Mary Speaks
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 10, 2020
As we celebrate the Great Fifty Days of Easter, we continue to explore the great hymns of the season. Today's organ prelude is a setting of an important hymn in the history of church music. Victimae paschali laudes ("Christians, to the Paschal victim"), comes to us from the Middle Ages. The tune dates from the 11th century, and multiple documents dating to the 14th century and earlier contain the text. Episcopal congregations first experienced singing this hymn in The Hymnal 1940. Hear a recording of the hymn in the original Latin: Victimae Paschali laudes
Note that in this hymn, Mary speaks. Here is the English translation from The Hymnal 1982, #183:
Christians, to the Paschal victim
offer your thankful praises!
A lamb the sheep redeemeth:
Christ, who only is sinless,
reconcileth sinners to the Father.
Death and life have contended
in that combat stupendous:
the Prince of life, who died, reigns immortal.
Speak, Mary, declaring
what thou sawest, wayfaring:
"The tomb of Christ, who is living,
the glory of Jesus' resurrection;
bright angels attesting,
the shroud and napkin resting.
Yea, Christ my hope is arisen;
to Galilee he will go before you."
Christ indeed from death is risen,
our new life obtaining;
have mercy, victor King, ever reigning!
Amen. Alleluia!
Today's organ postlude is an arrangement of the rousing tune, Duke Street, which is paired in our hymnal with the text "Jesus shall reign where'er the sun." The tune was first published anonymously in Scotland in 1793 and later appeared in England, attributed to John Hatton. The tune and the familiar text by Issac Watts are sung by English speaking congregations around the world. Hear a recording of the hymn: Jesus shall reign
Let every creature rise and bring
peculiar honors to our King;
angels descend with songs again,
and earth repeat the loud amen.
Music for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 10, 2020
Prelude
Victimae paschali laudes setting by Wilbur Held
(Christians, to the Paschal victim offer your thankful praises!)
Postlude
Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Duke Street, arr. Marty Wheeler Burnett
May 10, 2020
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Mary Magdalene announcing
the resurrection to the apostles
Unknown artist, c. 1123
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Note that in this hymn, Mary speaks. Here is the English translation from The Hymnal 1982, #183:
Christians, to the Paschal victim
offer your thankful praises!
A lamb the sheep redeemeth:
Christ, who only is sinless,
reconcileth sinners to the Father.
Death and life have contended
in that combat stupendous:
the Prince of life, who died, reigns immortal.
Speak, Mary, declaring
what thou sawest, wayfaring:
"The tomb of Christ, who is living,
the glory of Jesus' resurrection;
bright angels attesting,
the shroud and napkin resting.
Yea, Christ my hope is arisen;
to Galilee he will go before you."
Christ indeed from death is risen,
our new life obtaining;
have mercy, victor King, ever reigning!
Amen. Alleluia!
Today's organ postlude is an arrangement of the rousing tune, Duke Street, which is paired in our hymnal with the text "Jesus shall reign where'er the sun." The tune was first published anonymously in Scotland in 1793 and later appeared in England, attributed to John Hatton. The tune and the familiar text by Issac Watts are sung by English speaking congregations around the world. Hear a recording of the hymn: Jesus shall reign
Let every creature rise and bring
peculiar honors to our King;
angels descend with songs again,
and earth repeat the loud amen.
Music for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 10, 2020
Prelude
Victimae paschali laudes setting by Wilbur Held
(Christians, to the Paschal victim offer your thankful praises!)
Postlude
Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Duke Street, arr. Marty Wheeler Burnett
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