June 1, 2025

Ascension of the Lord (Year C)

This week in Christian worship, congregations will celebrate the ascension of Jesus. Join us on Sing For Joy as we hear music for the occasion of Christ's ascension to heaven. 

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Scriptures for this Program

  • (1R) Acts 1:1-11
  • (PS) Psalm 47
    or Psalm 93
  • (2R) Ephesians 1:15-23
  • (G) Luke 24:44-53

Ascendit DeusJacob (Jacobus Gallus) Handl (G)
The National Lutheran Choir: Minneapolis, MN / Larry L. Fleming
(CD) Heritage, Volume I: European / NATIONAL LUTHERAN CHOIR RECORDINGS / NLCA-52
© 1993 National Lutheran Choir Recordings, 528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 302, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, USA
www.nlca.com

Ascendit DeusPeter Philips (G)
The Choir of King's College / Philip Ledger
(CD) Choral Evensong for Ascension Day / EMI (ANGEL, EMI CLASSICS, EMI RECORDS, LTD) / CDM 65102
© 1994 EMI (Angel, EMI Classics, EMI Records, Ltd), 304 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, 10010, USA
www.warnerclassics.com

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (HYFRYDOL)Rowland Hugh Prichard / William Chatterton Dix, lyricist (G)
The Choir of St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral: Edinburgh, Scotland / Peter Backhouse, organ / Dennis Townhill
(CD) Famous Hymns of Praise / PRIORY RECORDS, LTD. / PRCD 376
© 1991 Priory Records, Ltd., 3 Eden Court, Eden Way, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 4FY, United Kingdom
www.prioryrecords.co.uk

O Clap Your HandsOrlando Gibbons (PS)
The Cambridge Singers / John Rutter
(CD) Faire is the Heaven: Music of the English Church / COLLEGIUM RECORDS / COLCD 107
© 1988 Collegium Records, Naxos of America, Inc., Suite 28, 1810 Columbia Avenue, Franklin, TN, 37064, USA
www.collegium.co.uk

The Creation: Achieved is the Glorious WorkFranz Joseph Haydn (G)
The Choir of King's College / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / David Willcocks
(CD) Haydn: The Creation; Missa in tempore belli / EMI (ANGEL, EMI CLASSICS, EMI RECORDS, LTD) / 3759292
© 2006 EMI (Angel, EMI Classics, EMI Records, Ltd), 304 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, 10010, USA
www.warnerclassics.com

God is Gone UpGerald Finzi / Edward Taylor, lyricist (G)
The Memphis Boychoir: Memphis, TN / David J. Kienzle, accompanist / John Ayer
(CD) God is Gone Up: Choral Evensong for Ascension Day / PRO ORGANO / CD 7088
© 1996 Pro Organo, P.O. Box 8338, South Bend, IN, 46660-8338, USA
www.proorgano.com