Do we need hymns, when we already have Psalms?
The Psalter, as Esolen notes, is the prayer book of the Church and the Psalms constitute the “foundational poems of Christian praise.”
Jesus said to them: “I have come into this world so that a sentence may fall upon it, that those who are blind should see, and those who see should become blind. If you were blind, you would not be guilty. It is because you protest, ‘We can see clearly,’ that you cannot be rid of your guilt.”
The Psalter, as Esolen notes, is the prayer book of the Church and the Psalms constitute the “foundational poems of Christian praise.”
“On Holy Saturday in 1545—while the pope and several cardinals were present—two of the oldest choir members flew at each other during the blessing of the new oils, shouting in a loud voice…”
A new CD you don’t have yet full of beautiful music raising funds for bringing more beautiful music to Tasmania.
Such musical exhortations are not new, but the tone and visibility are.
Fr. Christopher Smith has created a 7-part series on Vatican II.
Yesterday, I used the text on page 366 to create an SATB Hymn for Lent.
A stepping stone towards singing this motet with a small choir – a recording for the middle voice of Fr Friel’s 3 part motet.
“Sometimes a certain mediocrity, superficiality and banality have prevailed, to the detriment of the beauty and intensity of liturgical celebrations.”
The psalm verses are optional—making this piece as long or short as you desire.
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