Music leaders, show us your song list - NEW!!

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donr said:
What mass settings are you going to use for Lent as well and song choices.

At my church the favorite is Mass of the Angels and Saints which is just horrible in my opinion. Its adds words that shouldn’t be there.

I would like to introduce some chant to the only Mass that I will be assisting at (3 week in Lent). I thought that maybe I would do a Kyrie or the Agnus Dei. Also I was thinking about adding a Communion antiphon. We’ll see, I don’t want to send everyone into shock.
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We usually do B. Farrell’s Mass of hope except for the Agnus Dei. We do the Latin Agnus Dei chant. The Latin is beautiful but rather sad. Most of the faithful don’t realize that they have just sung the Lamb of God and remain standing. So we usually kneel to indicate to them that it is time.

Love “Beyond the Days”
we usually fit “Two were bound for Emmaus” sometime during Lent as well as John Michael Talbot’s “Why” on Palm Sunday or during Stations and Veni Scanti Spiritus. And we have a beautiful Agnus Dei that we sing as a Communion Prelude. It’s not one that the people sing with us; it is by a 17th century composer who’s name escapes me. Beautiful 4 part.
We also do a sung Kyrie since there is no Gloria during Lent. And we speak the Lord’s Prayer.
Occasionally our Priests will request to process and recess in silence. I think that is very symbolic especially on the Palm Sunday recessional.
 
benedictgal said:
Jublitae Deo is excellent as is Missa d’Angelis (which is the default setting used at the Vatican). David Hurd has an excellent Kyriale which he also uses for the Gospel Acclamation.
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I understood that Mass XVII was the default at the Vatican for Sundays of Lent, but then again I could be wrong. I plan to do at least the Kyrie and Agnus Dei from Mass XVII during lent.
 
moreorless said:
I understood that Mass XVII was the default at the Vatican for Sundays of Lent, but then again I could be wrong. I plan to do at least the Kyrie and Agnus Dei from Mass XVII during lent.
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I have quite a few of the Mass booklets from the liturgies celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI, and it’s Missa D’Angelis.
 
No Mass this weekend. Off camping.

For Lent, we usually switch to Mass of Remembrance. This year, because of changes being made, we are going to phase, during Lent, into Jubilate Dei’s chants. That should be quite a change.
 
benedictgal said:
However, this will not satisfy your Sunday obligation. Nonetheless, if the bishop has dispensed you due to weather, then, there is no problem.

Great news on my parish front! No Pescador de Hombres! I was so happy. I had told the music director that I would pay her to not use the song. Luckily, she did not take me up on the offer.😃 She did not like the song either. 👍
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Congratulations! 🙂 We did have your Pescador de Hombres, but in English. But we rarely have it, so it didn’t bother me - as newer hymns go, I like it, but I can imagine hearing it weekly would be annoying.
 
What are some hymns that make you guys teary-eyed? I have two.

Be Still My Soul

Be still, my soul, the Lord is on they side!
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to thy God to order and provide
In ev’ry change he faithful will remain,
Be still, my soul, the best, thy heav’nly friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul, thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as he has the past;
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while he dwelt below.

Be still my soul, the hour is hast’ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul, when change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Gather and Remember

Now is the time to gather and remember
Our silent past, in church a voiceless throng,
Frozen in time as in a cold December,
Until that wondrous shepherd came along,
Who said “Arise! Come, fan the dying ember
And bring to life my people’s prayer and song!”

This was our call, so clear and so inviting:
“Come and create a new and living voice.
Be not afraid! God’s spirit is enlight’ning
All that you do, your ev’ry falt’ring choice.
Your song will be transforming and uniting.
You are God’s gift in you we all rejoice!”

And so arose from ev’ry town and village
Women and men in wondrous harmony
Singing the song with long-lost hope and courage,
Raising again the cross for all to see,
Sign of new hope, new life and new beginnings,
Sign of the Christ who came to set us free.

Almighty God, revisit your creation.
In-still new life in hearts both old and young.
O Jesus Christ, renew in us the vision:
A world where peace and justice can belong.
O Spirit Blest, fill ev’ry land and nation.
Come, recreate in us God’s living song!

Both to the tune of “Finlandia.” They are really beautiful.
 
CatholicZ09 said:
What are some hymns that make you guys teary-eyed? I have two.

Both to the tune of “Finlandia.” They are really beautiful.
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I thought I recognized the meter of Finlandia. So often God plants a melody that fits so well in several settings. These are wonderful. Someone wrote an intro to ‘This is my song’ also from Finlandia that just tugs at my heart each time we play it. Jean Sibelius certainly captured the tender hearts of the Finnish when he composed the original score.
Thank you for sharing your heart.

peace,
h
 
can’t say there are any hymns that make tears for me…they call me the ‘cold-hearted’ one around here.
 
pianomany2k said:
Any ideas on hymns for Valentine’s Day??
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It’s not a good idea to mix and match things. Inasmuch as the secular world considers it Valentine’s Day, had it not fallen on a Sunday, the liturgical calendar would have it as the Memorial of Sts. Cyril and Methodius.

