Sundays at All Hallows (Sunday, December 22, 2024) Is Now Online

Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows.

An ancient tradition from the earliest days of Christian Morning Prayer is the singing of one or more Laudate Psalms, Psalms of Praise, at the conclusion of the psalmody. These hymns of praise gave Morning Prayer its older name of Lauds.

This Sunday’s Laudate Psalm is a metrical paraphrase of the Great Doxology, Psalm 150, “Blessed Be the Lord Our God,” written by the Scottish hymn writer, James Quinn. The tune is FESTAL SONG (“Rise Up, O Me of God, The Hymnal 1982 #551; The United Methodist Hymnal #576), composed by William H. Walter. The melody of the tune, played on the piano, is recorded on the audio file. The entire melody is played as the introduction. There are no vocals on the audio file.

Read the words of the hymn before attempting to sing it to familiarize yourself with them. If you are not familiar with the tune, hum along with the introduction. If you have not yet grasped the tune, you may also want to hum along with the first verse before attempting to sing the hymn. If you don’t yet feel confident to sing the hymn, read the words again while playing the piano accompaniment. The hymn will be repeated on future Sundays to help you learn it.

Last Sunday we took a look at the Song of Zechariah, a prophetic song found in Luke’s Gospel. In this Sunday’s message will be looking at a second prophetic song found in that gospel—the Song of Mary—and what we can learn from it.

Readings: Micah 5: 2-5a, Hebrews 10: 5-10, and Luke 1: 39-56

Message: A True Mark of God’s Favor

Link: https://allhallowsmurray.blogspot.com/2024/12/sundays-at-all-hallows-sunday-december_21.html

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If you are new to Sundays at All Hallows, you may find these directions helpful:

-It is recommended that after reading or hearing each lesson to take time to reflect on what you read or heard during the period of silence which follows each lesson. It is also recommended that you do the same thing after reading or hearing the message.

-When you open the link to a video in a new tab, check auto-play to make sure it is in the off position. Otherwise, a second video with a different song will follow the first.

-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.

-If a song begins partway through the video, click pause, move the slider to the beginning, and then click play.

-An ad may follow a song so as soon as the song is finished, close the tab.

May Sundays at All Hallows be a blessing to you.

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