Music Notes October 24, 2010
Emmanuel Church, Newport, RI 
Pentecost 22 (Twenty First Sunday after Trinity)
Green – October 24, 2010 - Year C – RCL
Choir call 8:45 to rehearse for the
10 AM Eucharist
------------------------------------------- St. George’s Chapel, Windsor
Hymn 517 How lovely is thy dwelling place Brother James’ Air
Gloria S-280 Setting: Robert Powell
Psalm 65 Anglican Chant sung by the Choir & Choristers
Sequence Hymn 656 Blest are the pure in heart Franconia
Anthem Lord for Thy tender mercy’s sake Richard Farrant
Presentation Hymn 637 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord Lyons
The Great Thanksgiving - Sursum Corda
Eucharistic Prayer A
Sanctus S-125 Setting: Richard Proulx
Lords Prayer (spoken)
Fraction Anthem Behold the Lamb of God Choir
Grace before meals arr. Murray Somerville
Communion Hymns 301 Bread of the world
313 Let thy Blood in mercy poured
438 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord Woodlands
Dismissal Hymn 555 Lead on, O King eternal Lancashire
Music Notes: Our anthem said to be by Richard Farrant, (c. 1530 – 30 November 1580), is one probably that has been heard in Emmanuel Church, many, many times. Farrant was a composer of English church music, a choirmaster, playwright and theatrical producer noted for creating the Blackfriars Theatre that hosted children's companies. Very little is known about him. He became a gentleman of the Chapel Royal in the reign of Edward VI, but resigned his post in 1564 on being appointed master of the children of St. George's Chapel, Windsor (see photo), and in this capacity, presented a play before the Queen at Shrovetide 1567 and again at Christmas of the same year. Sadly, his plays on classical themes, are all lost. In November 1569 he became Master of the Chapel Royal, holding this post concurrently with that at Windsor but few of his compositions survive. The best known are a service and the anthems Call to remembrance and Hide not thou thy face. The anthem Lord, for thy tender mercies sake, often attributed to him, does not appear in any source under his name before the late 18th century and is now thought to be by the elder John Hilton or by the famous Christopher Tye and other compositions attributed simply to "Farrant" in early sources may be by him or by one of two or more other John Farrants active in Salisbury in the late 16th and early 17th century. Be that as it may, Farrant occupies a primary place in English church music and this particular anthem’s text:
‘Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake, lay not our sins to our charge, but forgive that is past, and give us grace to amend our sinful lives. To decline from sin and incline to virtue, that we may walk in a perfect heart before thee, now and evermore. Amen,’ is a prayer from which we can all benefit in its recitation. Also, keep in your prayers our use of Voice for Life and the new pilot program, Chorister Christian Education – Linking Music and Liturgy (CCE-LML). I am seeking volunteers to help with the teaching of our RSCM\CCE-LML material. Every week we guide our young choristers toward understanding, growing and maturing as Christians. You can help by working behind the scenes. Please see me right away and also read more about our choir program on the web at: http://www.emmanuelnewport.org/church/music/rscm-chorister-parent-letter/.
Peace and see you at worship – AJH
The Chorister Creed & Prayer
‘I will sing with the spirit and with understanding also’
The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians 14:15
Bless, O Lord, us your servants who minister in your temple;
Grant that what we sing with our lips we may believe in our hearts,
And what we believe in our hearts we may show forth in our lives;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
