Hallelujah – Michael Moyers

First Congregational Church of

Evanston
United Church of Christ
An Open and Affirming Church
Founded 1869
Sunday, April 9th, 2023 | 10 o’clock in the morning
Easter Sunday
 ORDER OF WORSHIP
Responses in italics may be spoken out loud.
Please stand, if you wish, at places marked by an asterisk (*).

Prelude Salvation Is Created Paul Tchesnokoff

Arr. David Giardiniere

Celebration Fanfare Charles Callahan

Words of Welcome Julie Captain

*Call to Worship
Dawn breaks. Light out of darkness. Life out of death.
Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Hope replaces doubt. Faith overcomes fear. Love transforms hate.
Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
The light shines in the darkness. The darkness has not, will not, overcome it.
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Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
God has made this new day. We rejoice and are glad in it.
Christ is risen! Christ
JESUS CHRIST: is risen indeed! Alleluia!
RESURRECTION

*Opening Hymn
232 Jesus Christ Is Risen #232
Today
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

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1 Je - sus Christ is risen to - day,
2 Hymns of praise then let us sing,
Al - le - lu - ia!
3 But the pains which he en - dured,

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4 Sing we to our God a - bove,

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our tri - um - phant ho - ly day,
un - to Christ, our heaven - ly King,
Al - le - lu - ia!
our sal - va - tion have pro - cured.

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praise e - ter - nal as God’s love.

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who did once up - on the cross,
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who did once up - on the cross,
who en - dured the cross and grave,
Al - le - lu - ia!
Now a - bove the sky he’s King,

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Praise our God, ye heaven - ly host,

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It seems
suf likely
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tobeloved
re -Easter
deem textour
began loss.
in Latin and moved through German before reaching
English, where it combined with the present tune in the emerging English evangelical style, a reaction to the
sin - ners to re - deem and save.
restrained one-note-per-syllable psalmody that preceded it. Al - le - lu - ia!
where the an - gels ev - er sing.
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TEXT: Stanzas 1–3, Lyra Davidica, 1708; stanza 4, Charles Wesley, 1740 EASTER HYMN

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SpanishFa
trans.-Juan
ther,
BautistaSon, and Ho trans.
- ly Ghost.

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Cabrera, alt.; Korean The Christian Literature Society of Korea 7.7.7.7 with alleluias

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MUSIC: Lyra Davidica, 1708; adapt. from The Compleat Psalmodist, 1749

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Korean Trans. © The Christian Literature Society of Korea

SPANISH KOREAN                                                         

*Prayer of Confession
1 El Señor resucitó, ¡Aleluya! 1
God, with praise and thanksgiving we celebrate the truth that you bring
muerte y tumba ya venció. ¡Aleluya!
Con su fuerza y su virtud ¡Aleluya!
forgiveness and new
cautivó life. The
la esclavitud. resurrection of Jesus proclaims that nothing
¡Aleluya!
can separate2us from
El que your
al polvo love.
se humilló, We need 2this assurance, God, because there
¡Aleluya!
vencedor se levantó. ¡Aleluya!
are times when,Cante
likehoythose first
la cristiandad disciples, we are afraid, hiding behind locked
¡Aleluya!
doors, unwilling or unable
su gloriosa majestad.to declare our allegiance to Christ. We ask you to
¡Aleluya!
change and transform
3 Cristo, que la us. Roll¡Aleluya!
cruz sufrió,
y en desolación se vio, ¡Aleluya!
away the heavy
3 stones of guilt, regret and
disappointment.hoyHelp
en gloriaus to ¡Aleluya!
celestial become Easter people – people who love you, who
are loved by you, and who share your love with all people. Amen.
reina vivo e inmortal. ¡Aleluya!
4 Cristo, nuestro Salvador, ¡Aleluya! 4
de la muerte es triunfador. ¡Aleluya!
*Words of Grace and Mercy
En El hemos de confiar. ¡Aleluya!
Cantaremos sin cesar. ¡Aleluya!
From generation to generation, God’s love overcomes human sinfulness. God is
committed to fresh starts and new creations. This is good news!
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven!

