We have slotted back into Maggie Russell’s Mass of Freedom well enough, although I still find the rewrite of the Gloria jarring in the second verse. We have never sung “A Place at the Table” before so that should be interesting. Shirley Erena Murray writes marvellous lyrics that exemplify a practical social gospel.
Entrance: All Are Welcome (Haugen)
Psalm 123 (O’Brien)
Our eyes are fixed on you, Lord, pleading for your mercy.
Gifts: Open My Eyes (Manibusan) AOV 1/166
Communion: Bread Broken Wine Shared (Horner) AOV 2/155
Will You Love Me? (Boniwell) AOV 1/40
Thanksgiving: A Place at the Table (Shirley Erena Murray – Lori True) AOV NG 1
Recessional: Though the Mountains May Fall (Schutte) AOV 1/182
My local parish are doing …
Gathering: Amazing Grace
Psalm: Guimont version
POG: Eye Has Not Seen (Haugen)
Communion: Taste and See (Moore)
Sending Forth: Lift Up Your Hearts (O’Connor)
My 15 minutes away parish are doing …
Gathering: All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford)
Psalm: O’Brien version
Communion: Bread of Life, Hope of the World (Farrell)
Sending Forth: Send Down the Fire (Haugen)
You’ll be fine with “A Place At The Table” – just keep to a steady time, as it is easy to speed up as you go. We had to change one phrase in v4, which is about abuser, abused:
Instead of “with need to forgive” we sing “truth, healing and change”
truth – on all sides to just acknowledge the situation;
healing – on all sides;
change – moving forward, so that things don’t stay the same.
The new phrase is more active, resonates more and is respectful of those who have been through the abuser/abused experience.
Thank you for your help, Yola. We are only doing verses 1-3 so we should be OK.
Geoff
E: Send Down the Fire (Haugen)
PoG: Many and Great (Manalo) (thank you, R.S.)
C: Who Will Speak? (Haugen) AOV2/102
Be Still, My Friends (Frank Andersen)
R: Give Thanks (Henry Smith)
Mass Setting: Mass of Creation (Haugen) with Alleluia No. V (Alstott)
Gathering: The Master Came to Bring Good News (Finn)
Psalm 123: Our Eyes Are Fixed on the Lord (Alstott)
Gifts: Amazing Grace (Newton)
Communion: Praise to You, O Christ, Our Savior (Farrell)
God Has Chosen Me (Farrell)
Closing: God Has Spoken by the Prophets (Briggs; tune: HYFRYDOL)
We’re big HYFRYDOL fans! I can think of at least five hymns we sing to the tune.
open: Gather Us In (Haugen)
offertory: Here I am, Lord (Schutte)
communion: Lord, You Have Come (Gabarain), Taste and See (Moore)
closing: The Spirit Sends Us Forth (Dufner)
(fil-ministry choir) *was independence day here in the US
open: Gather Us In (Haugen)
offertory: Open my Eyes (Manibusan)
communion: Here I am, Lord (Schutte), America (Smith)
closing: America the Beautiful (Bates)
Wow.
I suppose I get “America the Beautiful” as a recessional and can even remember singing “God Bless Australia” on the way out of a Mass on Australia Day at some stage in the past.
However, I’m interested in how “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” works liturgically as a communion song – it’s an interesting piece of inculturation.
Also, can you tell me which English translation of Pescadors Des Hombres you use? I’ve suffered through some dreadful English versions and it would be nice to know that there is a good one out there that is singable.
cheers and happy belated Independence Day!
Geoff
Oh, I’m actually just a parishioner, I’m not actually involved with the choir or any musical decisions involved. Just thought I would relay the hymn selections from our parish because I noticed there’s some hymns that are sung here that you haven’t blogged yet! 🙂
I know I’ve read there’s some debate over whether patriotic hymns should be sung in the mass, but in the parish I go to- they’ve been using patriotic hymns for several years, so I guess the parishioners don’t mind, at least in this parish anyway.
Also, I believe the english lyrics found on the following link was the one that was sung. http://www.spiritandsong.com/compositions/15607
Have a good one! 🙂
I appreciate you posting and I notice others are looking at your parishes’ selections as well so we are all learning.
From the other side of the earth patriotic songs seem odd, but as I said, it happens here too and all our liturgies have to be rooted in a particular living community with their own cultural heritage.
Geoff