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This is what I would choose for Sunday, September 19th:

Entrance: God is My Great Desire
Offertory: Where Charity and Love Prevail
Communion: Draw Near
Recessional: Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service

Of course, the ideal would be to use the antiphons.
 
The choir at my parish did a song called “Holy Ground” I believe on the 3rd Sunday of Lent of Year C this year and the scripture verse was:
When the LORD saw him coming over to look at it more closely, God called out to him from the bush, “Moses! Moses!” He answered, “Here I am.” God said, “Come no nearer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground…”
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Holy Ground:
This is Holy Ground
We’re standing on Holy Ground.
For the Lord is present
and whre He is, is holy.
This is Holy Ground,
we’re standing on Holy Ground.
For the Lord is present
and where He is, is holy.
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We are standing on Holy Ground.
And I know that there are angels
all around.
Let us praise Jesus now;
We are standing in His presence
on Holy Ground.
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You are holy, God,
a Perfect and Holy God.
We will come before YOU
with hearts made clean
by Jesus’ blood.
You are Holy, God,
A Perfect, and Holy God.
We will come before You
with hearts made clean
by Jesus’ blood.
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We are standing on Holy Ground.
And I know that there are angels
all around.
Let us praise Jesus now;
We are standing in His presence;
We are standing in His presence,
We are standing in His presence
on Holy Ground.
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It was really a beautiful song. It was also the Sunday that my parochial vicar was celebrating his last Mass with us. It was really said and brought be to the point of tears.
 
This week at Jolly ol’ St Nick’s

Entrance: All Are Welcome
Offertory: Our Father, We Have Wandered
Communion: Be Not Afraid
Dismissal: Let There Be Peace on Earth

The last two are specifically chosen as memorial to those who lives were taken on 9/11. In any event though, I feel that they all work as the readings and the events all point to repentance and a turn to God for his aid

In Christ’s Peace

Tony
 
This is what I suggest for next weekened:

Sunday, September 19, 2010 - Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Processional Hymn: #582 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow OLD HUNDREDTH
Preparation of the Gifts: #597 God of Day and God of Darkness BEACH SPRING
Communion Hymn: #439 To You, O Lord Alstott
Recessional Hymn: #565 From All that Dwell Below the Skies DUKE STREET

This is what my music director has:

Processional Hymn: #483 Our Hope is in the Lord Schutte
Preparation of the Gifts: #500 Holy Wisdom, Lamp of Learning BEACH SPRING
Communion Hymn: #332 God’s Holy Gifts Schutte
Recessional Hymn: #604 God of the Hungry Soper

Someday I want a processional hymn to the tune of OLD HUNDREDTH at my parish. Never get that anymore.
 
My grandmother was telling me that she went to this parish last night for Mass and their recessional hymn was “Somebody’s Knockin’ at Your Door”. :eek::eek:

If you’ve never heard of it:

youtube.com/watch?v=y10DrAw549E

She wasn’t too fond of it. Neither am I.
 
I had and interesting mix that included on Advent and one Lenten song.

Hosea (Come Back to Me)
You are Mine
O Sacrament Most Holy
Like a Shepherd (verse 2)
Amazing Grace
 
CatholicZ09 said:
The choir at my parish did a song called “Holy Ground” I believe on the 3rd Sunday of Lent of Year C this year and the scripture verse was:

Holy Ground:

It was really a beautiful song. It was also the Sunday that my parochial vicar was celebrating his last Mass with us. It was really said and brought be to the point of tears.
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John Michael Talbot has a great arrangement of Holy Ground. We love doing it as a meditation.
 
Speaking of Advent.
All of our church choirs and cantors will be getting together to do a performance during the Advent season (not for a Mass). There will be a 8 bible readings each followed by a song by one of the groups. We were all assigned one of the readings to base our song on. I have been assigned Isaiah 9: 2; 6-7

Does anyone have a suggestion. It will be just my wife (piano / alto) and my self (Tenor). its a performance so I can do anything as long as its related to the passage in some way.

I respect the opinions of most of you on here and that is why I’m asking.
 
donr said:
Speaking of Advent.
All of our church choirs and cantors will be getting together to do a performance during the Advent season (not for a Mass). There will be a 8 bible readings each followed by a song by one of the groups. We were all assigned one of the readings to base our song on. I have been assigned Isaiah 9: 2; 6-7

Does anyone have a suggestion. It will be just my wife (piano / alto) and my self (Tenor). its a performance so I can do anything as long as its related to the passage in some way.

