by Warren Howell | Aug 8, 2021 | Music & Words, Recordings
THE SCRIPTURE READING from the Hebrew bible in many churches today features the tragic and raw story of King David’s grief over the news of his son’s death. Nevermind the circumstances that led to his end, the rebellious Absalom was lifeless and the bereft...
by Warren Howell | Apr 21, 2021 | Music & Words, Prayers, Worship Resources
THE FOURTH SUNDAY of the Easter season every year features the 23rd Psalm prominently and is known as Good Shepherd Sunday. Thomas Merton prayed “You have a wild and crazy sheep in love with thorns and brambles…You have found me. All I have to do is stay...
by Warren Howell | Mar 23, 2021 | Worship Resources
The Entry into Jerusalem, detail; Unknown; Ottonian, c.1030. (see below). Worship resources for Holy Week and Easter 2021 (appropriate for the scriptures in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary). Choral music selections are rated according to difficulty: E = Easy,...
by Warren Howell | Jan 26, 2021 | Worship Resources
Star-crossed, We Sing: Choral Music for Sundays After Epiphany The night He came The stars swung low And sang As morning stars had sung Creation’s morn. So sing we now. Star-crossed, We sing the bright And morning star Shining among us, Banishing our night. —...
by Warren Howell | Dec 11, 2020 | Reflections
ADVENT is an anticipatory season full of music. Sadly, because of the pandemic, we are more or less sidelined from our ability to collectively sing with others in this particular year. But we look forward in anticipation of a day that, while it is not yet here, is...
