Music Leader Thread Part IV—Song Lists, Suggestions, and Comments

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You know, I sure do a lot of recycling of songs during Easter, it being a lengthy liturgical season. I found a new one I like “Resucito”. I think I can handle the one word in Spanish, if I practice!😃 It is one of the favorites among the Hispanics.
 
This coming Sunday we have
Processional: Christ the Lord is Risen Again
Offertory/Gradual: We’ll Sing in the Morning; Awake, Arise, Lift Up Thy Voice
Communion: Jesu, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts; For the Bread Which Thou Hast Broken
Recessional: Thine Be the Glory

Is anyone else in the practise of calling this Divine Mercy Sunday as “Low Sunday”?
 
pnewton said:
You know, I sure do a lot of recycling of songs during Easter, it being a lengthy liturgical season. I found a new one I like “Resucito”. I think I can handle the one word in Spanish, if I practice!😃 It is one of the favorites among the Hispanics.
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We recycle some hymns as well. Near the end of the season, we decided to use some hymns we used on Easter Sunday. No one will remember them! 😃

I find that it’s always appropriate to reuse “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today” and/or “Christ, the Lord Is Risen Today”.
 
As for hymns during the Triduum, I use the same ones every year. Call me lazy if you like, but I am preparing enough with new choral pieces for the choir that new hymns are not on my ‘to-do’ list.

The rest of the season, on the other hand, is usually a somewhat decent change from the previous year (I do follow the readings somewhat during Easter).
 
Sunday, April 19, 2015 - Third Sunday of Easter - Year B

Processional Hymn: #173 - “Alleluia! Alleluia!” HYMN TO JOY
Preparation of the Gifts: #165 - “Two Were Bound for Emmaus” Hurd
Communion Hymn: #336 - “In the Breaking of the Bread” Hurd
Recessional Hymn: #178 - “Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today” VICTIMAE PASCHALI
 
**April 12, Divine Mercy Sunday

Entrance:** Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

Offertory: There’s a Wideness In God’s Mercy

Communion 1: Simple English Proper (communion antiphon)
Communion 2: O Sons and Daughters
Communion 3: Abide With Me

Closing: Jesus Is Risen
 
Resucitó, resucitó, resucitó, aleluya.
Aleluya, aleluya, aleluya, resucitó.

La muerte ¿dónde está la muerte?
¿Dónde está mi muerte?
¿Dónde su victoria?

Gracias sean dadas al Padre
que nos pasó a su reino
donde se vive de amor.

Alegría, alegría hermanos,
que si hoy nos queremos
es que resucitó.

Si con Él morimos, con Él vivimos,
con Él cantamos. ¡Aleluya!*
 
Sunday April 12 2015
Entrance: At the lamb’s high feast we sing
Offertory: Blessed Thomas, doubt no longer
Communion: At the lamb’s high feast we sing
Sweet Sacrament Divine
Recessional: Love’s redeeming work is done

Sunday April 19 2015
Entrance: Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour
Offertory: Alleluia, Alleluia, hearts to heaven and voices raise
Communion: Be still for the presence of the Lord
Deck thyself thy soul with gladness
Recessional: Rejoice! The Lord is King
 
Sunday, April 26, 2015 - Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year B

Processional Hymn: #553 - “Sing to the Mountains” Dufford
Preparation of the Gifts: #373 - “Shepherd of Souls” ST. AGNES
Communion Hymn: #446 - “We Will Rise Again” Haas
Recessional Hymn: #578 - “Alleluia No. 1” Fishel

Sunday, May 3, 2015 - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year B

Processional Hymn: #563 - “Come, Christians, Join to Sing” MADRID
Preparation of the Gifts: #172 - “At the Lamb’s High Feast” SALZBURG
Communion Hymn: #423 - “How Great Thou Art” Hine
Communion Hymn: #381 - “Tell the Good News” GELOBT SEI GOTT
 
**April 26, 4th Sunday of Easter

Entrance:** Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain

Offertory: The King of Love My Shepherd Is

Communion 1: Simple English Proper (communion antiphon)
Communion 2: Shepherd of Souls
Communion 3: Ecce Panis Angelorum
Post-communion: Regina Caeli (chant)

