Funeral Mass for Mary Ann Sloan will be on Thursday, March 18 at 10:00 a.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 9:30. Julie Castello will be the cantor; Fr. Jason Kahle will preside.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
FUNERAL FOR BERNICE R. "BUNNY" HUG
Funeral Mass for Bernice R. "Bunny" Hug will be on Monday, March 15 at 10:00 a.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 9:30. Carol Icsman will be the cantor; Fr. Jason Kahle will preside.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
FUNERAL FOR JANET M. HAAS
Funeral Mass for Janet M. Haas will be on Saturday, March 13 at 10:00 a.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 9:30. Carol Icsman will be the cantor; Fr. Dave Nuss will preside.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
VR TOUR OF ST. JOHN LATERAN IN ROME
This is simply beautiful...awesome. For those who have been fortunate enough to have visited the Vatican it is a chance to relive memories......for those whose journey is yet to be, enjoy. Much God given talent was given to build such edifices and create the wonderful art.
Use your Cursor for panoramic views. Not too fast or you'll get dizzy. Use Back button to get to each location. Also the screen has a + and -- for Telephoto or Wide Screen. That's in lower left of picture.
Enjoy!
Click here: St. John Lateran - VR Tours
Thanks to Dan Shepherd for this contribution.
Use your Cursor for panoramic views. Not too fast or you'll get dizzy. Use Back button to get to each location. Also the screen has a + and -- for Telephoto or Wide Screen. That's in lower left of picture.
Enjoy!
Click here: St. John Lateran - VR Tours
Thanks to Dan Shepherd for this contribution.
Monday, March 8, 2010
LORD, WHO THROUGHOUT THESE FORTY DAYS
TEXT: Claudia Frances Hernaman, 1838-1898, alt.
MUSIC: John’s Day Psalter, 1562
TUNE: ST FLAVIAN
METER: CM (Common Meter: 86 86)
In his book, “Hymn Notes for Church Bulletins,” Austin Lovelace writes:
“As a result of her life-long interest in religious education, the author wrote 150 hymns for children. This one attempts to explain the deeper meanings of the forty days of Lent – fasting, praying, temptations, penitence which point to the joys of Easter which follows the penitential season.”
1. Lord who throughout these forty days,
For us did fast and pray,
Teach us to overcome our sins,
And close by you to stay.
2. As you with Satan did contend,
And us the vict’ry win,
O give us strength in you to fight,
In you to conquer sin.
3. As you did hunger and did thirst,
So teach us, gracious Lord
To die to self, and so to live
By your most holy word.
4. And through these days of penitence,
And through you Passiontide,
Fir evermore, in life and death,
O Lord! with us abide.
5. Abide with us, that through this life
Of doubts and hope and pain,
An Easter of unending joy
We may at last attain!
MUSIC: John’s Day Psalter, 1562
TUNE: ST FLAVIAN
METER: CM (Common Meter: 86 86)
In his book, “Hymn Notes for Church Bulletins,” Austin Lovelace writes:
“As a result of her life-long interest in religious education, the author wrote 150 hymns for children. This one attempts to explain the deeper meanings of the forty days of Lent – fasting, praying, temptations, penitence which point to the joys of Easter which follows the penitential season.”
1. Lord who throughout these forty days,
For us did fast and pray,
Teach us to overcome our sins,
And close by you to stay.
2. As you with Satan did contend,
And us the vict’ry win,
O give us strength in you to fight,
In you to conquer sin.
3. As you did hunger and did thirst,
So teach us, gracious Lord
To die to self, and so to live
By your most holy word.
4. And through these days of penitence,
And through you Passiontide,
Fir evermore, in life and death,
O Lord! with us abide.
5. Abide with us, that through this life
Of doubts and hope and pain,
An Easter of unending joy
We may at last attain!
LITURGICAL / MUSICAL QUESTION
Mike W. asked a question about a particular "Alleluia" that he had heard sung at another parish. You can view his question and the answer to his question in the "Liturgical or Musical Questions" article here.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
FUNERAL FOR CAROLINE ONEY
Funeral Mass for Caroline Oney will be on Saturday, March 6 at 10:00 a.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 9:30. Ron Blake will be the cantor; Fr. Jason Kahle will preside.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
Monday, March 1, 2010
FUNERAL FOR HOWARD PRINTY
Funeral Mass for Howard Printy will be on Friday, March 5 at 10:00 p.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 9:30. Rosemary Manner will be the cantor; Fr. Dave Nuss will preside.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
FUNERAL FOR PAUL W. OHLEMACHER
Funeral Mass for Paul W. Ohlemacher will be on Thursday, March 4 at 10:00 p.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 9:30. Carol Icsman will be the cantor; Fr. Jason Kahle will preside.
