Text Box: Love Music? Consider making a donation to the Louis A. Williams Music Fund. This fund helps our music program do more week to week and on special occasions. Louis Williams loved music and sang in the choir for more than 50 years. Just memo your check with the name of the fund. Text Box: Sunday’s Hymns

 

 

 

 

 

 
Text Box: Anthem Notes “How Can I Keep from Singing?” This anthem is an arrangement by Bradley Ellingboe based on a hymn written and composed by Robert Lowry in 1860. Lowry was born in Philadelphia, attended and later taught literature at Bucknell University, was an ordained Baptist minister and a music editor. He wrote some of our most well known hymns, including “Nothing But the Blood,” and “Shall We Gather at the River?” Ellingboe chose not to arrange the complete text of Lowry’s hymn. The complete text is: My life flows on in endless song; Above earth’s lamentation I hear the sweet though far off hymn That hails a new creation: Through all the tumult and the strife I hear the music ringing; It finds an echo in my soul— How can I keep from singing? What though my joys and comforts die? The Lord my Savior liveth; What though the darkness gather round! Songs in the night He giveth: No storm can shake my inmost calm While to that refuge clinging; Since Christ is Lord of Heav’n and earth, How can I keep from singing? I lift mine eyes; the cloud grows thin; I see the blue above it; And day by day this pathway smoothes Since first I learned to love it: The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart, A fountain ever springing: All things are mine since I am His— How can I keep from singing? http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/l/o/w/lowry_r.htm http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/c/hcaikeep.htm

Hymn Notes

“All Glory, Laud and Honor” is a translation of a hymn written by Theodulph of Orleans in c. 820, while he was in prison, specifically for Palm Sunday. Theodulph, born c. 760 in either Spain or Italy, was a very learned theologian who established many schools with the purpose of educating clergy. He was called to France and eventually made bishop of Orleans by  Charlemagne. He was a highly favored and trusted advisor  to the king and for a time to the king’s son and heir Louis the Pious. Two years after Louis’ ascension the new king became unjustly suspicious of Theodulph, accusing him of complicity in king Bernard’s rebellion. On Easter 818 Theodulph was deposed and imprisoned. After steadfastly declaring his innocence he was finally released and reinstated in 821. He died, however, either on his return trip or shortly after his arrival in Orleans, supposedly the victim of a poisoning by the person who had received his see. Theodulph is buried in Orleans.

 

History of the Christian Church, Volume IV: Mediaeval Christianity. A.D. 590-1073

                 http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/hcc4.i.xiv.xx.html

Catholic Encyclopedia: Theodulf

                 http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14579b.htm

Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Marshall

Sing to the Lord

Chancel Choir

We have one of the best church choirs around.  Director Ray Herman, Pianist Elsie Pugh work hard to provide a quality of music that enhances worship.  Good Church music has always been valued by Cumberland Presbyterians in Harrison County.  The choir is looking to grow even more.  Come and sing unto the Lord with us!

Practices—Wednesdays,  7 pm 

· Special Christmas Presentations

· Christmas Caroling

· Easter and Holy Week Specials

· Eclectic Music style

· Guest Artists musicians from time to time

· A great staff

· Pipe Organ

· Grand Piano

· Great fellowship

· Choir Section Leaders

· Guiding our worship

· For ages 8th grade to Adults

Music Ministry