*Prayer Response
(Hymn 327, stanza 3)
Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; eternal truth attends thy word:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
till suns shall rise and set no more.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

First Scripture Jeremiah 31: 1-6 Julie Captain

Children’s Message Sarah B. Petersen

*Greeting of Peace

Announcements

Anthem Now Let the Heavens Be JoyfulS. Drummond Wolff

Now let the heavens be joyful, let earth her song begin! The round world
keep high triumph, and all that is therein. He is risen, Christ the Lord is
risen, our joy, that hath no end. From death to life eternal from earth on to
the sky, our Christ hath brought us over with hymns of victory. He is risen,
Christ the Lord is risen, our joy, that hath no end. Let all things seen and
unseen, their notes of gladness blend. For Christ the Lord is risen, our joy,
that hath no end. He is risen, Christ the Lord is risen, our joy, that hath no
end. Amen.
(John of Damascus, ca. 750, Tr. John Mason
Neale)

Sermon Scripture Matthew 28: 1-10 233-the day of.mus, Page 1

Sermon When Hope and History RhymeRev. Jason W. Coulter

JESUS CHRIST: RESURRECTION
*Hymn
233 The Day of Resurrection!
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The Day of Resurrection!
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1 The day of res - ur - rec - tion! Earth, tell it out a - broad,

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2 Let hearts be purged of e - vil that we may see a - right

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3 Now let the heavens be joy - ful; let earth its song be - gin;

œ nœ œ œ œ œ ˙.

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the Pass - o - ver of glad - ness, the Pass - o - ver of God.
the Lord in rays e - ter - nal of res - ur - rec - tion light,

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the round world keep high tri - umph and all that is there - in.
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the Pass - o - ver of glad - ness, the Pass - o - ver of God.
the Lord in rays e - ter - nal of res - ur - rec - tion light,

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the round world keep high tri - umph and all that is there - in.

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& œ œœ œ ˙ œœ # œ œ
From death to life e - ter - nal, from sin’s do - min - ion free,
and lis - tening to his ac - cents, may hear, so calm and plain,

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œœ œ œ . œ œœ œœ # œ œœ # œœ œ ˙ œœ
Let all things seen and un - seen their notes of glad - ness blend,

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& # œœ œ œ œ
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our Christ has brought us o - ver with hymns of vic - to - ry.
his own “All hail!” and hear - ing, may raise the vic - tor strain.

œ œ œœ n œœ ˙˙ œ
? # # œœ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ ..
for Christ the Lord has ris - en, our joy that has no end.

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Invitation to Offering A Hymn of Resurrection Gwyneth Walker
The roots of this English text come from a mid-8th century Greek hymn that continues to be used in
Orthodox churches at the midnight Eucharist marking the beginning of Easter. The tune is named for the
county in northwestern England where the composer was then an organist.
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I know that my Redeemer lives, and on the earth again shall stand. I know
TEXT: John of Damascus, 8th cent.; trans. John Mason Neale, 1862, alt.
MUSIC: Henry Thomas Smart, c. 1835
LANCASHIRE
7.6.7.6.D
eternal life He gives, with grace and healing in His hand. I know His (this tune in a lower key, 269)

promise of rebirth, the Word He speaks can never die. Though death shall
take my body from the earth, yet I shall see Him by and by. I know my
pathway He prepares for where He is, there I shall be. Abiding faith, for me
He cares, and He at last will come for me! I know eternal life He gives. I
know the grace and healing in His hand. I know that my Redeemer lives!
For on the earth, He has come again! My Savior lives again!
(Jessie B. Pounds, G. Walker, alt.)
*Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Christ, all people here below;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore;
One God, Triune whom we adore. Amen.

*Prayer of Dedication
O God, in Jesus Christ you gave us life and life abundantly. In gratitude for
the abundance that lies all around us, we give back to you a portion of what
you have given us. Bless these gifts to your glory and the glory of your Son.
Amen.

Prayers of the People - Pastoral Prayer - Silent Prayer

Prayer of Our Savior

Our Creator, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead usPage
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temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
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b . œ œœ ww œœ œ œœ œ œœ
1 Thine is the glo - ry, ris - en, con - quering Son; end - less is
2 Lo! Je - sus meets us, ris - en from the tomb; lov - ing - ly

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3 No more we doubt thee, glo - rious Prince of life! Life is naught

bb4 J œ œ w

b œ ˙ ˙
& b œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œœ œœ . œ œj ww œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙
b
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the vic - tory thou o’er death hast won. An - gels in bright rai - ment
he greets us, scat - ters fear and gloom. Let the church with glad - ness

? b b œœ ˙˙ ˙˙ œœ œœ œ œ œœ ww œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙ ˙˙
with - out thee; aid us in our strife. Make us more than con-querors

b n˙

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& b b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ n œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙ n ˙˙
n ww
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hymns of tri - umph sing, for the Lord now liv - eth;

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through thy death - less love; bring us safe through Jor - dan

œ œœ ww œœ œœ œœ œœ
bb

b b œ œ œ n œ œj w ˙˙ œœ .. œœj ˙˙ ˙ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
Refrain

b
& œ œ œ œ. œ w œ
where thy bod - y lay.
death hath lost its sting. Thine is the glo - ry, ris - en, con -quering

? b œœ œœ ˙˙ œ . œ ˙˙ ˙˙ œ œ œœ œœ
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to thy home a - bove.

