Hymns, Hymnody, Translations and a few assorted
Exegetical and Historical Thoughts thrown in
Exegetical and Historical Thoughts thrown in
Congregation Anniversary; original text; original tune; Catechetical A few years ago, I was commissioned by a congregation to write a new hymn for their upcoming congregation anniversary celebration. It happened that I knew both the pastor and the organist. The congregation (St. John Lutheran Church, Kimball, Nebraska) in 2016 was observing their 100th anniversary. Their theme text was 1 Jn. 3:23 - "And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment."
Receiving this commission was an honor. It humbled me at the time (and still does). I wrote both text and tune (ST. JOHN'S KIMBALL), as well as an organ prelude and some instrumental descants. The hymn text and tune are listed below (if you want the organ prelude or instrumental parts, email me). (In the text, I apparently wrote 10 verses and have listed only 8 with the music. I do not remember why I did this).
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"A Bright Angelic Greeting" - text by James Blain, tune MAGNUM MYSTERIUM by Robert J. H. Mayes11/9/2021 Advent; Gabriel; Mary; Annunciation; James Blain; This text by Pastor James Blain is a great Advent text based on the Annunciation. I do not know Pastor Blain, and only am aware of this one particular hymn text of his. There may be more he has written that I do not know. But working with this fine text, I hope he does have more, and if not, I hope he continues writing.
My original tune, MAGNUM MYSTERIUM, is wed to Blain's text and is embedded as a PDF after the text of the hymn. It is a favorite tune of mine. Reformation; original text; contest entry; This is a Reformation hymn text I wrote in 2016 for a contest sponsored by the LCMS. The Synod invited hymn writers to compose a text in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. I submitted the following text. Even though it did not win, I was proud of my effort.
I submit my text, "The Mercy of the Lord is Rich, Indeed." |
AuthorRev. Robert J. H. Mayes is a justified sinner through faith in Christ. He is a husband, father, an LCMS pastor, musician, and has a strong interest in Lutheranism, Christ-centered Scriptural exegesis and the hymns of the Church. In his spare time, he likes to watch the Kansas City Chiefs. Archives
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CategoriesImportant Links- - LCMS website - Nebraska dist. - CPH - Issues, Etc. - Lutheran Public Radio - PRDL (Post Reformation Digital Library) Other Hymn sites - What you need to know about hymns - Public domain Lutheran hymns - Mark Preus - Matthew Carver - Walther's Hymnal (ed. Carver) - Stephen Starke - Starke hymns vol. 1 & vol. 2 - Alan Kornacki Jr. - Kathryn Ann Hill - Robin Fish, Jr. - Kurt E. Reinhardt - Center for Church Music (Concordia Chicago) |