June 7, 2026

The prelude is a Jonathan Reuss setting of the popular 19th century hymn, "Eternal Father, strong to save" (608).  Mr. Reuss is a young and talented American very involved in the Lutheran Church. Our processional hymn, "Glorious things of Thee are spoken" (522), uses the famous Haydn tune (I'm very sorry that Hitler apparently  liked it too). 

The Gospel hymn tune  reaches back farther, with both text and music by Georg Neumark (1621-1681), as you may note in the hymnal-- It is the famous "If thou but suffer God to guide thee" (635). Since our choir is now "off" for the summer, we will sing a hymn during the offertory, and that will be "Come, Thou fount of every blessing" (686).  At the beginning of communion I will play  J. S. Bach's "Adagio in A Minor," after which we will sing, "And now, O Father, mindful of the love that bought us" (337).

Closing we will sing "O praise ye the Lord" (432), the tune by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry known as "Laudate Dominum." The postlude will be the famous trumpet tune by Henry Purcell, "Trumpet Tune in D Major", that is often used in wedding processions.  Of the almost countless "trumpet tunes" that exist, this is probably "the" one that people know the best!