Select a stop on the map
to begin your digital tour.
The Plaza, Reflecting Pool, Children’s Fountain, and Landmark Architecture
The Church, The Original Mother Church, Stained Glass, and The Mother Church Extension
“How Do You See the World?” Experience, The Mapparium Globe, Welcome Hall, Publishing House Building, and The Mary Baker Eddy Library
The Mapparium Globe
2:30
Music Credits
Welcome / Introduction
Music by Lyman Brackett, Hymn No. 304
(p) The First Church of Christ, Scientist
Stop 1: THE PLAZA, REFLECTING POOL, CHILDREN’S FOUNTAIN, AND LANDMARK ARCHITECTURE
1.1 Plaza Overview
Carol Melody, Hymn No. 237*
1.2 The Reflecting Pool
Music by John Stainer, Hymn No. 160*
1.3 Children’s Fountain
Music by Robert P. Stewart, Hymn No. 144*
1.4 Landmark Architecture
Carol Melody, Hymn No. 237*
Stop 2: THE CHURCH, THE ORIGINAL MOTHER CHURCH, STAINED GLASS, AND THE MOTHER CHURCH EXTENSION
2.1 The Mother Church Overview
Irish Melody, Hymn No. 136*
2.2 Original Mother Church
Music by William H. Monk, Hymn No. 7*
2.3 The Mother Church Extension
Music by Edward J. Hopkins, Hymn No. 208*
2.4 Stained Glass Windows
Music by William Lyman Johnson, Hymn No. 253*
2.5 A World-Class Organ
Words by Fenella Bennetts Irish Melody, Hymn No. 485*
Stop 3: THE MAPPARIUM, THE MARY BAKER EDDY LIBRARY, AND THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING HOUSE
3.1 The Mapparium
Original music composed and performed by Ian Ethan Case
3.2 “How Do You See the World?” Experience
The Coaster by Chad Petree
3.3 Publishing for the World
Original music composed and performed by Ian Ethan Case
3.4 The Mary Baker Eddy Library
Music by William H. Monk, Hymn No. 7*
3.5 The Christian Science Monitor
Original music composed and performed by Ian Ethan Case
All hymns are from the Christian Science Hymnal and Christian Science Hymnal: Hymns 430-603, available at the Christian Science Reading Room.
* Unless otherwise noted, sound recordings are (P) The Christian Science Publishing Society. From the CD “Embraced,” available at the Christian Science Reading Room.