tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post115681013686629138..comments2024-03-25T06:39:42.081-04:00Comments on Bonfire of the Vanities: Name that tune...Fr Martin Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-5964930224933295102007-06-12T16:21:00.000-04:002007-06-12T16:21:00.000-04:00"Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All"Jesus, my Lord, my..."Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All"<BR/><BR/><I>Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all,<BR/>How can I love Thee as I ought?<BR/>And how revere this wondrous gift<BR/>So far surpassing hope or thought?<BR/>Sweet Sacrament, we Thee adore!<BR/>O make us love Thee more and more.<BR/>O make us love Thee more and more.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-62307706776231347582007-04-09T14:48:00.000-04:002007-04-09T14:48:00.000-04:00I would suggest these beautiful, Traditional hymns...I would suggest these beautiful, Traditional hymns:<BR/>"O Lord, With Wondrous Mystery" (This one may be hard to find, but the lyrics are excellent in conveying the reality of the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist.)<BR/>"Be Thou My Vision"<BR/>"Be Still My Soul"<BR/>"My God, My Father"<BR/><BR/>God bless your efforts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1159468461013648222006-09-28T14:34:00.000-04:002006-09-28T14:34:00.000-04:00Will you be posting the final list of songs?Will you be posting the final list of songs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157942711875315632006-09-10T22:45:00.000-04:002006-09-10T22:45:00.000-04:00For Eastertide:O Sons and Daughters Let Us SingO s...For Eastertide:<BR/><BR/>O Sons and Daughters Let Us Sing<BR/><BR/>O sons and daughters, let us sing!<BR/>The King of heaven, the glorious King,<BR/>Over death today rose triumphing.<BR/>Alleluia! Alleluia!<BR/><BR/>That Easter morn, at break of day,<BR/>The faithful women went their way<BR/>To seek the tomb where Jesus lay.<BR/>Alleluia! Alleluia!<BR/><BR/>An angel clad in white they see,<BR/>Who sat, and spake unto the three,<BR/>“Your Lord doth go to Galilee.”<BR/>Alleluia! Alleluia!<BR/><BR/>That night th’apostles met in fear;<BR/>Amidst them came their Lord most dear,<BR/>And said, “My peace be on all here.”<BR/>Alleluia! Alleluia!<BR/><BR/>When Thomas first the tidings heard,<BR/>How they had seen the risen Lord,<BR/>He doubted the disciples’ word.<BR/>Alleluia! Alleluia!<BR/><BR/>“My piercèd side, O Thomas, see;<BR/>My hands, My feet, I show to thee;<BR/>Not faithless but believing be.”<BR/>Alleluia! Alleluia!<BR/><BR/>No longer Thomas then denied;<BR/>He saw the feet, the hands, the side;<BR/>“Thou art my Lord and God,” he cried.<BR/>Alleluia! Alleluia!<BR/><BR/>How blessed are they who have not seen,<BR/>And yet whose faith has constant been;<BR/>For they eternal life shall win.<BR/>Alleluia! Alleluia!<BR/><BR/>On this most holy day of days<BR/>Our hearts and voices, Lord, we raise<BR/>To Thee, in jubilee and praise.<BR/>Alleluia! Alleluia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157674242042491522006-09-07T20:10:00.000-04:002006-09-07T20:10:00.000-04:00I'm a fan of the "Nashotah House" hymn. Yeah, yea...I'm a fan of the "Nashotah House" hymn. Yeah, yeah, it is the house hymn for an Anglican..er..ECUSA..er..TEC seminary, but it also appears in the _excellent_ St. Michael hymnal and uses a text from everyone's favorite ex-Anglican, John Henry Newman. The hymn tune is regal & singable and, heck, the lyrics are doctrinal and it even has a little Latin. <BR/><BR/>I picked up an mp3 (unfortunately rather low quality) from the Nashotah House web site: http://www.nashotah.edu/audio/Nashotah_Hymn24bit.mp3 <BR/><BR/>Nashotah House Seminary Hymn <BR/>1. Firmly I believe and truly<BR/>God is three, and God is One;<BR/>And I next acknowledge duly <BR/>Manhood taken by the Son.<BR/><BR/>Refrain:<BR/>Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus,<BR/>de profundis oro te, <BR/>Miserere, judex meus, <BR/>parce mihi Domine.<BR/><BR/>2. And I trust and hope most fully <BR/>In that Manhood crucified; <BR/>And each thought and deed unruly<BR/>Do to death, as He has died.<BR/><BR/>3. Simply to His grace and wholly <BR/>Light and life and strength belong, <BR/>And I love, supremely, solely, <BR/>Him the holy, Him the strong.