Choral Evensong from Trinity Cathedral Episcopal Church in Cleveland, Ohio

October 11, 2023

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Choir: Trinity Chamber Singers Homilist: The Rev. Becca Stevens Hymns: 31, Give thanks for music-making art Responses: Carolyn Hoff (b. 2004) Psalm: 67 Service: Fauxbourdons by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) Anthem: Strengthen ye the Weak Hands - William H. Harris (1883-1973)

Order of Service:

PreludeOpening PrecesOffice Hymn: 31Psalm 67First Lesson -- Acts 8:26-40MagnificatSecond Lesson -- Luke 24:13-27Nunc DimittisApostle's CreedResponses, Lord's Prayer, and CollectsGreeting and HomilyAnthem: Strengthen Ye the Weak Hands - William H. Harris (1883-1973) Spoken PrayersConcluding Versicle and ResponseBlessingHymn: Give Thanks for Music-Making ArtVoluntary

11 Oct: Strengthen ye the weak hands - William H. Harris (1883-1973) The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them. And he hath giv'n men skill, that he might be honour'd in his marvellous works. My son, in thy sickness leave off from sin, and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all wickedness. Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come; he will come and save you. Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopp'd. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be giv'n unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our god. Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come; he will come and save you. O Saviour of the world, who by thy Cross and precious Blood hast redeem'd us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.

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October 4, 2023

Choir Trinity Cathedral Choir

Homilist The Very Rev. Bernard J. Owens

Hymns 400 (stanzas 1, 4, 5, 7), Out of Silence Music Rises

Responses Richard Ayleward (1626-1669)

Psalm 121

Service Harold Friedell in F (1905-1958)

Anthem King of glory, King of peace - Harold Friedell

Order of Service:

Prelude

Opening Preces

Office Hymn: 400 (stanzas 1, 4, 5, 7)

Psalm 121

First Lesson -- Job 39:1-18

Magnificat

Second Lesson -- Matthew 11:25-30

Nunc Dimittis

Apostle's Creed

Responses, Lord's Prayer, and Collects

Greeting and Homily

Anthem: King of peace - Harold Friedell

Spoken Prayers

Concluding Versicle and Response

Blessing

Hymn: Out of Silence Music Rises

Voluntary

Anthem: King of glory, King of peace - Harold Friedell (1905-1958)

George Herbert (1593-1633)

King of glory, king of peace, I will love thee;

And, that love may never cease, I will move thee.

Thou hast granted my request, thou hast heard me;

Thou didst note my working breast, thou has spared me.

Wherefore with my utmost art I will sing thee,

And the cream of all my heart I will bring thee.

Though my sins against me cried, thou didst clear me.

And alone, when they replied, thou didst hear me.

Seven whole days, not one in seven, I will praise thee;

In my heart, though not in heaven, I can raise thee.

Small it is, in this poor sort to enroll thee;

Eternity's too short to extol thee.

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10 May, 2023

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Choir: Illuminare Chamber Choir (Youngstown, OH)

Officiant: The Very Rev. Bernard J. Owens

Hymns: 669, 677

Psalm 119:137-44

Responses: Jack Richard Hodkinson

Service: E. J. Moeran in D (1894-1950)

Anthem O Strength and Stay - Eric Thiman (1900-1975)

Order of Service:

Prelude

Opening Preces

Office Hymn: 669

Psalm 119:137-44

First Lesson -- Exodus 17:1-7

Magnificat

Second Lesson -- Mark 6:45-52

Nunc Dimittis

Apostle's Creed

Responses, Lord's Prayer, and Collects

Greeting and Homily

Anthem: O Strength and Stay - Eric Thiman (1900-1975)

Spoken Prayers

Concluding Versicle and Response

Blessing

Hymn 67

Voluntary

Anthem: O Strength and Stay - Eric Thiman (1900-1975)

O strength and stay upholding all creation,

who ever dost thyself unmoved abide,

yet day by day the light in due gradation

from hour to hour through all its changes guide;

Grant to life's day a calm unclouded ending,

an eve untouched by shadows of decay,

the brightness of a holy death-bed blending

with dawning glories of the eternal day.

Hear us, O Father, gracious and forgiving,

through Jesus Christ thy co-eternal Word,

who with the Holy Ghost by all things living

now and to endless ages art adored.

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April 26, 2023

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Choir: Choristers of St. Paul's, Cleveland Heights

Officiant: The Rev. Jessie Dodson

Hymns 31, How Shall I Sing that Majesty

Psalm 16

Responses: Martin Neary (b. 1940)

Service: George Dyson in C minor (1883-1964)

Anthem: Lo, the full, final sacrifice - Gerald Finzi (1901-1956

Order of Service:

Prelude

Opening Preces

Office Hymn 31

Psalm 16

First Lesson -- Exodus 1:15-21

Magnificat

Second Lesson -- Mark 12:41-44

Nunc Dimittis

Apostle's Creed

Responses, Lord's Prayer, and Collects

Greeting and Homily

Anthem: Lo, the full, final sacrifice - Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