The readings, though, indirectly, speak of love, especially the Beatitudes. Plus, it is the final Sunday before Lent, so Alleluias would be prevelent, since we will not hear the word again until the Easter Vigil:

Entrance: All Creatures of Our God and King
Offertory: Where Charity and Love Prevail
Communion: Alleluia, Sing to Jesus or Love’s Divine All Love’s Excelling or Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (the last verse has Alleluias in it)
Recessional: Alleluia, Song of Gladness (with Lenten overtones)

That is what I have used in the past.
 
pianomany2k said:
Any ideas on hymns for Valentine’s Day??
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Christians, Let Us Love One Another
I Have Loved You
All I Ask Of You
God Who Created Hearts To Love
When Love Is Found

I would stick with one hymn dealing with love, and the rest focus on the Sunday’s readings.

Like benedictgal said, it’s nice to have “Alleluia-oriented” hymns because we won’t be using it until the Easter Vigil.
 
benedictgal said:
Entrance: All Creatures of Our God and King
Offertory: Where Charity and Love Prevail
Communion: Alleluia, Sing to Jesus or Love’s Divine All Love’s Excelling or Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (the last verse has Alleluias in it)
Recessional: Alleluia, Song of Gladness (with Lenten overtones)
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I like your ideas! They will help me make my choices

I may do When Love is Found as a nod to Valentine’s day. I don’t want to overplay the whole thing though as I know that for some, it can be a sad day. At least it used to be for me during my days of longing in the wilderness before my God answered my prayers and my wonderful wife and I found each other. BTW – as icing on the cake – she then crossed the Tiber and became a Catholic.

God bless

Tony
 
Songs for Ash Wednesday:

Opening Song: Lord, Who Troughout These Forty Days
Distribution of Ashes: Parce Domine
Offertory: Be With Me Lord (Psalm by Marty Haugen)
Chant Mass XVIII
Communion: Remember Your Love
Closing: Again We Keep This Solemn Fast
 
grandeorgue said:
Songs for Ash Wednesday:

Opening Song: Lord, Who Troughout These Forty Days
Distribution of Ashes: Parce Domine
Offertory: Be With Me Lord (Psalm by Marty Haugen)
Chant Mass XVIII
Communion: Remember Your Love
Closing: Again We Keep This Solemn Fast
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This is what I have used:

Entrance Antiphon: The Glory of These 40 Days
Distribution of Ashes: Attende Domine
Offertory: Our Father, We Have Wandered
Communion: O Sun of Justice
Recessional: Parce Domine

Interestingly enough, Paschale Solemnitatis recommends using the Litany of the Saints for the first Sunday of Lent. If you have a chance to catch the Papal Ash Wednesday Mass, you will find that the Litany of the Saints is used as the entrance processional. In fact, it is chanted sans musical instruments.
 
This week at Jolly Old St Nick’s

Entrance: Open Wide the Doors to Christ
Offertory: When Love is Found
Communion: Blest are They
Recessional We Bring God’s Holy Love

I wanted to try to continue the theme from the readings, but also touch upon the fact that Sunday is World Marriage Day. That is one of the reasons for the choice for Offertory. I think the theme of love blends nicely with that of the beatitudes

God bless

Tony
 
This is what my music director used today:

Sunday, February 14th, 2010 - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C

Processional Hymn: #569 Come, Christians, Join to Sing
Preparation of the Gifts: #448 Seek Ye First
Communion Hymn: #508 Only This I Want
Recessional Hymn: #387 Celtic Alleluia: Sending Forth

My suggestions for Ash Wednesday and the First Sunday of Lent:

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 - Ash Wednesday - Year C

Processional Hymn: #128 Again We Keep This Solemn Fast
Distribution of Ashes: #124 Attende Domine/Have Mercy On Us, Lord
Preparation of the Gifts: #671 Softly And Tenderly Jesus Is Calling
Communion Hymn: #678 Loving and Forgiving
Recessional Hymn: #423 There’s A Wideness In God’s Mercy

Sunday, February 21st, 2010 - First Sunday of Lent - Year C

Processional Hymn: #137 The Glory Of These Forty Days
Preparation of the Gifts: #122 Led By The Spirit
Communion Hymn: #124 Attende Domine/Have Mercy On Us, Lord
Recessional Hymn: #138 Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days

On another note, I was sad to see the “Alleluia” make its leave today. 😦
 
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