May 17, 2026

Ascension of the Lord (Year A)

Join us this week on Sing For Joy as we hear music to celebrate Jesus' Ascension, which congregations around the world will observe this week in worship.

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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

Crown Him With Many Crowns (DIADEMATA)George Elvey / Matthew Bridges, lyricist (1R, G)
The Choir of Wells Cathedral / Rupert Gough, accompanist / Malcolm Archer
(CD) The English Hymn, Vol. 2: Jerusalem the Golden / HYPERION / CDP12102
© 2001 Hyperion, Hyperion Records Limited, P.O. Box 25, London, SE9 1AX, United Kingdom
www.hyperion-records.co.uk

King of Glory, King of Peace (GENERAL SEMINARY)David Charles Walker / George Herbert, lyricist (1R, G)
The Choir of All Saints' Episcopal Church: Beverly Hills, CA / Thomas Foster
(CD) Hymns Through the Ages / GOTHIC / G 49074
© 1995 Gothic, Gothic Records, Inc. P.O. Box 414, Orcas, WA, 98280, USA
www.gothicrecords.com

Five Mystical Songs: AntiphonRalph Vaughan Williams / George Herbert, lyricist (PS, G)
Guildford Choral Society / Philharmonia Orchestra / Hilary Davan Wetton
(CD) Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs / Five Tudor Portraits / HYPERION / CDA66306
© 1988 Hyperion, Hyperion Records Limited, P.O. Box 25, London, SE9 1AX, United Kingdom
www.hyperion-records.co.uk

Mass in B minor: Credo - Et resurrexit tertia dieJohann Sebastian Bach (1R, G)
Bach Collegium Japan Chorus / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki
(CD) Bach: Mass in B minor / BIS / BIS-SACD-1701/02
© 2007 BIS, Bis Records AB, Stationsvägen 20, Åkersberga, SE-184 50 , Sweden
www.bis.se

O Clap Your HandsJohn Rutter (PS)
The Cambridge Singers / The City of London Sinfonia / John Rutter
(CD) Be Thou My Vision: Sacred Music by John Rutter / COLLEGIUM RECORDS / CSCD 514
© 2004 Collegium Records, Naxos of America, Inc., Suite 28, 1810 Columbia Avenue, Franklin, TN, 37064, USA
www.collegium.co.uk

Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise (LLANFAIR)Robert Williams / Charles Wesley, lyricist (1R, G)
St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys: New York, NY / Gerre Hancock, accompanist / Gerre Hancock
(CD) Christ the Fair Glory / KOCH (KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS) / 3-7441-2 HI
© 2001 Koch (Koch International Classics)