Likewise. I first encountered it at Sandyford-Henderson CofS in Glasgow itself in 1975 and have loved it ever since. But it's not well-known south of the Border except, perhaps, in the URC.
To God be the glory - Crosby
The power of the cross - Getty
Before the throne of god above - Bancroft
You are my king (amazing love) - Foote
Thank you for saving me - Smith
We celebrated Defence Sunday at which there were many cadets and military persons in attendance, so our hymns reflected this.
O God, our help in ages past (St Anne)
King of glory, king of peace (Gwalchmai)
Community of Christ (Leoni)
O brother man fold to thy heart thy brother (Tree of peace)
The ode of remembrance (composed by our own organist)
Likewise. I first encountered it at Sandyford-Henderson CofS in Glasgow itself in 1975 and have loved it ever since. But it's not well-known south of the Border except, perhaps, in the URC.
I was just about to say I was surprised to see it so far south.
Likewise. I first encountered it at Sandyford-Henderson CofS in Glasgow itself in 1975 and have loved it ever since. But it's not well-known south of the Border except, perhaps, in the URC.
I was just about to say I was surprised to see it so far south.
I can confirm it's live and kicking in Glasgow (or it was pre-pandemic) at the Episcopal Cathedral.
Pretty standard Remembrance fayre here in Mud and Mattins land:
He Who Would Valiant Be
Eternal Father Strong to Save
Rock of Ages
O God our Help in Ages Past
The National Anthem
Church definitely the busiest it has been since before Covid - the usual congregation of about 15 went north of 50 - which for a village of 200 is not bad.
We don't have Brownies/Scouts or anything like that so the wreath laying up at the war memorial in the burial ground after the service was short and to the point.
Psalm 29Attwood in A flat Canticles Venite Cutler in F
Te deum laudamus & Benedictus Stanford in B flat Hymns
Rejoice, the Lord is King
O King, enthroned on high
When morning gilds the skies
We didn't sing an anthem because we have another service this evening and the Choir needs a break.
The Lord is king lift up your voice (CHURCH TRIUMPHANT)
Psalm 46 - God is our refuge and our strength (STROUDWATER)
Come and find the quiet centre (LEWIS FOLK MELODY)
Crown him with many crowns (DIADEMATA)
Rejoice, the Lord is king (DARWELL'S 148TH)
Rather a frustrating day on the technical front. My laptop has suddenly decided that realtime video encoding is All Too Much and is stuttering and jumping, to the point where I had to turn the sound off and lead one hymn unaccompanied. I shall threaten it with Windows Vista if it doesn't start behaving itself. Though now I think about it an Ubuntu install might be a good option for minimising resource use.
The psalmist today was ill and so was his usual swap so it was said rather than sung. Not what you want for Christ the King!
All heav'n declares
Take our bread
The Servant King - taken at a very moderate pace.
Majesty.
Let our praise be your welcome (we are here for you) - Matt Redman
How great the chasm (living hope) - Phil Wickham
Amazing grace (my chains are gone) - Chris Tomlin, John Newton
Worthy of every song (build my life) - Pat Barrett
Crown him with many crowns (Diademata)
The head that once was crowned with thorns (St Magnus)
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness (Was Lebet)
Rejoice the Lord is King (Gopsal)
Hail redeemer, King divine
Rejoice the Lord is King
O let the Son of God enfold you
At he name of Jesus every knee shall bow
Hail Redeemer is a grand tune. The hymn was written for the laying of the foundation stone of Liverpool's RC Cathedral of Christ the King - the original Lutyens design - in 1933.
The refrain always sounded like:
“Angels snakes and nations sing/ Praise to Jesus Christ our King”
It is the quintessential triumphalist RC hymn. I was amazed to realise that it is in the NEH when I started to sing in an Anglo-Catholic choir ( a rare beast in this city) many years ago
The refrain always sounded like:
“Angels snakes and nations sing/ Praise to Jesus Christ our King”
It is the quintessential triumphalist RC hymn. I was amazed to realise that it is in the NEH when I started to sing in an Anglo-Catholic choir ( a rare beast in this city) many years ago
Which hymn would that be? Hail redeemer isn't in my copy of the NEH.