I respect the opinions of most of you on here and that is why I’m asking.
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The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. - Isaiah 9:2; 6-7
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Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (second verse references Isaiah’s prophecy)
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
Wake, O Wake, and Sleep No Longer
Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Joy to the World
Silent Night
Angels, From the Realms of Glory
Angels, We Have Heard on High
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
What Star Is This

Basically any Christmas hymn can go with that passage. “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” is a good bet because of the prophecy of Isaiah and the passage is from Isaiah. Another is “What Star Is This” which references the Star of Bethlehem throughout the hymn.
 
CatholicZ09 said:
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (second verse references Isaiah’s prophecy)
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
Wake, O Wake, and Sleep No Longer
Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Joy to the World
Silent Night
Angels, From the Realms of Glory
Angels, We Have Heard on High
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
What Star Is This

Basically any Christmas hymn can go with that passage. “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” is a good bet because of the prophecy of Isaiah and the passage is from Isaiah. Another is “What Star Is This” which references the Star of Bethlehem throughout the hymn.
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It sounds to me like this is more along the lines of either a vespers service or a penitential service. In either event, we need to respect the integrity of the season. Just as we don’t put up the Christmas decorations during Advent, we need to also not insert Christmas carols/hymns ahead of their time.

If the choir hasn’t considered it, I would even insert one of the verses from O Come, O Come Emmanuel. This one comes to mind:
O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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All too often, we only get to hear the first verse and not the rest.
 
HCC said:
I have posted about this before and never got an adequate answer. The rumors persist that praise and worship style music, (think Gathering Hymnal) will be phased out as of First Sunday in Advent 2011. I have heard this from priests in TX, CA and here in NYC. I have also heard this from friends in other states and in England.

A woman in St Louis recently posted on another thread that her pastor has announced to the choir that all “praise and worship” music will be phased out as of that date. So, they are beginning to phase-in new music.

Can anyone involved in liturgy or music at a diocesean or parish level answer this, please? I think there is a lot of mis-information out there.

And no, I am not confusing this with new music related directly to singing parts of the Mass. I am speaking specifically of hymns. Thanks
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Actually, I think we should respect the integrity of the original intent of this thread. Why not start a new one? 🤷
 
25th Sunday in OT:

Let us go to the Altar (Schutte)
Resp: I will praise Your Name (couldn’t find a setting for ps 113) we chose this from the common psalms.
Offertory: I will choose Christ (Booth)
Communion: Behold the Lamb (Willett)
Closing: Sing of the Lord’s goodness

have a great Mass, everyone!
peace,
h
 
hosea said:
Resp: I will praise Your Name (couldn’t find a setting for ps 113) we chose this from the common psalms.
h
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Have you ever looked at the Chabanel Psalm Project? It is a free collection of responsorial psalms (and other great stuff). There are nine settings of Psalm 113, for example. There seems to be something for everybody: accompanied and unaccompanied; Gregorian and modern; etc.

I use a setting from Chabanel every week.
 
moreorless said:
Have you ever looked at the Chabanel Psalm Project? It is a free collection of responsorial psalms (and other great stuff). There are nine settings of Psalm 113, for example. There seems to be something for everybody: accompanied and unaccompanied; Gregorian and modern; etc.

I use a setting from Chabanel every week.
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I’ll check it out. Thanks.
 
benedictgal said:
If the choir hasn’t considered it, I would even insert one of the verses from O Come, O Come Emmanuel. This one comes to mind:

All too often, we only get to hear the first verse and not the rest.
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I will be singing solo due to the performance style of the event. Someone will come up and recite the reading Isaiah 9: 2,6,7 and then I (because I am a cantor) am to sing a song that pertains to it.
Then someone else will recite a different reading and another cantor or one of the choirs will sing a song or hymn that pertains to that reading and so on.

I did a search on youtube for the verses and found a lot of music I would not care to do and various works from Handel’s “Messiah”. I don’t think that the audience would like to listen to these items in Handel’s “Messiah” so I think I’ll pass on that one.

Maybe I’ll do your suggestion of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

Any other thoughts would be appreciated.
 
This is what I suggest for next weekend:

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C

Processional Hymn: #583 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise ST. DENIO
Preparation of the Gifts: #403 Open My Eyes Manibusan
Communion Hymn: #324 Gift of Finest Wheat BICENTENNIAL
Recessional Hymn: #748 The King of Kings, Christ Jesus Reigns ICH GLAUB AN GOTT

This is what my music director has:

Processional Hymn: #583 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise ST. DENIO
Preparation of the Gifts: #503 O Beauty, Ever Ancient O’Connor
Communion Hymn: #399 Jesus, Come to Us Haas
Recessional Hymn: #604 God of the Hungry Soper
 
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