Since Paul was a retired member of the Parish Choir, members of the St. Mary's Parish Choir will also be joining the St. Mary's Funeral Choir.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
Since Paul was a retired member of the Parish Choir, members of the St. Mary's Parish Choir will also be joining the St. Mary's Funeral Choir.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
FUNERAL FOR KATHLEEN ANN SCALF
Funeral Mass for Kathleen Scalf will be on Wednesday, March 3 at 10:00 p.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 9:30. Ron Blake will be the cantor; Fr. Dave Nuss will preside.
For the Sandusky Register Obituary link, click here.
For the Sandusky Register Obituary link, click here.
Monday, February 22, 2010
CHILDREN'S CHOIR TO SING SUNDAY
The St. Mary's Children's Choir, under the direction of Mr. Mike Schmenk, will be singing at the 11:30 Mass this Sunday in place of the Contemporary Choir. The Children's Choir will sing selections at the Offertory and Communion Meditation.
THE GLORY OF THESE FORTY DAYS
TEXT: Clarum decs jejunit; Gregory the Great, C. 540-604; Tr. By Maurice F. Bell, 1862-1947.
MUSIC: Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510-1561
TUNE: OLD HUNDREDTH
METER: LM (Long Meter: 88 88)
In researching this hymn, there was not a lot of material to use to write this article. Only one source was found. On the website, Lectionary.org, Richard Niell Donovan writes of this hymn:
“We don't know who wrote this hymn, but we know that it is very old -- at least as early as the tenth century, and probably much older. When this hymn was first sung, few people could read. They learned these words and sang them from memory -- or heard a choir sing them. As long ago as the Dark Ages, this hymn was bringing light into the lives of Christians.
The hymn speaks of ‘forty days.’ The forty days of which it speaks were the forty days of Christ's temptation. Those were days of hunger and thirst, because Jesus fasted for those forty days. They were days spent in the loneliness of the desert. We wouldn't want to experience what Jesus experienced during those forty days, because they were hard days, but this hymn speaks of ‘the glory of these forty days,’ and it says, ‘we celebrate with songs of praise.’
Those words might seem odd, given Jesus' suffering during those forty days -- but it isn't his suffering that we celebrate -- it is his triumph over evil -- and his promise to help us triumph over evil as well. As we remember Jesus' temptation, let us not forget that we are tempted too -- often -- every day. Let us remember to pray for Christ's help each day -- that Christ will keep us on the right path -- that God will help us to accomplish something worthy -- and that Christ will protect us from the evil one.”
It is disappointing that our current hymnal, Gather Comprehensive, uses the OLD HUNDREDTH tune as the tune for this Lent hymn instead of the popular Lent tune ERHALT UNS HERR.
1. The glory of these forty days
We celebrate with songs of praise;
For Christ, by whom all things were made,
Himself has fasted and has prayed.
2. Alone and fasting Moses saw
The loving God who gave the law;
And to Elijah, fasting, came
The steeds and chariots of flame.
3. So Daniel trained his mystic sight,
Delivered from the lion’s might;
And John, the Bridegroom’s friend, became
The herald of Messiah’s name.
4. Then grant that we like them be true,
Consumed in fast and prayer with you;
Our spirits strengthen with your grace.
And give us joy to see your face.
MUSIC: Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510-1561
TUNE: OLD HUNDREDTH
METER: LM (Long Meter: 88 88)
In researching this hymn, there was not a lot of material to use to write this article. Only one source was found. On the website, Lectionary.org, Richard Niell Donovan writes of this hymn:
“We don't know who wrote this hymn, but we know that it is very old -- at least as early as the tenth century, and probably much older. When this hymn was first sung, few people could read. They learned these words and sang them from memory -- or heard a choir sing them. As long ago as the Dark Ages, this hymn was bringing light into the lives of Christians.
The hymn speaks of ‘forty days.’ The forty days of which it speaks were the forty days of Christ's temptation. Those were days of hunger and thirst, because Jesus fasted for those forty days. They were days spent in the loneliness of the desert. We wouldn't want to experience what Jesus experienced during those forty days, because they were hard days, but this hymn speaks of ‘the glory of these forty days,’ and it says, ‘we celebrate with songs of praise.’
Those words might seem odd, given Jesus' suffering during those forty days -- but it isn't his suffering that we celebrate -- it is his triumph over evil -- and his promise to help us triumph over evil as well. As we remember Jesus' temptation, let us not forget that we are tempted too -- often -- every day. Let us remember to pray for Christ's help each day -- that Christ will keep us on the right path -- that God will help us to accomplish something worthy -- and that Christ will protect us from the evil one.”