The refrain always sounded like:
“Angels snakes and nations sing/ Praise to Jesus Christ our King”
It is the quintessential triumphalist RC hymn. I was amazed to realise that it is in the NEH when I started to sing in an Anglo-Catholic choir ( a rare beast in this city) many years ago
Here it is at then end of Mass yesterday in Liverpool Met Cathedral preceded by a snazzy fanfare. I was fortunate to spend several years as a choir man there. Its a stunning building (though others may disagree!)
Starts at 1:34:11
Maybe “Together in Song” ( the successor to the old Australian Hymnal) which was published around 2000. Nunc Dimittis used refer to it as “‘Together in shite”
Hymn book? Book?Hymns? In Sydney Diocese? I doubt it - more likely to be The Hillsong Happies Data Projection File or the Ra Ra Jesus-Jesus-Jesus is - (Like) - Real Ace Mate Powerpoint on Steroids folder.
Contra Nunc Together in Song (different moniker in UnZud but I can't remeber it) and Hymns and New tend to be my chosen. Sadly in my current diocese the execrable Blue English Fluff Book grabbed a hold in the 1980s and has never been exorcised. But I am increasingly post singing. A quick 8:00 and go home would be my choice if I didn't have a day job taking me everywhere in the diocese.
Hymn book? Book?Hymns? In Sydney Diocese? I doubt it - more likely to be The Hillsong Happies Data Projection File or the Ra Ra Jesus-Jesus-Jesus is - (Like) - Real Ace Mate Powerpoint on Steroids folder.
Yes, one of those almost certainly. Not so long ago, I went to a funeral at one of the local Anglican churches and the hymns were of that sort of order - all on a screen so you did not have to collect a book.
I think that we have to distinguish our distaste for screens, and for the words that are projected onto them. One could have a service which used screens but only had traditional hymns, or a service with modern worship songs that used books (or, more likely, printed handouts). One advantage of using a screen and/or handouts is that one can include all the words (including responses) for a service, in the correct order: very useful for newbies who may struggle to find their way through two or three books (and several different places within them).
Since Covid we have put all our words onto the screen, but single-use handouts are available for those who require them.
We've resumed using books, given that they sit idle for a full week between uses, but we are still projecting as well because it's part of our online offering and it would actually be harder not to. And because muggins is putting the music together the words appearing is a useful cue for when to stand as I've yet to try to make Musescore produce a traditional Presbyterian "gathering note".
I think that we have to distinguish our distaste for screens, and for the words that are projected onto them. One could have a service which used screens but only had traditional hymns, or a service with modern worship songs that used books (or, more likely, printed handouts). One advantage of using a screen and/or handouts is that one can include all the words (including responses) for a service, in the correct order: very useful for newbies who may struggle to find their way through two or three books (and several different places within them).
Screens don't give you enough context. You have to have the text large enough on the screen to be visible to everyone, which means you don't have enough real estate to supply enough context. It becomes more like a teleprompter, to which some people (certainly me) respond to with a kind of focus that doesn't track the wider context. I have the same response to GPS navigation - I'm focused on following the directions, and so don't have the slightest clue where I actually am - I just know that I'm about to take the third exit at the roundabout.
Praise to the Lord (LOBE DEN HERREN)
Longing for light (CHRIST BE OUR LIGHT)
We lay our broken world (GARELOCHSIDE)
Hark the glad sound (CREDITON)
O come, o come Emmanuel (VENI EMMANUEL)
The last one caused me some trouble as I'd recorded it last year but without accompaniment (and in 4-part harmony so didn't want to re-record), and when I came to match it couldn't get the tempo right. Got there in the end but re-recording might have been quicker!
We sang the antiphons appointed in our rite, which are here.
Particularly beautiful, I think, is the Great Antiphon for Advent, which is sung on all weekdays on Advent, and on the 3rd and 5th Sundays as the antiphon on the Magnificat at Vespers. It can be heard (in French) here.
