Wednesday, February 29, 2012

WORSHIP - Ultimate Edition (Part IX)

In this installment, lots of "T"s (at least half of them "The").

349. Take Up Thy Cross (First tune) (text reference Worship III, #634).  Restore text from the 1976 We Celebrate.  Tune: Breslau (the 6/4 version).  Key of G.
350. Take Up Thy Cross (Second tune) (Worship III, #634).  See note at #348.  Tune: O Jesu, Mi Dulcissime.  Key of D minor.
351. Tantum Ergo (Worship II, #258).  With English Down in Adoration Falling.  Tune: St. Thomas (Webbe), with footnote: "Alternate tune: see Pange Lingua".  Key of C.
352. Tell Out My Soul the Greatness of the Lord (Worship III, #534).  Tune: Woodlands. Key of D.
353. Thanks Be to God (Worship III, #526).  Text reflected to satisfy Vatican directive to remove the name "YHWH", which is rendered "Yahweh".  Tune: Danket dem Herren.  Tonic: G.
354. Thanks to God, Whose Word Was Spoken (Worship III, #514) Tune: Wylde Green.  Key of F.
355. That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright (Worship II, #260) Tune: Puer Nobis.  Key of D.
356. The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came (Worship III, #675).  Tune: Gabriel's Message.  Key of G minor.
357. The Church of Christ in Every Age (Worship III, #626).  Tune: Dunedin. Key of F.
358. The Church's One Foundation (Worship II, #262).  Also add missing verse Though with a scornful wonder...  Tune: Aurelia.  Key of D.
359. The Day of Resurrection (Worship I, #51).  Tune: Ellacombe. Key of A.
360. The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended (First tune) (text: Worship II, #263; tune: Worship III, #678).  Tune: St. Clement.  Key of G.
361. The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended (Second tune) (Worship II, #263).  Tune: Commandments.  Key of F.
362. The First Nowell (Worship III, #408).  Tune: English carol.  Key of D.
363. The Glory of These Forty Days (Worship II, #264). Tune: Erhalt Uns, Herr (some hymnals still title it Spires). Key: E minor.
364. The God of Abraham Praise (Worship I, #59). Tune: Leoni. Key of E minor with footnote: "For higher key, see God Is My Great Desire".
365. The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky (Worship II, #265).  Tune: Eisenach.  Key of D.
366. The Great Forerunner of the Morn (Worship III, #698).  Tune: Winchester New.  Key of B-flat, with footnote: "For lower key, see On Jordan's Bank low key option".
367. The Head that Once Was Crowned with Thorns (Worship II, #266). Tune: St. Magnus.  Key of G.
368. The King of Love My Shepherd Is (Worship II, #268).  Tune: St. Columba. Key of D, with footnote: "For higher key, see O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God."
369. The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns (First tune) (hybrid of Worship II, #269 and Worship III, #373).  Tune: St. Stephen. Key of G.
370. The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns (Second tune) (hybrid of Worship II, #269 and Worship III, #373).  Tune: Morning Song. Key of F minor.
371. The Kingdom of God (Worship III, #615).  Tune: Laudate Dominum.  Key of B-flat, with footnote: "For lower key, see O Praise Ye The Lord, low key option".
372. The Living God My Shepherd Is (Worship II, #270). Tune: Brother James' Air. Key: D.
373. The Master Came to Bring Good News (Worship III, #752).  Tune: Ich Glaub An Gott.  Key of F.
374. The Moon with Borrowed Light (Worship IV, #877). Tune: Terra Beata.  Key of D.
375. The Royal Banners Forward Go (Worship III, #435).  Add Latin Vexilla Regis Prodeunt.  Tune: Chant, Mode I.  Key of E minor.
376. The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve (Worship IV, #787) Tune: Azmon. Key of G.
377. The Star-Spangled Banner (Worship II, #213).  Love it or hate it, it is our national anthem.  And the middle verses do mention God ("Let this be our motto, in God is our trust.").  Tune: National Anthem.  Key of A-flat.