It is disappointing that our current hymnal, Gather Comprehensive, uses the OLD HUNDREDTH tune as the tune for this Lent hymn instead of the popular Lent tune ERHALT UNS HERR.
1. The glory of these forty days
We celebrate with songs of praise;
For Christ, by whom all things were made,
Himself has fasted and has prayed.
2. Alone and fasting Moses saw
The loving God who gave the law;
And to Elijah, fasting, came
The steeds and chariots of flame.
3. So Daniel trained his mystic sight,
Delivered from the lion’s might;
And John, the Bridegroom’s friend, became
The herald of Messiah’s name.
4. Then grant that we like them be true,
Consumed in fast and prayer with you;
Our spirits strengthen with your grace.
And give us joy to see your face.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
FRIDAYS OF LENT
On Fridays of Lent (Feb., 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26,), 5:30 pm. and Good Friday Afternoon, April 2, 2:15 p.m., the traditional STATIONS OF THE CROSS will be done with Organ Meditations.
Included in the organ meditations are works from the movie "The Passions of the Christ" by John Debney and works by J. S. Bach, Cesar Franck, and others. Presiders for the service will vary from week to week. The organist will be Tim Claubaugh. This service is open to all; you need not be Catholic to attend this very moving hour long service.
Included in the organ meditations are works from the movie "The Passions of the Christ" by John Debney and works by J. S. Bach, Cesar Franck, and others. Presiders for the service will vary from week to week. The organist will be Tim Claubaugh. This service is open to all; you need not be Catholic to attend this very moving hour long service.
LENT
By Tim Claubaugh
During Lent we will be doing a few things differently than we usually do during Mass.
First you will notice that as you come into church, the Priest (and assisting deacon) will be kneeling in front of the altar, praying silently. We encourage everyone to pray silently before Mass. Also, there will be no Prelude music before Mass and no opening song during Lent.
When it is time for Mass to begin, the cantor will ask everyone to please stand, and we will begin by going right into the Gathering Rite. For the Penitential Rite, everyone will recite the "I confess to almighty God..." followed by the priests' absolution and the sung "Kyrie eleison" led by either the cantor or the deacon. During Lent, we will also be singing an Offertory song, except where there is a choir in which case the choir will sing a selection at the Offertory.
During Lent we will be doing a few things differently than we usually do during Mass.
First you will notice that as you come into church, the Priest (and assisting deacon) will be kneeling in front of the altar, praying silently. We encourage everyone to pray silently before Mass. Also, there will be no Prelude music before Mass and no opening song during Lent.
When it is time for Mass to begin, the cantor will ask everyone to please stand, and we will begin by going right into the Gathering Rite. For the Penitential Rite, everyone will recite the "I confess to almighty God..." followed by the priests' absolution and the sung "Kyrie eleison" led by either the cantor or the deacon. During Lent, we will also be singing an Offertory song, except where there is a choir in which case the choir will sing a selection at the Offertory.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
FUNERAL FOR MARY T. BRADFORD
Funeral Mass for Mary T. Bradford will be on Saturday, February 13 at 10:00 p.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 9:30. Ron Abbott will be the organist; Rosemary Manner will be the cantor; Fr. Dave Nuss will preside.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
FUNERAL FOR JAMES LAURENCE ROE
Funeral Mass for James Laurence Roe will be on Friday, February 12 at 10:00 p.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 9:30. Carol Icsman will be the cantor; Fr. Jason Kahle will preside.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
ALLELUIA! SING TO JESUS
TEXT: Revelation 5: 9; William C. Dix, 1837-1898
MUSIC: Rowland H. Prichard, 1811-1887
TUNE: HYFRYDOL
METER: 8 7 8 7 D
Episcopalian William Dix was born in Bristol, England in 1837, and like Charles Ives (1874-1954) was in the insurance business specializing in marine insurance; writing hymns was just a hobby for him. Other hymn text that Dix wrote include the famous Christmas Carol “What Child is This” and the Epiphany Carol “As With Gladness Men of Old.” Dix wrote “Alleluia! Sing to Jesus” as a Communion / Ascension hymn in 1866. It was first published in his collection “Altar Song verses on the Holy Eucharist” in 1868.
Rowland Prichard was born in Bala in Graienyn in 1811 and he wrote the tune “Hyfrydol” when he was 20 years old. The hymnal “Haleliwiah Drachefn” is where Prichard’s tune first appeared in 1855. Many English choir boys over the years have referred to Prichard’s tune as “Hydrofoil.”
