SERMON
This Sunday: The Rev. Dr. Mike Harbert

“Living in the Light of Life”

Bible Passages:

Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Psalm 32;
Romans 5:12-21; Matthew 4:1-11

Lector: Dave Nee

Crucifer: Peggy Pfeifer

Ushers: Kathy Gray and Carol Williams

Fellowship: Paula Beckman

Flowers: Scott and Debbie Downs

Janneke Hoogland, cello
Jubal Joslyn, tenor
Cathryn Wilkinson, piano

Prelude
King Jesus Is A-Listenin’……….arr. Duane Funderburk
Deep River……….arr. Funderburk
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot……….arr. Carsten Gerlitz
Steal Away, Steal Away Home……….arr. Hal Hopson

Offertory
Come to Me……….Dan Forrest

Organ Postlude
Lord Jesus, Think on Me (SOUTHWELL)……….arr. J. Bert Carlson

The observance of Lent brings us to a quieter, more contemplative season that will be reflected in organ postludes on familiar hymn tunes and Lenten themes.  Today’s postlude is based on the tune SOUTHWELL, composed by an organist in Queen Elizabeth’s Chapel Royal.  This tune was first published in a Renaissance-era hymnal in London, intended for friends to use during evening psalm-singing sessions at home. The title was:

“The Psalmes of David in English meter, with Notes of foure partes set vnto them, by Gulielmo Damon, for Iohn Bull, to the vse of the godly Christians for recreating themseluse, in stede of fond and vnseemley Ballades.”

How about singing Psalms at home during the Lenten season in the old Elizabethan tradition?  You can find many Psalm settings online and in published hymnals.

–Paraphrased from Companion to the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal by Wayne Hooper and Edward E. White. Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1988.