Arts at The Park, a concert series that presents some of the region’s finest performers and ensembles. Several of his compositions are included in the hymnal of the Presbyterian Church (USA), Glory to God.


Community
Presbyterian
Church Choir
If you have a voice to share with the choir,
or for additional information
please leave your name and number at the church office - 954.427.0222.
♪ Choir Rehearsals – Sunday mornings, 9 am ♪
in the Choir rehearsal room or the sanctuary.
You are welcome to join us for just a Sunday, or for a time or for a season.
Please consider lending your voice in praise of God through the ministry of music.
A number of our choir members are snowbirds
and have begun to depart the sunshine state for their homes up north.
And so, it is up to those of us who remain to step up to the plate
and lend our voices so that the choir can continue to sing, and to grow. Please give it some prayerful consideration.
SING: Why do we sing?
God’s people are more than just invited to sing; we are commanded to sing.
When we sing, we’re doing what God asks of us.
Singing has such a unique way of bringing your heart, soul, mind, and strength together to focus entirely and completely on God.
In an age of distraction,
singing grabs the attention of all our senses and focuses us on God.
In Revelation 7:9–10, the Apostle John describes a glimpse of eternity
with a great multitude from every tribe, people, and language
singing before the Lamb,
Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!
Eternity awaits.
On that day,
will you be one of the great multitudes that no one can number,
singing the song of the Lamb, singing His praises?
I hope you’ll be there, singing the song of our Savior Jesus Christ.
Why not rehearse for that day now?
Ron Hayde
Director of Music
♪ Choir Rehearsals – Sunday mornings, 9 am ♪
in the Choir rehearsal room or the sanctuary.
You are welcome to join us for just a Sunday, or for a time or for a season.
Please consider lending your voice in praise of God through the ministry of music.
A number of our choir members are snowbirds and have begun to depart the sunshine state for their homes up north. And so, it is up to those of us who remain to step up to the plate and lend our voices so that the choir can continue to sing, and to grow. Please give it some prayerful consideration.
SING: Why do we sing?
God’s people are more than just invited to sing; we are commanded to sing. When we sing, we’re doing what God asks of us. Singing has such a unique way of bringing your heart, soul, mind, and strength together to focus entirely and completely on God. In an age of distraction, singing grabs the attention of all our senses and focuses us on God. In Revelation 7:9–10, the Apostle John describes a glimpse of eternity with a great multitude from every tribe, people, and language singing before the Lamb, Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb! Eternity awaits. On that day, will you be one of the great multitudes that no one can number, singing the song of the Lamb, singing His praises? I hope you’ll be there, singing the song of our Savior Jesus Christ. Why not rehearse for that day now?
About the Organ
Organ Specifications
Joseph Cortese, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, ca. 1970,
Guzowski & Steppe Organbuilders, Inc., Fort Lauderdale 2002
