Marsh Chapel - Sunday Services

The Reverend Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Consecration". The Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church Youth Choir sings "Psalm 117" by Timothy Shaw and "Psalm 90: You have been our dwelling place" by Lori True along with service music and hymns.

The Rev. Dr. Gregory E. Thomas preaches a sermon entitled "Never Alone". Convivum Musicum sings "Estote fortes in bello" by Tomas Luis de Victoria and "Ave verum corpus" by William Byrd along with service music and hymns.

The Rev. Dr. Stephen Chapin Garner preaches a sermon entitled "Speaking our Faith". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "O Lord, give Holy Spirit" by Thomas Tallis and "Jubilate Deo" by Orlando di Lasso along with service music and hymns.

The Rev. Dee H. Wade preaches a sermon entitled "The Spirit's Sway". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Almighty and everlasting God" by Orlando Gibbons and "Geistliches Lied, Op. 30" by Johannes Brahms along with service music and hymns.

The Rev. Dee H. Wade preaches a sermon entitled "The Binding of Isaac". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Prayer to Jesus" by George Oldroyd and "Rejoice in the Lord alway" by Anonymous along with service music and hymns.

Br. Lawrence A. Whitney, LC+ preaches a sermon entitled "Freely, Humbly, Honestly". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "O pray for the peace of Jerusalem" by Thomas Tomkins and "The eyes of all wait upon thee" by Jean Berger along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Two Persistent Women". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Hide not thou thy face" by Richard Farrant and "My soul, there is a country" by C. Hubert H. Parry along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "As You Go, Make of All Disciples". Convivium Musicum sings "Come Let's Rejoice" by John Amner and "Sanctus and Benedictus" by G.P. da Palestrina along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Birthday of the Church". Convivium Musicum sings "Estote fortes in bello" by Tomas Luis de Victoria and "Per signum crucis" by Francisco Guerrero along with service music and hymns.

Dr. Ahmed Zewail gives the Baccalaureate Address. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "My God is a rock" by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw and "O clap your hands" with music by Ralph Vaughan Williams and arranged by Scott Allen Jarrett along with service music and hymns.

Four graduating students reflect on their faith. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Peace I Leave With You" by Walter L. Pelz and "Herr, nun lasset du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren, op. 69/1" by Felix Mendelssohn along with service music and hymns.

Br. Lawrence A. Whitney, LC+ preaches a sermon entitled "Journeying On". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe" by Felix Mendelssohn and "Laudibus in sanctis" by William Byrd along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Spring in London". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Jubilate Deo" by Orlando di Lasso and "Arise, my love" by Julian J. Wachner along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "In the Garden". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "If ye then be risen" by Daniel Moe and "How excellent thy name" by G.F. Handel along with service music and hymns.

The Marsh Chapel Ministry staff reads the Passion Gospel and The Reverend Robert Allan Hill gives a Meditation on the Palms and also a Meditation on the Passion. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Pueri Habraeorum" by Tomas Luis de Victoria and "Solus ad victimam" by Kenneth Leighton along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill gives a homily on St. Matthew Passion. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings excerpts from The Passion According to St. Matthew, BWV 244.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Bonhoeffer: Religionless Christianity". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Sing and Ponder" by Larry L. Flemming and "Were you there?" by Norman Luboff along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Bonhoeffer: Religionless Christianity". The Inner Strength Gospel Choir sings "Amazing Grace" arranged by Herbert S. Jones and "He's Alright with Me" by Edward R. Hawkins along with service music and hymns by the Marsh Chapel Choir.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Bonhoeffer:The Cost of Discipleship".

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Word and Table: Mercy". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "O nata lux" by Morten Lauridsen and "Light of the world" by Edward Elgar along with service music and hymns by the Marsh Chapel Choir.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Winter In Her Eyes". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "When David heard" by Thomas Weelkes and "Let the people praise thee, O God" by William Mathias along with service music and hymns by the Marsh Chapel Choir.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "With Malice Toward None". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Go Down, Moses" a traditional spiritual and "Festival Te Deum" by Benjamin Britten along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Love Song". The Inner Strength Gospel Choir sings "I'm Happy With Jesus Alone" by Herbert S. Jones and "Siyahamb'e" a traditional African hymn along with service music and hymns by the Marsh Chapel Choir.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Word and Table: Grace". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Kyrie from Missa Papae Marcelli" by G.P. da Palestrina and "Sanctus from Officium Defunctorum" by Tomas Luis de Victoria along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "A New Life". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Cantata BMV 171" by J.S. Bach and "Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 709" by J.S. Bach along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Snow Day". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit" by Thomas Tallis and "Light Everlasting" by O.C. Christiansen along with service music and hymns.

