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Well, next weekend we are singing Dan Schutte’s “Gather the People”. I don’t know what you all think of it, but here is is:
Refrain: Gather the people! Enter the feast! All are in-
vited, the greatest and least. The banquet is
ready, now to be shared. Join in the heavenly
feast that God has prepared.
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  1. Around this table we dine as kin, be-
    loved fam’ly of God. We
    share the Body of Christ, the Lord. Here we be-
    come what we eat. (Refrain)
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  1. Around this table we tell great tales, the
    wondrous stories of grace. We
    hold the mem’ry of Christ, the Lord. So we be-
    come what we eat. (Refrain)
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  1. Around this table God’s bounty falls on
    all who hunger and thirst. We
    drink the fullness of Christ, the Lord. So we be-
    come what we eat. (Refrain)
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  1. Around this table God’s mercy flows to
    hearts imprisoned by shame. We
    know compassion in Christ, the Lord. Let us be-
    come what we eat. (Refrain)
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  1. Around this table new hope is born, the
    flame of faith in our hearts. We
    find our courage in Christ, the Lord, till we be-
    come what we eat. (Refrain)
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  1. Around this table God’s healing flows to
    all the wounded and worn. We
    join the suff’rings of Christ, the Lord, as we be-
    come what we eat. (Refrain)
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  1. Around this table God’s peace will reign in
    hearts imprisoned by fear. We
    live in freedom through Christ, the Lord, as we be-
    come what we eat. (Refrain)
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  1. Around this table our hearts rejoice in
    love that’s stronger than death. We’ll
    rise in glory with Christ, the Lord. Then we be-
    come what we eat. (Refrain)
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  1. Around this table God’s justice reigns in
    hearts that labor for peace. We
    breathe the spirit of Christ, the Lord, till we be-
    come what we eat. (Refrain)
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  1. Around this table God’s lowly ones are
    clothed in splendor and grace. We
    share the banquet of Christ, the Lord. Here we be-
    come what we eat. (Refrain)
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It reminds me of the saying: “You are what you eat.” 😃

I don’t know why Dan wrote ten verses to this song. I suppose its use is primarily a processional song (it’s in the ‘Gathering’ section of the missal), but I don’t know of many churches that sing ten verses of the opening hymn.
 
CatholicZ09 said:
Well, next weekend we are singing Dan Schutte’s “Gather the People”. I don’t know what you all think of it, but here is is:

It reminds me of the saying: “You are what you eat.” 😃

I don’t know why Dan wrote ten verses to this song. I suppose its use is primarily a processional song (it’s in the ‘Gathering’ section of the missal), but I don’t know of many churches that sing ten verses of the opening hymn.
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It’s not the greatest song in the world. It is an oversimplification of the Mass and seems to me like a mish-mash of Gather Us In and We Remember. Your post just reinforces my stand against using Schutte and the SJL for the Mass.
 
benedictgal said:
It’s not the greatest song in the world. It is an oversimplification of the Mass and seems to me like a mish-mash of Gather Us In and We Remember. Your post just reinforces my stand against using Schutte and the SJL for the Mass.
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Oh, and we’re back to Mass of Creation at my parish. :eek:
 
The parish we went today for Mass has perhaps the most reverent liturgy in the city.

AUGUST 15, 2010 - THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Processional: Immaculate Mary
Gloria: (spoken)
Offertory: Servant Song
Sanctus/Memorial Acc./Great Amen: SLJM
Agnus Dei: Holy Cross Mass
Communion: My Soul Rejoices
Recessional: O Most Holy One (O Sanctissima)

Overall, it was an awesome experience…I now hope that’s where my dad gets assigned (their pastor is battling cancer, and he needs all the help he can get)
 
DeaconsSon87 said:
The parish we went today for Mass has perhaps the most reverent liturgy in the city.

AUGUST 15, 2010 - THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Processional: Immaculate Mary
Gloria: (spoken)
Offertory: Servant Song
Sanctus/Memorial Acc./Great Amen: SLJM
Agnus Dei: Holy Cross Mass
Communion: My Soul Rejoices
Recessional: O Most Holy One (O Sanctissima)

Overall, it was an awesome experience…I now hope that’s where my dad gets assigned (their pastor is battling cancer, and he needs all the help he can get)
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A nice one for The Assumption of our Lady is ‘Holy Virgin By God’s Decree’
 
CatholicZ09 said:
Well, next weekend we are singing Dan Schutte’s “Gather the People”. I don’t know what you all think of it, but here is is:

It reminds me of the saying: “You are what you eat.” 😃

I don’t know why Dan wrote ten verses to this song. I suppose its use is primarily a processional song (it’s in the ‘Gathering’ section of the missal), but I don’t know of many churches that sing ten verses of the opening hymn.
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Now THAT’s funny!
Yeah, if we did ten verses of ANY song they’d stone us for sure.
 
