4. Do you like the Great thanksgiving chanted responsively?  (i.e., Priest: “The Lord be with you”, People:  “And also with you.” etc.)

 

28 Yes              6 No            5 (No response)

 

Comments:

Note: Because of the way the comments related to the response, they are being listed under the type of tallied response, above.

 

No Response:

“Either is okay w/me.”

“Either is okay with me.”

“Teach congregation correct way to sing.” (This was followed by a written in choice of “_×_OK.”)

“I’m getting used to it.”

 

No:

“Unless you choose a cantor with perfect pitch.  We’re working on excellence, not mediocrity.”

 

Yes:

“It is enjoyable.”

“Beautiful participation”

(#4 continued)

 

“I like chanting.”

“I think it’s very nice.”

“Love it.”

“Nice addition.”

 

5. Do you like other parts of the service sung? (Write your preference, yes or no, in front of each
      part listed.)

 

34 Gloria (Glory to God in the Highest…)                           33 Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy Lord…)

 

28 The Great Amen                                                               28 Angus Dei (Lamb of God)

 

27 Alleluia (Christ, our Passover, is sacrificed for us….)

 

Note: 38 persons responded to this question to some degree.  Some left parts blank and only put “yes” answers to the parts they preferred.  Others made check marks which I took to mean “yes.” A few wrote “yes” and “no” to indicate their preferences. The tally above indicates the “yes” answers and the check marks.

 

Comments:

“I like singing them all.”

“I feel it adds to the service to sing it.”

“I do not care for Rite 1 at the 10:00 and especially do not care for it being sung” (This was written by a     respondent who wrote “yes” for all the parts of the service listed.)

“I like all of these sung.”

“Most of these sound great, but some just sound too different.”

“Very inspirational.”

 

 

6. List five of your favorite hymns for ordinary time (i.e., not the Christmas or Easter seasons).

 

Note: The numbers in parentheses after the hymn title indicates the number of persons requesting that hymn.  The numbers with H after them are the hymn numbers in the 1982 Hymnal; those with WLP after them are in the “Wonder Love and Praise” hymnal which is an addendum to the 1982 Hymnal. Those hymns with no hymn number are ones from other books and are inserted in the Sunday bulletin when they are sung.

 

Some respondents listed more than five hymns, but all hymns that were listed are counted.

A Mighty Fortress is Our God ( 1 ) 687H

Abide With Me ( 2) 662H

All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name ( 5) 450H

Amazing Grace (7) 671 H

Ave Maria (2) Which one? There are several.

Breathe on Me Breath of God ( 1 ) 508H

Christ for the World We Sing ( 1 ) 537H

Christ is Made the Sure Foundation ( 1 ) 518H

Crown Him with Many Crowns ( 3) 494H

Earth and All Stars ( 1 ) 412H

Evening Prayer ( 1 ) 42H

Fairest Lord Jesus (4) 383H

For the Beauty of the Earth ( 2)  416H

Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken ( 1 ) 522H

God of Grace & God of Glory ( 1 ) 594H

Hail Thou Once Despised Jesus ( 1 ) 495H

Hail to the Lord’s Anointed ( 1 )

Holy God We Praise Thy Name ( 1 ) 366H

Holy, Holy, Holy ( 2) 362H

How Firm a Foundation ( 1 ) 637H

I Am the Bread of Life ( 2) 762 WLP  or 335 H

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light ( 4) 490H

I, the Lord of Sea and Sky ( 1 )

Immortal, Invisible God ( 1 )423H

In Christ There is No East or West ( 1 ) 529H

In the Garden ( 1 )

It Is Well With My Soul ( 1 )

Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us With Your Love ( 1 ) 602H

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring ( 1 )

Jesus Christ Be Praised ( 1 )

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee ( 4) 376 H

Just a Closer Walk With Thee ( 1 )

Just As I Am ( 2) 693H

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent ( 1 ) 324H

Let Us Break Bread Together on Our Knees ( 2) 325H

Lift High the Cross (3) 473H

Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song ( 1 ) 513H

Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace ( 1 ) 593H

Morning Has Broken (7)  8H

Nearer My God to Thee (1)

O Bless the Lord My Soul ( 1 ) 411H

O Praise Ye the Lord ( 2) 432H

O Zion Haste Thy Mission High Fulfilling ( 2) 539H

Old Wood Cross ( 1 )