Austin Lovelace, in his book, “Hymn Notes for Church Bulletins” writes that Dix, “… wrote this text as a new Communion hymn for the Church of England. However, the ‘communion’ stanza is usually omitted, making the text more generally useful for praise, adoration or Ascension.”
1. Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
His the scepter, his the throne;
Alleluia! His the triumph,
His the victory alone;
Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion
Thunder like a mighty flood;
Jesus out of every nation
Has redeemed us by his blood.
2. Alleluia! Not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us,
Faith believes, nor questions how:
Though the cloud from sight received him,
When the forty days were o’er,
Shall our hearts forget his promise,
“I am with you evermore?”
3. Alleluia! Bread of Angels,
Here on earth our food, our stay!
Alleluia! Here the sinful
Flee to you from day to day:
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
Earth’s redeemer, plead for me,
Where the sons of all the sinless
Sweep across the crystal sea.
4. Alleluia! King eternal,
You the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! Born of Mary,
Earth your footstool, heav’n your throne:
You, within the veil, have entered,
Robed in flesh, our great high priest;
Here on earth both priest and victim
In the Eucharistic feast.
MUSIC: Rowland H. Prichard, 1811-1887
TUNE: HYFRYDOL
METER: 8 7 8 7 D
Episcopalian William Dix was born in Bristol, England in 1837, and like Charles Ives (1874-1954) was in the insurance business specializing in marine insurance; writing hymns was just a hobby for him. Other hymn text that Dix wrote include the famous Christmas Carol “What Child is This” and the Epiphany Carol “As With Gladness Men of Old.” Dix wrote “Alleluia! Sing to Jesus” as a Communion / Ascension hymn in 1866. It was first published in his collection “Altar Song verses on the Holy Eucharist” in 1868.
Rowland Prichard was born in Bala in Graienyn in 1811 and he wrote the tune “Hyfrydol” when he was 20 years old. The hymnal “Haleliwiah Drachefn” is where Prichard’s tune first appeared in 1855. Many English choir boys over the years have referred to Prichard’s tune as “Hydrofoil.”
Austin Lovelace, in his book, “Hymn Notes for Church Bulletins” writes that Dix, “… wrote this text as a new Communion hymn for the Church of England. However, the ‘communion’ stanza is usually omitted, making the text more generally useful for praise, adoration or Ascension.”
1. Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
His the scepter, his the throne;
Alleluia! His the triumph,
His the victory alone;
Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion
Thunder like a mighty flood;
Jesus out of every nation
Has redeemed us by his blood.
2. Alleluia! Not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us,
Faith believes, nor questions how:
Though the cloud from sight received him,
When the forty days were o’er,
Shall our hearts forget his promise,
“I am with you evermore?”
3. Alleluia! Bread of Angels,
Here on earth our food, our stay!
Alleluia! Here the sinful
Flee to you from day to day:
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
Earth’s redeemer, plead for me,
Where the sons of all the sinless
Sweep across the crystal sea.
4. Alleluia! King eternal,
You the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! Born of Mary,
Earth your footstool, heav’n your throne:
You, within the veil, have entered,
Robed in flesh, our great high priest;
Here on earth both priest and victim
In the Eucharistic feast.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
FUNERAL FOR MARY JEAN HIGGINS
Funeral Mass for Mary Jean Higgins will be on Friday, February 5 at 11:30 p.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 11:00; cantor in church by 10:45. Ron Abbott will be the organist; Ron Blake will be the cantor; Fr. Jason Kahle (?) will preside.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
Monday, February 1, 2010
MONTHLY UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 2010
Be sure to check out the following monthly updates:"This Month in Music History" (on the AGO - Sandusky website)
"This Month in St. Mary's History"
"Monthly Video"
Also check out the weekly update "This Sunday's Music" as well as the new article below.
"This Month in St. Mary's History"
"Monthly Video"
Also check out the weekly update "This Sunday's Music" as well as the new article below.
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! LORD GOD ALMIGHTY
By Tim Claubaugh
TEXT: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826, alt.
MUSIC: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
TUNE: NICAEA
METER: 11 12 12 10
This hymn is a standard hymn of both Protestants and Catholics alike. Reginald Heber was an Anglican clergyman who wrote many hymns for his small parish near Birmingham, England. The first appearance of Heber’s hymn to the Holy Trinity came in 1826 (the year of his death in Calcutta, India) in “Selections of Psalms and Hymns for the Parish Church of Banbury.”
