"Come, Ye Disconsolate"
Ah. Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway; 1972. Words: Thomas Moore, Sacred Songs, 1816.Come, ye disconsolate, where’er ye languish,Come to the mercy seat, fervently kneel.Here bring your wounded hearts,...
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Dulce lignum, dulces clavos: The Alleluia for the Feast of the Exaltation of...
This is one of the relatively few chant propers for the mass that doesn't come from Scripture; its source is Fortunatus' 6th-Century poem Pange lingua, gloriosi, and more specifically the Crux fideles...
View ArticleCrux Fidelis inter omnes
A beautiful hymn perfect for Holy Cross day; this melody seems to be used in the Roman Catholic Church, because I've found several videos that use the same tune. It's a tune I've never heard before;...
View ArticleAnglican Chant XXIX: King's College Cambridge, Psalm 65 (Atkins)
Here's the 1662 BCP (Coverdale) text: 1 Thou, O God, art praised in Sion * and unto thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem.2 Thou that hearest the prayer * unto thee shall all flesh come.3 My...
View Article"I've Been 'Buked, and I've Been Scorned"
From the YouTube page:At the March on Washington in 1963 Mahalia sang in front of 250,000 people "I've Been 'Buked, and I've Been Scorned", in which Martin Luther King, Jr. made his famous "I Have a...
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The Hymns at the Lesser Hours: Terce
The following are the hymns listed for Tierce (Terce), in Hymn melodies for the whole year, from the Sarum service-books:Daily throughout the year except on WhitsunDay&the three days following :...
View ArticleRegina caeli (Francisco Guerrero)
New York Polyphony sings this beautiful piece, composed by Guerrero (1528-1599) and recorded this past May at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin:Regina coeli laetare, Alleluia.Quia quem meruisti...
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William Walton: "Coronation Te Deum"
We praise thee, O God : we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.All the earth doth worship thee : the Father everlasting.To thee all Angels cry aloud : the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.To...
View ArticleAnglican Chant XXXII: Psalm 93, The Lord is King (Garrett)
This is one of my favorite Psalms! And this is a quite nice chant; here's the Coverdale Psalter version: 1 The Lord is King, and hath put on glorious apparel * the Lord hath put on his apparel, and...
View ArticleKyrie IV (Altissime, Cantus ad libitum)
This is the beautiful Kyrie (Altissime) from Mass IV, sung by the Benedictine monks of St. Martin Beuron. According to the Liber Usualis (1961), Mass IV (Cunctípotens génitor Deus) is "For Feasts of...
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The Hymns at the Lesser Hours: Compline I
This is the first of three posts about the Compline hymns;see Part II here and Part III here. The following are the hymns listed for Compline, in Hymn melodies for the whole year, from the Sarum...
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The Hymns at the Lesser Hours: Compline II
This is the second of three posts about the Compline hymns; see Part I here and Part III here. The following are the hymns listed for Compline, in Hymn melodies for the whole year, from the Sarum...
View ArticleFor the Feast of St. James of Jerusalem: Exultet Caelum Laudibus
In honor of today's Feast of St. James of Jerusalem (AKA, "The Brother of Our Lord"), here's Exultet Caelum Laudibus - a Lauds and 2nd Evensong hymn for Apostles & Evangelists - sung by La Capella...
View ArticleClear Creek Monastery, 2013
This is a 52-minute version of a shorter video that's been around for a number of years now, I believe. Clear Creek is a Benedictine Monastery in Oklahoma; the video addresses the topics of the order...
View ArticleRalph Vaughan Williams - Mass in G minor
This is Part 1 of 2, containing the Kyrie, the Gloria, and the Credo:And here's Part 2 - the Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei:The singers here are The Choir of Westminster Cathedral. From the YouTube...
View ArticleSeen and heard today at Divine Service: "Thou Visitest the Earth"
Maurice Greene's beautiful "Thou Visitest the Earth," his composition based on today's Psalm 65. Here it's sung (exquisitely!) by the Choir of New College, Oxford. (Listen to more from this great...
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The Communion Song for the Solemnity of All Saints: Beati Mundo Corde
Here it's sung by the Schola of the Vienna Hofburgkapelle:The text for this proper comes from Matthew 5 and his version of the Beatitudes: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God....
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The Introit for the Solemnity of All Saints: Gaudeamus Omnes
CPDL provides the text and an English translation:Gaudeamus omnes in Domino diem festum celebrantessub honore Sanctorum omnium:de quorum solemnitate gaudent angeli, et collaudant Filium Dei.Exsultate...
View ArticleAll Souls' Day: Requiem Op. 9 (Durufle)
Requiem ( Op. 9):I. Introit: Requiem aeternam 00:00II. Kyrie 03:25III. Domine Jesus Christe 06:57IV. Sanctus 15:00V. Pie Jesu 17:41VI. Agnus Dei 22:00VII. Lux Aeterna 25:39VIII. Libera me 29:43IX. In...
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