Sunday, March 24, 2024

compline digital offering

"Nun bitten wir," Johann Walther; (for mixed voices; harm. J.S. Bach)

Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist

[To God the Holy Spirit us pray]

Um den rechten glauben allermeist,

[Most of all for faith upon our way,]

Dass er uns behüte an unserm Ende,

[That he may defend us when life is ending]

Wenn wir heimfahrn aus diesem Elende.

[And from exile home we are wending.]

Kyrieleison.

[Lord, have mercy.]

Featuring members of the St. John's Parish Choir:

Jennifer M. Mulhern, Maggie O'Neill, soprano

Christina DeMaio, Terry McKinney, alto

Edward Hinson, Andrew Sokol, tenor

Joseph Harris, Olin Johannessen, bass

John Stromgren, director

Zuri Wemple, video

Olin Johannessen, technical direction and post-production

Recorded live in Roberts Hall at St. John's Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, NH, on January 31, 2024