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This festival of song was used as the conclusion of the 2003 Symposium on Worship and the Arts. The service is based on Romans 8. It would be especially appropriate for use anytime between Ascension and Pentecost, or as background material for any service based on a portion of Romans 8.
Santo Espíritu, excelsa paloma / Holy Spirit from Heaven Descended:
A Festival of Scripture and Song for
Ascension and Pentecost
Romans 8
Calvin College Fine Arts Center Auditorium
Saturday, January 11, 2003, 4:10 p.m.
Gathering Songs
He Is Lord
Text and music: Anonymous; harm. Dale Grotenhuis (b. 1931). Harm. © 1987 CRC Publications.
What Wondrous Love
Text: S. Mead's A General Selection, 1811
Music: W. Walker's Southern Harmony, 1835; harm. Emily R. Brink, 1986. Harm. © 1987 CRC Publications.
There Is a Redeemer
Text and music: Melody Green (b. 1946)
Text and music © 1982, Birdwing Music/BMG Songs, Inc./Ears to Hear Music, admin. EMI Christian Music Publishing.
Santo, Santo, Santo
Text and music: Spanish traditional; Eng. tr. Sing! A New Creation (2001); Dutch tr. Robert DeMoor (b. 1950); Fr. tr. Otto Selles (b. 1964); Korean tr. In Soon Gho (b. 1964); arr. Jorge Lockward (b. 1965) Translation © 2001, CRC Publications; arr. © Jorge Lockward.
Choral Prayer: Spirit of Faith, by Faith Be Mine, Carl Stam
Text: Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926)
Music: Spiritus Fidei, Carl L. Stam (b. 1953); arr. Byron A. Williams (b. 1958)
Text © 1988 Hope Publishing Co. Music © 1999 Hope Publishing Co.
*Greeting
Our help is in the name of the Lord
Who made the heavens and the earth.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Amen.
The Good News of the Ascension
* Scripture: Luke 24:45-53
*Hymn of Joy: God Has Gone Up with Shouts of Joy
Text: James L.H. Brumm (b. 1962)
Music: Mit freuden zart, Bohemian Brethren's Kirchengesänge (1556); harm. Heinrich Riemann (19th c.); desc. Charles H. Webb (b. 1933)
Text © 1994, Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.; desc. © 1980, Harold Flammer Music, a div. of Shawnee Press, Inc., admin. Music Sales.
If You Love Me, Thomas Tallis
Text: John 14:15-17
Music: Thomas Tallis (Arista Edition 462)
The Good News of Pentecost
Scripture: from Acts 2
*Santo Espíritu, excelsa paloma / Holy Spirit, from Heaven Descended
St. 1: Solo, sung in Spanish; St. 2-4: Sung by all in English
Text and music: Excelsa paloma, Philip W. Blycker (b. 1939)
Text and music © 1977, Philip W. Blycker.
The Spirit at Work, Bringing Freedom
Romans 8:1-2
*For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free
Stanza 2 choir only (minor key)
Text: Sylvia Dunstan (1955-1993), based on Galatians 5
Music: Azmon, Carl Glazer (1784-1829)
Text © 1991, GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago.
The Spirit at Work, Renewing Our Minds
Romans 8:3-8
Kyrie eleison (Lord, Have Mercy)
Music: Russian Orthodox
Send Us Your Spirit
After stanza 2 and 3, please sing the refrain in canon, women beginning, men following.
Text and music: David Haas (b. 1957); acc. Jeanne Cotter (b. 1964)
Text and music © 1981, 1982, 1987, GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago (G-3340).
The Spirit at Work, Bringing New Life in Christ
Romans 8:9-11
*Cantad al Señor / O Sing to the Lord
Text and music: Cantad al Señor, Brazilian (Portuguese) folk hymn; Sp. and Eng. tr. Gerhard M. Cartford (b. 1924) Translation © Gerhard M. Cartford.
The Spirit at Work in Our Adoption as Heirs with Christ
Romans 8:12-17
Loving Spirit
Stanza 1 solo, st. 2 men, st. 3 women, st. 4-5 all
Text: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931)
Music: Chhun-bin, I-to Loh (b. 1936). [Alt. tune: Arise]
Text © 1987, The Hymn Society, admin. Hope Publishing Co.
Music © I-to Loh.
The Spirit at Work in Creation
Romans 8:18-22
In Labor All Creation Groans
Stanzas 1, 3, 5 men; st. 2, 4, 6 women, st. 7 all
Text: Delores Dufner (b. 1939)
Music: Detroit, Supplement to Kentucky Harmony (1820)
Text © 1993, The Sisters of St. Benedict, admin. OCP Publications.
The Spirit at Work, Giving Us Patience
Romans 8:22-25
Wait for the Lord
Refrain text: The Community of Taizé
Music: Jacques Berthier (1923-1994)
Text and music © Les Presses de Taizé (France).
GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago, exclusive agent.
The Spirit at Work in Our Praying
Romans 8:26-27
Gracious Spirit, Hear Our Pleading
Stanzas 1, 3, 5 men; st. 2, 4 women
Text and music: Njoo kwetu, roho mwema, Wilson Niwagila (20th c.), Tanzania; tr. Howard S. Olson (b. 1922); arr. C. Michael Hawn (b. 1948)
Text and music © Lutheran Theological College, Makumira, Tanzania, admin. Augsburg Fortress.
Spoken prayers of intercession
After each prayer, response is "Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer."
Gracious Spirit, Dwell with Me, arr. K. Lee Scott
Stanzas 1-2: Choir; st 3-4: All
Text: (st. 1-3) Thomas T. Lynch (1818-1871), alt. (st. 4) K. Lee Scott.
Music: tune Adoro te devote, Processionale, Paris, 1697
Text and music arr. © 1984, Augsburg Publishing House (0-8006-4613-4).
The Spirit Working with the Father and the Son for Our Good
Romans 8:28-30
*Shout to the Lord
Text and music: Darlene Zschech (b. 1965)
Text and music © 1993, Darlene Zschech/Hillsong Publishing, admin. Integrity's Hosanna! Music.
More Than Conquerors Through Him Who Loved Us
Romans 8:31-39
*Love Divine, All Loves Excelling, arr. John Ferguson
Text: Charles Wesley (1707-1788), 1747
Music: Rowland H. Prichard (1811-1887), 1831
*Charge and Blessing
Go out in the power of the gospel.
Do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord.
When you suffer for the gospel, rely on the power of God,
who saved us and called us with a holy calling,
not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace.
Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard,
In the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.
-based on 2 Timothy 1:18-14May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing,
So that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
And may the God of peace
Make you holy in every way
And keep your whole being-spirit, soul, and body-
Free from every fault at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.Alleluia! Amen!
*Passing of the Peace
The peace of Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
*Now Go in Peace
Text: Michael Mair (b. 1942)
Music: Junkanoo, Caribbean folk tune
Text © Church of Scotland Panel on Worship.
All sing twice, and then in canon as directed, continuing to sing as we go now in peace.