Choral Evensong: Nicolas, Bishop of Myra

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Choral Evensong: Nicolas, Bishop of Myra



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Choir: Trinity Cathedral Choir
Homilist: The Rev. Peter Faass
Introit: Advent Prose
Hymns 232 (with stanza 2), 54
Responses Craig Phillips (b. 1961)
Psalm 145:8-13
Service: Judith Eckelmeyer: Trinity Hodie Service
Anthem: E’en So Lord Jesus Quickly Come – Paul Manz (1919-2009)
Order of Service:
Prelude
Introit: Advent Prose
Opening Preces
Office 232 (with stanza 2)
Psalm 145:8-13
First Lesson: 1 John 4:7-14
Magnificat
Second Lesson: Mark 10:13-16
Nunc Dimittis
Apostle’s Creed
Responses, Lord’s Prayer, and Collects 
Greeting and Homily
Anthem: E’en So Lord Jesus Quickly Come – Paul Manz (1919-2009)
Spoken Prayers
Concluding Versicle and Response
Blessing
Hymn: 234
Voluntary
Revelation 22, adapted by Ruth Manz
Peace be to you and grace from him
Who freed us from our sins,
Who loved us all and shed his blood
That we might saved be.
Sing holy, holy to our Lord,
The Lord, Almighty God,
Who was and is and is to come;
Sing holy, holy, Lord!
Rejoice in heaven, all ye that dwell therein,
Rejoice on earth, ye saints below,
For Christ is coming, is coming soon,
For Christ is coming soon!
E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come,
And night shall be no more;
They need no light nor lamp nor sun,
For Christ will be their All!
The writing of this anthem came at a time of great stress in the Manz household. John Manz, the three-year-old son of Paul and Ruth Manz, developed a rare type of double pneumonia. The illness produced a very high fever, which required hospitalization and painful treatments to lower his temperature. It became important for Paul and Ruth to give twenty-four-hour attention as John’s condition became critical. During this time Paul composed a motif and Ruth wrote a text based on the last chapter of Revelation as a way of expressing their hope and grief. John recovered and later became a Pastor in the Lutheran Church. The original dedication of the piece read, “For those who prayed for John,” but the dedication was later shortened to read, “To John.”