eight: Easter Sunday, #44, 46-48, 53a

The Lord is Risen indeed!

FP Choir; William Moffett, Joseph Moffett, and Jim Anderson, trumpets; your humble narrator, bass; Karen Tucker, organ.

#46 "Since By Man Came Death" was at the beginning of the service. I love this chorus on Easter Sunday- as if the first six measures still belong to Good Friday, and suddenly Easter springs forth at letter A. One of our tenors is also an avid trumpeter, and he was slated to do #48 "The Trumpet Shall Sound" with one of my baritones. The baritone has had some vocal issues lately, though, and had to bow out. I survived the aria okay, but I definitely had my mind elsewhere on a busy Sunday morning! We sang #53 "Worthy is the Lamb"- NOT the Amen chorus, only the first section. In fact, we went from #48 to #53 without pause, since they are in the same key. Finally, #44 Hallelujah Chorus was an open sing to conclude the service- about 60 people came up to sing with the choir and two trmpets. And, to top it off, the preacher used the Hallelujah Chorus as a sermon illustration today.
Eastertide....