Ms. Liz Douglass preaches a sermon entitled "What Are You Seeking?". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "There shall a star from Jacob come forth" by Felix Mendelssohn and "Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11" by Gabriel Fauré along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "A Voice from Heaven". In Choro Novo sings "Exultate Deo" by Alessandro Scarlatti and "Ave Maria (Angelus Domini)" by Franz Biebl along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Strength to Start". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "The blessed son of God" by Ralph Vaughan Williams and "The three kings" by Peter Cornelius, arranged by Ivor Atkins along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Bach and Advent". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Coventry Carol" by Dale Warland and "Resonet in laudibus" by Johannes Eccard along with service music and hymns.

This week service was the thirty-seventh annual Service of Lessons and Carols. The liturgy takes as its model the famous service from King's College, Cambridge and is one of the most popular university events of the year.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill and Dr. Scott Allen Jarrett preach a sermon entitled "Bach and Advent". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62" by J. S. Bach and "Divinum mysterium" by Wilbur Held along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Down by the River". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Slava v vishnih Bogu (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37)" by Sergei Rachmaninoff and "Magnificat" by Herbert Howells along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Walk in the Light". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Never weather-beaten sail" by Richard Shephard and "Alma Redemptoris Mater" by G. P. da Palestrina along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "A Thanksgiving Feast". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Canite tuba" by Francisco Guerrero and "Ain'-a that good news" by William L. Dawson along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Victoria Hart Gaskell, OSL, preaches a sermon entitled "Apocalypse as Opportunity". The Inner Strength Gospel Choir sings "The living word of God" by Herbert S. Jones and "Oh, what a wonderful feeling" by Terence Sykes along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Presence". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Deep river" by Roy Ringwald and "Ave verum corpus" by William Byrd along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "In Memoriam". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Give us the wings of faith" by Ernest Bullock and "Lord, Thou hast been our refuge" by Ralph Vaughan Williams along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Young Man Jesus". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Oh Clap Your Hands" by Orlando Gibbons and "Jubilate Deo in C" by Benjamin Britten along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "A Faithful Persistence". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Faire is the heaven" by William H. Harris and "How can I keep from singing?" by Ronald Staheli along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Cummings Neville preaches a sermon entitled "Five Things are Ultimate". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "We shall walk through the valley in peace" by Moses Hogan and "Blessed are all they that fear the Lord" by Leo Sowerby along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Thanksgiving". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "O sacrum convivium!" by Olivier Messiaen and "Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen" by Felix Mendelssohn along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill and Dr. Scott Allen Jarrett preach a sermon entitled "Cantata and Covenant". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34" by J. S. Bach and "Viel werden kommen, SWV 375" by Heinrich Schütz along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Faith Handles Change". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Prayer to Jesus" by George Oldroyd and "Ain't got time to die" by Hall Johnson along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Johannine Inspiration". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Prayer I" by Benjamin Britten and "Psalm 43: Richte mich, Gott, Op. 78, no.2" by Felix Mendelssohn along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Remembrance". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "O pray for the peace of Jerusalem" by Thomas Tomkins and "I was glad when they said unto me" by C. Hubert H. Parry along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Victoria Hart Gaskell, OSL, preaches a sermon entitled "Reality Check". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Hide not thou thy face" by Richard Farrant and "Geistliches Lied, Op. 30" by Johannes Brahms along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Philip A. Amerson preaches a sermon entitled "Beyond the Unexpected Hour". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "O God, be merciful" by Christopher Tye and "O for a closer walk with God" by C. V. Stanford along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "All of Us are Better When We are Loved". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Genitori genitoque" by Tomas Luis de Victoria and "Cantante Domino" by Hans Leo Hassler along with service music and hymns.

The Reverend Charles W. Lightner preaches a sermon entitled "The Rubber Duckie Book of Meditations". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Almighty and everlasting God" by Orlando Gibbons and "Sicut Moses, SWV 68" by Heinrich Schütz along with service music and hymns.