<BR/><BR/>4. And I hold in veneration, <BR/>For the love of Him alone, <BR/>Holy Church, as His creation, <BR/>And her teachings as His own.<BR/><BR/>5. Adoration ay be given, <BR/>With and through the angelic host,<BR/>To the God of earth and heaven, <BR/>Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.<BR/><BR/>Paraphrase of the Refrain:<BR/>Holy mighty, Holy God, <BR/>from the depths I beseech thee,<BR/>have mercy, O my judge, <BR/>spare me, O Lord.<BR/><BR/>Text from The Dream of Gerontius<BR/>John Henry Newman, 1801-1890<BR/><BR/>Tune composed by Canon Joseph A. Kucharski, Nashotah HouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157639307854832392006-09-07T10:28:00.000-04:002006-09-07T10:28:00.000-04:00Excellent suggestions!- Holy, Holy, Holy- Anything...Excellent suggestions!<BR/><BR/>- Holy, Holy, Holy<BR/>- Anything to Cwm Rhondda (Guide us now, O great Jehovah)<BR/><BR/>Once you get them interested, if you've got a heavy Irish-American contingient, teach them Be thou my vision and St. Patrick's Breastplate. <BR/><BR/>Another vote for teaching chants and plainsong, in Latin or English.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124847109117072966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157586227418223512006-09-06T19:43:00.000-04:002006-09-06T19:43:00.000-04:00I'd approach the Liber Hymnarius with a little car...I'd approach the Liber Hymnarius with a little care. An index in the back shows when they were written--and some say "novus," new. They're usually inferior and in any case not part of our heritage as such.Kathleen Pluthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17658348042905287557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157562563185685962006-09-06T13:09:00.000-04:002006-09-06T13:09:00.000-04:00If you really must sing vernacular hymns, I'd sugg...If you really must sing vernacular hymns, I'd suggest "Light's Abode, Celestial Salem" sung to Regent Square.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157546240502820302006-09-06T08:37:00.000-04:002006-09-06T08:37:00.000-04:00Thanks for the continuing comments; I am checking ...Thanks for the continuing comments; I am checking this and noting the suggestions.<BR/><BR/>About chant, and Latin: I totally agree, and we are doing some of that already. We chant the Agnus Dei in Latin, per Missa VIII, fairly frequently, and I've used the Sanctus of the same setting at daily Mass, gradually acclamating folks to it. We chant the Our Father in English, and the Kyrie pretty frequently on Sunday. (These are what I do; I don't control what the parochial vicar and retired priest do, although they are cooperative.)<BR/><BR/>We do use some Latin hymns: "O Salutaris" and "Tantum Ergo" are very familiar to the daily Mass crowd, because we have perpetual exposition in our chapel, where we also have daily Mass; so at the end of Mass, when the Eucharist is re-exposed, we sing one of these hymns, varying between Latin and English. <BR/><BR/>Also, we have sung "O Sanctissima," but folks don't know it well; same with "Pange Lingua" which makes me suggest we do it beyond Holy Thursday. On Holy Thursday, the music director led the choir in singing "Pange Lingua" with alternating Latin and English verses, which seemed to work.<BR/><BR/>Finally, during Easter Season last, I introduced the "Regina Coeli" to the Wednesday evening Mass, which begins at 6, in place of the Angelus as called for.<BR/><BR/>Keep your suggestions coming; this is more than a one-year project...Fr Martin Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157512531598249482006-09-05T23:15:00.000-04:002006-09-05T23:15:00.000-04:00Father,I would recommend looking at the various hy...Father,<BR/><BR/>I would recommend looking at the various hymns of the Divine Office for ideas as well. (Use the Liber Hymnarius or an older Antiphonale; the English breviaries contain a mishmash of music that is not all from the Office itself.) You can use the original Latin, or find a translation (there are many). You can use the original chant melody, or a more customary chorale. <BR/><BR/>In fact, many hymns out there, particularly in the Anglican hymnals, are developed from the Office hymns. If hymns are necessary in a given situation, than this seems to me to be the way to do them.