Hello, all!

Just joined the forum after reading the posts for a long time…

Thought I’d jump in and give our list for the upcoming weekend!

Peace and all good to you,
jennifer

Preludes:
I Could Sing of Your Love Forever (Smith)
Mighty to Save (Fielding, Morgan)
Shout to the North (Smith)
Strength for the Journey (Poirier)
Better Is One Day (Redman)
I Can Only Imagine (Millard)
How Great Is Our God (Tomlin, et al)

Proc: In the Day of the Lord (Ridge)
Gloria: Misa del Mundo (Manibusan)
Psalm: Go Ye Out (Booth)
Gospel Acc: Celtic Alleluia (Walker)
Prep: Take My Life (Underwood)
Mass: Mass of Creation (Haugen)
Lamb of God: Mass of St. Timothy (Maher)
Meditation: Surely, the Presence of the Lord (Wolfe)
Comm: We Fall Down (Tomlin)
Rec: Lead Me, Lord (Becker)
Post: Just Like You (Maher)
 
ArchStreetBand said:
Hello, all!

Just joined the forum after reading the posts for a long time…

Thought I’d jump in and give our list for the upcoming weekend!

Peace and all good to you,
jennifer

Preludes:
I Could Sing of Your Love Forever (Smith)
Mighty to Save (Fielding, Morgan)
Shout to the North (Smith)
Strength for the Journey (Poirier)
Better Is One Day (Redman)
I Can Only Imagine (Millard)
How Great Is Our God (Tomlin, et al)

Proc: In the Day of the Lord (Ridge)
Gloria: Misa del Mundo (Manibusan)
Psalm: Go Ye Out (Booth)
Gospel Acc: Celtic Alleluia (Walker)
Prep: Take My Life (Underwood)
Mass: Mass of Creation (Haugen)
Lamb of God: Mass of St. Timothy (Maher)
Meditation: Surely, the Presence of the Lord (Wolfe)
Comm: We Fall Down (Tomlin)
Rec: Lead Me, Lord (Becker)
Post: Just Like You (Maher)
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Those are all really beautiful songs. Nice job. Do you play or sing or both? Is this a great ministry or what!?
Welcome to the thread.
peace,
h
 
hosea said:
Once we had my father-in-law (president of Toastmasters in our town) read the passage in Luke that inspired John Michael Talbot’s Magnificat durring the offertory. As he read I played the 2 minute intro to the song on my Taylor nylon and then we sang it (Holy is His Name). Are you saying that would be ok? It was the same Gospel that was read by the Priest and it sure was beautiful hearing my dear father-in-law speak the words in his wonderful voice as I played softly behind him.
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Hosea, I asked the moderator if we could have a split in the thread so as to not compromise the integrity of the OP’s main focus and not jeapordize the contributions that you, the OP, pnewton and others have made. I would, with your understanding, defer making a statement on that until we know if there will be a split. I do not want to see the thread closed. I hope you don’t mind. 🙂
 
yes those are definitely beautiful songs. Here are the songs I am doing this week at my church

Entrance - Table of Plenty
Gloria - Mass of Light
Alleluia - Joyful Voices
Psalm - My Soul Is Thirsting
Offertory - You Are Mine
Mass parts- Joyful Voices
Communion - Bread Of Life
Meditation - Breathe
Recessional - Though The Mountains May Fall

by the way, its nice to see other churches playing Surely the Presence. I’ve been doing that beautiful song for a few years, and always get so many nice comments. One woman came up to me and burst into tears, actually. She apologized and explained she was lonely and hurt, she had recently been through a divorce, and was raising two teenage girls alone. She had moved to our town and decided to come back to mass. Surely The Presence moved her and her girls so much they just had so much emotion to let out. So I told her that was a good thing. She asked me for the octavo to see the lyrics so I provided her with one. It will always be one of my top five favorite songs to play.
 
hosea said:
Those are all really beautiful songs. Nice job. Do you play or sing or both? Is this a great ministry or what!?
Welcome to the thread.
peace,
h
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Hello, H!

