Norseman82 Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 I found it amusing when "Take Our Bread" was sung while the collection was being taken.....
zwergel88 Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 I do prefer more traditional chantish songs or whatever, but I think that alot of these songs are nice. Especially the prayer of St. Francis one, that is one of my favorite of the contemporaryish songs. Imacualate Mary, and Here I am Lord are nice too. I still prefer chant over them but they do have nice lyrics.
the_rev Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 [quote]I found it amusing when "Take Our Bread" was sung while the collection was being taken.....[/quote] All that we have, all that we offer is usually sung at our parish. Talk about greediness!
zwergel88 Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 I also think that the basic premise of these songs that they easy for people to sing and understand is good.
Tata126 Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Jan 26 2006, 03:31 PM']Those who voted for "Ave Maria" and "Panis Angelicus," which finished 15th, probably meant the versions by Franz Schubert and Cesar Franck, respectively, "but we don't know for sure," McMahon said. "Since many of them (voters) were not professionals, they probably didn't realize there was more than one version." [right][snapback]866888[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I sang (Schubert's) Ave Maria for my sister's wedding, but Bach's version is definitely the most reverent and sacred of the ones written for solo voice, at least, that I've heard. And OH so much harder to sing. Victoria's Ave Maria is my favorite - my choir sings it, and it builds off the chant, and it's incredible. I can't find a place on the internet where you can listen to it, but if anybody'd like to hear it, send me a message and I'll email it or send it over AIM or something.
jgirl Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 [quote name='Socrates' date='Jan 27 2006, 06:28 PM']I despise those "Glory & Praise" songs. [right][snapback]868109[/snapback][/right] [/quote] At Steubenville, my household sisters often used Glory and Praise songs for prank calls. You'd randomly call somebody, and when they answered, you'd serenade them. Other than that, I really can't stand them during the Mass.
Dust's Sister Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 [quote]WASHINGTON (CNS) -- "On Eagle's Wings," the musical reworking of the 91st Psalm by Father Michael Joncas, topped all other songs in an online poll asking which liturgical song most fostered and nourished the respondent's life. Two songs made popular by the St. Louis Jesuits -- "Here I Am, Lord" and "Be Not Afraid" -[/quote] I LOVE THOSE SONGS.
journeyman Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 [quote name='the_rev' date='Jan 27 2006, 02:37 PM']According to the Praire Priest at [url="http://priesthood.motime.com"]http://priesthood.motime.com[/url] he states, Could it possible be that the reason more traditional hymns didn't make the list because the have effectively been rooted out from the minds and hearts of the average parishioner? I think that sadly, that is the case. <snip> [right][snapback]867872[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Entirely possible and plausible In the 20 years I've attended, and the two years since I converted, I have not heard many of the traditional songs - except for some of the Marian songs in May - and never by a "professional" (what a horrible word for this thread - how about divinely inspired) choir
Old_Joe Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 I'm surprised no one mentioned "O God beyond all praising." I went to a mass once where one of the songs went something like: "Pharoh... pharoh.... Let my people go." I thought it came from a musical.
Laudate_Dominum Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 [quote name='the_rev' date='Jan 27 2006, 02:37 PM']Accoring to the Praire Priest at [url="http://priesthood.motime.com"]http://priesthood.motime.com[/url] he states, Could it possible be that the reason more traditional hymns didn't make the list because the have effectively been rooted out from the minds and hearts of the average parishioner? I think that sadly, that is the case. I don't understand how anyone who is familiar with such beautiful and moving hymns such as "Soul of My Savior" or "Jesus, my Lord, My God, My All" could even compare them to musical and theological disasters such as "All are Welcome" or "Lord of the Dance." [right][snapback]867872[/snapback][/right] [/quote] That "Lord of the Dance" song always made me sick because that's one of the titles of Krishna.. A friend of mine said that the author of that piece actually had Krishna in mind when he wrote it. Or maybe a Christ/Krishna composite.. I dunno.. Anyway, its freekin creepy.
Old_Joe Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 at newman we actually have a list of songs in our hymnal that we won't play. One of them goes something like, "All hail the Pope."
missionseeker Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 [quote name='Old_Joe' date='Jan 27 2006, 11:58 PM']I'm surprised no one mentioned "O God beyond all praising." I went to a mass once where one of the songs went something like: "Pharoh... pharoh.... Let my people go." I thought it came from a musical. [right][snapback]868358[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I've heard that. It is awful. BTW.. The choir director at my old parish has decided that God told her to stop playing the organ at Mass. (Inter Sollicitudines, Motu Proprio of Pope Pius X on Sacred Music!!) Now they have H&H and worse to guitar. For Christmas they had a kids' choir sing. They sang with NO practice and accompanied by an eight year old on guitar. It's really bad there and the whole place needs a lot of prayers so if you could say a Hail Mary or something for them, that'd be awfully grand of you.
Laudate_Dominum Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 [i]Table O' Plenty [/i]is pretty nauseating
Laudate_Dominum Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 Does anyone know the lyrics to [i]We Come To Tell His Story[/i]?
missionseeker Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 Not I. Does anyone know "where you there? (when they Crucified my Lord.. ) I always want to jump up and say It's you not they, or at the very least [i]we[/i]. And you're not helping any with that song.
Old_Joe Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 [quote name='missionseeker' date='Jan 27 2006, 11:42 PM']Not I. Does anyone know "where you there? (when they Crucified my Lord.. ) I always want to jump up and say It's you not they, or at the very least [i]we[/i]. And you're not helping any with that song. [right][snapback]868389[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Crispin does an awesome version of that song.
Laudate_Dominum Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 [quote name='missionseeker' date='Jan 27 2006, 11:42 PM']Not I. Does anyone know "where you there? (when they Crucified my Lord.. ) I always want to jump up and say It's you not they, or at the very least [i]we[/i]. And you're not helping any with that song. [right][snapback]868389[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I don't know about the context of Mass, but in general that song doesn't bother me. That's an old school African American tune that I think goes back to slave times or something. Anyway, its not in the same category as the Table O' Plenty type crrrap. IMHO In the traditional African-American spiritual style that song really works. The nasally white dude with show-tunes style piano playing and a congregation of people who couldn't sing if their life depended on it don't really pull it off. The popular "hymns" these days are more like cheap jingles. I have more appreciation for a lot of t.v. show theme songs.
journeyman Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 [quote name='Laudate_Dominum' date='Jan 27 2006, 11:00 PM']That "Lord of the Dance" song always made me sick because that's one of the titles of Krishna.. A friend of mine said that the author of that piece actually had Krishna in mind when he wrote it. Or maybe a Christ/Krishna composite.. I dunno.. Anyway, its freekin creepy. [right][snapback]868360[/snapback][/right] [/quote] darn, that's one of those fanny kicking songs . . . I always felt good afterward . . . never really thought it fit into the Mass, but I liked the song
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