New Hymnals

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As of today, the green Gather hymnals are history, and our parish has replaced them with the black St. Michael’s more traditional (but not archaic) hymnals. And the organist pulled out all the stops, the cantor sang beautifully, and I nearly wept when the parish sang with, if not gusto (we are Catholics, you know 😉 ), definitely with sincerity and reverance. When the Agnus Dei was sung in Latin, those of us who “knew the words” really did make a statement of belief that I hoped inspired others who may never have heard it proclaimed in this manner. It was a grand day in Virginia. 😃
 
It makes me almost envious:o . Our parish has just gotten new hymnals, but ours are just a newer version of Gather complete with that “Lord of the Dance” tune:( . I yearn for such reverance in Mass, and not feel like I just walked out of a VBS worship time.
 
Coming_Home said:
It makes me almost envious:o . Our parish has just gotten new hymnals, but ours are just a newer version of Gather complete with that “Lord of the Dance” tune:( . I yearn for such reverance in Mass, and not feel like I just walked out of a VBS worship time.
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My only fear is that they have sold the old hymnals on eBay and some poor unsuspecting parish is going to be forced to sing “Gather Us In” next weekend . . . I shall have to ask Father next time I see him . . . 😉
 
IrishAm said:
As of today, the green Gather hymnals are history, and our parish has replaced them with the black St. Michael’s more traditional (but not archaic) hymnals. And the organist pulled out all the stops, the cantor sang beautifully, and I nearly wept when the parish sang with, if not gusto (we are Catholics, you know 😉 ), definitely with sincerity and reverance. When the Agnus Dei was sung in Latin, those of us who “knew the words” really did make a statement of belief that I hoped inspired others who may never have heard it proclaimed in this manner. It was a grand day in Virginia. 😃
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Oh - good for you!!! That IS a grand day in Virginia!!

👍

~Liza
 
Lucky, LUCKY you for getting back the traditional music! 🙂

As a recent convert from the Methodist faith, I have to ask, where in the world did the Catholic Church pick up that insane, headache inducing “Lord of the Dance” ditty?

It makes me want to chew up the hymn book in frustration.:eek:
 
Iowa_Skye said:
Lucky, LUCKY you for getting back the traditional music! 🙂

As a recent convert from the Methodist faith, I have to ask, where in the world did the Catholic Church pick up that insane, headache inducing “Lord of the Dance” ditty?

It makes me want to chew up the hymn book in frustration.:eek:
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My sentiments exactly, The fact that they feel they have to make Mass fun and exciting is one of the things that makes me want to run away to another parish.
 
Glad to hear it Irish!

The Arlington Diocese is making great strides. We in Front Royal got rid of our Gather hymnals quite some time ago and got the St. Michael’s.
 
IrishAm said:
As of today, the green Gather hymnals are history, and our parish has replaced them with the black St. Michael’s more traditional (but not archaic) hymnals. And the organist pulled out all the stops, the cantor sang beautifully, and I nearly wept when the parish sang with, if not gusto (we are Catholics, you know 😉 ), definitely with sincerity and reverance. When the Agnus Dei was sung in Latin, those of us who “knew the words” really did make a statement of belief that I hoped inspired others who may never have heard it proclaimed in this manner. It was a grand day in Virginia. 😃
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its not often you see the phrase “pull out all the stops” used as in the context it originally came from. I just wish my parish back home had an organ, it wouldn’t even bother me if it didn’t get played, because that could be easily remedied. It’s a little harder to put a true organ into a building
 
I don’t know if any of you are aware of it, but project Gutenberg contains a digital copy of the St. Gregory Hymnal from 1920. It contains 150 English and 150 Latin hymns.

Also, since it was produced in 1920, it is in the public domain, which means you can legally copy it for any purpose. You could even have them printed and sold, if you wanted to. Naturally, it has an nihil obstat and imprimatur.

Digital copies can be had here for absolutely free:
gutenberg.org/etext/23673

Pax Tecum,
Zach
 
Iowa_Skye said:
Lucky, LUCKY you for getting back the traditional music! 🙂

As a recent convert from the Methodist faith, I have to ask, where in the world did the Catholic Church pick up that insane, headache inducing “Lord of the Dance” ditty?

It makes me want to chew up the hymn book in frustration.:eek:
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Hey, I liked Lord of the Dance a lot when I was younger.

Back when I was in Boot Camp most of us went to Church to get out of work. I think it was Catholic, I was a horrible Catholic back then. (I am a work in progress)
Well at Church everyone would yell out their favorite song by number, so you would hear yells for #283, #165 etc… until the organist agreed, then everyone would cheer and we would sing the song. It brings back memories because I would always be screaming for my favorite, “Lord of the Dance”

I like it, it reminds of my Boot Camp days, yet now that I have discovered the Catholic faith, I believe it should only be sung at parties or VBS school, stuff like that. Not when we gather to Worship God at Mass, campy songs belong at camp.

Vatican II looks to putting Gregorian Chant first, and I believe we should also seek to incorporate some traditional hymns which honor our Catholic heritage.

God Bless
Scylla
 
You will see many great hymnals popping up soon as the new translations of the Mass become available. Why? Because the old ones will be obsolete, and their disposal will create a vacuum that proprietors are eager to fill. This has some big publishers worried because the new generation is not very keen on the 70’s mood music that haunts many pew hymnals purchased decades ago. People are wanting more traditional music and less of the campfire music. The problem is, there are no copyrights on the old (read, classical) music, so there’s not as much money to be made. However, there are also fewer restrictions. Many good, solid hymnals are being planned by small companies with traditional hymns, and because of the internet, they will be on equal footing with the big guns and their fleet of sales reps. They may not make a killing on original, copyright music, but they are determined to get traditional music back in the churches.
 
So… what’s the matter with Gather Us In and Lord of the Dance? Inspires too much emotion or what? Lord of the Dance is enough to make one cry, realizing what Jesus went through as a human being. Now gather us in is not my favorite, but it does have promise. 🙂
 
Is there a site for the St. Michael hymnals? I’ve never heard of them.
 
rwoehmke said:
So… what’s the matter with Gather Us In and Lord of the Dance? Inspires too much emotion or what? Lord of the Dance is enough to make one cry, realizing what Jesus went through as a human being. Now gather us in is not my favorite, but it does have promise. 🙂
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I’m with rwoehmke. What’s wrong with Gather Us In? …I like it.
 
That sappy “Gather” hymnal is the scourge of my existence! :mad:

But good for you! 👍
 
We have the “Gather” hymnals. But we also have the Agnus Dei and Sanctus sung in Latin at times. The 2 things are not mutually exclusive.
 
ummmmmmm…I thought “music at Mass” was an off-limits topic at this time? 🤷
 
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