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b ˙ ˙
& b b ww œœ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œ œ œœ j
This Easter text, first in French and later in English, was written to fit the music, a chorus created for Handel’s

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oratorio Joshua and moved to Judas Maccabeus in 1751. It grew widely popular following its use at the First

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Assembly of the World Council of Churches in 1948.
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TEXT: Edmond Louis Budry, 1884; trans. R. Birch Hoyle, 1923, alt. JUDAS MACCABEUS
MUSIC: George Frederick Handel, 1748 5.5.6.5.6.5.6.5 with refrain

? b b ww œœ œ œœ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙ œœ œ œ œ
Son; end - less is the vic - tory thou o’er death hast won.

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b œ

Good Christians All, Rejoice and Sing! 239

*Benediction and Blessing

3 œ
Choral Response
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& 4 œ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ .. Arr.œœHal H.œœ Hopson
Hallelujah Chorus (From Messiah)George F. Handel
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Postlude 1 Toccata
Good Chris - tians all, from Symphony
re - joice and sing!VCharles-Marie
Now is the Widor
tri - umph
2 The Lord of life is risen to - day! Death’s might - y stone is
Praise we in songs of vic - to - ry that love, that life which

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3

œœ œ œœ ˙ œœ œœ œ . œ œ
4 Your name we bless, O ris - en Lord, and sing to - day with

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& œœ ˙œ # œ ˙. œœ œ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ ˙œ œ ˙˙ ..
of our King! To all the world glad news we bring:
rolled a - way. Let all the earth re - joice and say:
can - not die, and sing with hearts up - lift - ed high:
Worship Credits and Sources:
Salvation Is Created. Music: Paul Tchesnokoff. Setting: David Giardiniere, ASCAP. © 2011, Birnamwood
Publications (ASCAP) A division of MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Podcast with
permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Celebration Fanfare. Music: Charles
Callahan, ASCAP. © 2014, Birnamwood Publications (ASCAP) A division of MorningStar Music Publishers,
Inc. All rights reserved. Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Jesus
Christ Is Risen Today. Music: Lyra Davidica, 1708; adapt. from The Compleat Psalmodist, 1749; Words:
Stanzas 1-3, Lyra Davidica, 1708; stanza 4, Charles Wesley, 1740. Public Domain. Christ the Lord Is Risen
Today. Music: Lyra Davidica, 1708; Words: Charles Wesley, 1739, alt.; Setting: Lloyd Larson. © 2003, Lorenz
Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved. Reprinted and Podcast with
permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Now Let the Heavens Be Joyful. Music:
Provencal carol tune; Words: John of Damascus, ca. 750, Trans. John Mason Neale, 1863; Setting: S.
Drummond Wolff. © 1978, Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Podcast with permission under
ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. From All That Dwell Below the Skies. Music: Geistliche
Kirchengesang, 1623, alt.; harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906; Words: Stanzas 1, 3, Issac Watts,
1719. Public Domain. Lasst Uns Erfreuen. © 2019, St. James Music Press. Used with permission. License
#23508. The Day of Resurrection! Music: Henry Thomas Smart, c. 1835; Words: John of Damascus, 8th cent.;
trans. John Mason Neale, 1862, alt. Public Domain. Hymn Tune: Lancashire. Music: Henry Thomas Smart, c.
1835; Setting: Mark Schweizer. © 2014, St. James Music Press. Used with permission. License #23508. A
Hymn of Resurrection. Music: Gwyneth Walker; Words: Jessie B. Pounds, G. Walker, alt. © 2009, E.C.
Schirmer Music Company. A division of ECS Publishing. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission under
ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow. Music:
Genevan Psalter, 1551; Words: Thomas Ken, 1695, 1709. Public Domain. Thine Is the Glory. Music:
George Frederick Handel, 1748; Words: Edmond Louis Budry, 1884; trans. R. Birch Hoyle, 1923, alt.
Public Domain. Thine Is the Glory. Music: G.F. Handel; Words: Edmund Budry, trans. R. Birch Hoyle;
Setting: Robert A. Hobby. © 1994, MorningStar Music Publishers. All rights reserved. Podcast with permission
under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Hallelujah Chorus. Music: George Frideric Handel.
Setting: Hal H. Hopson. © 2001, Hope Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Podcast with permission under
ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Toccata. Music: Charles-Marie Widor. Public Domain.
Sunday Morning Service Roles
Deacons: Lay Reader:
- Bob Krause - Julie Captain
- Doug Smith
- Nick Tucker
- Mark Daniels
Livestream/Tech Support: There is no Sunday School today for
- Sarah Pressly Easter Sunday. Please join us after the
service for our annual Easter Egg Hunt in
our Memorial Garden on Lake St.

