Leland Spindler, Director
O Nata Lux
Michael John Trotta (b. 1978)
O nata lux de lumine,
Jesu redemptor saeculi,
Dignare clemens supplicum
Laudes precesque sumere.
Qui carne quondam contegi
Dignatus es pro perditis,
Nos membra confer effici
Tui beati corporis.
O Light born of Light,
Jesus, Redeemer of the world,
with loving-kindness deign to receive
suppliant praise and prayer.
Thou who once deigned to be clothed in flesh
for the sake of the lost,
grant us to be members
of thy blessed body.
Look Up!
Janice Kapp Perry (b. 1938), Steven Kapp Perry,
and Lynne Perry Christofferson
Emily Mower, alto
Mark Johnson, piano
The stars fall down from heaven
And scatter upon the earth.
As strangers in a strange land,
Forgetting their heavenly birth.
Adrift and untethered they wander
Through kingdoms of darkness and light.
Unschooled and unlearned they follow the tides
And many are lost in the night.
Look up! Look up!
The stars in the heavens cry out!
Look up! Look up!
Your course does not lie on the earth or the sea,
It lies in the heavens above; Look up!
The Prince of Darkness covets
These glimmering sparks of light
And seeks to blind and bind them
With treasures tha have no life.
But blazing and bright is the Prince of the Light,
Revealing the mystery
Endowing the stars with His power and might,
He shows them their destiny.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Rejoice in the Prince of the Light!
Rejoice! Rejoice!
For stars that were fading now shine like the Son,
Reflecting the light of His love, Rejoice!
Stars
Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)
Rachel Brown, soprano
Alone in the night
On a dark hill,
With pines around me
Spicy and still,
And a heaven full of stars
Over my head,
White and topaz
And misty red;
Myriads with beating
Hearts of fire
That aeons
Cannot vex or tire;
Up the dome of heaven
Like a great hill,
I watch them marching
Stately and still,
And I know that I
Am honored to be
Witness
Of so much majesty.
Stars
From Les Misérables
Claude-Michel Schönberg (b. 1944)
Daniel Smith, tenor
Mark Johnson, piano
There, out in the darkness, a fugitive running,
Fallen from God, fallen from grace!
God be my witness, I never shall yield,
'Til we come face to face, 'til we come face to face
He knows his way in the dark, mine is the way of the Lord,
Those who follow the path of the righteous shall have their reward
And if they fall as Lucifer fell, the flames, the sword!
Stars, in your multitudes, scarce to be counted,
Filling the darkness with order and light
You are the sentinels, silent and sure
Keeping watch in the night, keeping watch in the night
You know your place in the sky, you hold your course and your aim
And each in your season returns and returns, and is always the same
And if you fall as Lucifer fell, you fall in flame!
And so it must be, for so it is written, on the doorway to paradise
That those who falter and those who fall must pay the price!
Lord, let me find him, that I may see him
Safe behind bars! I will never rest 'til then
This I swear, this I swear by the stars!
No. 5: Gladsome Light
From All-Night Vigil, Opus 52
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Ruby Cabbell, dancer
вѣте тихїй, свяtіѧ славы,
безсмертнагѡ, Ѻтца Небеснагѡ,
Свѧтагѡ, блаженнагѡ, Іисусе Хрїсте!
пришедше на западъ солннца, видѣвше свѣтъ
вечернїй, поемъ Ѻтцà, Сына, и Свѧтаго Духа, Бóга.
Достóниъ Еси вo всѧ временà пѣтъ быти глáсы преподовными,
Сыне Бóжїй, животъ даѧй: Тҍмже мíръ Тѧ слáвитъ.
Světe tikhіĭ, svi͡atīę slavȳ,
bezsmertnagō, Ott͡sa Nebesnagō,
Svętagō, blazhennagō, Īisuse Khrіste!
prishedshe na zapad solnnt͡sa, viděvshe svět
vechernіĭ, poem Ott͡sà, Sȳna, i Svętago Dukha, Bóga.
Dostóniʺ Esi vo vsę vremenà pět bȳti glásȳ prepodovnȳmi,
Sȳne Bózhіĭ, zhivot daęĭ: Tҍmzhe mír Tę slávit.
Gladsome Light of the Holy Glory of the Immortal One,
The Heavenly Father, Holy and Blessed—O Jesus Christ!
Now that we have come to the setting of the sun,
And behold the light of evening,
We praise the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—God.
Thou are worthy at every moment
To be praised in hymns by reverent voices.
O Son of God, Though art the Giver of Life;
Therefore all the world glorifies Thee.
No. 4: Gladsome Light
From Passion Week, Opus 58
Alexander Gretchaninov (1864-1956)
вѣте тихїй, свяtіѧ славы,
безсмертнагѡ, Ѻтца Небеснагѡ,
Свѧтагѡ, блаженнагѡ, Іисусе Хрїсте!
пришедше на западъ солннца, видѣвше свѣтъ
вечернїй, поемъ Ѻтцà, Сына, и Свѧтаго Духа, Бóга.
Достóниъ Еси вo всѧ временà пѣтъ быти глáсы преподовными,
Сыне Бóжїй, животъ даѧй: Тҍмже мíръ Тѧ слáвитъ.