Spoken Prayers

Concluding Versicle and Response

Blessing

Hymn: How Shall I Sing that Majesty

Voluntary

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Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr

Choir: Trinity Chamber Singers

Hymns: 209,190

Psalm 34:1-8

Resposes: James Buonemani (b. 1956)

Service: Edmund Rubbra in A-fiat (1901-1986)

Anthem: Beati quorum via - C. V. Stanford (1852-1924)

Order of Service:

Prelude

Opening Preces

Office Hymn 209

Psalm 34:1-8

First Lesson -- Colossians 1:24-29

Magnificat

Second Lesson -- Luke 12:35-40

Nunc Dimittis

Apostle's Creed

Responses, Lord's Prayer, and Collects

Greeting and Homily

Anthem: Beati quorum via - C. V. Stanford (1852-1924)

Spoken Prayers

Concluding Versicle and Response

Blessing

Hymn 190

Voluntary

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Anthem: Beati quorum via - C. V. Stanford (1852-1924) Beati quorum via integra est, qui ambulant in lege Domini.

Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord.

April 12, 2023

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Choir: Trinity Cathedral Choir

Officiant: The Rev. Dr. C. Eric Funston

Hymns: 187, 194

Psalm 115

Responses: Craig Phillips (b. 1961)

Service: William Harris in A (1883-1973)

Anthem: Five Mystical Songs - Ralph Vaughan-Williams (1872-1958)

Order of Service:

Prelude

Opening Preces

Office Hymn 187

Psalm 115

First Lesson -- Acts 3:1-10

Magnificat

Second Lesson -- Luke 24:13-35

Nunc Dimittis

Apostle's Creed.

Responses, Lord's Prayer, and Collects

Greeting and Homily

Anthem: Five Mystical Songs - Ralph Vaughan-Williams (1872-1958)

Spoken Prayers

Concluding Versicle and Response

Blessing

Hymn: 194

Voluntary

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12 April: Five Mystical Songs - Ralph Vaughan-Williams (1872-1958)

1 Easter

Rise heart; thy Lord is risen. Sing his praise

Without delays,

Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewise

With him may'st rise;

That, as his death calcined thee to dust,

His life may make thee gold, and much more, Just.

Awake, my lute, and struggle for thy part

With all thy art.

The cross taught all wood to resound his name

Who bore the same.

His stretched sinews taught all strings, what key

Is best to celebrate this most high day.

Consort both heart and lute, and twist a song

Pleasant and long:

Or since all music is but three parts vied,

And multiplied;

O let thy blessed Spirit bear a part,

And make up our defects with his sweet art.

2. I got me flowers

I got me flowers to strew thy way;

I got me boughs off many a tree:

But thou wast up by break of day,

And brought'st thy sweets along with thee.

The Sun arising in the East,

Though he give light, and the East perfume;

If they should offer to contest

Can there be any day but this,

Though many suns to shine endeavour?

We count three hundred, but we miss:

There is but one, and that one ever.

3. Love bade me welcome

Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back,

Guilty of dust and sin.

But quick-ey'd Love, observing me grow slack

From my first entrance in,

Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning,

If I lack'd anything.

"A guest," I answer'd, "worthy to be here":

Love said, "You shall be he."

"I the unkind, ungrateful? Ah, my dear,

I cannot look on thee."

Love took my hand, and smiling did reply,

"Who made the eyes but I?"

"Truth, Lord, but I have marr'd them: let my shame

Go where it doth deserve."

"And know you not," says Love, "who bore the blame?"

"My dear, then I will serve."

"You must sit down," says Love, "and taste my meat":

So I did sit and eat.

4. The Call

Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life:

Such a Way, as gives us breath:

Such a Truth, as ends all strife:

Such a Life, as killeth death.

Come, My Light, my Feast, my Strength:

Such a Light, as shows a feast:

Such a Feast, as mends in length:

Such a Strength, as makes his guest.

Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart:

Such a Joy, as none can move:

Such a Love, as none can part:

Such a Heart, as joys in love.

5. Antiphon

Let all the world in every corner sing,

My God and King!

The heavens 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 every 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 every corner sing,

My God and King!

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March 22, 2023Download the Bulletin: https://bit.ly/Evensong-March-2023Choir: Cathedral Choir

Officiant: The Rev. Alex Martin

Hymns: 692, 24

Psalm: 84:7-12

Responses: Craig Phillips (b. 1961)

Service: Thomas Walmisley in D minor (1814-1856)

Anthem: Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit (Requiem, 5th mvt) - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897

Prelude

Opening Preces

Office Hymn 692

Psalm 84:7-12

First Lesson -- 2 Timothy 2:10-15

Magnificat

Second Lesson -- Matthew 13:31-33

Nunc Dimittis

Apostle's Creed

Responses, Lord's Prayer, and Collects

Greeting and Homily

Anthem: Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit (Requiem, 5th mvt) - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Spoken Prayers

Concluding Versicle and Response

Blessing

Hymn 24

Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit; aber ich will euch wieder sehen und euer Herz soll sich freuen, und eure Freude soll niemand von euch nehmen. Ich will euch trösten, wie einen seine Mutter tröstet. Sehet mich an: ich habe eine kleine Zeit Mühe und Arbeit gehabt und habe großen Trost funden.

