Hymn: Morning Has Broken
Eleanor Farjeon wrote this hymn as per a request from Percy Dearmer, who was putting together a new songbook (Enlarged Songs of Praise, 1931) and wanted a hymn on the theme of thanksgiving to the tune BUNESSAN. Carlton Young writes, “The text effectively links and expresses the creation stories in Genesis 1 and John 1, and reminds us that each new day is a gift from God. In stanza 3, God’s graceful acts of ‘re-creation’ are not divine recreational activity.”
Hymn: Called As Partners in Christ’s Service
This hymn was written by Jane Parker Huber in 1981 for the Women’s Breakfast at the General Assemblies of the PCUSA and the Presbyterian Church U.S. LindaJo McKim notes, “The partnership of women and men in the church was on the author’s mind as she penned these words. She was thinking of the fiftieth anniversary of the ordination of women as elders [in 1980] and the twenty-fifth anniversary of women ordained to the ministry of Word and Sacrament. Today, the concept of partnership has broadened to include people graduating from seminary, those planning ordination and installation services, couples planning their marriage, and clergy couples serving the same congregation.”
Hymn: When Jesus Walked Beside the Shore
Herman Stuempfle wrote this hymn to paraphrase the story of Jesus’ calling the disciples to ministry. The first three stanzas deal with the calling of the fishermen, the great catch, and Peter’s questioning of Jesus. The fourth stanza is our response to the story, as we seek to emulate the disciples’ reaction.
Anthem: Kyrie
The music for this anthem comes from Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, "New World." Dvorak was very fond of American folk music; this piece's melody seems to come from the song "Goin' Home" by Stephen Foster. The Kyrie is a petition for mercy that is spoken or sung at the beginning of Mass. "Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison" are Greek phrases, while the rest of the Mass is set in Latin.
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