“Behold, I am the servant of the Lord” – a special Mass prelude…

Hello, all!

I’d like to share a prelude from Mass inspired by Luke 1:26-38 – the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary. For this prelude (on the Fourth Sunday in Advent) I combined the resources of the 1903 Cavaillé-Coll pipe organ at the Church of Notre-Dame in Metz, France with the orchestral resources of the Yamaha EL-90 (which MIDI ‘hosts’ the virtual pipe organ). I hope you enjoy it!

In case you would like to see the words from the Gospel according to Saint Luke, here they are…

‘1:26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” 35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy – the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.’

Blessings! :)

Father Todd