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

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Sunday, December 7, 2014 - Second Sunday of Advent - Year B

Professional Hymn: On Jordan’s Bank OLD HUNDREDTH
Preparation of the Gifts: God Mystery, God of Mercy Walker
Communion Hymn: There Is a Longing Quigley
Recessional Hymn: Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates TRURO
 
What is your Christmas line-up looking like?

Here’s what we’re doing for Christmas Eve/Christmas Day. Midnight Mass will be planned soon.

Processional Hymn: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Preparation of the Gifts: Away in a Manger
Communion Hymn: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Meditation Hymn: Silent Night, Holy Night
Recessional Hymn: Joy to the World
 
For me, I do the same list for ALL Christmas Masses. I like simplicity 🙂

Since we usually do some caroling before Midnight Mass, it works out fine (and some nice choral music mixed in there).

Opening: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Preparation: Silent Night
Communion: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Closing: Joy to the World

My Folk Group usually does something different at either Preparation or Communion during the 7:30 AM Mass, but otherwise it the list doesn’t change.
 
pianomany2k said:
For me, I do the same list for ALL Christmas Masses. I like simplicity 🙂

Since we usually do some caroling before Midnight Mass, it works out fine (and some nice choral music mixed in there).

Opening: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Preparation: Silent Night
Communion: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Closing: Joy to the World

My Folk Group usually does something different at either Preparation or Communion during the 7:30 AM Mass, but otherwise it the list doesn’t change.
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Your list is pretty much the same as mine. I will add a couple of more songs though.

We do a little youth singing before Mass. I am adding a couple of contemporary songs for that one. Besides basic carols, I have:

One Small Child
How Many Kings
Child of Mercy
Night of Silence
Oh, and a progressively accelerating 12 Days of Christmas that finishes pretty much in cut time.
 
Coming from a parish that consists of many different ethnic traditions, we will be singing the old ethnic carols approximately forty-five minutes before Midnight Mass.

When I was younger and just started going to Midnight Mass, I didn’t appreciate the old ethnic carols because I couldn’t fathom the words. As I grew older, I found the beauty in them. I love to see the gleam in the older folks’ eyes when they hear and sing these carols. You can tell that it reminds them of former loved ones and Christmases of long ago.

Midnight Mass is one of my favorite liturgies of the year. I’m more of an Easter person because Easter is not as secularized, but Midnight Mass makes Christmas feel like Christmas.

Does your parish have the Mass During the Night at Midnight, or is it done earlier? I know that some parishes have their “Mass During the Night” at 6 p.m.
 
Merry Christmas! I hope that all of your Christmas liturgies went smoothly.

Sunday, December 28, 2014 - The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

Processional Hymn: #208 - “In His Temple Now Behold Him” REGENT SQUARE
Preparation of the Gifts: #99 - “The Snow Lay on the Ground” VENITE ADOREMUS
Communion Hymn: #82 - “Angels We Have Heard on High” GLORIA
Post-communion: #842 - “Blest Be the God of Israel” FOREST GREEN
Recessional Hymn: #98 - “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice” IN DULCI JUBILO
 
For the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God:

Processional Hymn: #210 - “Bright as the Sun, Fair as the Moon” TRURO
Preparation of the Gifts: #93 - “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” ES IST EIN’ ROS’ ENTSPRUNGEN
Communion Hymn: #97 - “O Little Town of Bethlehem” ST. LOUIS
Recessional Hymn: #84 - “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” MENDELSSOHN
 
Sunday, January 4, 2015 - The Epiphany of the Lord

Processional Hymn: #108 - “As with Gladness Men of Old” DIX
Preparation of the Gifts: #107 - “We Three Kings” KINGS OF ORIENT
Communion Hymn: #105 - “The First Noel” THE FIRST NOWELL
Recessional Hymn: #112 - “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise” SALZBURG
 
Whew! finished with Christmas yesterday. Now I have to think about the Baptism of the Lord on the 11th.
 
Here’s what we are doing next weekend:

Processional Hymn: When Jesus Comes to be Baptized
Preparation of the Gifts: What Child Is This
Communion Hymn: It Came upon the Midnight Clear
Recessional Hymn: Joy to the World

It doesn’t make 100% sense to do Christmas carols on the Baptism of the Lord since Jesus is now an adult, but it is still the Christmas season, technically, so we always end up using what we didn’t use already. I don’t mind it.
 
