29 May 2016
| Entrance | Of the glorious body telling |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 109 | You are a priest for ever (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Profession of Faith | Credo III |
| Preparation of Gifts | Ave verum (Byrd) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Whoever eats my flesh (mtgf) |
| Communion | Take and eat (Michael Joncas) |
| Final | O thou, who at thy Eucharist did pray |
One of the possible purposes of this blog is to record what we do so that I know what we have done before. In fact, I generally remember whether we have done it before just not necessarily when. And if you have not done it before well when is never. So I was aware that we had not sung the final hymn before - and I was surprised that the rest of the choir did not know it. Whether it is still the case it seemed to be one of few hymns that got sung at Cathedral (large-scale) liturgies. The list includes Praise to the holiest, Soul of my Saviour — it doesn't speak well for a common repertoire.
We used to sing it, but haven't for a very long while - to my mind the meandering tune (Song I by Gibbons) is very un-congregation friendly. You'd have to sing it very frequently for it to take root, and I think there are better ones that will serve as core repertoire.
ReplyDeleteI think it is quite a strong tune and that the words fit well. However I recognise the category of 'not sure it is worth the effort needed to learn it'. With some new hymns, 'Holy is God' for example, in deciding to use I know I also have to think and when next can we use it. With Song 1 I am less sure - I was surprised the singers were unfamiliar but definitely some in the congregation knew it.
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