Onward Christian Soldiers ( 1 ) 562H

Open Your Ears O Faithful People ( 1 ) 536H

Praise My Soul the King of Heaven ( 1 ) 410H

Praise to the Lord the Almighty ( 1 ) 390H

Praise Ye the Lord ( 1 )

Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart ( 1 ) 556H

Seek Ye First ( 1 ) 711H

Sheep May Safely Graze ( 1 )

Sing a New Song ( 1 )

Take My Life and Let It Be ( 2) 707H

Tell Out My Soul ( 1 ) 437H

The Church’s One Foundation (1  ) 525H

The King of Love My Shepherd Is ( 1 ) 645H

The Steadfast Love of the Lord ( 1 )

There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy ( 1 ) 470H

They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love ( 1 ) 755 WLP

This Is My Father’s World ( 1 )

What a Friend We Have in Jesus ( 1 ) INSERT (Not 651 in hymnal)

When Morning Gilds the Skies (10) 427H

Ye Servants of God  ( 1 ) 535H

Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones (1 ) 618H

 

Comments:

“Pretty much like all hymns – they are beautiful.”                                                

 

 

 

7. List three of your favorite Advent or Christmas Hymns.

 

Note: The numbers in parentheses after the hymn title indicates the number of persons requesting that hymn.  The numbers with H after them are the hymn numbers in the 1982 Hymnal; those with WLP after them are in the “Wonder Love and Praise” hymnal which is an addendum to the 1982 Hymnal.

 

 

A Stable Lamp is Lighted ( 1 ) 104H

Angels We Have Heard On High ( 8 ) 96H

Ave Maria (1)     Which one?  There are several.

Away in a Manger ( 5 ) 101H

Carol of the Bells (1) Source not known.

Come Thou Long Expected Jesus ( 5 ) 66H

From Heaven Above to Earth I Come ( 1 )  80H

Gloria (1)   Do not know this one.  (Could be #96 that ends with several glorias.)

Go Tell It On the Mountain ( 1 ) 99H

Good Christian Friends Rejoice ( 2 ) 107H

Good King Wenceslaus ( 1 )

Hark the Herald Angels Sing ( 2 ) 87H

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (3) 90H This is not the traditional tune; 89H is.

Joy to the World ( 5) 100H

Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming ( 1 ) 81H

O Come All Ye Faithful ( 6 ) 83H

O Come, O Come Emmanuel ( 6 ) 56H

O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing ( 1 ) 493H

O Holy Night ( 5 )

O Little Town of Bethlehem ( 2 ) 79H

Prepare the Way, O Zion ( 1 ) 65H

Silent Night ( 12) 111H

Sleepers Awake! ( 1 ) 61H

What Child is This? ( 5 ) 115H

 

 

 

 

 

8. List three of your favorite Lenten or Easter hymns.

 

Note: The numbers in parentheses after the hymn title indicates the number of persons requesting that hymn.  The numbers with H after them are the hymn numbers in the 1982 Hymnal; those with WLP after them are in the “Wonder Love and Praise” hymnal which is an addendum to the 1982 Hymnal.

 

A total of 21 persons responded to this question.

 

All Glory Laud and Honor (1) 155H This tune is different from the one we know.

All Glory Laud and Honor (2) 154H This is the tune we are familiar with.

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!  ( 1 ) 460H

Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks to the Risen Lord ( 1 ) 178H

Christ is Alive ( 1 ) 182H

Christ is Risen (1)     Is this Christ is Arisen, 713H, or another hymn not in the hymnal?

Christ the Lord Has Risen Today (1)    May be the same as 207H.

Come Away to the Skies ( 1 ) 213H

Come Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain ( 2 ) 200H

Good Christians All Rejoice and Sing ( 1 ) 205H

Hail Thee Festival Day ( 6 ) 175

He Has Risen from the Dead ( 1 )

He is Risen ( 3 ) 180H

Jesus Christ is Risen Today ( 12 ) 207H

Jesus Lives! (2) 194H  Also possibly 195H same words; a little different music.

Lift High the Cross ( 1 ) 473H

Morning Has Broken (1) 8H Noted as an opening morning hymn.

O Sacred Head Sore Wounded ( 1 ) 168H

Shine, Jesus, Shine ( 1 ) 247 Renew For Pentecost

The Glory of these Forty Days ( 1 ) 143H

The Strife is O’er ( 3 ) 208H

There’s a Sweet, Sweet Spirit in this Place ( 1 ) 752 WLP  For Pentecost

Welcome Happy Morning ( 4 ) 179H

Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?  ( 3 ) 172H