Voices Found

  Voices Found #157 All you who love Jerusalem, be glad and share her cheer.  All you who mourn for  her sad state  will have no cause for fear. For God has said, my peace will flow, and treasures of the earth.   Like banks of waters past their fill, her comfort will pour forth. Her gentle arms will cradle you, as mother comforts child.   Your heart will sing as you grow strong,  like grasses in the wild. Words: Patricia B. Clark, para. A Song of Jerusalem Music:  Edmonton , from Harmonica Sacra, ca. 1760 2 Kings 24:8-15,  Revelation 18:1-2, 4-8, and Luke 7:11-23 are appointed for Proper 28B (Closest to November 16) in The Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church Nebuchadnezzar brought out all the treasures of the house of the Holy One and the treasures of the home of the king and he cut up all the vessels of gold in the house of the Holy One which Solomon, King of Israel, had made; just as the All-Knowing God had said.  And Neb...

  Voices Found # 109 People of God. gather together,  come,  let us sing on this glorious day. Shouting abroad praise to the Maker,  come  and with body and soul let us pray. Come, let us join in the heavenly dance, praising in joyous celebration. Bearing your gifts, enter God's presence; come, let us share in the heavenly feast. Mending all rifts, healing division, come and from sorrows and sin be released. Come, let us join in the heavenly dance, praising in joyous celebration. Words: Patricia B. Clark Music:  Earth and All Stars,  David N. Johnson Phillipians 4:1-7, and Matthew 6:28-34 are appointed for Proper 27B (closest to November 9) in the Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church Now then, my sisters and my brothers [friends and kin], beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, thus stand firm in the Redeemer beloveds. Euodia, I implore, and Syntyche I implore as well to come to an agreement in the Savior.  Yes, and I ask you also, my fa...

  Voices Found #95 Let everyone who suffers now from guilt and deep despair return unto the house of God, for love awaits you there. Good news! it's time to celebrate with friends who gather round. So God rejoices , Jesus said, when-e'er the lost is found! Words: Mary Nelson Keith Music: Carl Haywood                                                                        Reflection: 2 Samuel 11:2-25 and Psalm 32:1-7 are appointed for Proper 26B (closest to November 2) in The Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church   David  saw Bathsheba  from the roof; she was beautiful and she was bathing.  He sent slaves to fetch her.  He seduced her.   She became pregnant.  To cover his sin,  David invited Uriah, her husband, to eat and drink at his palace; he ordered Ur...

Voices Found #32 Comfort, comfort ye my people, speak ye peace, thus saith our God; comfort those who sit in darkness mourning 'neath their sorrows' load. Speak ye to Jerusalem of the peace that waits for them; tell her that her sins I cover, and her warfare now is one. Words: Johannes Olearius (1611-1684), tr. Catharine Winkworth (1827-1878) About the hymn: Catharine Winkworth translated more than 400 German  hymns into English.   She kept the original meters because she thought it was crucial  for Anglicans to  be able to sing  medieval German chorale tunes authentically. Winkworth  also fought for women's education and supported women's religious communities. Voices Found presents her translation of this Reformation era  hymn  to celebrate women's contributions to Christian hymnody as translators, as well as women's contributions to the Church  as educators. Samuel 25:14-19, 23-25, 32-34, 42-43; and Psalm 37:1-2, 7-11, 16, 35-40 are appoin...

Voices Found #105 O praise be to you Holy Trinity,  resounding jubilation and life of all that is. to our Mother Great Creator of all things living and of life itself. O angelic chorus sounding forth in joyful praise! O the wonderful silent splendor of the holy mysteries, Trinity shining brilliance unknown to women or to men. O quickening sparkle dwelling in all! Life-giving Life! Life of all things gloriously created! Words and music: Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) Singing translation Lisa Neufeld Thomas   Mark 4:21-25 and Romans:5:6-11 are appointed for Proper 24B in The Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church Jesus said,"A lamp is not lighted to be put under the grain basket, under the bed and not on the lamp stand, is it?"  " Let the one who has ears to hear, heed!"  "Watch what you hear." Mark 4: 21,23-24, tr. Gafney Reflection: Hildegard of Bingen embodied God's quickening sparkle.  She saw  the Living Light.  She sang the angel c...