All Saints

All Saints' Day 2021

Pastor Claudia will preach from John 11:32-44. The service will include a ceremony of remembrance as we observe All Saints’ Day.

Acknowledgements for Worship Resources

“Be Still, My Soul”
Text: Catharina A D von Schlegel, 1752, Stille, mein Wille; trans. Jane Laurie Borthwick, 1855, alt.; Music: Jean Sibelius; arr. The Hymnal, ©1933, 1961 Presbyterian Board of Christian Education; All rights reserved. Streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“For All the Saints”
Text: William W How, Hymns for Saints’ Days and Other Hymns, 1864, alt.; Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams, The English Hymnal, 1906

“As I Went Down to the River to Pray”
Text & Music: African American spiritual

“The Lord Bless You and Keep You”
Text: based on Numbers 6:24-26, Peter C Lutkin, 1900; Music: Peter C Lutkin, 1900

“Venetian Boat Song No. 2, Op. 30 No. 6”
Composed by: Felix Mendelssohn, 1834

“Holy, Holy, Holy / It is Well”
Arranged by: Ruth Elaine Schram; Tune: Nicaea by John B Dykes and Ville du Havre by Philip P Bliss; ©2012 Lorenz Publishing Co.; All rights reserved. Streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Masithi: Amen (Sing Amen)”
Text: Xhosa; South African traditional; trans. unknown, alt.; Music: S C Molefe, ©1991 Lumko Institute; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Soon and Very Soon”
Text & Music: Andrae Crouch; ©1976 Bud John Songs, Inc.; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through CCLI, license #200093153

Surrounded

Pastor Glenn preached from Hebrews 12:1-2 as we observed All Saints Day.

All Saints Day has been a very solemn and rich experience of remembering those who have gone before. The act of lighting candles in their honor and being surrounded by our church family who are doing the same thing has been a very worshipful time. We have few such times of quiet reflection and remembrance at FMC. Today we continue this tradition as we will hear the names of the cloud of witnesses that we are honoring.

Today’s Music

“Great is Thy Faithfulness”

Text: Thomas O Chisholm; Music: William Runyan; ©1923, renewal 1951 Hope Publishing Co.; All rights reserved.; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“My Latest Sun is Sinking Fast”

Text: Jefferson Hascall, 1860; Music: William B Bradbury, 1862; arranged by James E Clemens, 2004

 

“Steal Away”

Text & Music: African-American spiritual; Public Domain

 

“Asithi: Amen (Sing Amen)”

Text: South African hymn; Music: SC Molefe

 

“Holy, Holy, Holy!”

Music: John B Dykes, 1861; Public Domain

“Be Thou My Vision”

Music: Irish melody; harmonized by Martin Shaw, 1931; Harmonization copyright © Oxford University Press; All rights reserved.; Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084