One of the favorite hymns at Lakewood UCC is #173 in the New Century Hymnal: Tú has venido a la orilla (better known as Pescador de hombres) — English: You Have Come down to the Lakeshore.
Just a reminder that the complete collection of these hymn recordings is available for free listening (streaming) at https://soundcloud.com/hilton-kean-jones/sets/hymns-at-lakewood. When each new recording is posted on the church website, it is also added to this album.
These weeks when we cannot gather in person for Sunday worship, Lakewood United Church of Christ is providing brief weekly sabbath programs for you to listen to on your own or with those you live with. They will be posted on Friday so that you can schedule your sabbath time to suit your schedule and your spiritual inclinations. We hope these programs are of spiritual support to you in these difficult times.
Find a quiet place, inside or outside. Light a candle. Breathe. Be present.
When you are ready, start the video below.
There is a scripture lesson, a poem, and a brief meditation by Pastor Kim Wells followed by music offered by Music Director Hilton Kean Jones.
As you listen to the music from Hilton which follows, you are invited to pay attention to the thoughts and feelings and reflections that arise for you.
After viewing the video and listening to the music, you are invited to offer the following prayer in closing –
Even from a dark night songs of beauty may be born. Amen. — Maryanne Radmacker-Hershey
Breathe. Extinguish your candle and engage whatever may come with a sense of peace and a desire to serve.
I’m so lucky to get to play and direct at Lakewood UCC because they are the most accepting and forgiving audience one could ever hope to have. Forgiving you can tell from all my mistakes (especially in today’s selection) and accepting because they put up with my occasional kilts and t-shirts and leisure pants and moccasins but also my VERY eclectic taste in music (some might say “no taste” in music). I get to program almost anything I want, from my own music, through the Grateful Dead through J.S. Bach. Today selection is an example. When I do this one, some of the ladies in the congregation get up and spontaneously start dancing in the style. I love working there!!!
Another sleepless night, so another bit of music to tide us over while we’re practicing social isolation.
Sometimes I would bring my laptop to church and play into it from two synthesizers as if they were two manuals of a pipe organ. The sounds didn’t come from the synthesizers, however. The sounds came from within the laptop. They were sampled sounds of actual pipe organ pipes from around the world.
This piece, by J. S. Bach, is a piece just for manuals (there’s no pedal part) so I was able to do it on the two synths.
I remember when I was a little kid listening to recordings of Albert Schweitzer playing organ. I wondered: Why does he play so slowly?! I played everything at least two times as fast as he did. Well…now I know why he did! LOL I’m at least 20 years older now than he was back then. My tempi have a lot more lasagna in them than hot peppers.
Same disclaimer as last time: this is mistakes and all. It’s offered only to help you remember what Sunday mornings used to be like at Lakewood UCC.
My sleep is disrupted because of all the recent events. So…I’ve decided to start recording in my home studio some of the stuff I used to play on Sunday mornings at church (mistakes and all…if I took the time to edit them out I’d stop having fun).
Here’s one of my favorites: Mozart sonata 16 mov 2 K545.
One of the favorite hymns at Lakewood UCC is #173 in the New Century Hymnal: Tú has venido a la orilla (better known as Pescador de hombres) — English: You Have Come down to the Lakeshore.
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