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O Sing Joyfully

O sing joyfully uto God our strength:
make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Take the song, bring hither the tabret:
the merry harp with the lute.
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon:
ev’n in the time appointed, and upon our solemn feastday.
For this was made a statute for Israel:
and a law of the God of Jacob.

Text: Psalm 81:1-4
Music: Adrian Batten (1591–1673)

Look Down, O Lord

Look down, O Lord, on me, poor man;
In thee I live, I move and am;
O clear my soul and conscience,
That I in thee my peace may find,
Rest to my heart, joy to my mind,
Freed from my sin and mine offence.

Music: William Byrd (1543–1623)

  Almighty and everlasting God

Almighty and everlasting God,
mercifully look upon our infirmities,
and in all our dangers and necessities
stretch forth thy right hand to help and defend us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Text: Collect, Book of Common Prayer (1662)
Music: Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625)

Agnus Dei

 Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nostri
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

Music: Thomas Morley (1557–1602)

 Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again I say rejoice.
Let your softness be known unto all men:
the Lord is e’en at hand.
Be careful for nothing: but in all prayer and supplication,
let your petitions be manifest unto God with giving of thanks.
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesu. Amen.

Text: Philippians 4:4-7
Music: Anon.

If ye love me, keep my commandments,
and I will pray the Father,
and he shall give you another comforter,
that he may bide with you for ever,
e’en the spirit of truth.

Text: John 14:15-17
Music: Thomas Tallis (c. 1505–1585)

 

Lord, we beseech thee
give ear unto our prayers;
and by thy gracious visitation
lighten the darkness of our hearts,
by our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen

Text: Collect, Book of Common Prayer (1559)
Music: Adrian Batten (c. 1591–c. 1637)
 

Come let’s rejoice unto the Lord,
let us make joy to God our Saviour.
Let us approach to his presence in confession,
and in psalms let us make joy to him.

Text: Psalm 95
Music: John Amner (1579-1641) 

G. P. Teleman - Motets

Fürwahr, er trug unsre Krankheit

Fürwahr, er trug unsre Krankheit
und lud auf sich unsre Schmerzen.
Wir aber hielten ihn für den,
der geplagt und von Gott geschlagen
und gemartert wäre.
Aber er ist um unser Missetat willen
verwundet und um unser Sünde willen
zerschlagen.

Surely he has borne our infirmities
and carried our diseases;
yet we accounted him stricken,
struck down by God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions,
crushed for our iniquities.

Isaiah 53:4-5

Saget der Tochter Zion

Saget der Tochter Zion:
Siehe, dein König kommt zu dir sanftmütig.

Say to the daughter of Zion,
Behold, your king comes to you in gentle spirits.

Text: Matthew 21:5

Selig sind die Toten

Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben von nun an.
Ja, der Geist spricht: daß sie ruhen von ihrer Arbeit,
denn ihre Werke folgen ihnen nach.

“Blessed are the dead who from now on die in the Lord.”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors,
for their deeds follow after them.”

Revelation 14:13

Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden

Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden
und bei Christo zu sein.

I feel like departing this earth
to be with Christ.

Philippians 1:23

Es segne uns Gott

Es segne uns Gott, unser Gott.
Und alle Welt fürchte ihn.

May God, our God bless us
and all the world fear him.

Psalm 67:7

Das ist meine Freude

Das ist meine Freude, daß ich mich zu Gott halte
und meine Zuversicht setze auf den Herren,
daß ich verkündige alle sein Tun.

That is my joy, that I may hold true to God
and place my trust in the Lord
and may make known all his deeds.

Psalm 73:28