I agree that there is a shortage of "bread and wine" hymns. One I use occasionally is "We celebrate this festive day" (CFE 773). It doesn't have the best tune, but taken moderately briskly with a slight staccato and the choir taught to give each syllable a distinct attack and clear diction, it goes well. The feedback I get from the congregation is positive.
Does anyone else use it?
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nazard wrote:I agree that there is a shortage of "bread and wine" hymns. One I use occasionally is "We celebrate this festive day" (CFE 773). It doesn't have the best tune, but taken moderately briskly with a slight staccato and the choir taught to give each syllable a distinct attack and clear diction, it goes well. The feedback I get from the congregation is positive.
Does anyone else use it?
Yes
Gwyn wrote:"Let all mortal flesh keep silence" is a version of the Cherubic Hymn. The Cherubic Hymn is the dedicated offertory song of the Eastern rite Catholic Church in the Ukraine - the others too I think - the Liturgy of John Chrysostom.
Not strictly, I think. The text for Let all mortal flesh is from the Liturgy of St James. The Cherubic Hymn in the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom is shorter:
We, who mystically represent the Cherubim, And chant the thrice-holy hymn to the Life-giving Trinity, Let us set aside the cares of life That we may receive the King of all, who comes invisibly escorted by the Divine Hosts.
You do hear the text of Let all mortal flesh in the Byzantine rite (Ukrainian Catholics included) - it comes up in the Christmas eve liturgy.
M.