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March 15, 2023

Download the Bulletin: https://bit.ly/Evensong-March-2023Choir Trinity Chamber Singers

Officiant The Rev. Gayle Catinella

Hymns 140, 424

Psalm 37:19-42

Responses Martin Neary (b. 1940)

Service Samuel Sebastian Wesley in G (Chant Service) (1810-1876)

Anthem Lo, the full, final sacrifice - Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

Prelude

Opening Preces

Office Hymn 140

Psalm 37:19-42

First Lesson -- Philippians 2:12-15

Magnificat

Second Lesson -- Luke 12:12-27

Nunc Dimittis

Apostle's Creed.

Responses, Lord's Prayer, and Collects

Greeting and Homily

Anthem: Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice - Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

Spoken Prayers

Concluding Versicle and Response

Blessing

Hymn: 424

Voluntary

Lo, the full, final sacrifice - Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)Lo, the full, final, Sacrifice on which all figures fix't their eyes. The ransomed Isaac, and his ram; the Manna, and the Paschal Lamb. Jesu Master, just and true! Our Food, and faithful Shepherd too! O let that love which thus makes thee mix with our low Mortality, lift our lean Souls, and set us up convictors of thine own full cup, coheirs of Saints. That so all may drink the same wine; and the same Way. Nor change the Pasture, but the Place to feed of Thee in thine own Face. O dear Memorial of that Death which lives still, and allows us breath! Rich, Royal food! Bountiful Bread! Whose use denies us to the dead! Live ever Bread of loves, and be my life, my soul, my surer self to me. Help Lord, my Faith, my Hope increase; and fill my portion in thy peace. Give love for life; nor let my days grow, but in new powers to thy name and praise. Rise, Royal Sion! rise and sing thy soul's kind shepherd, thy heart's King. Stretch all thy powers; call if you can harps of heaven to hands of man. This sovereign subject sits above the best ambition of thy love. Lo the Bread of Life, this day's triumphant Text provokes thy praise. The living and life-giving bread, to the great twelve distributed when Life, himself, at point to die of love, was his own Legacy. O soft self-wounding Pelican! Whose breast weeps Balm for wounded man. All this way bend thy benign flood to'a bleeding Heart that gasps for blood. That blood, whose least drops sovereign be to wash my worlds of sins from me. Come love! Come Lord! and that long day for which I languish, come away. When this dry soul those eyes shall see, and drink the unseal'd source of thee. When Glory's sun faith's shades shall chase, and for thy veil give me thy Face. Amen.

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March 8, 2023Choir: High Voices of the Cathedral Choir

Officiant: The Rev. Adrienne Koch

Hymns: 26, 620

Psalm 124

Responses: Todd Wilson (b. 1954)

Service: Herbert Sumsion in G (1899-1995)

Anthem: Lift thine eyes - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)Prelude

Opening Preces

Office Hymn 26

Psalm 124

First Lesson -- Hebrews 10:32-39

Magnificat

Second Lesson -- Matthew 24:9-14

Nunc Dimittis

Apostle's Creed

Responses, Lord's Prayer, and Collects

Greeting and Homily

Anthem: Lift thine eyes - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Spoken Prayers

Concluding Versicle and Response

Blessing

Hymn: 620

VoluntaryLift thine eyes- Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)Lift thine eyes, O lift thine eyes to the mountains, whence cometh help. Thy help cometh from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He hath said, thy foot shall not be moved. Thy Keeper will never slumber. Life thine eyes, O lift thine eyes to the mountains, whence cometh help. Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #719993-A. All right reserved.

1 March, 2023

Download the Bulletin: https://bit.ly/Evensong-March-2023Choir: Trinity Chamber Singers

Officiant:The Rev. Rosalind HughesHymns 423, Ar Hyd Y NosPsalm16Responses: Martin Neary (b. 1940)Service:Richard Farrant: Short Service (c. 1525-1580)Anthem: Lord, let me know mine end - Maurice Greene (1696-1755)

Prelude

Opening Preces

Office Hymn 423

Psalm 16

First Lesson -- 1 Thessalonians 2:7b-12

Magnificat

Second Lesson -- Mark 4:26-29

Nunc Dimittis

Apostle's Creed.

Responses, Lord's Prayer, and Collects

Greeting and Homily

Anthem: Lord, let me know mine end - Maurice Greene (1696-1755)

Spoken Prayers

Concluding Versicle and Response

Blessing

Hymn: Ar Hyd Y Nos

Voluntary

Anthem: Lord, let me know mine end - Maurice Greene (1696-1755)

Lord, let me know mine end, and the number of my days, that I may be certified how long I have to live. Behold, thou hast made my days as it were a span long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect of thee; and verily every man living is altogether vanity. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain; he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what is my hope? Truly my hope is even in thee. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears, consider my calling. Hold not thy peace at my tears. O spare me a little, that I may recover my strength before I go hence, and be no more seen.

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