Marsh Chapel, Boston University, The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, Dean

Marsh Chapel Sunday Services

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The weekly Sunday interdenominational worship service from Marsh Chapel at Boston University. Our services include enchanting music, thought provoking preaching, and heartfelt elements of liturgy and prayer. Our Dean is The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill. Marsh Chapel is a beautiful structure of stained glass and gothic architecture located along the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. 

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Marsh Chapel, Boston University, The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, Dean

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Religion

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Latest episode

May 31, 2026

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Episodes

Finding Our Own Good Ground, July 12, 2020 12.07.2020

The Rev. Dr. Victoria Hart Gaskell preaches a sermon entitled "Finding Our Own Good Ground". The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast from previous services. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Thy word is a lantern" by Henry Purcell and "God so loved the world" by John Stainer along with service music and hymns.

Rescuers Need Not Apply, July 5, 2020 05.07.2020

The Rev. Dr. Victoria Hart Gaskell preaches a sermon entitled "Rescuers Need Not Apply". The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast from previous services. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Hide not thou thy face" by Richard Farrant and "Illumina oculos meos" by Orlando di Lasso along with service music and hymns.

A Reading Life, June 28, 2020 28.06.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "A Reading Life". The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast from previous services. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Hide not thou thy face" by Richard Farrant and "Illumina oculos meos" by Orlando di Lasso along with service music and hymns.

Have You Ever Been Afraid?, June 21, 2020 21.06.2020

The Rev. Dr. Karen Coleman preaches a sermon entitled "Have You Ever Been Afraid?" The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast from previous services. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Hear the voice and prayer" by Thomas Tallis and "O God, thou art my God" by Henry Purcell along with service music and hymns.

Better When Loved, June 14, 2020 14.06.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Better When Loved". The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast from previous services. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Simile est regnum caelorum" by Cristobald Morales and "Festival Te Deum" by Benjamin Britten along with service music and hymns.

Ground of Being, June 7, 2020 07.06.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Ground of Being". The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast from previous services. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Heilig" by Felix Mendelssohn and "Cherubic Hymn in F major" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky along with service music and hymns.

Receive the Holy Spirit, May 31, 2020 31.05.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Receive the Holy Spirit". The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast from previous services. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "If ye love me" by Thomas Tallis and "Dum complerentur dies Pentecostes" by G. P. da Palestrina along with service music and hymns.

A Shared Future, May 24, 2020 24.05.2020

The Rev. Scott Donahue-Martens preaches a sermon entitled "A Shared Future". The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast from previous services. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Coelos ascendit hodie" Op. 38, No. 2 by Charles Villiers Stanford and "God is gone up" by Gerald Finzi/arr. by Scott Perkins along with service music and hymns.

This I Believe, May 17, 2020 17.05.2020

Graduates Alec Vaughn, Cornelia Johnson, Hillary Santiago Alos, and Thomas Batson deliver the annual "This I Believe" meditations on what their faith has meant to them while studying at Boston University. The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast from previous services. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Ascendit Deus" by Peter Philips and "God is seen" arr. by Alic...

Way, Truth, Life, May 10, 2020 10.05.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Way, Truth, Life". The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast from July 3, 2016; May 14, 2017;and April 29, 2018. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen" by Felix Mendelssohn and "Hymn to the Eternal Flame" by Stephen Paulus along with service music and hymns.

The Shepherd, May 3, 2020 03.05.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "The Shepherd". The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast from May 7, 2017 and May 6, 2018. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Let all mortal flesh keep silence" by Edward C. Bairstow, "Greater love hath no man" by John Ireland, and "Ave verum corpus" by William Byrd along with service music and hym...

The Bach Experience, April 26, 2020 26.04.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill and Dr. Scott Allen Jarrett preach a sermon entitled "The Bach Experience". The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast from Sunday, April 30, 2017. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten" by J. S. Bach along with service music and hymns.

The Right Time, April 19th 2020 19.04.2020

Dr. Jessica Chicka preaches a sermon entitled "The Right Time". The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast of previous Eastertide worship services. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "The Lily of the Valley" arr. by Wendell Whalum and "Ye choirs of new Jerusalem" by C. V. Stanford along with service music and hymns.

Easter At A Social Distance, April 12th 2020 12.04.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Easter At A Social Distance". The remainder of the recording is a re-broadcast of the Easter worship service from Sunday, April 16, 2017. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Jubilate Deo a 8" by Giovanni Gabrieli, "Sing unto God" by G. F. Handel, and "This joyful Eastertide" harm. by Charles Wood along wit...

The Tragic Sense of Life, April 5th 2020 05.04.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "The Tragic Sense of Life". Sarah Yanovitch, Marsh Chapel Choral Scholar, sings "God is my shepherd, Op. 99, No. 4" by Antonín Dvořák and "The Holy City" by Michael Maybrick, aka Stephen Adams along with service music and hymns.

The Heart of Santa Teresa of Avila, March 29th 2020 29.03.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "The Heart of Santa Teresa of Avila". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Agnus Dei" by Thomas Morley and "Das Blut Jesu Christi" by Johann Ludwig Bach along with service music and hymns.

The Vision of Santa Teresa of Avila, March 22th 2020 22.03.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "The Vision of Santa Teresa of Avila". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings and "O God, be merciful" by Christopher Tye and "So fahr ich hin Jesu Christ, SWV 379" by Heinrich Schütz along with service music and hymns.

The Faith of Santa Teresa of Avila, March 15th 2020 15.03.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "The Faith of Santa Teresa of Avila". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings and "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, SWV 380" by Heinrich Schütz and "Wondrous Love" arr. by Paul Christiansen along with service music and hymns.

The Life of Santa Teresa of Avila, March 8th 2020 08.03.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "The Life of Santa Teresa of Avila". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings and "I will lift mine eyes (Psalm 121)" by Jake Runestad and "Prayers of Kierkegaard, No.3" by Knut Nystedt along with service music and hymns.

Healing in Sacrament, March 1st 2020 01.03.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Healing in Sacrament". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Prayers of Kierkegaard, No.2" by Knut Nystedt, "Prayers of Kierkegaard, No.1" by Knut Nystedt, and "Ave verum corpus" by Edward Elgar along with service music and hymns.

The Transfiguration, February 23rd 2020 23.02.2020

Mr. William Edward Cordts preaches a sermon entitled "The Transfiguration". The Inner Strength Gospel Choir sings "Prayer" by I. A. (Butch) Hayward and "Glorify the Lord" by Richard Smallwood. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings other service music and hymns.

The Language of the Beloved Community, February 16th 2020 16.02.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "The Language of the Beloved Community". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings “O nata lux" by Thomas Tallis and "Nunc Dimittis (St. Paul's Service)" by Herbert Howells along with service music and hymns.

The Bach Experience, February 9th, 2020 09.02.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill and Dr. Scott Allen Jarrett preach a sermon on "The Bach Experience". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16" by Johann Sebastian Bach along with service music and hymns.

Two Turtledoves, February 2nd, 2020 02.02.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Two Turtledoves". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings “Jesu, the very thought of thee" by Edward C. Bairstow and "Nunc dimittis" by Arvo Pärt along with service music and hymns.

Vocation, January 26th, 2020 26.01.2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Vocation". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings “Hail! Gladdening Light" by Charles Wood and "Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace" by Samuel Sebastian Wesley along with service music and hymns.

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