At Home Worship Guide for March 29, 2020

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CHILDREN’S TIME

Eternal God, rock and refuge: with roots grown old in the earth, river beds run dry, and flowers withered in the field, we wait for revival and release.Abide with us until we come alive in the sunrise of your glory. Amen.

▪ #28 UM Worship and Songs

“THERE IS A BALM IN GILEAD”Hymn No. 375

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in

heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the

glory, forever. Amen.

Lord’s Prayer

Now when the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. 2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. 3 The company of prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that today the LORD will take your master away from you?” And he said, “Yes, I know; keep silent.”

4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here; for the LORD has sent me to Jericho.” But he said, “As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho. 5 The company of prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that today the LORD will take your master away from you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know; be silent.”

6 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. 7 Fifty men of the company of prophets[c] also went, and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. 8 Then Elijah took his mantle and rolled it up, and struck the water; the water was parted to the one side and to the other, until the two of them crossed on dry ground.

9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I may do for you, before I am taken from

you.” Elisha said, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit.” 10 He responded, “You have asked

a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it will be granted you; if not, it will

not.” 11 As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of

them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven. 12 Elisha kept watching and crying out, “Father,

father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” But when he could no longer see him, he grasped his

own clothes and tore them in two pieces.

13 He picked up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood on the bank of

the Jordan. 14 He took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, saying, “Where

is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” When he had struck the water, the water was parted to the one side and

to the other, and Elisha went over. 15 When the company of prophets[d] who were at Jericho saw him at a

distance, they declared, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They came to meet him and bowed to the

ground before him.

16 They said to him, “See now, we have fifty strong men among your servants; please let them go and

seek your master; it may be that the spirit of the LORD has caught him up and thrown him down on some

mountain or into some valley.” He responded, “No, do not send them.” 17 But when they urged him until

he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men who searched for three days but did not

find him. 18 When they came back to him (he had remained at Jericho), he said to them, “Did I not say to

you, Do not go?”

19 Now the people of the city said to Elisha, “The location of this city is good, as my lord sees; but the water is bad,

and the land is unfruitful.” 20 He said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.

21 Then he went to the spring of water and threw the salt into it, and said, “Thus says the LORD, I have made this

water wholesome; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it.” 22 So the water has been

wholesome to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke.

(Verses 21-22 NIV)21 Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt into it, saying, “This is what the LORD says: ‘I have

healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.’” 22 And the

water has remained pure to this day, according to the word Elisha had spoken.

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“BE THOU MY VISION”Hymn No. 451

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Music Notes: Music Notes: The composer of the Gathering Music selection is one of the most elusive and enigmatic figures in all

of French music. Henri Mulet (1878-1967) was highly gifted both as a composer and a performer. His father was

organist at the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur in Paris. This is the famous church whose gleaming white dome towers over

the entire city from its perch atop the Montmartre district, long a home to artists and bohemians. Mulet grew up in

the shadow of this edifice and inevitably was drawn to the music of the church, sometimes subbing for his father at

the console. He held several posts as organist in Parisian churches, and published two pieces which have secured

his fame and popularity with organists and listeners alike: his Toccata “Tu Es Petra” heard today, and his “Carillon-

Sortie.” Despite his accomplishments, Mulet was unhappy in the capital, and in 1937 he consigned his own

manuscripts to the flames, pulled up his roots, and moved to the sleepy town of Draguignan in the south of France,

where he remained for the rest of his long life. Though organist at the Cathedral there, he nonetheless published

no further works and lived in utter obscurity. The Toccata is the concluding number of his album Byzantine

Sketches, from 1914-1919, so named because it is a musical memoir of and tribute to Sacré-Coeur and its Byzantine

style architecture. Mulet was so enamored of this church that he was inspired to memorialize many aspects of it in

music, such as the nave, chapels, stained glass, and rose window, as well as the liturgical rituals which took place

therein. Having portrayed all these aspects of the building, Mulet concludes the collection with a mighty

toccata which is inspired by the quote from Matthew (“Thou art Peter”) which he affixed to the head of

the piece. This agitated music, with its rapidly alternating chords and ominous pedal theme is often

misunderstood as a portrayal of hell. But it actually is a representation of the struggle of the forces of

evil against the church of Christ. After all the turmoil of the music, the radiant ending foretells ultimate

victory for the church, with its resounding final chord in the major key.

¶The Couperin family supplied France for generations with fine musicians to serve court and church,

just as the Bach family did in Germany. Louis Couperin (1626-1661) was an uncle of the more famous

François Couperin. His grand “Chaconne” (a piece built over a recurring bass line), which he

originally wrote for the harpsichord, takes on a stunning nobility when transferred to the organ, as in

this setting by the twentieth century French virtuoso and teacher Joseph Bonnet. The piece is driven by

the phrase heard at the opening, which recurs frequently throughout, interspersed with verses played

on a secondary division.

GATHERING MUSIC “Thou Art the Rock” (“Tu Es Petra”) Henri Mulet

(Toccata from Byzantine Sketches)

“Thou art Peter [the rock], and upon this rock I will build my church…

and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (Matt. 16:18)

POSTLUDE Chaconne in G Minor Louis Couperin