Alicia’s Accents – April 27th
The postlude will be an arrangement of the hymn tune MADRID, titled Come, Christians, Join to Sing (Chalice Hymnal No.90). The words were written by Christian Henry Bateman (1813-1889), a minister of the Richmond Place Congregational Church, Edinburgh, Scotland.. Originally, the first line was “Come, children, join to sing,” growing out of Bateman’s desire to have hymns particularly for children to sing. In 1933, the Presbyterian Church USA changed the text to be all inclusive substituting “Christians” for “children”. The tune, a popular Spanish folk melody, was arranged for Bateman’s text in 1927 by David Evans (1874-1948). Each verse ends with “Alleluia, Amen” an exclamation of praise. My our worship together guide us to a closer relationship with God and each other.
Alicia Adams