Want to volunteer and get more involved in Sunday services? See the sign-up sheet in
the back of the sanctuary or contact Mahdia at mahdia@firstchurchevanston.org

Support Needed for Family Promise and Overnight Shelter Guests!

Interfaith Action of Evanston (IAE) needs volunteers to bring
sack breakfasts to the 30 weekend guests at the IAE Emergency
Overnight Shelter through May 21st. Deliver breakfasts Sat & Sun
mornings between 7-8am to Hilda's Place in the basement of Lake
St. Church. Sack breakfasts should include 1. Breakfast with
Protein (ex. breakfast sandwich with egg, or muffin plus
yogurt/cottage cheese cup w/spoon), 2. Fruit (banana or
tangerine), 3. Drink (water or juice).

Sign Up for Fellowship Refreshments!

Please sign up to bring refreshments for our fellowship time
after worship. To prevent carrying hot coffee pots up and down
the stairs, please bring boxed to go coffee (1 reg, 1 decaf) from
a local coffee shop. For refreshments, please bring fruit and
treats for about 40 people. See the sign-up sheet in the narthex
or contact Mahdia in the office for how to sign up. Thank you for
helping to make our community warm and welcoming!
Bring your baskets and join us in Memorial Garden on Lake St. after 10am Easter
Worship for our annual Easter Egg Hunt. Timed starts by age group will begin around
11:15am, with the littlest ones getting a head start.

Join us for sandwiches and cake after Sunday service on April 16th to say thank you
and farewell to Sarah Petersen on her last Sunday with us as Director of Learning and
Outreach before she transitions to her new role at Open Communities.
Welcome to First Congregational Church of Evanston, UCC

We are glad you chose to be with us on this Sunday morning!

And we want you to know that no matter who you are, or where
you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!

Childcare is provided in the downstairs nursery for infants and

children to age 5. The space at the back of the Sanctuary
available for our families. Children K-6 are invited to Sunday School in the Church
House after the Children’s Message.

Please sign the Attendance Pads in the pews. We invite our visitors to include your
name, address and email so that we might acknowledge your visit with a card. All are
welcome to join us after services in the narthex or outside for refreshments and
conversation.

Babies and Toddlers: Little ones enrich our community and add vibrancy
to our congregation. Please don't fret about coos or cries during the
service. All ages are welcome here. Visit our rocking chair area to find
books & coloring pages for use during the service, or you are welcome to drop off
infants to 3 year-olds with our Nursery Supervisor.

Children: There is no Sunday School today for Easter Sunday. On our usual
Sundays, young people are invited to come forward for the Children's Message during
worship. Afterwards, children in grades K-6th are welcome to walk with our teacher
team to our Sunday School classroom at the Church House, 1/2 block down Hinman
Ave. At the end of the service, leaders bring children back to the sanctuary to join their
families for fellowship time. Adult visitors are welcome to accompany their children to
Sunday School. Connect with Sarah Petersen if you have any questions.

Use this QR Code to check out events and ongoing programming at

FCCE.
 WELCOME to First Congregational Church of Evanston

Mission Statement
We express God’s love in action, compassion, and justice.

Open and Affirming Statement

As an inclusive congregation, we welcome all faith experiences and family types; we are an open
and affirming community of faith who welcome and celebrate differences of age, ability, race,
sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and national origin.

Immigrant Welcoming Statement

We commit to take actions consistent with the values and resources of our community to oppose
xenophobia and to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation and the hardships such
deportation will cause them and their families.

First Congregational Church of Evanston, UCC

Sanctuary: 1445 Hinman Avenue (at Grove Street)
Mailing address: 1417 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 847-864-8332 | Email: info@firstchurchevanston.org
Website: www.firstchurchevanston.org
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Church Staff
Rev. Jason W. Coulter, Senior Minister jason@firstchurchevanston.org | ext.21
Matthew Hogan, Music Director matthew@firstchurchevanston.org | ext. 23
Sarah Petersen, Director of Learning & Outreach
spetersen@firstchurchevanston.org |ext. 24
Mahdia Lynn, Church Administrator mahdia@firstchurchevanston.org | ext. 22
Kelly Tran, Nursery Supervisor
Chris Krei and Chris Petersen, Members at Large
Julie Captain and Sarah Pressly, Co-Moderators

Chancel Choir Quartet

Christina Adams, soprano | Hannah Little, alto
Michael Brauer, tenor | Joseph Roberts, bass

Easter Sunday Horn Section

William Denton, trumpet | Travis Heath, trumpet
Elizabeth Mazur-Johnson, horn | Serdar Cizmeci, trombone | Gary Hardesty, timpani

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offering, or you may make an electronic donation through the church website by
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