Closing: The Strife is O’er

**May 3, 5th Sunday of Easter

Entrance:** At the Lamb’s High Feast

Offertory: Christ Be Beside Me

Communion 1: Simple English Proper (communion antiphon)
Communion 2: Soul of My Savior
Communion 3: O Sacrum Convivium
Post-communion: Regina Caeli (chant)

Closing: Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain

**May 10, 6th Sunday of Easter, May Crowning

Entrance:** Jesus Is Risen

Offertory: Christ is Arisen

Communion 1: Simple English Proper (communion antiphon)
Communion 2: What Wondrous Love is This
Communion 3: O Sanctissima
Post-communion: Regina Caeli (chant)

Closing: Jesus Is Risen
 
I think our May Crowning is this coming Sunday, May 3rd. We may have to change the processional hymn to a Marian hymn. It’s a shame because I love “Come, Christians, Join to Sing”. 😦

These weeks of Easter are flying! I can’t believe we’re coming up on the Fifth Sunday already.
 
CatholicZ09 said:
I think our May Crowning is this coming Sunday, May 3rd. We may have to change the processional hymn to a Marian hymn. It’s a shame because I love “Come, Christians, Join to Sing”. 😦

These weeks of Easter are flying! I can’t believe we’re coming up on the Fifth Sunday already.
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Yes indeed!

I think we will be changing our opening hymn to “Sing of Mary” for our May crowning, which is Mother’s Day. 😃
 
Gertabelle said:
Yes indeed!

I think we will be changing our opening hymn to “Sing of Mary” for our May crowning, which is Mother’s Day. 😃
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That’s a good one. I’m thinking we’ll probably go with “Hail, Holy Queen” or “Immaculate Mary”. I love “Sing of Mary”, though. It’s a gem.
 
CatholicZ09 said:
That’s a good one. I’m thinking we’ll probably go with “Hail, Holy Queen” or “Immaculate Mary”. I love “Sing of Mary”, though. It’s a gem.
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I think we’ll use “O Sanctissima” as a post-communion hymn as well.
 
Am I the only one that doesn’t make a change simply because it is “May Crowning” ? Doesn’t make any sense to me, since that is supposed to be done outside of Mass anyway.
 
pianomany2k said:
Am I the only one that doesn’t make a change simply because it is “May Crowning” ? Doesn’t make any sense to me, since that is supposed to be done outside of Mass anyway.
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Maybe 🤷

Can we please keep this thread solely for the purpose of posting our music choices and suggestions? We generally don’t engage in discussions outside of that, so we can keep the thread going. There are plenty of other threads where people can discuss what music is or is not appropriate at mass.

Believe me, I have definite opinions on this matter, and I have read the GIRM and Sing to the Lord (for the US), and we do our best to follow the rubrics. But this thread is not for discussions of whether or not people are following the rubrics, or whose interpretations are correct.

Gertie
 
Sunday, May 10, 2015 - Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year B

Processional Hymn: #555 - “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” HYMN TO JOY
Preparation of the Gifts: #628 - “Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service” HOLY MANNA
Communion Hymn: #146 - “As I Have Done for You” Schutte
Recessional Hymn: #205 - “Hail, Holy Queen” SALVE REGINA COELITUM
 
Gertabelle said:
Maybe 🤷

Can we please keep this thread solely for the purpose of posting our music choices and suggestions?
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I used a Marian hymn for the offertory and usually use one Marian song the month of May.  I can see both side to this, but I think we all know the reality that we have to pretty much decide for ourselves what is best, and what exactly our respective parish ordinaries expect of us.
I do not see the question as argumentative though and confess a little curiosity myself how wide spread this practice is. As long as it stand at that level, we should be okay.
 
The CCD closing Mass was this past weekend, and the First Holy Communion Class always presents flowers to the Blessed Mother at the processional. We kept the processional hymn as is for the majority of the Sunday Masses but changed it to “Immaculate Mary” for the Mass which had the May Crowning. It was really nice seeing the kids partake in this old tradition!
 
We always sing JOY to thee O Queen of Heaven at the end of every mass in Eastertide, and always have a separate May procession on Saturday in early May.
 
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