Is Dan Schutte's hymn "Here I Am, Lord" appropriate for Mass?

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Just because they’re using that hymn as some sort of “anthem” doesn’t mean regular Catholics can’t use it as well. What if they had chosen O Holy Night as their anthem? Would we stop singing that?
 
Exactly. If something like that were to drive whether or not the hymn should be used, best we censor Noah’s story, 'cause there’s that rainbow, and you know, THAT flag . . . . .
 
I wasn’t supporting the link I shared. I was simply offering a guess at the motivation for the OP.
 
Understood. My apologies.

For what it’s worth I think “Here I Am Lord” is a fine hymn, nothing special. I’ve only ever heard it once at mass and that’s just fine by me.
 
It’s not really my taste, but if you don’t care about the congregation speaking as God (I, the Lord of sea and sky…), then yes, it’s fine for the liturgy. I don’t think many people notice that sort of thing anyway.
 
I’ve always like the hymn since grade school. The more I listen to, the more I appreciate its meaning. (Kind of like the song of St. Francis of Asisi’s prayer,)
 
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I do refuse to sing that one when I cantor.

As I told my pastor “I am many, MANY things, but I am NOT the Lord of Sea and Sky”.

Other reason, “Hear I am, Lord. It is I, Lord. And I’m bringing up three very lovely girls.”
 
It is included in the hymnal “Catholic Worship Book II”. Archbishop Denis Hart wrote in the forward “Catholic Worship Book II is approved and endorsed by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. It is the official liturgical music resource for the Catholic Church in Australia.” It was published in 2016.
 
I use it several times a year. It is inspired by the story of Samuel (not Elijah), when he was a boy.
 
Well, considering that the tune is the same as the fade-in music to The Brady Bunch, I’d say no. This has been known for decades.
 
Maybe we could write a song to Panis Angelilcua, “Pan is a jealous god.”

Would that be sacrilegious.
 
Oh dear Lord
It’s been OVER thirty years,
Gimme a break.
It’s not sung often around here, but they did sing it at an Ordination f the Permanent Diaconate several years ago.
It’s therefore, our Deacon’s favorite hymn.
 
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