John Bacchus Dykes wrote the music to this hymn . Dykes was a child prodigy at the organ and was one of the men who established the University Musical Society at Cambridge. In 1849, he held the post of precentor at Durham Cathedral and it is while he was at the Cathedral that he wrote much of his music. He also received an honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of Durham in 1849. While he and the Bishop of Durham did not get along very well, he found solace and comfort in setting hymns by Newman and others to music. Dykes died on January 22, 1876, in the asylum at Ticehurst in Sussex.
On the website Lectionary.org, Richard Niell Donovan writes the following history of this well known hymn:
“’Holy, Holy, Holy’ was written by Reginald Heber, an Anglican clergyman, nearly two centuries ago. He wrote hymns in an attempt to improve the singing in his little congregation at Hodnet, near Birmingham, England.
Most congregations in those days sang the Psalter–– but most sang it badly. To inject a bit of spirit in the hymn-singing, Heber introduced his congregation to some of the modern church music of his day, to include John Newton's ‘Amazing Grace.’ He also wrote dozens of hymns, the best-known being ‘Holy, Holy, Holy.’ He wrote it for Trinity Sunday, as evidenced by the words, ‘God in three persons, blessed Trinity,’ in the first and last verses.
The hymn tune was written by John Dykes. He called it Nicaea (also spelled Nicea) after the church council that established the doctrine of the Trinity.
When Rev. Heber was 40 years old, he reluctantly left his beloved England to begin service as Bishop of Calcutta, India. The scope of the job combined with the hot climate and primitive conditions, proved too much for Bishop Heber. He died at the age of 43 after serving only three years in India.
His music was Rev. Heber's true legacy. After his death, a hymnal was published that included all of his hymns. Even today, most hymnals include two or three of his hymns.
But it is this hymn, ‘Holy, Holy, Holy,’ that has blessed people all over the world. Translated into many languages and sung in many tongues, it was Rev. Heber's most enduring gift to the church.”
In his book, “Hymn Notes for Church Bulletins,” Austin Lovelace writes the following about the text of this hymn:
“In spite of a very limited rhyme scheme (the ‘ee’ vowel), irregular accent, and uneven numbers of syllables in the various lines, this hymn based on John’s vision of God enthroned in heavenly glory as found in Revelation 4 is a very popular hymn. The use of the angels’ song (Holy, Holy, Holy) is pure adoration of God in his ‘wholly-otherness.’ Although filled with apocalyptic language, the hymn combines a sense of mystery with God’s mercy, power, love and purity.”
1. Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee:
Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.
2. Holy, Holy, Holy! All the saints adore thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
God everlasting through eternity.
3. Holy, Holy, Holy! Through the darkness hide thee,
Though the eye made blind by sin thy glory may not see,
Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.
4. Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy Name in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.
TEXT: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826, alt.
MUSIC: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
TUNE: NICAEA
METER: 11 12 12 10
This hymn is a standard hymn of both Protestants and Catholics alike. Reginald Heber was an Anglican clergyman who wrote many hymns for his small parish near Birmingham, England. The first appearance of Heber’s hymn to the Holy Trinity came in 1826 (the year of his death in Calcutta, India) in “Selections of Psalms and Hymns for the Parish Church of Banbury.”
John Bacchus Dykes wrote the music to this hymn . Dykes was a child prodigy at the organ and was one of the men who established the University Musical Society at Cambridge. In 1849, he held the post of precentor at Durham Cathedral and it is while he was at the Cathedral that he wrote much of his music. He also received an honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of Durham in 1849. While he and the Bishop of Durham did not get along very well, he found solace and comfort in setting hymns by Newman and others to music. Dykes died on January 22, 1876, in the asylum at Ticehurst in Sussex.
On the website Lectionary.org, Richard Niell Donovan writes the following history of this well known hymn:
“’Holy, Holy, Holy’ was written by Reginald Heber, an Anglican clergyman, nearly two centuries ago. He wrote hymns in an attempt to improve the singing in his little congregation at Hodnet, near Birmingham, England.
Most congregations in those days sang the Psalter–– but most sang it badly. To inject a bit of spirit in the hymn-singing, Heber introduced his congregation to some of the modern church music of his day, to include John Newton's ‘Amazing Grace.’ He also wrote dozens of hymns, the best-known being ‘Holy, Holy, Holy.’ He wrote it for Trinity Sunday, as evidenced by the words, ‘God in three persons, blessed Trinity,’ in the first and last verses.
The hymn tune was written by John Dykes. He called it Nicaea (also spelled Nicea) after the church council that established the doctrine of the Trinity.
When Rev. Heber was 40 years old, he reluctantly left his beloved England to begin service as Bishop of Calcutta, India. The scope of the job combined with the hot climate and primitive conditions, proved too much for Bishop Heber. He died at the age of 43 after serving only three years in India.