Christ is coming! Let creation (Neander)
Advent candles tell their story (Angel Voices)
O come, O come Emmanuel
The days are surely coming (Langloffan)
Joy to the world!
Retired clergyman covered for our vicar who has Covid.
Come thou long expected Jesus- Cross of Jesus
O come, o come Emmanuel - Veni Emmanuel
The advent of our king - Franconia
Lo he comes with clouds descending- Helmsley
Of the Father’s love begotten
Come, my way, my truth, my life (the minister introduced this by saying it was traditional to have a hymn no one knows and this was it. He was forgiven, I think. Poor man is from Melbourne, and has no idea what a Methodist congregation in NE Scotland knows.)
Long ago prophets knew
Christ is the worlds’s light.
And Mr Cats did all his favourite advent stuff before and after, which was rather nice!
Tentative toe-dipping for the first time in a while -
O Come O Come Emmanuel
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending (Obvious Anti-Semitism Excised Version)
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Communion Hymns Hills of the North Rejoice and (low point) Kumbayah.
We started with the Matin Responsory by Palestrina. Motet
When came in flesh the incarnate word Guest Hymns
The Advent of our God
O quickly come, dread judge of all
Hills of the north, rejoice Organ
Ach Gott, vom himmel sieh darein Steffens
For You, O Lord, My Soul in Stillness Waits/MY SOUL IN STILLNESS WAITS Come Now, O Prince of Peace/O-SO-SO Creator of the Stars of Night/CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM Now the Heavens Start to Whisper/JEFFERSON Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending*/HELMSLEY Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus/HYFRYDOL
*As with where @KarlLB was, Our hymnal omits the anti-Semitic bits.
We welcome you with praise (here for you) - Redman
Worthy of every song (build my life) - Barrett
Let now the weak (saviour king) - Fieldes and Sampson
"Sleepers, wake!" A voice astounds us (Wachet auf)
Once he came in blessing (Gottes Sohn ist kommen)
Jesus came, adored by angels (Lowry)
The King shall come when morning dawns (St Stephen)
Choral Mass setting: Britten, Missa Brevis in D
Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (from the cantata BWV 61)
Long ago, prophets knew - Personent Hodie. Could have done with a doubling of the tempo, but not so bad. Downhill from there...
Peace is flowing like a River - argh shoot me now!
Refiner's Fire - pull that trigger, damn you!
Little Donkey - you cannot be serious!
Refiner's Fire was particularly painful; I hate the song with a passion but if it must be done, at least get the sodding syncopated rhythm right. Hearing it squared off and the syncopation turned into a dotted rhythm was just agonising.
We had:
God of grace and God of glory (RHUDDLAN, again)
Come thou, long-expected Jesus (STUTTGART, because duh)
God the omnipotent (RUSSIA i.e. the Russian Czarist National Anthem; word of warning, youtube videos of the anthem and their associated comments are... interesting. Come for the music, stay for the pining for autocratic monarchy, or something)
When I receive the peace of Christ (SEVEN JOYS OF MARY)
The voice of God goes out to all the world (WOODLANDS. Book says MORESTEAD which I don't know and I made an executive decision to ignore the Int Mod's suggestion of ELLERS)
Morning Prayer ( CW) as our Vicar has Covid and no priest was available.
Christ whose glory fills the skies- Ratisbon
Hark a herald voice is sounding- Merton
On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry- Winchester New
Longing for light- Christ be our light
The voice of God goes out to all the world (WOODLANDS. Book says MORESTEAD which I don't know and I made an executive decision to ignore the Int Mod's suggestion of ELLERS)
Comments
A favourite combination of words and music for me.
The power of the cross - Getty
Before the throne of god above - Bancroft
You are my king (amazing love) - Foote
Thank you for saving me - Smith
'Take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess' always gets me.
