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hazcompat
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What music will Protestants use during the Trduum?
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All kinds of glorious hymns, songs, and spiritual songs, in all genres of music, from many different cultures!
Many Protestant churches will present a cantata written within the last few decades. Many of these are rather bland, but some are magnificent. I believe that the Gaithers wrote a cantata that many Protestant churches perform, but I can’t remember the name.
There are also a lot of wonderful children’s cantatas. I personally love “Vinegar Boy” and “To See A Miracle,” although these are rather old (more than 30 years old). But the music and story is still very good.
Other Protestant churches will present a classical work. Handel’s Messiah, the Third Part (the Passion) is very popular. Even if churches don’t present the entire Messiah, many will do the Hallelujah Chorus and I Know that My Redeemer Liveth.
Among the most popular traditional hymns in Protestant churches are “Christ The Lord Is Risen Today,” “He Arose,” and “He Lives.” “In the Garden” is a hugely popular song, too, but it’s more Good Friday than Easter. “Crown Him With Many Crowns” is very popular, too, even though it’s not overtly an Easter hymn.
Among the most popular contemporary (last 40 years) songs in Protestant churches are “Rise Again,” Easter Song," “Sunday’s On The Way,” “The Victor,” and “Was It A Morning Like This?” Another popular song that isn’t really Easter, but it’s still popular is “Our God Is An Awesome God.”
I don’t follow the current contemporary Christian music scene, but I’m guessing that there are some good pop/rock songs written in the last few years.
I hope this answers your question.
BTW, many evangelical denominations would not know what “Triduum” means. Many do not recognize a “Holy Week.” They simply celebrate the various events in the last week of Jesus, e.g., Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday.
Many Protestant churches will present a cantata written within the last few decades. Many of these are rather bland, but some are magnificent. I believe that the Gaithers wrote a cantata that many Protestant churches perform, but I can’t remember the name.
There are also a lot of wonderful children’s cantatas. I personally love “Vinegar Boy” and “To See A Miracle,” although these are rather old (more than 30 years old). But the music and story is still very good.
Other Protestant churches will present a classical work. Handel’s Messiah, the Third Part (the Passion) is very popular. Even if churches don’t present the entire Messiah, many will do the Hallelujah Chorus and I Know that My Redeemer Liveth.
Among the most popular traditional hymns in Protestant churches are “Christ The Lord Is Risen Today,” “He Arose,” and “He Lives.” “In the Garden” is a hugely popular song, too, but it’s more Good Friday than Easter. “Crown Him With Many Crowns” is very popular, too, even though it’s not overtly an Easter hymn.
Among the most popular contemporary (last 40 years) songs in Protestant churches are “Rise Again,” Easter Song," “Sunday’s On The Way,” “The Victor,” and “Was It A Morning Like This?” Another popular song that isn’t really Easter, but it’s still popular is “Our God Is An Awesome God.”
I don’t follow the current contemporary Christian music scene, but I’m guessing that there are some good pop/rock songs written in the last few years.
I hope this answers your question.
BTW, many evangelical denominations would not know what “Triduum” means. Many do not recognize a “Holy Week.” They simply celebrate the various events in the last week of Jesus, e.g., Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday.
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Scoobyshme
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Although it’s harder to tell these days, historically, Protestant hymns reflected Protestant theology and Catholic hymns reflected Catholic theology. The biggest way to tell was that Protestant hymns emphasized “I, me, my, etc.” while Catholic hymns emphasized “We, us, our” to reflect the Catholic theology that we are all members of the Body of Christ. In other words, we believe that it’s “We and God” vs “Me and God.”
Examples: Protestant hymn, “Amazing Grace”: “I was lost…” “I was found” etc.
Catholic hymn, “Praise WE Now OUR God”
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CatholicZ09
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I think that Protestant hymns during Holy Week would be fine. The only thing you must look out for is the theology the hymns are based on. Most are appropriate, I believe.
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wed2catholic
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When I was a Baptist, we sang some of these hymns on Easter Sunday morning (at least one of which I have heard in the Catholic chuch) and had a cantata on Easter Sunday evening. We did not celebrate Good Friday or Holy Thursday. At the Presbyterian church I attended, we sang some similar songs on Easter Sunday, and we had a musical on Good Friday. It was mostly choir (sheet) music with readings. The service ended in candle light, and it was very moving. (They call this their tinnabrae [spelling?] service [for darkness], and they also have a Maundy Thursday service. The Presbyterian music was very close to Catholic music, and I think most of their songs would have been appropriate in a Catholic church.
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Le_Cracquere
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It probably says something that I had to go Wiki the word “Triduum” before answering your question.
Sometimes, the church has a (sparsely attended) Good Friday service, where they generally find something contemporary to sing that deals with the Crucifixion. Along with Christmas, Easter Sunday is the one service of the year that they’ll break out something written before 1980. It’s usually one or two older hymns, something like “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,” mixed in with the recent stuff.
The music director still accompanies it on acoustic guitar, though, which he seems to feel makes it a little less Pharisaic.
Sometimes, the church has a (sparsely attended) Good Friday service, where they generally find something contemporary to sing that deals with the Crucifixion. Along with Christmas, Easter Sunday is the one service of the year that they’ll break out something written before 1980. It’s usually one or two older hymns, something like “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,” mixed in with the recent stuff.
