All Glory, Laud, And Honor

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The following information pertains to detail regarding the date, time, name and location of the worship service attended for this field assignment: April 9, 2017 at 10 AM, at Church of St. Paul the Apostle (located 405 W 59th St, New York, NY 10019). April 9th, 2017 was also Palm Sunday so before service began, there were leaves for members of the congregation to pick up this worship service. The hymn that I will be analyzing in this paper will be the recessional hymn “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” by St. Theodulph (see appendix for full hymn). Of the three hymns that were found on the program, only this hymn and the Processional hymn “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” by Ellacombe were played. On the program, there was an offertory hymn named “Lift …show more content…

In the refrain, the words “redeemer King” is describing Jesus Christ’s role in salvation. Additionally, in the first verse, “the King of Israel” is another way of calling Jesus Christ, which is what he was addressed as before his death by crucification. Additionally, there is a reference to Jesus as David’s royal son, which is showing the theological theme of portraying Jesus as the messiah, which is something that the Jews did not agree with, as seen with the reading. Next, in the third verse, the hymn utilizes the word “palms”, which is a direct relationship to the date that this song was sung on Palm Sunday. Lastly, in the final verse (verse 5), the last 5 words “our Savior and our King” is a direct reference to Jesus as based on the events after Matthew 26 after his crucification. In essence, all of these themes and references do coincide with Palm Sunday as it is showing the good of Jesus Christ and his importance in Christianity. The music that was used for this hymn did indeed fit the theme. The music gave a very uplifting feeling to the congregation as it did not have a “sad” tone at all. Additionally, the hymn starts with some bold tunes, which makes it sound uplifting and energize the congregation. Additionally, the feel of this song is the exact opposite of the processional tune as that one had a much darker

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