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

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Hello, this is my first post!

This thread looks like it will be very interesting. I am a fairly new Catholic, and Mass organist (right at one year). So I’ve definitely been on a learning curve. The Church is very small, so music needs are less: perfect for a newcomer.
I use “Today’s Liturgy”, OCP, which has been a huge time saver.

These are my choices for this Sunday:

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Entrance I Sing the Mighty Power of God
Presentation: Where Charity and Love Prevail
Communion: Holy Darkness
Sending Forth: You Are the Healing

I’m in process of doing Music Survey. Has anyone else done this? I have run across some hymns that have either doctrinally confusing lyrics, or seemingly downright heretical lyrics. Has anyone else? For example, Bread of Life (Cooney) says “I myself am the bread of life”.

My technique for Presentation and Communion Hymns is to choose only those Hymns that clearly identify the Eucharist as THE BODY, BLOOD, SOUL AND DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST, and no one else. I’ve gathered a short list of songs that do that.
 
NewCathOrganist said:
Hello, this is my first post!

This thread looks like it will be very interesting. I am a fairly new Catholic, and Mass organist (right at one year). So I’ve definitely been on a learning curve. The Church is very small, so music needs are less: perfect for a newcomer.
I use “Today’s Liturgy”, OCP, which has been a huge time saver.

These are my choices for this Sunday:

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Entrance I Sing the Mighty Power of God
Presentation: Where Charity and Love Prevail
Communion: Holy Darkness
Sending Forth: You Are the Healing

I’m in process of doing Music Survey. Has anyone else done this? I have run across some hymns that have either doctrinally confusing lyrics, or seemingly downright heretical lyrics. Has anyone else? For example, Bread of Life (Cooney) says “I myself am the bread of life”.

My technique for Presentation and Communion Hymns is to choose only those Hymns that clearly identify the Eucharist as THE BODY, BLOOD, SOUL AND DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST, and no one else. I’ve gathered a short list of songs that do that.
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While I don’t use that song , it’s because of the 2nd line, not the first. “I myself” is quoting Jesus.

The next line “you and I” is a misguided attempt at saying we are the body of Christ.
 
NewCathOrganist said:
Hello, this is my first post!

I’m in process of doing Music Survey. Has anyone else done this? I have run across some hymns that have either doctrinally confusing lyrics, or seemingly downright heretical lyrics. Has anyone else? For example, Bread of Life (Cooney) says “I myself am the bread of life”.
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Thank you for your contribution. Lest this deteriorate, we have kept this thread free of such question deliberately, allowing for exchange of ideas and songs, but tiptoeing around debating which songs are good, bad, orthodox or heretical. Each issue would really need its own separate thread.

So far, we have had over three thousand posts (this is the fourth thread) without being closed except for going over the 1000 limit. It is really quite amazing that this has been done on the topic of music!

Oh, and this week:

Glory and Praise to Our God
Amazing Grace
You Satisfy the Hungry Heart
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
They Will Know We are Christians.
 
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Hail thou Star of Ocean
Holy God, we praise Thy Name
O could it be, that Thee we see?
O Saving Victim (O Salutaris: English, Latin, English, Latin verse pattern)
This is my Father’s World.
 
Sunday, September 14, 2014 - The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Processional Hymn: #722 - “Lift High the Cross” CRUCIFER
Preparation of the Gifts: #724 - “Glory in the Cross” (Easter verses) Schutte
Communion Hymn: #508 - “We Have Been Told” Haas
Recessional Hymn: #167 - “Alleluia! Alleluia!” HYMN TO JOY
 
Next weekend:

Sunday, September 21, 2014 - Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Processional Hymn: #420 - “All the Earth” Deiss
Preparation of the Gifts: #591 - “All Good Gifts” Keil
Communion Hymn: #514 - “Only This I Want” Schutte
Recessional Hymn: #382 - “The Spirit Sends Us Forth” AZMON
 
Sunday, September 28, 2014 - Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Processional Hymn: #194 - “Praise to the Lord” LOBE DEN HERREN
Preparation of the Gifts: #605 - “The Light of Christ” Fishel
Communion Hymn: #495 - “We Remember” Haugen
Recessional Hymn: #595 - “Let All Things Now Living” ASH GROVE
 
Sunday, October 5, 2014 - Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Processional Hymn: #594 - “For the Beauty of the Earth” DIX
Preparation of the Gifts: #526 - “O Beauty, Ever Ancient” O’Connor
Communion Hymn: #421 - “How Great Thou Art” Hine
Recessional Hymn: #597 - “Thanks Be to God” Dean
 