The music director still accompanies it on acoustic guitar, though, which he seems to feel makes it a little less Pharisaic.
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graceandglory
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Evangelical, non liturgical churches, don’t think anything differently about the Triduum than any other day of the year. Good Friday is no different to them than any other day of the year, as they don’t follow any kind of church calendar. Easter Sunday, there will often be overflow, lots of non church goers attend, people will be more dressed up on Easter Sunday, and the choir will sing a rousing Easter hymn about the resurrection.
As a fallen away Catholic, but active evangelical for many years, Easter was one of the saddest days of the year for me. It was NOTHING like Catholic Easter.
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SyCarl
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This may surprise some, but the choir at our church will be singing the Stabat Mater on Good Friday as set Karl Jenkins.
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Alix1912
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In the High Litergical Churchs many of the same hymns and litergy is used as in the Catholic Church. We go to Palm Sunday,Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Services.
Can’t speak for the Non Denoms or Evangelicals as each one of them does different things.
Can’t speak for the Non Denoms or Evangelicals as each one of them does different things.
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odile53
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Other than obviously Marian hymns, there is a lot of overlap in Protestant and Catholic hymns, particularly the traditional ones. For example, I’ve heard “For all the Saints,” “Eternal Father, Strong to Save,” “Holy, Holy, Holy,” “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,” and “Crown Him with Many Crowns” sung at both Catholic Mass as well as Episcopal and Lutheran services. And come to think of it, I attended a funeral service at an Episcopal church where one of the Ave Marias was played instrumentally. I think the more mainstream and older the denomination is, the more overlap you have.
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Dave_Noonan
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While I don’t know what specifically is planned for this year, typically we have:
Holy Thursday:
“Ubi Caritas” (many possible settings)
“There in God’s Garden”
Good Friday:
“O Sacred Head, Now Wounded”
“Ah Holy Jesus”
Holy Saturday/Easter:
Exsultet (I know, not a hymn)
“Christ is Risen! Alleluia”
“Alleluia! Sing to Jesus”
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Bbigam
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What you say is common, but not universal. Some do have services for Good Friday but they tend not to be very well-attended.
Growing up non-denominational and then Free Methodist, I had a very fuzzy awareness that some places had Holy Thursday services but had never been to one. I knew about Good Friday services and we went sometimes, but not always. I had never even heard of the idea of an Easter Vigil! But we did always celebrate Easter Sunday in a big way, with extra services and singing, often a sunrise service. And we always did special stuff for Palm Sunday (but nothing about the Passion that day).
Back to the original question… I mostly remember singing “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” for Good Friday or thereabouts, and “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” for Easter Sunday.
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Cat
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The reason why Good Friday services are not well attended in evangelical churches is that the children are in school, and the parents are working. In Catholic churches, the children who are in Catholic schools are out of school that day, and therefore at least one parent is off work.
In the various evangelical churches that I was part of over the years, Good Friday and Easter Sunday were huge. Best music of the year. Prettiest decorations of the year.
And in the last ten years or so that we were evangelical Protestant, we did celebrate Maundy Thursday, usually with a Communion service.
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Cat
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This is a huge over-generalization.
If you look at the words to the hymns and songs that I mentioned in my earlier post, you will seldom see the infamous “I.”
One exception is the gorgeous song, “He Lives.”
"I serve a risen Savior, He’s in the world today,
I know that He is risen, whatever men may say.
I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer,
And just the time I need Him, He’s always near.
He lives! He lives! Christ Jesus lives today.
He walks with me and talks with me
Along life’s narrow wayl.
He lives! He lives, salvation to impart.
You ask me how I know He lives,
He lives within my heart."
Now if YOU think that’s “I” centered, well, I think think you’re looking to see what you want to see. I see that song as totally glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ, and I love the song and miss it in Catholic churches. Catholics could sing it even better because we have the Eucharistic Jesus!
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hazcompat
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thank you all.
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Publisher
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When I have attended “Good Friday” services with friends…“When I Survey the Wonderous Cross.”
I’ve been to some contemporary GF services where a lot of contemporary praise music has been employed…much of it you’d find aired on “KLOV” radio.
I’m usually in Meeting First Day…but we don’t sing as a rule…there usually is a time set aside for singing outside the Meeting for Worship…if someone is moved to offer “vocal ministry” during Meeting…sometimes they will feel moved to sing…but it is rare…especially when there’s a “singing” meeting either before or after Meeting for Worship.
I’ve been to some contemporary GF services where a lot of contemporary praise music has been employed…much of it you’d find aired on “KLOV” radio.
I’m usually in Meeting First Day…but we don’t sing as a rule…there usually is a time set aside for singing outside the Meeting for Worship…if someone is moved to offer “vocal ministry” during Meeting…sometimes they will feel moved to sing…but it is rare…especially when there’s a “singing” meeting either before or after Meeting for Worship.
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Cat
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You’re kidding!? Go on! I’m shocked. You are so incredibly lucky.
In our city, Good Friday is just another day in the public schools.
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JoshuaNY
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The Lutheran Church I attend has always had evening service for Maundy Thursday and then a day time Good Friday service and an evening Tenebrae Service ensuring all Lutherans who go to public school could attend. I am not too familiar with Evangelical Churches, would they have their services during the day?
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stormy99
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I never noticed that before but you are right…thanks
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