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

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I was just contacted by my church’s LINKS coordinator (the Liturgy of the Word for Children) and we are having a meeting this coming Monday and she’s going to give me the music so I can Cantor November 29th. I am soooo excited!
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Congratulations! 👍 I really hope you get to do O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.
 
benedictgal said:
Congratulations! 👍 I really hope you get to do O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.
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Thanks benedictgal! You know, the whole time I was thinking and really hoping I get to do “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” However, from past experiences the coordinator likes to do “Soon and Very Soon.” I may ask if I can do something else, but…

What would you recommend?
 
CatholicZ09 said:
Thanks benedictgal! You know, the whole time I was thinking and really hoping I get to do “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” However, from past experiences the coordinator likes to do “Soon and Very Soon.” I may ask if I can do something else, but…

What would you recommend?
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Here is what I have used:

Entrance: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Offertory: Creator of the Stars of Night
Communion: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Recessional: The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns (Mourning Song tune)

Remember, the first Sunday of Advent speaks to the Second Coming. While Soon and Very Soon may address it, it misses the solemnity, beauty and dignity of the season. The King Shall Come, on the other hand, ties the two-fold essence of Advent beautifully.
 
pnewton said:
I am heartsick. For the last week I have a nerve pinched in my neck that is leaving my left hand numb and my arm and shoulder in pain. I want so bad to be back for Christ the King. It is my favorite feast.
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Yeah!!!

The pain finally lessened three days ago and I will be able to play for Mass this weekend.

To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King
Crown Him with Many Crowns
O Sacrament Most Holy
Lord I am not Worthy
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
 
My church organist was out this week because he was going to a wedding. He’s coming back tonight.

These were the songs:

Processional Hymn: #747 Crown Him With Many Crowns
Preparation of the Gifts: #560 Come, Christians, Join to Sing
Communion Hymn: #332 Behold the Lamb
Recessional Hymn: #740 To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King

So sad to see Year B come to an end. Bring on Year C!

This is what I have planned for Thanksgiving:

Processional Hymn: #310 Table of Plenty
Preparation of the Gifts: #573 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Communion Hymn: #343 Seed, Scattered and Sown
Recessional Hymn: #204 Now Thank We All Our God

Question: Is Thanksgiving in Year B or C or is it neutral?
 
Sunday, November 29th, 2009 - First Sunday of Advent - Year C

Processional Hymn: #36 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Penitential Rite: Kyrie Eleison, Christe Eleison, Kyrie Eleison - music by Christopher Walker
Responsorial Psalm: From Respond & Acclaim: “To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.”
Gospel Acclamation: From Respond & Acclaim: “Show us Lord your love; and grant us your salvation.”
Preparation of the Gifts: #48 The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns
Holy, Holy, Holy: Brown Composite Mass
Memorial Acclamation (A): St. Louis Jesuits Mass
Great Amen: St. Louis Jesuits Mass
Lamb of God: St. Louis Jesuits Mass
Communion Hymn: #546 Christ, Be Our Light
Recessional Hymn: #49 O Come Divine Messiah
 
Has anyone heard of the hymn “What Star is This”? It’s a really nice hymn for Epiphany. A lot of times I get “Do you mean What Child Is This?” Has anyone heard of “What Star is This”?
 
I had a chance to talk with the LINKS coordinator and she told me that one of the songs would be “Soon and Very Soon” because it’s easy for young kid’s to learn. I was wondering if “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” would be easy for them to learn. I mean, at least the first verse.
 
CatholicZ09 said:
Has anyone heard of the hymn “What Star is This”? It’s a really nice hymn for Epiphany. A lot of times I get “Do you mean What Child Is This?” Has anyone heard of “What Star is This”?
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It uses the tune, “Puer Nobis,” the same one used for “Come Thou Redeemer of the Earth” in Advent. Is that the one?

Betsy
 
CatholicZ09 said:
My church organist was out this week because he was going to a wedding. He’s coming back tonight.

These were the songs:

Processional Hymn: #747 Crown Him With Many Crowns
Preparation of the Gifts: #560 Come, Christians, Join to Sing
Communion Hymn: #332 Behold the Lamb
Recessional Hymn: #740 To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King

So sad to see Year B come to an end. Bring on Year C!