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck!Michael E. Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072441434065551376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157509806931616412006-09-05T22:30:00.000-04:002006-09-05T22:30:00.000-04:00I don't see these above:Songs of Thankfulness and ...I don't see these above:<BR/><BR/>Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (for Epiphany)<BR/>Come, Ye Thankful People, Come (for weeks 3?-34, "the last things")<BR/>Virgin-Born, We Bow Before You<BR/><BR/>And one each for morning and night:<BR/>Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies<BR/>and <BR/>O Radiant Light, O Sun Divine<BR/><BR/>(Alternate for morning: When Morning Gilds the Skies)Kathleen Pluthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17658348042905287557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157500337859185962006-09-05T19:52:00.000-04:002006-09-05T19:52:00.000-04:00Hymns: Choose really strong hymn tunes like Hyfryd...Hymns: Choose really strong hymn tunes like Hyfrydol, Ellacombe, etc. Many of them have several different lyric settings and so if the congregation learns one tune, they can sing three or four hymns in different seasons. <BR/>My favorite hymn this year: "O God Beyond All Praising/I Vow To Thee My Country", based on the Holst melody and with two great sets of lyrics.<BR/>Totally agree with respondents who urge introduction of chanted psalms and chanted Mass parts. We are adding the chanted "Our Father" this week and I hope it leads to more, more, more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157492876595900782006-09-05T17:47:00.000-04:002006-09-05T17:47:00.000-04:00Most importantly:Kyrie from Mass XVIGloria from Ma...Most importantly:<BR/>Kyrie from Mass XVI<BR/>Gloria from Mass VIII<BR/>Credo III<BR/>Sanctus from Mass XVIII<BR/>Agnus Dei from Mass XVIII<BR/>(these are from the Missa 'Jubilate Deo': the bare minimum of Latin chants that the faithful should know<BR/>http://www.adoremus.org/VoluntatiObsequens.html<BR/>They are simple and CAN BE learned by average parishoner.<BR/><BR/>"Veni, veni Emmanuel" (everyone knows the tune, all they have to learn is the Latin words)<BR/>"Adeste, fideles" (same as above)<BR/>"Puer natus in Bethlehem" (simple song)<BR/>"Attende, Domine"<BR/>"Vexilla regis"<BR/>"Ubi Caritas"<BR/>"Pange Lingua"<BR/>"Stabat Mater"<BR/>"Veni Creator Spiritus"<BR/>"Adoro Te"<BR/>"Ave Verum Corpus Natum"<BR/>"O Salutaris"<BR/>"Salve Regina"<BR/>"Ave Regina Caelorum"<BR/>"Alma Redemptoris Mater"<BR/>"Regina Caeli Laetare"<BR/>"Tantum Ergo"<BR/>These are some basic Latin hymns that any Catholic of the Latin Rite should know, and they are also fitting songs for various times of the year.<BR/>I highly encourage Latin, because if you don't help introduce it, who else will?<BR/>These are hymns that many people either know or have heard some time in their lives.Roman Sacristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118261227449305868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157479122043797002006-09-05T13:58:00.000-04:002006-09-05T13:58:00.000-04:00Hmmm, I don't see "Lead, Kindly Light" on the list...Hmmm, I don't see "Lead, Kindly Light" on the list. I believe it was written by Cardinal John Newman, 19th Century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157467926001203232006-09-05T10:52:00.000-04:002006-09-05T10:52:00.000-04:00Well, you started with my favorite hymn of all tim...Well, you started with my favorite hymn of all time, so not far for me to go from there.<BR/>Though I generally do not care for hymns with the word "I" in them more than twice, tops, I do find "I Heard the Voice of Jesus" quite suitable for Mass.R. M. A. J. Romerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415991176088860826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157460532596135622006-09-05T08:48:00.000-04:002006-09-05T08:48:00.000-04:00To Jesus Christ Our Soveriegn King is a classic.O ...To Jesus Christ Our Soveriegn King is a classic.