O God, our help in ages past (St Anne)
King of glory, king of peace (Gwalchmai)
Community of Christ (Leoni)
O brother man fold to thy heart thy brother (Tree of peace)
The ode of remembrance (composed by our own organist)
I was just about to say I was surprised to see it so far south.
I can confirm it's live and kicking in Glasgow (or it was pre-pandemic) at the Episcopal Cathedral.
He Who Would Valiant Be
Eternal Father Strong to Save
Rock of Ages
O God our Help in Ages Past
The National Anthem
Church definitely the busiest it has been since before Covid - the usual congregation of about 15 went north of 50 - which for a village of 200 is not bad.
We don't have Brownies/Scouts or anything like that so the wreath laying up at the war memorial in the burial ground after the service was short and to the point.
Meekness and majesty.
Christ triumphant.
Psalm 29 Attwood in A flat
Canticles Venite Cutler in F
Te deum laudamus & Benedictus
Stanford in B flat
Hymns
Rejoice, the Lord is King
O King, enthroned on high
When morning gilds the skies
We didn't sing an anthem because we have another service this evening and the Choir needs a break.
Psalm 46 - God is our refuge and our strength (STROUDWATER)
Come and find the quiet centre (LEWIS FOLK MELODY)
Crown him with many crowns (DIADEMATA)
Rejoice, the Lord is king (DARWELL'S 148TH)
Rather a frustrating day on the technical front. My laptop has suddenly decided that realtime video encoding is All Too Much and is stuttering and jumping, to the point where I had to turn the sound off and lead one hymn unaccompanied. I shall threaten it with Windows Vista if it doesn't start behaving itself. Though now I think about it an Ubuntu install might be a good option for minimising resource use.
All heav'n declares
Take our bread
The Servant King - taken at a very moderate pace.
Majesty.
Christ is the king, o friends rejoice
The king of love my shepherd is
Rejoice the Lord is king
The anthem ,both morning and evening was
Angelus domini - by Patrick Hawkes
We had 3 sopranos , 3 altos, a tenor and a bass this evening, and a congregation of about 15, which is excellent for our place.
How great the chasm (living hope) - Phil Wickham
Amazing grace (my chains are gone) - Chris Tomlin, John Newton
Worthy of every song (build my life) - Pat Barrett
The head that once was crowned with thorns (St Magnus)
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness (Was Lebet)
Rejoice the Lord is King (Gopsal)
Rejoice the Lord is King
O let the Son of God enfold you
At he name of Jesus every knee shall bow
Hail Redeemer is a grand tune. The hymn was written for the laying of the foundation stone of Liverpool's RC Cathedral of Christ the King - the original Lutyens design - in 1933.
“Angels snakes and nations sing/ Praise to Jesus Christ our King”
It is the quintessential triumphalist RC hymn. I was amazed to realise that it is in the NEH when I started to sing in an Anglo-Catholic choir ( a rare beast in this city) many years ago
Which hymn would that be? Hail redeemer isn't in my copy of the NEH.
Here it is at then end of Mass yesterday in Liverpool Met Cathedral preceded by a snazzy fanfare. I was fortunate to spend several years as a choir man there. Its a stunning building (though others may disagree!)
Starts at 1:34:11
Honestly - I get worse!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1J6CoR65AI
Is any hymnbook commonly used in Sydney Anglican services?
Contra Nunc Together in Song (different moniker in UnZud but I can't remeber it) and Hymns and New tend to be my chosen. Sadly in my current diocese the execrable Blue English Fluff Book grabbed a hold in the 1980s and has never been exorcised. But I am increasingly post singing. A quick 8:00 and go home would be my choice if I didn't have a day job taking me everywhere in the diocese.
Yes, one of those almost certainly. Not so long ago, I went to a funeral at one of the local Anglican churches and the hymns were of that sort of order - all on a screen so you did not have to collect a book.
Since Covid we have put all our words onto the screen, but single-use handouts are available for those who require them.
