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Sunday was a wonderful service of worship at both services. At the later service, we came in to the tune ERHALT UNS HERR, which is closely associated with a chant melody of our buddy Martin's (Luther, that is). Lectionary readings on prayer allowed our hymnody to be focused on prayer with What a Friend We Have in Jesus, a favorite of many church goers.
With July 28 being the 263rd anniversary of the death of J. S. Bach and it being on a Sunday, the choir put aside what was planned for the day and sang the chorale, Wie Shön leuchtet der Morgenstern, or O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright, as Bach harmonized it in his 1725 cantata by the same name. Their flexibility and excitement to take on any challenge is refreshing!
Mark your calendars! September 15 will be upon us before we know it. Bring all of your friends to our first Choral Vespers featuring the music of Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707). Bach and Buxtehude had a unique relationship that we will discuss on this blog the closer we get to that date.
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