"Hark! the glad sound! the Savior comes", St. Bartholomew's Church
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- #72 from the Hymnal 1982. Opening Hymn on the 1st Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2013, at St. Bartholomew's, an Episcopal church in New York City.
Words: Philip Doddridge (1702-1751)
Tune: 'Richmond', melody by Thomas Haweis (1734-1820), adapted by Samuel Webbe Jr. (1770-1843), harmony in The English Hymnal (1906); descant by Craig Stellar Lang (1891-1971) - Hudba
Finally the right tune !!!
Hark, the glad sound! the Savior comes,
the Savior promised long:
let every heart prepare a throne,
and every voice a song.
2 He comes, the prisoners to release
in Satan's bondage held;
the gates of brass before him burst,
the iron fetters yield.
3 He comes, the broken heart to bind,
the bleeding soul to cure;
and with the treasures of his grace
to enrich the humble poor.
4 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,
thy welcome shall proclaim;
and heaven's eternal arches ring
with thy beloved Name.
I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (December 6, Advent 2), we sang this as the Closing Hymn. It is #239 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship. It is the first hymn in the Hymnal portion of the book.
What does 'ELCA' stand for please? I see you identify yourself as this on numerous times..
There doesn't appear to be kneeling benches in the pews at St. Bartholomew's. Is this typical of Episcopal Churches in the NE?
Hi John! Thanks for the comment!
We have kneeling cushions wedged in between each of the chairs you see in the video. Use and/or inclusion of kneeling cushions/benches varies from church to church, but the churches I've visited here in NYC make some allowance for those who may want to kneel during certain portions of the service. And in Lent, St. Bart's includes kneeling more often in our services.
Thanks for the response! I have worshiped in many Episcopal Churches in the Midwest, which nearly all seem to be rather on the high church side. My wife and I have also worshiped in Episcopal Churches in New England, which seem to be on the low church side. I was surprised by the variety, since I guess I assumed all were the same. I really enjoy viewing the St. Bart services on CZcams. I myself am a Presbyterian pastor, and prefer a liturgical worship service.
+John R Johnson Just read your comment on the high/broad/low variety of worship in the Episcopal church. I myself prefer broad to low church worship (like St Barthomomew's), since it also seems to encompass more theological flexibility & liberal thought and isn't so stuck on picayune niceties of formal public worship (more concern with the shell than the egg!). But there's room for all in Anglicanism, and I find good Christian souls in every camp -- as well as the converse. Incidentally, many Midwestern congregations were born out of the missionary movement in that region during the latter 19th century, a movement whose leaders were mainly nurtured in more high church seminaries and were full of post-Oxford Movement enthusiasm for liturgical trappings. In contrast many older parishes along th Atlantic coast -- in places like Massachussetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia -- were rooted in 18th century rationalist and even puritanical traditions that went back to colonial times.
Anglicans kneel to pray, sit to listen and stand to sing. Wonderful music here!