Sunday, October 12, 2014 - Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Processional Hymn: #314 - “As We Gather at Your Table” NETTLETON
Preparation of the Gifts: #310 - “Table of Plenty” Schutte
Communion Hymn: #372 - “Shepherd of Souls” ST. AGNES
Recessional Hymn: #195 - “Now Thank We All Our God” NUN DANKET
 
Sunday, October 19, 2014 - Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Processional Hymn: #317 - “The God of All Grace” Manalo
Preparation of the Gifts: #656 - “One Lord” Soper
Communion Hymn: #604 - “Christ, Be Our Light” Farrell
Recessional Hymn: #566 - “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise” ST. DENIO
 
This week
(Oct. 12)

We Gather Together
All that We have (special stewardship program in process)
Look Beyond
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent
City of God.
 
pnewton said:
This week
(Oct. 12)

We Gather Together
All that We have (special stewardship program in process)
Look Beyond
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent:thumbsup:
City of God.
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“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent” is a tremendously powerful hymn! …👍. Goose flesh every time!..And now reminds me to pray especially for all Catholics in Syria as well!:gopray2::gopray2:
 
AloysiusBologna said:
“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent” is a tremendously powerful hymn! …👍. Goose flesh every time!..And now reminds me to pray especially for all Catholics in Syria as well!:gopray2::gopray2:
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I am going to open with it this Sunday. Also

How Great Thou Art
Jesus the Living Bread of God
Hail Mary
Though the Mountains May Fall. (I may change this one)
 
Sunday, October 26, 2014 - Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Processional Hymn: #478 - “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” HYFRYDOL
Preparation of the Gifts: #494 - “Age to Age” Vogt
Communion Hymn: #462 - “You Are Mine” Haas
Recessional Hymn: #584 - “They’ll Know We Are Christians” Scholtes
 
Our liturgy committee met yesterday to plan for Advent and Christmas. Lots of good music was picked, even some really old Advent hymns that we haven’t used in years. I just couldn’t believe that we were planning for Christmas again. :eek:
 
This weekend
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
Whatsoever You Do
Gift of Finest Wheat
Where Charity and Love Prevail
They Will Know We are Christians

For those who think liturgy committees are bad, my liturgy committee is my wife telling me what she thinks I need to do. She is pushing me to teach the kids Panis Angelicus this year. We did Puer Natus last year. I miss Frosty.
 
30th Sunday of Ordinary Time:

Entrance: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Offertory: Ubi Caritas (Latin chant)

Communion 1: Simple English Proper
Communion 2: What Wondrous Love is This
Communion 3: Soul of My Savior

Closing: Lift High the Cross
 
pnewton said:
This weekend
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
Whatsoever You Do
Gift of Finest Wheat
Where Charity and Love Prevail
They Will Know We are Christians

For those who think liturgy committees are bad, my liturgy committee is my wife telling me what she thinks I need to do. She is pushing me to teach the kids Panis Angelicus this year. We did Puer Natus last year. I miss Frosty.
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:rotfl:

Repeat after me: “When my wife is happy, I am happy.”

The “Panis Angelicus” by Lambillotte is super easy to learn. Go over the words, go over the words, go over the words…repeat… The harmony is simple and lovely when the kids are ready for that.

My little group of mostly third and fourth graders sang mass parts in Latin (Missa di Angelis) and a few Latin hymns (a Marian antiphon and something else I can’t remember :o) and once they got past how to read the words, they did just fine.

You can do it! Now go make your wife happy 👍

Gertie
 
Saturday, November 1, 2014 - The Solemnity of All Saints

Processional Hymn: #193 - “By All Your Saints Still Striving” ST. THEODULPH
Preparation of the Gifts: #620 - “Sing with All the Saints in Glory” HYMN TO JOY
Communion Hymn: #570 - “Festival Canticle: Worthy is Christ” Hillert
Recessional Hymn: #192 - “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” GROSSER GOTT

Sunday, November 2, 2014 - The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

Processional Hymn: #690 - “I Know That My Redeemer Lives” Soper
Preparation of the Gifts: #684 - “The Lord is My Light” Walker
Communion Hymn: #343 - “I Am the Bread of Life” Toolan
Recessional Hymn: #167 - “Alleluia! Alleluia!” HYMN TO JOY

P.S. If you live in the United States with the exception of Arizona and Hawaii, remember to set your clocks BACK one hour on Saturday night, November 1st, before you go to bed! Enjoy the extra hour of sleep!
 
This Sunday

For All the Saints
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
I am the Bread of Life
Amazing Grace
When the Saints Go Marching In
 
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