GREAT - Unenclosed
1. 16 Quintadena 61 pipes
2. 8 Principal 61 pipes
3. 8 Bourdon 73 pipes
4. 4 Octave 61 pipes
5. 4 Flute (From #3) 61 notes
6. 2 Principal 61 pipes
7. IV Mixture 244 pipes
8. 8 Trompette en Chamade 61 pipes (does not couple)
Chimes
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MIDI ON GREAT
GREAT 16
GREAT UNISON OFF
GREAT 4
SWELL - Expressive
9. 8 Salicional 61 pipes
10. 8 Voix Celeste (TC) 49 pipes
11. 8 Rohrflöte 61 pipes
12. 4 Principal 61 pipes
13. 4 Spitzflöte 61 pipes
14. 2 Blockflöte 61 notes
15. III Mixture 183 pipes
16. 16 Basson (TC)(From #18) 49 notes
17. 8 Trompette 73 pipes
18. 8 Oboe 61 pipes
19. 4 Clarion (From #17) 61 notes
Tremolo
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MIDI ON SWELL
SWELL 16
SWELL UNISON OFF
SWELL 4
CHOIR - Expressive
19. 8 Gamba 61 pipes
20. 8 Holzgedeckt 61 pipes
21. 8 Erzähler 61 pipes
22. 8 Erzähler Celeste (TC) 49 pipes
23. 4 Koppelflöte 61 pipes
24. 2 2/3 Nazard 61 pipes
25. 2 Principal 61 pipes
26 1 3/5 Tierce 61 pipes
27. 1 1/3 Larigot (From #24) 61 notes
28. 8 Krummhorn 61 pipes
29. 8 Trompette en Chamade 61 notes (from #8, does not couple)
Tremolo
Blank
Blank
Blank
MIDI ON CHOIR
CHOIR 16
CHOIR UNISON OFF
CHOIR 4
ANTIPHONAL - Preparation
30. – 36. Blank
PEDAL
37. 32 Resultant (From #41) 32 notes
38. 16 Principal 44 pipes
39. 16 Subbass 32 pipes
40. 16 Quintadena (From #1) 32 notes
41. 16 Gedeckt 44 pipes
42. 8 Principal (From #38) 32 notes
43. 8 Gedeckt (From #41) 32 notes
44. 8 Rohrflöte (From #11) 32 notes
45. 4 Choral Bass 32 pipes
46. 2 Octave(1-20 from #38) 32 notes
47. 32 Cornet (Composed) 32 notes
48. 16 Fagotto 56 pipes
49. 8 Fagotto (From #48) 32 notes
50. 4 Fagotto (From #48) 32 notes
51. 4 Schalmei (From #18) 32 notes
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MIDI ON PEDAL
COUPLERS
GREAT TO PEDAL 8
GREAT TO PEDAL 4
SWELL TO PEDAL 8
SWELL TO PEDAL 4
CHOIR TO PEDAL 8
CHOIR TO PEDAL 4
ANTIPHONAL TO PEDAL
ANTIPHONAL TO SWELL
SWELL TO GREAT 16
SWELL TO GREAT 8
SWELL TO GREAT 4
CHOIR TO GREAT 16
CHOIR TO GREAT 8
CHOIR TO GREAT 4
ANTIPHONAL TO GREAT
SWELL TO CHOIR 16
SWELL TO CHOIR 8
SWELL TO CHOIR 4
ANTIPHONAL TO CHOIR
GREAT - CHOIR TRANSFER
COMBINATIONS - Multilevel, 50 levels, locking
GENERALS 1 - 10 Thumb and toe
GREAT 1 - 6, 0 Thumb only
SWELL 1 - 6, 0 Thumb only
CHOIR 1 - 6, 0 Thumb only
PEDAL 1 - 5, 0 Thumb and toe (Divisional Cancel: Thumb only)
GENERAL CANCEL Thumb only
SET Thumb only
PEDAL MOVEMENTS AND REVERSIBLES
GREAT TO PEDAL Thumb and toe (Cancels 4' also)
SWELL TO PEDAL Thumb and toe (Cancels 4' also)
CHOIR TO PEDAL Thumb and toe (Cancels 4' also)
32' Contra Principal Toe Only (Preparation)
32' Contra Bourdon Toe Only (Preparation)
32' Contra Posaune Toe Only (Preparation)
Zimbelstern Toe Only
SFZ Thumb and toe
ACCESSORIES
MIDI Connection Panel (IN, OUT, THRU)
Chime Volume Control 0, 1 - 5
Transposer, LCD Display
Yamaha MDF3
Indicator Lamps and Bar Graphs:
Crescendo (LED Bar graph)
Swell (LED Bar graph)
Choir (LED Bar graph)
32' Contra Principal (Preparation)
32' Contra Bourdon (Preparation)
32' Contra Posaune (Preparation)

The quaint chapel connected to the main sanctuary
is a beautiful sacred space for contemplation, meditation,
or prayer.
Feel free to come in before the 10:00 service
or during the week upon request.
The Chapel is the perfect venue for small weddings
or memorial services.