<BR/><BR/>O God, Our Help In Ages Past is also good, and although I somehow associate it with Anglicans, I don't think there's anything un-Catholic about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157428987325063372006-09-05T00:03:00.000-04:002006-09-05T00:03:00.000-04:00Faith of Our Fathers. It always makes me think of ...Faith of Our Fathers. It always makes me think of what our ancestors went through for the faith. <BR/><BR/>Also, I've always loved Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee since my wife-to-be chose it for our wedding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157407534815676922006-09-04T18:05:00.000-04:002006-09-04T18:05:00.000-04:00Tantum ErgoO Salutaris HostiaUbi CaritasO Sacred H...Tantum Ergo<BR/><BR/>O Salutaris Hostia<BR/><BR/>Ubi Caritas<BR/><BR/>O Sacred Head Surrounded<BR/><BR/>Oh Father, this is a great project!MaryAgnesLambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821472572653480524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157393059924750482006-09-04T14:04:00.000-04:002006-09-04T14:04:00.000-04:00Hi, Fr. Martin,I am especially fond of _Glorious T...Hi, Fr. Martin,<BR/><BR/>I am especially fond of _Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken, Sion City of our God_, sung to the tune _Austria_, as well as others.<BR/><BR/>You will remember me as the "congenial Dominican" in D.C.<BR/><BR/>--Fr. Augustine Thompson O.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157374031793308192006-09-04T08:47:00.000-04:002006-09-04T08:47:00.000-04:00All you nations by Lucian Deiss, and his priestly ...All you nations by Lucian Deiss, and his priestly people. great for liturgy, contemporary enough to satisfy the SVII croud, stately and orthodox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157342627247798552006-09-04T00:03:00.000-04:002006-09-04T00:03:00.000-04:00Mozart's 'Ave Verum Corpus' is unsurpassed on all ...Mozart's 'Ave Verum Corpus' is unsurpassed on all possible accounts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157338810614714462006-09-03T23:00:00.000-04:002006-09-03T23:00:00.000-04:00I completely agree with many of the offerings here...I completely agree with many of the offerings here. I too think everyone should know both the Tantum Ergo and O Salutaris Hostia (or even better the full versions from the Office of Corpus Christi). That said, if your parishes have a lot of little children, I really love the little "O Sacrament Most Holy" hymn...sounds great both a cappella or with very simple piano backing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157334056596109762006-09-03T21:40:00.001-04:002006-09-03T21:40:00.001-04:00May I suggest O Sanctissima. It is my personal fa...May I suggest O Sanctissima. It is my personal favorite, and when I used to teach catechism for the first communion class, I taught them that hymn in Latin, and they loved it. They would walk out the door to go home singing: "Ora Ora, pro nobis..."<BR/>The pastor, an old monsignor who did not like latin asked the children if they knew what it meant. I had given the kids a sheet with the latin words, and the english translation on the side. One girl spoke up and said: "Monsignor, if you don't know what it means, the English is right here (and she smacked the paper)... DUH!!!" I couldn't stop laughing, he had no comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157327392433560332006-09-03T19:49:00.000-04:002006-09-03T19:49:00.000-04:00I've enjoyed reading all these ideas. You've got m...I've enjoyed reading all these ideas. You've got me humming and singing some oldfavorties.<BR/><BR/>Father, I know you want more general-purpose hymns, but, as you mention your congregation already knows "O come oh come Immanuel," how about introducing the to the wonderful french advent song, "O Come Divine Messiah." http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/o_come_divine_messiah.htm <BR/>Since I moved to the US (from Canada) I've noticed that you folks seem to get short shrift when it comes to Advent hymns.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787892622804373968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1157327301285815572006-09-03T19:48:00.000-04:002006-09-03T19:48:00.000-04:00Father, don' forget "JESUS, MY LORD, MY GOD, MY AL...Father, don' forget "JESUS, MY LORD, MY GOD, MY ALL" by Father Frederick William Faber, especially at Friday' masses in reparation to the offenses to the Most Sacred Heart of JesusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com