378. The Stars Declare His Glory (Worship III, #506).  Tune: Aldine. Key of E-flat.
379. The Strife Is O'er, the Battle Done (Worship II, #273).  Tune: Victory, with footnote: "Alternate tune: Gelobt Sei Gott; see Christ Is the King".
380. The Voice of God Goes Out to All the World (Worship III, #358).  Tune: Toulon (basically Old Hundred Twenty-Fourth minus the middle line).  Key of F.
381. The Works of the Lord (Worship III, #504). Tune: Kremser. Key of C.
382. There Is a Balm in Gilead (Worship II, #274). Tune: Spiritual.  Key of F.
383. There's a Spirit In the Air (Worship III, #531) Tune: Lauds. Key of F.
384. There's a Wideness In God's Mercy (Worship II, #275). Tune: In Babilone.  Key of G.
385. Thirsting for the Living Fountain (Worship I, #138). Tune by Virginia B. Pados. Key: G.
386. This Day God Gives Me (Worship III, #673).  Restore verse 2: "This day God sends me, strength as my steersman..."  Tune: Bunessan.  Key of C.
387. This Is My Commandment (Worship III, #603).  Tune by Erik Routley.  Key of D.
388. This Is My Song (Worship IV, #997).  Tune: Finlandia.  Key of E-flat with footnote: "For higher key, see Be Still, My Soul."
389. This Is the Day When Light Was First Created (Worship II, #276).  Tune: Northbrook. Key of D.
390. This Is the Feast Day of the Lord's True Witness (Worship III, #717).  Tune: Iste Confessor.  Key of D minor.
391. This Is the Feast of Victory (Worship III, #458).  Tune: Festival Canticle. Key of D.
392. This Is the Spirit's Entry Now (Worship III, #722).  Tune: Perry.  Key of E.
393. This Joyful Eastertide (Worship III, #449).  Tune: Vreuchten.  Key of E-flat.
394. This World, My God, Is Held within Your Hand (Worship III, #582).  Tune: Sursum Corda.  Key of D.
395. Those Who Love and Those Who Labor (Worship II, #277).  Tune: Dohmnach Trionoide.  Key of F minor.
396. Thou Art the Way (First tune) (Worship II, #278). Tune: Dundee.  Key of E-flat with footnote: "For lower key, see Maker of All, to You We Give".
397. Thou Art the Way (Second tune) (text in Worship II, #278). Tune: Consolation (appears in 1979 We Celebrate).  Key of G.
398. Thou Whose Almighty Word (Worship II, #279).  Tune: Italian Hymn.  Key of F.
399. Thy Strong Word Didst Cleave the Darkness (Worship III, #511).  Tune: Ebenezer. Key of F minor.
400. 'Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here (Worship II, #280).  Tune: Swabia.  Key of D.
401. To Christ, the Prince of Peace (1st tune) (Worship III, #577). Tune: Narenza (the tune in Worship III; Worship IV uses Festal Song). Key: A-flat.
402. To Christ, the Prince of Peace (2nd tune) (same text). Tune: Potsdam.  Key of D.
403. To God with Gladness Sing (Worship III, #2).  Tune: Camano, with footnote: "Alternate tune: Darwall's 148th; see Rejoice, the Lord Is King".
404. To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King (Worship II, #282).  Tune: Ich Glaub An Gott. Key of F.
405. To Jordan Jesus Humbly Came (Worship IV, #457).  Tune: Winchester New.  Key of B-flat, with footnote: "For lower key, see On Jordan's Bank, low key option."
406. To Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love (Worship II, #283).  Tune: Bishops. Key of F.
407. Tomorrow Christ Is Coming (Worship II, #285).  Tune: King's Lynn.  Key of D minor.
408. Turn Back, O Man, Foreswear Thy Foolish Ways (Worship II, #286).  Tune: Old Hundred Twenty-Fourth (often titled Geneva 124).  Key of F.
409. 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (Worship III, #380).  Tune: Une Jeune Pucelle. Key of G minor.
410. Two Noble Saints (Worship III, #699). Tune: De Eersten Zun de Laatsten. Key: G minor.

Peace,
BMP

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