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A setting of Psalm 100, "O, be joyful in the Lord", it is the first in a series of church anthems that Handel composed between 1717 and 1718, when he was composer in residence to James Brydges, later 1st Duke of Chandos. [1] The anthem was probably first performed at St. Lawrence's church, Whitchurch, near Brydges' country house. [2]
Psalm 100 is the 100th psalm in the Book of Psalms in the Tanakh. [1] In English, it is translated as "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands" in the King James Version (KJV), and as "O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands" in the Book of Common Prayer (BCP).
"As with Gladness Men of Old" is an Epiphany hymn, written by William Chatterton Dix on 6 January 1859 (Epiphany) while he was ill in bed. Though considered by many as a Christmas carol , [ 1 ] it is found in the Epiphany section of many hymnals and still used by many churches. [ 2 ]
The biblical verse "worship The Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs," (Psalm 100:2) stresses joy in the service of God. [164] A popular teaching by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, a 19th-century Chassidic Rabbi, is "Mitzvah Gedolah Le'hiyot Besimcha Tamid," it is a great mitzvah (commandment) to always be in a state of happiness.
The prayer of Thanksgiving after Communion by Thomas Aquinas includes a phrase similar to the last verse of this parable: I thank You, O holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, who have deigned, not through any merits of mine, but out of the condescension of Your goodness, to satisfy me a sinner, Your unworthy servant.
Some prayers use modernised language, such as changing the Lord's Prayer from "which art in heaven" to "who art in heaven". [1] The Sunday Service has immensely influenced later Methodist liturgical texts. [3] The Order for Morning Prayer for the Methodist Episcopal Church, for example, was adapted from The Sunday Service of the Methodists. [3]
"Here endeth the first/second lesson." [2] The congregation responds with "Thanks be to God." [2] If the reading is from one of the Epistles in the Bible, lectors may conclude it with: [2] "Here endeth the Epistle." [2] If the reading is from one of the Gospels in the Bible, lectors may conclude it with: "The Gospel of the LORD."
[2] Even though there may be general signs that precede Jesus' Second Coming, the exact time is unknown. [2] This is a theme which has also been discussed earlier in Luke 12. [ 3 ] The reference to a wedding banquet in Luke 12:36 suggests a heavenly banquet, [ 3 ] and recalls the parable of the Ten Virgins , which follows this parable in Matthew.