2nd Sunday of Easter

docmattc · Post by **docmattc** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:43 pm

"Godhead here in hiding" is an obvious choice for next Sunday, but is it really suitable for Mass? Its really an adoration hymn.

What say you? (apart from that my planning for next Sunday should have been done by now!)

VML · Post by **VML** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:49 am

It's a great one for next Sunday, -my Sunday off which means what I had planned will be used, more or less, the following week.
We sang 'O bread of Heaven' as the thanksgiving on Thursday night. They are 'worship' hymns but why not?

musicus · Post by **musicus** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:07 pm

The reference to Thomas clinches it for me - so we'll be using it, as usual. Also, it's one of the great chant melodies - a 'good sing'.

organist · Post by **organist** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:27 am

Yes it's a must. We sang "Godhead here in hiding" during communion at the Westminster Chrism Mass and the priests obviously loved it. I wish we sang "O sons and daughters" more - it's a great tune and Anthony Greening did an excellent arrangement for the RSCM. Martin Baker has arranged it for the Vigil at Westminster Cathedral with the congregation singing the Alleluias and it really works!

Happy Easter everyone and let's keep telling everyone that Easter goes on until Pentecost. In fact we are the Easter people so every Sunday is Easter for us!

docmattc · Post by **docmattc** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:11 am

organist wrote: I wish we sang "O sons and daughters" more - it's a great tune

It certainly is, we did it last Sunday morning and its making an appearance this morning as the psalm is set to that tune (from Psalite).

organist wrote: Happy Easter everyone and let's keep telling everyone that Easter goes on until Pentecost. In fact we are the Easter people so every Sunday is Easter for us!

We are! I wish Catholics were known for our joy in the risen Christ, not for contraception and confession, or even whether or not we should sing more plainsong.

On the subject of Easter going on until Pentecost, over the last 3 years I've had to point out to 2 priests that extinguishing the Paschal candle after the Gospel on Ascension day was a practice that went out over 50 years ago :shock:

musicus · Post by **musicus** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:08 pm

docmattc wrote:I wish Catholics were known for our joy in the risen Christ, not for contraception and confession, or even whether or not we should sing more plainsong.

Quite so. I was greatly cheered, therefore, to read John L Allen's piece in this week's Tablet about Pope Benedict's very positive approach to the Faith.* Extremely encouraging!

And yes, we did sing Godhead here in hiding at Mass this morning. The people sang it very well, and four good people went out of their way to comment favourably on it, all believing it to be a new piece! They were surprised when I told them it was a chant melody, though a couple had a vague recollection of the 'Adoro te devote' text when I mentioned the Latin. Perhaps they used to sing it to a hymn melody.

*It's a free read on their web site, but you do have to sign up to the site to access it.

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