2024 Easter
Choral Anthems
Brother James’s Air
April 28, 2024 • TRC Youth Choir
Text: from Psalm 23 The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want. He makes me down to lie In pastures green; He leadeth me The quiet waters by. My soul He doth restore again; And me to walk doth make Within the paths of blessedness, E’en for His own Name’s sake. Yea, though I pass through shadowed vale, Yet will I fear no ill; For Thou art with me; and Thy rod And staff me comfort still. My table Thou hast furnished In presence of my foes; My head with oil Thou dost anoint, And my cup overflows. My head Thou dost with oil anoint, And my cup overflows. Goodness and mercy all my days Will surely follow me; And in my Father’s heart alway My dwelling place shall be. And in my heart for evermore Thy dwelling place shall be.
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
April 21, 2024 • TRC Teen Choir, TRC Youth Choir
Text: from Job 19:25-27; chorale Christus, der ist mein Leben I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last upon the earth; and after my skin is destroyed this I know: That in my flesh shall I see God, whom I shall see for myself; and my eyes shall behold, and no other. Solo: My life is all Christ Jesus, In death I gain thereby; To Him do I surrender, With joy will I there fly.
Ubi Caritas
April 14, 2024 • TRC Adult Choir, TRC Teen Choir
Text: Latin antiphon, 10th century Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor. Exultemus, et in ipso iucundemur. Timeamus, et amemus Deum vivum. Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero. Where charity and love are, God is there. Christ’s love has gathered us into one. Let us rejoice and be pleased in Him. Let us fear, and let us love the living God. And may we love each other with a sincere heart.
The Good Shepherd Has Arisen
April 7, 2024 • TRC Men's Choir
Text: Responsory for Easter Monday Alleluia! The good shepherd has arisen, who laid down his life for his sheep, and for his flock deigned to die, Alleluia! And for our Passover was sacrificed for us: Christ. Alleluia! And stood in the midst of his disciples and said: Peace be with you. The disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Alleluia!
Christ is Risen from the Dead
March 31, 2024 • TRC Adult Choir, TRC Teen Choir, TRC Youth Choir
Text: Paschal Troparion; Psalm 118:15-24 Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead, Trampling down death, And upon those in the tombs bestowing life. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. The right hand of the Lord is exalted; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the Lord. The Lord has chastened me severely, But He has not given me over to death. Refrain Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, and I will praise the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord, Through which the righteous shall enter. Refrain I will praise You, For You have answered me, And have become my salvation. The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. Refrain