MARSH CHAPEL AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY

University Interdenominational Protestant Service of Worship

Sunday, May 30th, 2021 – 11:00 a.m. Trinity Sunday—The First Sunday after Pentecost

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill, Dean

This Sunday, preacher Bill Cordts brings us a new sermon titled “A Third Way,” which was recorded on Wednesday, May 26th.

The remainder of the service is being re-broadcast from previous services.

ORDER OF WORSHIP X Please rise in body or in heart

Prelude

Call to Worship and Greeting

The Dean: The Lord be with you People: And also with you. The Dean: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up to the Lord! X Introit Northfield Jeremiah Ingalls (1764–1828)

How long, dear Saviour, O how long Shall this bright hour delay, Fly swifter ‘round the wheel of time, And bring the welcome day. from The Christian Harmony (1805)

X Hymn 64 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! NICAEA

X Collect (in unison)

Holy God, faithful and unchanging: enlarge our minds with the knowledge of your truth, and draw us more deeply into the mystery of your love, that we may truly worship you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Kyrie from Missa ‘O quam gloriosum’ Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611)

Kyrie eleison, Lord, have mercy, Christe eleison, Christ, have mercy, Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy. Assurance of Pardon

The Chaplain: If we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

All: Thanks be to God. Anthem Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, SWV 380 Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672)

Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, For God so loved the world daß er seinen eingebornen Sohn gab, that he gave his only-begotten son, auf daß alle, die an ihn glauben, so that all who believe in him nicht verloren werden, would not be forsaken, sondern das ewige Leben haben. but would have everlasting life. John 3:16

Lesson Isaiah 6:1–8

Lector: A lesson from the prophet Isaiah, chapter 6, verses 1–8:

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory." The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!" Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: "Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out." Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I; send me!"

Lector: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

Anthem O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit Thomas Tallis (c. 1505–1585)

O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit into our hearts, and lighten our understanding, that we may dwell in the fear of thy Name, all the days of our life, that we may know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.

from Lidley’s Prayers, 1566

Psalm 8

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Cantor: O LORD, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. People: Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes, to silence the enemy and the avenger. Cantor: When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established; People: what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? Cantor: Yet you have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor. People: You have given them dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under their feet, Cantor: all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas. People: O LORD, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! ¯

X Gloria Patri (sung by all) WESTMINSTER ABBEY

X Gospel Lesson Mark 1:1–15

Lector: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Mark, chapter 1, verses 1–15: People: Glory to you, O Lord.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’” John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. He proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”

Lector: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to you, Lord Christ.

Sermon “A Third Way” Mr. William Edward Cordts X Hymn I bind unto myself today ST. PATRICK’S BREASTPLATE

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Only stanzas 4 and 5 of the following:

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Stanza 6, in harmony:

The final stanza, in unison:

Call to Prayer (sung by all) Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876)

Prayers of the People

The Lord’s Prayer

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, for ever and ever. Amen.

Response FINLANDIA, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

This is my prayer, O Lord of all earth's kingdoms: Thy kingdom come; on earth thy will be done. Let Christ be lifted up 'til all shall serve him, and hearts united learn to live as one. O hear my prayer, thou God of all the nations; myself I give thee -- let thy will be done. Georgia Harkness (1891-1974)

At the Offertory Cherubic Hymn in F major Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Иже херувимы тайно образующе, и Животворящей Троицѣ трисвятую пѣснь припѣвающе, Всякое нынѣ житейское отложимъ попеченіе. Аминь. Яко да Царя всѣхъ подъимемъ, ангельскими невидимо дориносима чинми. Аллилуіа.

Izhe kheruvimy tayno obrazuyushche, i zhivotvoryashche Troitse trisvyatuyu pesn pripevayushche, vsyakoe nyne zhiteskoe otlozhim popechenie. Amin. Yako da tsarya vsekh podimem, angelskimi nevidimo dorinosima chinmi. Alliluia.

Let us, who mystically represent the cherubim and sing the thrice-holy hymn to the life-giving Trinity, now lay aside all earthly cares. Amen. That we may receive the king of all, who comes invisibly escorted by the angelic hosts. Alleluia. Greek, 6th century

X Presentation of the Gifts (sung by all) adapted by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

X Offertory Prayer

X Hymn 571 Go, make of all disciples LANCASHIRE

X Benediction X Response God be in my head arr. John Rutter (b. 1945)

God be in my head and in my understanding. God be in mine eyes and in my looking. God be in my mouth and in my speaking. God be in my heart and in my thinking. God be at mine end and at my departing. Old English Prayer from Sarum Primer

X Postlude

The preacher is Mr. William Edward Cordts.

The conductor is Dr. Scott Allen Jarrett, Director of Music. The organist is Justin Thomas Blackwell, Associate Director of Music.

Today’s broadcast was recorded by Eddie Muizulis, compiled by Justin Blackwell, and edited by Heidi Freimanis-Cordts.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

The entirety of today’s service was recorded prior to broadcast. We are not currently holding in-person services at Marsh Chapel.

The sermon was recorded specifically for today, May 30th, 2021.

The remainder of the service is being re-broadcast from previous services.

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The Reverend Dr. Robert Allan Hill, Dean and Chaplain of the University The Reverend Dr. Karen Coleman, University Chaplain for Episcopal Ministry Mahalia Damm, Ministry Assistant Alec Vaughn, Ministry Assistant Jessica Chicka, PhD STH’19, University Chaplain for International Students Chloe McLaughlin, Ministry Associate T.J. Bergeron, Ministry Assistant Scott Allen Jarrett, DMA CFA’08, Director of Music Justin Thomas Blackwell, MM CFA’09, Associate Director of Music Margaret Weckworth, MM CFA’15, Music Program Administrator Herbert S. Jones, Director, Inner Strength Gospel Choir Ray Bouchard, MTS STH’95, Director of Marsh Chapel Heidi Freimanis-Cordts, MM CFA’09, Director of Hospitality The Reverend Dr. Victoria Hart Gaskell, D.Min. STH’19, Minister for Visitation David Ames, Sacristan Zoe Chock, Heidi Freimanis-Cordts, Kaitie Noe, Wedding Coordinators Anastasya Chandra, Zoe Chock, Office Assistants Emilio Latorre, Jace Shneyderman, Office Assistants Angelee Verdieu, Office Assistants Cierra Brown, Ellis Brown, Kaelyn Brown, Charles Cloy, George Coulter, Mark Gray, Ushers Benista Owusu-Amo, Naa Ameley Owusu-Amo, Sydney Passley-Harris, Jay Reeg, Liz Scully, Ushers Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. The hymns and the psalm response are from the United Methodist Hymnal,

copyright 1989.