Thanks for your note. I play the piano and sing, but we have a full band (piano, guitar, bass, drums, trumpet and cantor) that accompanies our 7 music Masses every weekend.

It truly is a blessed ministry, and I am honored and humbled to serve…

Thanks for the welcome! I’ve enjoyed reading your posts 🙂
 
itsmaura said:
yes those are definitely beautiful songs. Here are the songs I am doing this week at my church

Entrance - Table of Plenty
Gloria - Mass of Light
Alleluia - Joyful Voices
Psalm - My Soul Is Thirsting
Offertory - You Are Mine
Mass parts- Joyful Voices
Communion - Bread Of Life
Meditation - Breathe
Recessional - Though The Mountains May Fall

by the way, its nice to see other churches playing Surely the Presence. I’ve been doing that beautiful song for a few years, and always get so many nice comments. One woman came up to me and burst into tears, actually. She apologized and explained she was lonely and hurt, she had recently been through a divorce, and was raising two teenage girls alone. She had moved to our town and decided to come back to mass. Surely The Presence moved her and her girls so much they just had so much emotion to let out. So I told her that was a good thing. She asked me for the octavo to see the lyrics so I provided her with one. It will always be one of my top five favorite songs to play.
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Great list, Maura!!

So true about “Surely the Presence”. So simple, but SO effective… I’ve received more feedback on that song than from any other we’ve done! One woman emailed to say that she sang it to her husband at his hospital bed just as he was dying…

What a gift!! God is good…
 
Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

This is what I suggest for next weekend:

**Sunday, August 29, 2010 - Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C **
Processional Hymn: #625 For the Beauty of the Earth DIX
Preparation of the Gifts: #495 Prayer of St. Francis Sebastian Temple
Communion Hymn: #340 I Am the Bread of Life Toolan
Recessional Hymn: #745 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name CORONATION

This is what my music director has for next weekend:

Processional Hymn: #554 Sing to the Mountains Dufford
Preparation of the Gifts: #538 Those Who See Light Elze
Communion Hymn: #549 Blest Are They Haas
Recessional Hymn: #672 Change Our Hearts Cooney
 
CatholicZ09 said:
Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

This is what I suggest for next weekend:

**Sunday, August 29, 2010 - Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C **
Processional Hymn: #625 For the Beauty of the Earth DIX
Preparation of the Gifts: #495 Prayer of St. Francis Sebastian Temple
Communion Hymn: #340 I Am the Bread of Life Toolan
Recessional Hymn: #745 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name CORONATION

This is what my music director has for next weekend:

Processional Hymn: #554 Sing to the Mountains Dufford
Preparation of the Gifts: #538 Those Who See Light Elze
Communion Hymn: #549 Blest Are They Haas
Recessional Hymn: #672 Change Our Hearts Cooney
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It seems like you and the music director are about 180 degrees apart. I just wish that people could wean themselves from the OCP/SLJ machine and select solidly Catholic hymns based on the Church’s patrimony of sacred music. I am really getting tired of hearing this stuff week in and week out. Of course, I would probably have never used Sebastian Temple’s work either.

This is what I would have chosen for next week:

Entrance: The Church’s One Foundation
Offertory: Where Charity and Love Prevail
Communion: At That First Eucharist
Recessional: Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service

Oh well. 🤷
 
benedictgal said:
It seems like you and the music director are about 180 degrees apart. I just wish that people could wean themselves from the OCP/SLJ machine and select solidly Catholic hymns based on the Church’s patrimony of sacred music. I am really getting tired of hearing this stuff week in and week out. Of course, I would probably have never used Sebastian Temple’s work either.
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Although I might not like some of his selections sometimes, he is a very awesome person to say the least. He is always very generous to me and he has a big heart, even if it might not seem like that on the outside. 😃

My suggestions are mere suggestions to throw out there for music directors, basically picked out on my judgement on what is appropriate for that Sunday or holy day.

Anyways, is Sebastian Temple a persons name or is it a hymn tune? The OCP missal I have lists hymn tune names in all caps and Sebastian Temple is listed in regular form (no caps). It just doesn’t sound like a person’s name.
 
I really wish we could use “How Firm a Foundation” more often at my parish. It’s such a beautiful hymn and it’s awesome on the organ.
 
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