Screens don't give you enough context. You have to have the text large enough on the screen to be visible to everyone, which means you don't have enough real estate to supply enough context. It becomes more like a teleprompter, to which some people (certainly me) respond to with a kind of focus that doesn't track the wider context. I have the same response to GPS navigation - I'm focused on following the directions, and so don't have the slightest clue where I actually am - I just know that I'm about to take the third exit at the roundabout.
Longing for light (CHRIST BE OUR LIGHT)
We lay our broken world (GARELOCHSIDE)
Hark the glad sound (CREDITON)
O come, o come Emmanuel (VENI EMMANUEL)
The last one caused me some trouble as I'd recorded it last year but without accompaniment (and in 4-part harmony so didn't want to re-record), and when I came to match it couldn't get the tempo right. Got there in the end but re-recording might have been quicker!
Particularly beautiful, I think, is the Great Antiphon for Advent, which is sung on all weekdays on Advent, and on the 3rd and 5th Sundays as the antiphon on the Magnificat at Vespers. It can be heard (in French) here.
Advent candles tell their story (Angel Voices)
O come, O come Emmanuel
The days are surely coming (Langloffan)
Joy to the world!
Come thou long expected Jesus- Cross of Jesus
O come, o come Emmanuel - Veni Emmanuel
The advent of our king - Franconia
Lo he comes with clouds descending- Helmsley
No anthem.
Come, my way, my truth, my life (the minister introduced this by saying it was traditional to have a hymn no one knows and this was it. He was forgiven, I think. Poor man is from Melbourne, and has no idea what a Methodist congregation in NE Scotland knows.)
Long ago prophets knew
Christ is the worlds’s light.
And Mr Cats did all his favourite advent stuff before and after, which was rather nice!
O Come O Come Emmanuel
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending (Obvious Anti-Semitism Excised Version)
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Communion Hymns Hills of the North Rejoice and (low point) Kumbayah.
No organist so trying to keep time to CDs.
Motet
When came in flesh the incarnate word Guest
Hymns
The Advent of our God
O quickly come, dread judge of all
Hills of the north, rejoice
Organ
Ach Gott, vom himmel sieh darein Steffens
For You, O Lord, My Soul in Stillness Waits/MY SOUL IN STILLNESS WAITS
Come Now, O Prince of Peace/O-SO-SO
Creator of the Stars of Night/CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM
Now the Heavens Start to Whisper/JEFFERSON
Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending*/HELMSLEY
Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus/HYFRYDOL
*As with where @KarlLB was, Our hymnal omits the anti-Semitic bits.
We've a working instrument but no working instrumentalist. We were 9 this morning.
Worthy of every song (build my life) - Barrett
Let now the weak (saviour king) - Fieldes and Sampson
Once he came in blessing (Gottes Sohn ist kommen)
Jesus came, adored by angels (Lowry)
The King shall come when morning dawns (St Stephen)
Choral Mass setting: Britten, Missa Brevis in D
Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (from the cantata BWV 61)
Long ago, prophets knew - Personent Hodie. Could have done with a doubling of the tempo, but not so bad. Downhill from there...
Peace is flowing like a River - argh shoot me now!
Refiner's Fire - pull that trigger, damn you!
Little Donkey - you cannot be serious!
Refiner's Fire was particularly painful; I hate the song with a passion but if it must be done, at least get the sodding syncopated rhythm right. Hearing it squared off and the syncopation turned into a dotted rhythm was just agonising.
God of grace and God of glory (RHUDDLAN, again)
Come thou, long-expected Jesus (STUTTGART, because duh)
God the omnipotent (RUSSIA i.e. the Russian Czarist National Anthem; word of warning, youtube videos of the anthem and their associated comments are... interesting. Come for the music, stay for the pining for autocratic monarchy, or something)
When I receive the peace of Christ (SEVEN JOYS OF MARY)
The voice of God goes out to all the world (WOODLANDS. Book says MORESTEAD which I don't know and I made an executive decision to ignore the Int Mod's suggestion of ELLERS)
Christ whose glory fills the skies- Ratisbon
Hark a herald voice is sounding- Merton
On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry- Winchester New
Longing for light- Christ be our light