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Edward Lein
SUNDAY MORNING

Traditional Communion Service Music
with Psalms, Hymns & Anthems





CONTENTS

-Volume 1-

WORSHIP & THE WORD

Prelude & Call to Worship: “Come, my soul, thou must be waking” (F. von Canitz) 1
(The Prelude portion is for organ and wordless chorus;
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Choral Preces: “O Lord, open Thou my lips: and my mouth shall show forth Thy praise.” (Psalm 51:15) 13

Hymn: Lead us, Good Shepherd (E. Lein) 14
Treated a theme and variations
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-- [the tune is used in Sunday Morning Overture]

Two-fold Amen 26

Confession: “Our help is in the name of the Lord” (Ps. 124:8, Ps. 32:5) 26

Amen (G major) 27

Gloria Patri 27
Glory be the the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be:
World without end. Amen.

“Blessed be God” and “Alleluia, Christ is Risen”
    (The Book of Common Prayer) 28
Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and blessed be His kingdom, Now and forever. Amen


Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia, Alleluia!

Kyrie 29
Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon_ us.
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Gloria in Excelsis 30
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Salutation: “The Lord be with you” (Versions 1 & 2) 34

Amen (E major, no.1) 34

Prayer Response: “Grant this, O Father” 35

Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd
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THE LORD is my shepherd; therefore can I lack nothing.
He shall feed me in a green pasture, and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort.

THE LORD is my shepherd; therefore can I lack nothing.

He shall convert my soul, and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for His Name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff comfort me.

Thou shalt prepare a table before me in the presence of them that trouble me; Thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full.

Surely Thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be.
World without end, world without end. Amen, amen, amen.
Also: Version for solo voice & piano.
Choral Psalm (with Gloria Patri): “The Lord is my Shepherd” (Psalm 23) 36
The recording features the Orange Park Chorale, Dr. Carole Clifford, Artistic Director:
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Scripture Preface or Response: “O send out Thy light” (Psalm 43:3) 44

Triple Halleluia 44

Hymn: “Savior, like a Shepherd lead us” (ascribed to D. Thrupp, v. 3 slightly alt.) 45
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-- [the tune is used in Sunday Morning Overture]

Gospel Preface & Response: Gloria Tibi and Laus Tibi 51

-Volume 2-

OFFERTORY

Prayer: “Create in me a clean heart” (Psalm 51:10-12)52
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Choral Antiphon: “The sacrifices of God” (Psalm 51:17) 54
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O Come Let Us Sing
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O Come, let us sing unto the Lord:
Let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation.

Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving,
and make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

O come, let us worship and bow down:
Let us kneel before the Lord,
kneel before the Lord our Maker.

For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture,
and the sheep of His hand.

O sing unto the Lord a new song:
Sing unto the Lord all the earth.
Sing unto the Lord, bless His Name;
Show forth His salvation from day to day.

Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad;
Let the sea roar and the fulness thereof
Let the field be joyful and all that is therein.

Then shall all the trees of the wood
rejoice before the Lord: for He cometh...

For He cometh to judge the earth:
He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And His people with His truth.
Anthem (Choral Psalm): “O come, let us sing” (Psalms 95:1-3, 6-7/96:1-2, 11-13) 55
The recording features the Orange Park Chorale, Dr. Carole Clifford, Artistic Director:
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Antiphon: “O worship the Lord” (Psalm 96: 9a, 8b) 63
    CLICK HERE for vocal score [at :28]
& Presentation Hymn: “We give Thee but Thine Own” (W.W. How) 64
    CLICK HERE for vocal score [at :54]

Presentation Hymn (Alternate): “Accept as Thanks Our Humble Offering” (E. Lein) 65
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COMMUNION

Eucharistic Prayer: Preface, with Sursum Corda (“Lift up your hearts) 66
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Sanctus 67
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Lord’s Prayer: “For Thine is the kingdom” 69
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever [and ever]. Amen.

Agnus Dei (Choir) & Amen (Congregation & Choir) (with alternate endings, in E or G) 70
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O Saving Victim
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O Saving Victim, opening wide the gate of heaven for us here below; Our foes press on from every side, Thine aid supply as Thy strength Thou bestow.

All praise and thanks to Thee now ascend And evermore, O Blest Lord, One in Three; And grant us life which never shall end in our true native land, ever with Thee. Amen.
Hymn (arranged as an anthem): “O Saving Victim” (T. Caswell, after St. Thomas Aquinas, alt.) 72
The recording features the Riverside Presbyterian Cancel Choir, Andrew Clarke, organist/director:
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Hymn (for Choir, or Choir & Congregation): “Break Thou the Bread of Life” (M. Lathbury) 77

-- [the tune is used in Sunday Morning Overture
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Anthem: “The Prayer” (J. Very) 79
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-- "The Prayer" for solo voice with violin and piano is based on this anthem -- follow the link for text with a score of the tune.

Nunc dimittis (Lord, now lettest Thou thy servant)
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Lord, Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy Word, according to Thy Word.

For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people To be a Light to lighten the gentiles, and to be the Glory of Thy people Israel.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost, As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be:
World without end, world without end. Amen, amen, amen ...
Nunc dimittis (Luke 2:29-32, with Gloria Patri and Sevenfold Amen) 90
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Thanksgiving Response (“... And his mercy endureth forever”), and Amen (E major, no.2) 96

Pax Domini Response (“... And with thy spirit”) 96

Hymn: “O Thou Who makest souls to shine” (J. Armstrong, alt. ) 97
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Salutation (“The Lord be with you”) and Benedicamus (“Let us bless the Lord”)
& Choral Benediction: “The Lord bless thee and keep thee” (Numbers 6:24-26) 100
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-Notes-

This score represents an attempt to provide a complete (and ecumenical) setting of the “traditional” Protestant Communion service, recalling the language commonly used in hymnals and prayer books of the 1940s and 1950s, and earlier. It serves also as a collection of (mostly) independent pieces.

Despite the many texts shared among various Protestant denominations, the ordering of the parts of the service could not be completely reconciled. If performed as a whole, pieces should be reordered and omitted according to the tradition within each congregation, and it is suggested that texts not set herein be spoken. The Nunc Dimittis, frequently neglected (except in evening services) in many churches, is happily included here, as prescribed in the Lutheran “Order of the Holy Communion.”

A few of the pieces should not be performed together: one of the invocations from The Book of Common Prayer, either “Blessed be God” or “Alleluia, Christ is Risen,” should be sung instead of (not in addition to) the Gloria Patri, preceding the Kyrie. Likewise, the alternate presentation hymn, “Accept as Thanks Our Humble Offering,” should be used independently of “O Worship the Lord/ We give Thee but Thine Own.” And, before the final hymn, the Pax Domini response is intended as an alternate to the “Thanksgiving” response.

Much of the service music is transitory, beginning in one key and ending in another, usually in preparation for the prescribed music which will follow. For greater adaptability into other tonal contexts, two endings for the Agnus Dei are provided (the first cadences on E major, the second in G major).

If there is a female Celebrant (or Cantor), the “Cantor” versicles may be performed by her an octave higher than written. In the “unison” congregational passages, the men should sing in their own octave.

Unless otherwise indicated, the phrasing of the organ part generally should be legato, and correspond with the phrasing of the sung text. Organ registrations, when provided, are intended as suggestions, not mandates. When appropriate, the organist is encouraged to improvise on the hymns, or other tunes included.

Some selections from Sunday Morning include optional instrumental parts (brass, timpani, percussion, harp, and/or piano), available separately.

Jacksonville, Florida

November 2, 1997

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