The Cherub Choir of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Southern Pines, NC, presented an end of the programmatic year concert at Penick Village, Southern Pines, on May 24, 2023.
Program
King of Kings Hebrew folksong
arr. Esther Jones
King of kings and Lord of lords, glory, alleluia;
Jesus, Prince of Peace, glory, alleluia!
Light One Candle Natalie Sleeth
(1930-1992)
Light one candle for hope,
One bright candle for hope,
He brings hope to ev’ry heart,
He comes, He comes!
Light one candle for peace,
One bright candle for peace,
He brings peace to ev’ry heart,
He comes, He comes!
Light one candle for joy,
One bright candle for joy,
Ev’ry nation will find salvation
in Bethl’em’s baby boy.
Light one candle for love,
One bright candle for love,
He brings love to ev’ry heart,
He comes, He comes!
A Love Round arr. Nancy Gifford
Love, love, love, love, Christians, this is your call:
“Love your neighbor as yourself, for God loves us all.”
The Prayer of St. Patrick William M. Schoenfeld
(b. 1949)
Christ be with me,
Christ within me,
Christ behind me,
Christ before me,
Christ beside me,
Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ in quiet,
Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
(St. Patrick 372-466)
Make Me a Light Philip Wilby
(b. 1949)
Make me a light to lighten the world,
Make me a star to lighten the darkness,
Make me so bright with your living word,
That I may shine with your love.
I hold a candle in my hands,
Light which I hold and which I hold true,
Light of the world shine out in the dark,
May it always remind me of You.
I hold a mirror in my hands,
There what I am and what I may do,
Shines back to me in your glorious light,
Make me a worthy reflection of You.
I hold a seed within my hands,
Lend me your help to make it grow
Into the sweetest scented flower
That it may lovelier flowers sow.
Hymn of Promise Natalie Sleeth
Elena Moubry, Abigail Rose, Sopranos
In the bulb there is a flower; In our end is our beginning;
In the seed, an apple tree; In our time, infinity.
In cocoons, a hidden promise: In our doubt, There is believing;
Butterflies will soon be free! In our life, eternity.
In the cold and snow of winter, In our death, a resurrection;
There’s a spring that waits to be, At the last, a victory,
Unrevealed until its seasons, Unrevealed until its season,
Something God alone can see. Something God alone can see;
Unrevealed until its season,
There’s a song in every silence, Something yet unknown,
seeking word and melody; which God alone can see.
There’s a dawn in every darkness,
bringing hope to you and me.
From the past will come the future;
What it hold, a mystery,
Unrevealed until its season,
Something God alone can see.
The Lord is My Shepherd Howard Goodall
The Choristers (b. 1958)
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want;
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: For you are with me, you will comfort me.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
God Is Here with Me Christopher D. Hogan
(b. 1981)
God is in my voice when I am singing,
God is in my voice, right here in my song.
God is in my voice when I am singing,
God is in my voice, right here in my song.
God is here with me, Alleluia!
God is here with me, Alleluia!
God is in my mind when I am praying,
God is in my mind, right here in my prayer.
God is in my mind when I am praying,
God is in my mind, right here in my prayer.
God is here with me, Alleluia!
God is here with me, Alleluia!
God is in my heart when I am sleeping,
God is in my heart, right here in my sleep,
God is in my heart when I am sleeping,
God is in my heart, right here in my sleep.
God is here with me, Alleluia!
God is here with me, Alleluia!
24 май 2023
