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Dec 07, 2022 |

Choral Evensong: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra

| The Very Rev. Bernard J. Owens

Choral Evensong: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra

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The December seventh service celebrates Nicholas, Bishop of Myra also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe. His reputation evolved among the pious, as was common for early Christian saints, and his legendary habit of secret gift-giving gave rise to the traditional model of Santa Claus ("Saint Nick") through Sinterklaas[1].

The Very Rev. Bernard J Owens will officiate. Judith Eckelmeyer's Trinity Hodie Service will be sung by the Trinity Cathedral Choir.

Choir: Trinity Cathedral Choir

Officiant: The Very Rev. Bernard J. Owens
Hymns: 63, 268
Psalm: 145:8-13
Responses: Ayleward (1626-1669)
Service: Judith Eckelmeyer: Trinity Hodie Service
Anthem: E’en So Lord Jesus Quickly Come – Paul Manz (1919-2009)

Anthem
E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come – Paul Manz

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.”Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #719993-A. All right reserved.

[1] "St. Nicholas," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas. Accessed 06 December 2022.