JOY — Inner Strength

It’s easy to say all the right words and pray the right prayers when everything’s “just fine.” But what happens when tragedy strikes, such as the death of a child—or three, as in the case of composer Antonín Dvořák? God’s grace is truly amazing! We’ll share some music born of inner joy and strength.

Music List

THEME: CBS MDK 44651
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: “My Spirit Be Joyful” from Cantata 146
Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York/Richard Kapp

1. Concordia CPH 99-1676 “Christ Be Our Seed”6’19
CARL F. SCHALK: Be Known to Us, Lord Jesus
American Repertory Singers & Washington Symphonic
Brass/Leo Nestor

2. EMI Classics 7243 5 69748 2 1 “Spiritus – At Heaven’s Gate”7’47
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN: Kyrie, from the Lord Nelson Mass
Staatskapelle Dresden & Rundfunkchor Leipzig/Neville Marriner
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Ave verum corpus
Stockholm Chamber Choir & Berliner Phil/Ricardo Muti

3. National Lutheran Choir Recordings NLCA-22 “Trinity”6’21
JOHN GOSS: If We Believe (3’37)
NORMAN LUBOFF: All My Trials (2’44)
The National Lutheran Choir/Larry L. Fleming

4. Musikfest (DG) 413 671 2 “The Heavens Are Sounding”7’05
GEORGES BIZET: Agnus Dei (3’20)
FRANZ SCHUBERT: Sanctus, from the German Mass in F (3’45)
Berlin Handel Chorus & Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Günther Arndt

5. hänssler CD 98.93520’44
ANTONIN DVORAK: Stabat mater dolorosa, from Stabat Mater
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra and Choir/Helmut Rilling; Marina
Shaguch, Ingeborg Danz, James Taylor, Thomas Quasthoff