All Hallows Evening Prayer begins with the Service of the Light, an ancient tradition dating to the second century if not earlier. Justin Martyr in his First Apology, circa 150, mentions the practice of bringing in the first lamp of the evening and singing a hymn of praise to Christ as the Light. The Phos hilaron, literally “cheerful or joyous light” is the oldest hymn that has come down to us and which is not in Scripture.
Participants in All Hallows Evening Prayer may wish to light a candle at the beginning of the service and more candles during the singing of the Phos hilaron. The lighting of candles helps set the service apart as a time of prayer. The candles are extinguished at the conclusion of the service.
The Scripture reading for Sunday evening is John 15: 1-11 Jesus the True Vine. The homily is titled, “A Branch of the True Vine.”
The dismissal song, Karen Schneider Kirner’s arrangement of Steven C. Warner’s “I Am the Vine” for keyboard, guitar, cantor, and assembly is available from GIA Publications.
The link to Sunday evening’s service is: https://allhallowsmurray.blogspot.com/2021/01/all-hallows-evening-prayer-for-sunday_30.html#more
Please feel free to share the link to Sunday evening’s service with anyone whom you believe might benefit from the service.
If an ad plays when you open a link to a video in a new tab, click the refresh icon of your browser until the song appears. An ad may follow a song so as soon as the song is finished, close the tab.
Previous services are online at https://allhallowsmurray.blogspot.com/
The Scripture reading for Sunday evening is John 15: 1-11 Jesus the True Vine. The homily is titled, “A Branch of the True Vine.”
The dismissal song, Karen Schneider Kirner’s arrangement of Steven C. Warner’s “I Am the Vine” for keyboard, guitar, cantor, and assembly is available from GIA Publications.
The link to Sunday evening’s service is: https://allhallowsmurray.blogspot.com/2021/01/all-hallows-evening-prayer-for-sunday_30.html#more
Please feel free to share the link to Sunday evening’s service with anyone whom you believe might benefit from the service.
If an ad plays when you open a link to a video in a new tab, click the refresh icon of your browser until the song appears. An ad may follow a song so as soon as the song is finished, close the tab.
Previous services are online at https://allhallowsmurray.blogspot.com/
May this service be a blessing to you
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