Prelude: “Hozho” Connor Chee
Opening Hymn: 296 “We know that Christ is raised and dies no more”
Gloria S-280
Psalm spoken
Sequence Hymn: 529 “In Christ there is no east or west” *
Anthem:
Presentation Hymn: 380, V. 3 Please print text
Sanctus S-125
Fraction S-152
Communion Hymn: 304 “I come with joy to meet my Lord”
Final hymn: 657 “Love divine, all love’s excelling” *
Postlude: Chorale Prelude on ‘Gaudeamus pariter’ Robert Buckley Farlee
Notes and acknowledgements
“Hozho” was composed by a Navajo composer, and here are his notes about the piece:
“This piece was inspired by the traditional Diné (Navajo) concept of Hózhó, often translated as ‘balance and beauty.’ This concept permeates Diné life and culture, and reflects the state of harmony that binds all things together in the universe. When elements of the universe fall out of balance, nature will ultimately strive to achieve homeostasis and balance once again. In the same way, the Diné seek to achieve harmony and beauty in life each day, despite the inevitable times of imbalance.
As a child, my grandmother taught me that keeping balance and harmony in my life started with the simplest things. I was taught to always keep my necklaces hung neatly so they would not tangle, to keep my belongings in order, and even to make sure my shoes were untied when I took them off. The idea was that if I could keep balance in those fundamental things, it would permeate my spirit and inspire my life as a whole. Although I still struggle to keep the space where I live and work in perfect order, I know that when I feel overwhelmed or out of sorts, I can start by organizing the simple things to welcome balance back into my life.
‘Hózhó’ for Organ Solo presents a musical search for balance and beauty. At times, the music is unbalanced in form and meter, but seeks to return to a more harmonious state. The melodic content that opens the piece is presented again at the end, but in retrograde. This symbolizes a balanced idea that surrounds the rest of the (sometimes unbalanced) musical content. It returns the listener to the beginning of the piece with a melody that is in essence the same, but transformed during the experience.”
-Connor Chee
* “In Christ there is no east or west” and “Love divine, all love’s excelling” were submitted as favorite hymns by parishioners.
“Glory to God”
- Setting: Robert Powell (1932-2025)
- Words and Music in Public Domain
- from S-280 in Hymnal 1982, Copyright © 1985 by The Church Pension Fund
“Praise God from whom all blessings flow”
- Words: Thomas Ken (1637-1711)
- Words in the Public Domain
- from #380 in Hymnal 1982, Copyright © 1985 by The Church Pension Fund
“Holy, holy, holy”
- Setting: From A Community Mass, Richard Proulx (1937-2010)
- Copyright © 1971, 1977, G.I.A. Publications, Inc.
- Reprinted under OneLicense #707999
- from S-125 in Hymnal 1982, Copyright © 1985 by The Church Pension Fund
“Alleluia, Christ our Passover”
- Setting: Ambrosian Chant; adapt. Mason Martens (1933-1991); Copyright © 1971 Mason Martens
- from S-152 in Hymnal 1982, Copyright © 1985 by The Church Pension Fund
