Our choice this week is the best Palm Sunday hymn ever, written by St. Theodulf in 810 and brilliantly translated into English by the great John Mason Neale in 1851.
Agree entirely. Our parish actually still sings. ONE hymn per season, which is the dumbest thing any young, highly-trained organist could come up with. Apparently he believes we can't sing...
I love the Liturgical music (we're Latin Mass) but this is progress?
How wonderful to know you love John Mason Neale! His life was one of tragedy; as was many of
those who were part of the Oxford movement. Pusey and Keble and how many others? Benedict in those days. But Neale's verse surpassed even John Henry Newman. Thank you for this translation.
A brief confession, I suppose. In our retirement (from pastoring) my wife and I agreed we would not choose a church based on the worship music...though our shared preference is traditional music, especially including a choir. Of course the church we ended up in has all contemporary music and no choir. Thank you for this powerful reminder of great church music, whereby I keep myself fed and inspired. What we are missing is especially poignant during the high seasons of the year.
Agree entirely. Our parish actually still sings. ONE hymn per season, which is the dumbest thing any young, highly-trained organist could come up with. Apparently he believes we can't sing...
I love the Liturgical music (we're Latin Mass) but this is progress?
Congregational singing...well said.
Dear Tony,
How wonderful to know you love John Mason Neale! His life was one of tragedy; as was many of
those who were part of the Oxford movement. Pusey and Keble and how many others? Benedict in those days. But Neale's verse surpassed even John Henry Newman. Thank you for this translation.
Thrilling!
A brief confession, I suppose. In our retirement (from pastoring) my wife and I agreed we would not choose a church based on the worship music...though our shared preference is traditional music, especially including a choir. Of course the church we ended up in has all contemporary music and no choir. Thank you for this powerful reminder of great church music, whereby I keep myself fed and inspired. What we are missing is especially poignant during the high seasons of the year.