Ok…to back track a bit…

Feast of Holy Family -

Angles We Have Heard on High
What Child is This
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Joy To The World​

Epiphany -

We Three Kings
What Child is This
The First Noel
Go Tell It On the Mountain​

Baptism of the Lord -

On Jordan’s Bank
Baptized in Water
Come to the Water
Praise to You O Christ Our Savior
 
I really love Erik Satie’s Trois Gymnopedies. The music is supremely sensitive and alive, and it never fails to put me into a sacred, contemplative state of mind. It isn’t a specifically Catholic work, of course, but the effect it generates within the listener is just exquisitely holy, at least in my estimation.

youtube.com/watch?v=FyUNbrgLezI
 
For the Solemnity of the Mother of God, I chose
Processional: Immaculate Mary (with the patriotic verses)
Offertory: Silent Night
Communion: In Dulci Jubilo
Recessional: Ave Maris Stella!

Last Sunday I wasn’t in charge, however the Anglicans chose a few nice ones that I can’t remember.
 
Not sure if this is really the right place to post my question, so feel free to redirect.

I attend mass at a tiny rural church- 1 mass Saturday and 1 on Sunday-on a good week, there might be 25 of us there for Sunday mass. No altar boys, 2 lectors alternate duties. The Bishop plans to close the church for good once Father retires. Father also does a Sunday mass at another tiny rural parish about 30 min away, so he is quite busy.

Anyways, the very elderly organist passed away last fall, so no organist anymore, and as far as I know Father hasn’t tried to recruit a replacement organist. (We still sing the opening and closing hymns). I play the piano (though skills are pretty rusty), and have considered offering to play the organ at Sunday mass, but am reluctant to ask Father about it, thinking it might just create added stress for Father. Anyone have any thoughts on this, or should I just leave well enough alone?
 
jarn98 said:
Not sure if this is really the right place to post my question, so feel free to redirect.

I attend mass at a tiny rural church- 1 mass Saturday and 1 on Sunday-on a good week, there might be 25 of us there for Sunday mass. No altar boys, 2 lectors alternate duties. The Bishop plans to close the church for good once Father retires. Father also does a Sunday mass at another tiny rural parish about 30 min away, so he is quite busy.

Anyways, the very elderly organist passed away last fall, so no organist anymore, and as far as I know Father hasn’t tried to recruit a replacement organist. (We still sing the opening and closing hymns). I play the piano (though skills are pretty rusty), and have considered offering to play the organ at Sunday mass, but am reluctant to ask Father about it, thinking it might just create added stress for Father. Anyone have any thoughts on this, or should I just leave well enough alone?
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I would encourage you to ask him and volunteer. Even if he needs speed, there will be some cases where a higher Mass will be wanted, like the Easter season. FYI, make sure you practice dealing with the sustain of an organ. It takes some getting used to for a keyboard player.
 
pnewton said:
I would encourage you to ask him and volunteer. Even if he needs speed, there will be some cases where a higher Mass will be wanted, like the Easter season. FYI, make sure you practice dealing with the sustain of an organ. It takes some getting used to for a keyboard player.
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Thanks for your encouragement and suggestions!
 
This is what we did today:

Processional Hymn: Gather Us In
Preparation of the Gifts: To Praise You
Communion Hymn: All Is Well with My Soul
Recessional Hymn: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

Tomorrow, the liturgy committee and I will be planning for Lent, Holy Week, and the Easter season. I can’t believe how fast Lent is approaching!
 
Sunday, February 8, 2015 - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B

Processional Hymn: #318 - “The God of All Grace” Manalo
Preparation of the Gifts: #656 - “Flow River Flow” Hurd
Communion Hymn: #502 - “We Remember” Haugen
Recessional Hymn: #200 - “Now Thank We All Our God” NUN DANKET
 
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jarn98 said:
Not sure if this is really the right place to post my question, so feel free to redirect.

I attend mass at a tiny rural church- 1 mass Saturday and 1 on Sunday-on a good week, there might be 25 of us there for Sunday mass. No altar boys, 2 lectors alternate duties. The Bishop plans to close the church for good once Father retires. Father also does a Sunday mass at another tiny rural parish about 30 min away, so he is quite busy.

Anyways, the very elderly organist passed away last fall, so no organist anymore, and as far as I know Father hasn’t tried to recruit a replacement organist. (We still sing the opening and closing hymns). I play the piano (though skills are pretty rusty), and have considered offering to play the organ at Sunday mass, but am reluctant to ask Father about it, thinking it might just create added stress for Father. Anyone have any thoughts on this, or should I just leave well enough alone?
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Yes, not just cats are Curious…hoping for another story of Good News!
And the musical selections most endearing…
:harp:
 
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