Sarah's Prayer
As a church musician, certain phrases become automatic as cues for playing the organ. For example, the Sanctus is usually preceded by these words from the Preface: "with angels and archangels and all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify your holy name, evermore praising you and saying:" That's my signal to start the Sanctus, usually registered with full organ and the Zimbelstern (bells) spinning.On Holy Saturday before Easter (the western one, not the recent Ukrainian one), Sarah offered the following petition as part of her bedtime prayer:
"Dear Lord,
. . . I hope you and all the people in heaven have a good Easter tomorrow. Amen"
Yes, as it says in the Preface: "all the company of heaven." What a glorious image!
posted by Stahlkes @ 9:19 AM
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