Světe tikhіĭ, svi͡atīę slavȳ,
bezsmertnagō, Ott͡sa Nebesnagō,
Svętagō, blazhennagō, Īisuse Khrіste!
prishedshe na zapad solnnt͡sa, viděvshe svět
vechernіĭ, poem Ott͡sà, Sȳna, i Svętago Dukha, Bóga.
Dostóniʺ Esi vo vsę vremenà pět bȳti glásȳ prepodovnȳmi,
Sȳne Bózhіĭ, zhivot daęĭ: Tҍmzhe mír Tę slávit.
Gladsome Light of the Holy Glory of the Immortal One,
The Heavenly Father, Holy and Blessed—O Jesus Christ!
Now that we have come to the setting of the sun,
And behold the light of evening,
We praise the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—God.
Thou are worthy at every moment
To be praised in hymns by reverent voices.
O Son of God, Though art the Giver of Life;
Therefore all the world glorifies Thee.
I Am the Gentle Light
Paul Mealor (b. 1975)
Amy Mascio, soprano
Aria Taylor, alto
Mark Johnson, piano
I am the gentle light, the stars at night, the morning bright;
I am the still, small voice, the living choice, the heart's rejoice.
And if you follow me, I'll be with you for all eternity;
I will hold on to you, my love will set you free.
I am forever love, light from above, the peaceful dove;
I am your loving fried, your heart I tend, until the end.
And if you follow me, I'll be with you for all eternity;
I will hold on to you, my love will set you free.
I am forever, my love will set you free.
Teach Me to Walk in the Light
Clara W. McMaster (1904-1997)
arr. John C. Leavitt
Logan Luke, bass
Mark Johnson, piano
Teach me to walk in the light of his love;
Teach me to pray to my Father above;
Teach me to know of the things that are right;
Teach me, teach me to walk in the light
Come, little child, and together we'll learn
Of his commandments, that we may return
Home to his presence, to live in his sight—
Always, always to walk in the light.
Father in Heaven, we thank thee this day
For loving guidance to show us the way.
Grateful, we praise thee with songs of delight!
Gladly, gladly we'll walk in the light.
Lead, Kindly Light
John B. Dykes (1823-1876)
arr. Mack Wilberg
Christopher Huntzinger, organ
Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom;
Lead thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home;
Lead thou me on!
Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene, one step enough for me.
I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou
Shouldst lead me on.
I loved to choose and see my path; but now,
Lead thou me on!
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will, remember not past years.
So long thy power hath blest me, sure it still
Will lead me on
O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till
The night is gone.
And with the morn those angel faces smile,
Which I have loved long since, and lost a while!
Northern Lights
Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Pulchra es, amica mea;
suavis, et decora sicut Jerusalem;
terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata.
Averte oculos tuos a me,
quia ipsi me avolare fecerunt, amica mea.
Thou art beautiful, O my love,
Sweet and comely as Jerusalem,
Terrible as an army set in array.
Turn away thy eyes from me,
For they have made me flee away.
Oh Day of Fire and Sun
Matthew Lyon Hazzard (b. 1989)
Oh day of fire and sun,
Pure as a naked flame,
Blue sea, blue sky and dun
Sands where he spoke my name;
Laughter and hearts so high
That the spirit flew off free,
Lifting into the sky
Diving into the sea;
Oh day of fire and sun
Like a crystal burning,
Slow days go one by one,
But you have no returning.
There's a Place for Us
From The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Hillary Lindsey (b. 1977), David Hodges (b. 1978),
and Carrie Underwood (b. 1983)
arr. Mac Huff
Sarah Clark, alto
Mark Johnson, piano
There's a place out there for us,
More than just a prayer or anything you've ever dreamed of.
So, when you feel like giving up
'Cause you don't fit in down here,
Fear is crashing in, close your eyes and take my hand.
We can be the kings and queens of anything if we believe.
It's written in the stars that shine above.
A world where you and I belong, where faith and love will keep us strong.
Exactly who we are is just enough. There's a place for us.
When the water meets the sky,
Where your heart is free and hope comes back to life,
When these broken hands are whole again,
We'll find what we've been waiting for.
We were made for so much more.
The Color Purple
From The Color Purple
Brenda Russell (b. 1949), Allee Willis (b. 1947),
and Stephen Bray (b. 1956)
arr. Rollo Dilworth
Ka'imi Ruberson, tenor
Mark Johnson, piano
Dear God, dear stars
Dear trees, dear sky
Dear peoples, dear everything
Dear God!
God is inside me and everyone else
That was or ever will be.
I came into this world with God,
And when I finally looked inside,
I found it just as close as my breath is to me.
Rising like the sun is the hope that sets us free
Your heartbeat make my heart beat.
When we share love
Like a blade of corn
Like a honey bee, like a waterfall
All a part of me
Like the color purple, where do it come from?
Now my eyes are open, look what God has done!
It take a grain of love to make a mighty tree,
You take the smallest love, and make a harmony!
Like a drop of water, you keep the river high,
There are miracles for you and I!
I don't think us feel old at all,
I think this is the youngest us every felt,
Amen!