This is what I have planned for Thanksgiving:

Processional Hymn: #310 Table of Plenty
Preparation of the Gifts: #573 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Communion Hymn: #343 Seed, Scattered and Sown
Recessional Hymn: #204 Now Thank We All Our God

Question: Is Thanksgiving in Year B or C or is it neutral?
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I would run, not walk, away from Table of Plenty. It is too horizontal and reduces the Mass to a meal and devoids it of the sacramental element. Instead, I would choose All Creatures of Our God and King, since all creation is joining in giving thanks.

I would also not use Seed Scattered and Sown; instead, I would use Father, We Thank Thee Who Has Planted. The text is straight out of the Didache, one of the oldest books from the early Church.
 
CatholicZ09 said:
I had a chance to talk with the LINKS coordinator and she told me that one of the songs would be “Soon and Very Soon” because it’s easy for young kid’s to learn. I was wondering if “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” would be easy for them to learn. I mean, at least the first verse.
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When I was at the Cathedral, the music director tried to use that argument with my rector. He did not buy it, not at all. He wanted the children to learn the ancient and venerable hymns of the Church. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel was chief among them. It is the oldest Advent hymn and it is also the easiest one to sing.

“Soon, Very Soon” is not rich in the depth of beauty and theology as O Come, O Come. It is easy for children to learn. I know. I experienced it with our children’s choir.
 
benedictgal said:
I would run, not walk, away from Table of Plenty. It is too horizontal and reduces the Mass to a meal and devoids it of the sacramental element. Instead, I would choose All Creatures of Our God and King, since all creation is joining in giving thanks.

I would also not use Seed Scattered and Sown; instead, I would use Father, We Thank Thee Who Has Planted. The text is straight out of the Didache, one of the oldest books from the early Church.
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CatholicZ09 said:
I was wondering if “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” would be easy for them to learn. I mean, at least the first verse.
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My four year old knows it. Of course he has had more exposure than many kids, but it is surely teachable.

This week I think I will do

O Come O Come Emmanuel
On Jordan’s Bank
We Come to Your Feast
Soon and Very Soon

I do not yet know what I will do for a meditation, if I do one at all. I may look at some Lenten/repentence song. Advent is also a season on penance.
 
2nd Sunday of Advent (we will be off this Suday)

Come, o Lord and set us free
(love the guitar chords. Fmaj7th with G in the bass. Nice)
Your Mercy like rain (wonderful Cooney tune)
We come to Your feast
Soon and very soon

There is a wonderful Lamb of God we do during Advent called ‘Advent Lamb of God’ by Kevin Keil. The melody is derived from O come o come, Emmanuel. Very hauntingly beautiful and so appropriate for Advent. It is in Journeysongs. Not sure if it is in anyother OCP hymnal.

peace,
H
 
pnewton said:
Yeah!!!

The pain finally lessened three days ago and I will be able to play for Mass this weekend.

To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King
Crown Him with Many Crowns
O Sacrament Most Holy
Lord I am not Worthy
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
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Praise God for your healing! What instrument do you play?
 
pnewton said:
My four year old knows it. Of course he has had more exposure than many kids, but it is surely teachable.

This week I think I will do

O Come O Come Emmanuel
On Jordan’s Bank
We Come to Your Feast
Soon and Very Soon

I do not yet know what I will do for a meditation, if I do one at all. I may look at some Lenten/repentence song. Advent is also a season on penance.
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I think that it’s too soon to bring in St. John the Baptist, since the Gospel focus in on the second coming.

What I have used is this (and it works):

O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Creator of the Stars of Night (has some penitential element to it and easy to sing)
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
The KIng Shall Come when Morning Dawns (Mourning song tune)

The last one captures the essence of the two comings in Advent. The first verse deals with the first coming, but, the rest center on the second coming. In fact, the King Shall Come works great as the recessional to Christ the King because it sets the stage for what will come the following week.

On Jordan’s Bank is better suited for the second and third weeks of Advent.
 
pnewton said:
I will also use it the second week.
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The reason I am perplexed with On Jordan’s Bank for the first Sunday of Advent is that, as I see it, the hymn does not fit. The focus during the first Sunday of Advent is on the Second Coming. St. John the Baptist does not make his presence known until the Second Sunday of Advent.

Don’t get me wrong. I love On Jordan’s Bank; however, it is not really fitting for the First Sunday of Advent. It goes better with the Second and Third Sundays as the recessional.

By the way, HOOK EM HORNS!!! 😃
 
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