His music was Rev. Heber's true legacy. After his death, a hymnal was published that included all of his hymns. Even today, most hymnals include two or three of his hymns.
But it is this hymn, ‘Holy, Holy, Holy,’ that has blessed people all over the world. Translated into many languages and sung in many tongues, it was Rev. Heber's most enduring gift to the church.”
In his book, “Hymn Notes for Church Bulletins,” Austin Lovelace writes the following about the text of this hymn:
“In spite of a very limited rhyme scheme (the ‘ee’ vowel), irregular accent, and uneven numbers of syllables in the various lines, this hymn based on John’s vision of God enthroned in heavenly glory as found in Revelation 4 is a very popular hymn. The use of the angels’ song (Holy, Holy, Holy) is pure adoration of God in his ‘wholly-otherness.’ Although filled with apocalyptic language, the hymn combines a sense of mystery with God’s mercy, power, love and purity.”
1. Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee:
Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.
2. Holy, Holy, Holy! All the saints adore thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
God everlasting through eternity.
3. Holy, Holy, Holy! Through the darkness hide thee,
Though the eye made blind by sin thy glory may not see,
Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.
4. Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy Name in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.
PARISH CHOIR NOTICE
The Parish Choir will have rehearsal this Thursday. Men should be at rehearsal, ready to sing by 7:30. Women should come to rehearsal and be ready to sing by 8:00.
The Parish Choir will NOT sing this Sunday at the 9:30 Mass.
The Parish Choir will NOT sing this Sunday at the 9:30 Mass.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
IN CHRIST THERE IS NO EAST OR WEST
TEXT: Galatians 3: 23; John Oxenham, 1852-1941
MUSIC: African American; adapt. by Harry T. Burleigh, 1866-1949
TUNE: MC KEE
METER: CM (common meter: 8 6 8 6)
On the website, lectionary.org, Richard Niell Donovan writes,
“In 1889, Rudyard Kipling published his poem, 'The Ballad of East and West,' which begins, 'Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.'
Those lines sound as if Kipling is saying that there is no hope that people from East and West can ever come together, but the opposite is true. The poem tells of Kamal, a man of India who steals an English Colonel's horse. The Colonel's son rides off in pursuit. The two men end up in a place where Kamal has a soldier behind every rock, but he respects the young Englishman's courage and spares his life. The young Englishman, in turn, passes up a chance to use a hidden pistol with which he could have killed Kamal. The poem ends as it began with these lines:
Oh, East is East, and West is West,
and never the twain shall meet,
Till Earth and Sky stand presently
at God's great Judgment Seat;
But there is neither East nor West,
Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,
When two strong men stand face to face,
though they come from the ends of the earth!
Kipling's poem celebrates the possibility of mutual respect between people who are very different from each other.
Nine years later after Kipling's poem was published, William Arthur Dunkerly (using the pen name John Oxenham) wrote this hymn, 'In Christ There Is No East or West.' The occasion was a great missionary exhibition sponsored by the London Missionary Society.
The hymn, which gets its inspiration from Kipling's poem, takes Kipling's idea a step farther. It reminds us that Christ brings all sorts of people together ‘in one great fellowship of love.’”
In his book “Hymn Notes for Church Bulletins,” Austin Lovelace writes about the text of hits hymn that it, “…is an example of a prophetic hymn – one that states the ideal to be achieved rather than the present situation. Unity and mission are combined, for the mark of a disciple is love for every person and the willingness to serve all humankind.”
1. In Christ there is no east or west,
In him no south or north,
But one great family bound by love
Throughout the whole wide earth.
2. In him shall true hearts everywhere
There high communion find;
His service is the golden cord
Close binding human kind.
3. Join hands disciples in the faith,
Whate’er your race may be!
Who serve each other in Christ’s love
Are surely kin to me.
4. In Christ now meet both east and west,
In him meet south and north,
All Christly souls are one in him,
Throughout the whole wide earth.
MUSIC: African American; adapt. by Harry T. Burleigh, 1866-1949
TUNE: MC KEE
METER: CM (common meter: 8 6 8 6)
On the website, lectionary.org, Richard Niell Donovan writes,
“In 1889, Rudyard Kipling published his poem, 'The Ballad of East and West,' which begins, 'Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.'
