A few weeks ago, as I was planning the liturgy for today
 (Easter 4, Year C) at our small Episcopal parish, I saw a pattern
 developing and, just for fun, I decided to see if it could be made
 to work: "All American hymns, appropriate to the season and/or
 lections."

    What we came up with was four 19th-century American tunes, two
 with American texts:
    Gradual - 439 "What wondrous love --"  *Wondrous Love*
    Offertory - 620 "Jerusalem, my happy home --" *Land of Rest*
    Communion - 664 "My shepherd will supply --" *Resignation*
    Closing - 213 "Come away to the skies --" *Middlebury*

    Our talented organist pitched in with 20th-century American
 voluntaries:
    Prelude - from Ned Rorem's *A Quaker Reader*:
     #4 - "There is a Spirit that Delights to Do No Evil" and
     #8 - "No darkness at all"
    Postlude - from Ernst Bloch's *Six Preludes*:
     #3 - Andante (dedicated to Alexander Schreiner)

    Coming soon: a service with all 20th-century American hymns,
 and 19th-century American voluntaries!

    BTW - our organ is a mid-19th century tracker, 58/13,
 8-8-8-4-4-3-2/16-8.

    Cullie Mowers

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Note:  opinions  expressed on PIPORG-L are those of the  individual con-
tributors and not necessarily  those of the list owners  nor of the Uni-
versity at Albany.  For a brief  summary of list  commands, send mail to
[log in to unmask]  saying  GET LSVCMMDS.TXT  or see  the  web
page at http://www.albany.edu/piporg-l/lsvcmmds.html .
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::