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The Rev. Dr. Agnes W. Norfleet preaching a sermon at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church

Most services of worship at BMPC include the preaching of a sermon, usually by one of the pastors of the church. A sermon is not a moral or spiritual essay, nor is it precisely the opinion of the preacher. Rather, it is the preacher’s attempt, guided by grace and the Holy Spirit, to lift up a passage of Scripture, and illuminate it with meaning, giving it the power to shape our own faith journey and call us into deeper discipleship.

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Sunday, October 1, 2023

Joy in Humility 
The Joy in Being Christ’s Church, Third in Series

 

 

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Introit: Bwana Asifiwe
Text: Joachim Neander (1650-1680).
Music: Traditional Swahili song of praise; arr. Mark Burrows. Music: ©2012 Choristers Guild.
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Prelude: Le Banquet Céleste
Music: Olivier Messiaen, 1928. Music: ©1960 Alphonse Leduc & Co., Editions Musicales,
(a div. of Wise Music Classical). All rights reserved.

Hymn: Here in This Place
Text and Music: Marty Haugen, 1979. Text and Music: ©1982 GIA Publications, Inc.
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Response: Lord, Cleanse the Depths
Text: Rosamond E. Herklots, 1969, 1983, alt. Music: Supplement to Kentucky Harmony, 1820; harm.
Margaret W. Mealy, 1985. Text: ©1969, 1983 Rosamond E. Herklots (admin. Oxford University Press). Music Harm: ©1985 GIA Publications, Inc.
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Hymn: I Come with Joy
Text: Brian Wren, 1968; rev. 1993. Music: American folk melody; arr. Austin C. Lovelace, 1977.
Text: ©1971, rev. 1995 Hope Publishing Company. Music Arr: ©1977 Hope Publishing Company.
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Offertory Anthem: Salmo 150
Text: Psalm 150. Music: Ernani Aguiar, 1993. Music: ©1993 Earthsongs Choral Music. All rights reserved.

Communion Music: All Who Are Thirsty
Text: Michael Perry, 1993. Music: Mutya Lopez Solis; arr. Geoff Weaver, 1983.
Music: ©1983 Melchizedek M. Solis and Mutya Solis (admin. Jubilate Hymns, Ltd.)
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Communion Music: O Sing to the Lord
Text: Anonymous; trans. Gerhard Cartford, 1993. Music: Brazilian folksong; arr. Christopher Norton, 1993.
Text: Portuguese copyright control. Music: ©1993 Christopher Norton (admin. HarperCollins Religious, United Kingdom). All rights reserved.

Sunday, September 24, 2023

A Work of the Wind 

 

 

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Response: Lord, Cleanse the Depths
Text: Rosamond E. Herklots, 1969, 1983, alt. Music: Supplement to Kentucky Harmony, 1820; harm. Margaret W. Mealy, 1985. Text: ©1969, 1983 Rosamond E. Herklots (admin. Oxford University Press). Music Harm: ©1985 GIA Publications, Inc. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Anthem: From Life to Life
Text: Delores Dufner, OSB, 1990. Music: Petr Eben, 1999. Text and Music: ©1999 Laurendale Associates. All rights reserved.

Hymn: Let Us Build a House
Text and Music: Marty Haugen, 1994. Text and Music: ©1994 GIA Publications, Inc. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Offertory Anthem: My Soul Thirsteth for God
Text and Music: Max Janowski (1912-1991). Text and Music: ©1957 Max Janowski. All rights reserved.

Hymn: The Church Cannot Be Bound
Text: Adam L. Tice, 2005. Music: African American spiritual; Jubilee Songs, 1884; adapt. Harry T. Burleigh, 1940. Text: ©2005 GIA Publications, Inc. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Postlude: Philadelphia Flourish
Music: Jeffrey Brillhart, 2017. Music: ©2017 E. C. Schirmer Music Company, Inc. (a div. of ECS Publishing Group). Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Joy in the Worst of Circumstances 

The Joy of Being Christ’s Church, Second in Series 

 

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Prelude: Song of Peace
Music: Jean Langalis, 1942. Music: ©1945 S. Bornemann, Paris, France. All rights reserved.

Hymn: How Clear is Our Vocation, Lord
Text: Fred Pratt Green, 1981. Music: C. Hubert H. Parry, 1888. Text: ©1982 Hope Publishing Company. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Response: Lord, Cleanse the Depths
Text: Rosamond E. Herklots, 1969, 1983, alt. Music: Supplement to Kentucky Harmony, 1820; harm. Margaret W. Mealy, 1985. Text: ©1969, 1983 Rosamond E. Herklots (admin. Oxford University Press). Music Harm: ©1985 GIA Publications, Inc. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Hymn: Like the Murmur of the Dove's Song
Text: Carl P. Daw, Jr., 1982, alt. Music: Peter Cutts, 1969. Text: ©1982 Hope Publishing Company. Music: ©1969 Hope Publishing Company. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Offertory Anthem: Let the People Praise Thee, O God
Text: Psalm 67. Music: William Mathias, 1981. Music: ©1981 Oxford University Press. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.