Those lines sound as if Kipling is saying that there is no hope that people from East and West can ever come together, but the opposite is true. The poem tells of Kamal, a man of India who steals an English Colonel's horse. The Colonel's son rides off in pursuit. The two men end up in a place where Kamal has a soldier behind every rock, but he respects the young Englishman's courage and spares his life. The young Englishman, in turn, passes up a chance to use a hidden pistol with which he could have killed Kamal. The poem ends as it began with these lines:
Oh, East is East, and West is West,
and never the twain shall meet,
Till Earth and Sky stand presently
at God's great Judgment Seat;
But there is neither East nor West,
Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,
When two strong men stand face to face,
though they come from the ends of the earth!
Kipling's poem celebrates the possibility of mutual respect between people who are very different from each other.
Nine years later after Kipling's poem was published, William Arthur Dunkerly (using the pen name John Oxenham) wrote this hymn, 'In Christ There Is No East or West.' The occasion was a great missionary exhibition sponsored by the London Missionary Society.
The hymn, which gets its inspiration from Kipling's poem, takes Kipling's idea a step farther. It reminds us that Christ brings all sorts of people together ‘in one great fellowship of love.’”
In his book “Hymn Notes for Church Bulletins,” Austin Lovelace writes about the text of hits hymn that it, “…is an example of a prophetic hymn – one that states the ideal to be achieved rather than the present situation. Unity and mission are combined, for the mark of a disciple is love for every person and the willingness to serve all humankind.”
1. In Christ there is no east or west,
In him no south or north,
But one great family bound by love
Throughout the whole wide earth.
2. In him shall true hearts everywhere
There high communion find;
His service is the golden cord
Close binding human kind.
3. Join hands disciples in the faith,
Whate’er your race may be!
Who serve each other in Christ’s love
Are surely kin to me.
4. In Christ now meet both east and west,
In him meet south and north,
All Christly souls are one in him,
Throughout the whole wide earth.
CHILDREN'S CHOIR TO SING SUNDAY
The St. Mary's Children's Choir, under the direction of Mr. Mike Schmenk, will be singing at the 9:30 Mass this Sunday in place of the Parish Choir.
The Children's Choir will sing a selection at the Prelude and Offertory.
The Children's Choir will sing a selection at the Prelude and Offertory.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
FUNERAL FOR HELEN MARIE STEINHAUSER
Funeral Mass for Helen Steinhauser will be on Monday, January 18 at 1o:00 p.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 9:30. Rosemary Manner will be the cantor; Fr. Dave Nuss will preside.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
FUNERAL FOR BRAD HOMEGARDNER
Funeral Mass for Brad Homegardner will be on Saturday, January 16 at 1:00 p.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 12:45. Carol Icsman will be the cantor; Fr. Dave Nuss will preside.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
FUNERAL FOR MONICA M. AMBURN
Funeral Mass for Monica M. Amburn will be on Saturday, January 16 at 10:00 a.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 9:30. Ron Blake will be the cantor; Fr. Dave Nuss will preside.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
MITCHELS MEMORIAL MASS TIME CHANGED
The time for the Memorial Mass for Robert B Mitchel and Jane Lay Mitchel for this Saturday, January 9 has been changed to 11:00. Choir members are asked to be in their seats by 10:30.
For the complete article, click here.
For the complete article, click here.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
MONTHLY UPDATES FOR JANUARY 2010
Be sure to check out the following monthly updates:"This Month in Music History" (on the AGO - Sandusky website)
"This Month in St. Mary's History"
"Monthly Video"
Also check out the weekly update "This Sunday's Music" as well as the new article below.
"This Month in St. Mary's History"
"Monthly Video"
Also check out the weekly update "This Sunday's Music" as well as the new article below.
Monday, January 4, 2010
JOY TO THE WORLD
By Tim Claubaugh
TEXT: Psalm 98; Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
MUSIC: arr. from George F. Handel, 1685-1759, in T. Hawkes’ Collection of Tunes, 1823.
TUNE: ANTICOH
METER: Irreg. 4 4 6 4 4 6 6 8
Isaac Watts had a way of “Christianizing” the Psalms. The hymn “Joy to the World” is an example of that since the text for this favorite Christmas Carol comes from the later part of Psalm 98. In the Church, Psalm 98 is THE Christmas Psalm since it is sung as the Responsorial Psalm for “Christmas: Mass During the Day.” This hymn is known as a Christmas Carol, but can actually be sung throughout the year especially whenever the topic or theme of “Kingdom” comes up in the readings.
On the Website, Lectionary.org, Richard Niell Donovan writes of this hymn:
“Isaac Watts (1674-1748) was born to Dissenting parents (people who refused to accept the authority and practices of the Church of England). As a boy, he sang hymns outside prison walls to encourage his father, who had been arrested for his non-conformist beliefs.
Isaac showed promise as a poet at a very young age. As he grew, he became increasingly unhappy with the hymns that he sang in church each week. In those days, hymns were psalms set to music. Watts saw that the hymns thus reflected little or nothing of the New Testament, and set out to remedy that error. His hymns –– at least his earlier hymns –– reinterpreted the psalms in the light of the Christian faith. In 1719, he published a book of hymns entitled, The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament.
One of those hymns was ‘Joy to the World,’ based loosely on Psalm 98, which says, ‘Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises’ (Psalm 98:4). That psalm looks forward to the day when the Lord will come to judge the world in righteousness. In this hymn, Watts reinterpreted the psalm to rejoice in the coming of the Christ as our Lord and savior.
This hymn was sung to various tunes for many years. Then in 1839, Lowell Mason, a banker who happened to be quite interested in church music, published the tune that we now associate with ‘Joy to the World.’ Mason borrowed liberally from classical music, and acknowledged his debt to Handel's ‘Messiah’ for parts of this hymn tune.
Watts wrote some 600 hymns altogether, and is considered to be the father of Christian hymnody. His hymns include such favorites as ‘When I Survey the Wondrous Cross’ and ‘O God, Our Help in Ages Past.’ But the favorite of favorites is ‘Joy to the World.’”
1. Joy to the World!
The Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart
Prepare him room
And heav’n and nature sing
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing.
2. Joy to the World!
The savior reigns;
Let us, our songs employ;
While fields and floods,
Rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
3. No more let sin
And sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as the curse is found.
4. He rules the world
With truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of
His righteousness,
And wonders of his love,
And wonders of his love,
And wonders, wonders of his love.
TEXT: Psalm 98; Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
MUSIC: arr. from George F. Handel, 1685-1759, in T. Hawkes’ Collection of Tunes, 1823.
TUNE: ANTICOH
METER: Irreg. 4 4 6 4 4 6 6 8
Isaac Watts had a way of “Christianizing” the Psalms. The hymn “Joy to the World” is an example of that since the text for this favorite Christmas Carol comes from the later part of Psalm 98. In the Church, Psalm 98 is THE Christmas Psalm since it is sung as the Responsorial Psalm for “Christmas: Mass During the Day.” This hymn is known as a Christmas Carol, but can actually be sung throughout the year especially whenever the topic or theme of “Kingdom” comes up in the readings.
On the Website, Lectionary.org, Richard Niell Donovan writes of this hymn:
“Isaac Watts (1674-1748) was born to Dissenting parents (people who refused to accept the authority and practices of the Church of England). As a boy, he sang hymns outside prison walls to encourage his father, who had been arrested for his non-conformist beliefs.
Isaac showed promise as a poet at a very young age. As he grew, he became increasingly unhappy with the hymns that he sang in church each week. In those days, hymns were psalms set to music. Watts saw that the hymns thus reflected little or nothing of the New Testament, and set out to remedy that error. His hymns –– at least his earlier hymns –– reinterpreted the psalms in the light of the Christian faith. In 1719, he published a book of hymns entitled, The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament.
One of those hymns was ‘Joy to the World,’ based loosely on Psalm 98, which says, ‘Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises’ (Psalm 98:4). That psalm looks forward to the day when the Lord will come to judge the world in righteousness. In this hymn, Watts reinterpreted the psalm to rejoice in the coming of the Christ as our Lord and savior.
This hymn was sung to various tunes for many years. Then in 1839, Lowell Mason, a banker who happened to be quite interested in church music, published the tune that we now associate with ‘Joy to the World.’ Mason borrowed liberally from classical music, and acknowledged his debt to Handel's ‘Messiah’ for parts of this hymn tune.
Watts wrote some 600 hymns altogether, and is considered to be the father of Christian hymnody. His hymns include such favorites as ‘When I Survey the Wondrous Cross’ and ‘O God, Our Help in Ages Past.’ But the favorite of favorites is ‘Joy to the World.’”
1. Joy to the World!
The Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart
Prepare him room
And heav’n and nature sing
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing.
2. Joy to the World!
The savior reigns;
Let us, our songs employ;
While fields and floods,
Rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
3. No more let sin
And sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as the curse is found.
4. He rules the world
With truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of
His righteousness,
And wonders of his love,
And wonders of his love,
And wonders, wonders of his love.
FUNERAL FOR ANNA MARY ZLASNEY
Funeral Mass for Anna Mary Zlasney will be on Wednesday, January 6 at 10:00 a.m. Choir members are asked to be in church by 9:30. Carol Icsman will be the cantor; Fr. Phil Feltman will preside.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
For the Sandusky Register obituary link, click here.
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