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mfbukowski Grand Master

mfbukowski

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Yep that is a great Catholic song.  Beautiful melody certainly, well sung!

But yes, God is "almighty" I suppose but we see him more as a Father than the "Lord God Almighty", though of course He IS that too. A lot of those royal images of God came out of the middle ages when kings were trying to take upon themselves the divine right to rule.

And the Trinity part- meh.  But of course there is one Godhead consisting of three persons.

The repetitive part at the end kind of reminds me of the hypnotic repetition of Evangelical services, waving the hands and so forth.  We worship more privately in tune with the spirit individually in our Sacrament meetings, no chanting etc, which is what the Evangelical services remind me of

But yes, a beautiful song beautifully sung, yes indeed! :)

 

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mfbukowski Grand Master

mfbukowski

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The absolute best. Sibelius.

Oh 

My 

Gosh- had to imagine anything more spiritual at least to me.

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Bobbieaware Grand Master

Bobbieaware

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1 hour ago, mfbukowski said:

Yep that is a great Catholic song.  Beautiful melody certainly, well sung!

But yes, God is "almighty" I suppose but we see him more as a Father than the "Lord God Almighty", though of course He IS that too. A lot of those royal images of God came out of the middle ages when kings were trying to take upon themselves the divine right to rule.

And the Trinity part- meh.  But of course there is one Godhead consisting of three persons.

The repetitive part at the end kind of reminds me of the hypnotic repetition of Evangelical services, waving the hands and so forth.  We worship more privately in tune with the spirit individually in our Sacrament meetings, no chanting etc, which is what the Evangelical services remind me of

But yes, a beautiful song beautifully sung, yes indeed! :)

 

Before anyone posted a comment on this thread, and knowing a little about the original poster's history, I was going to be the first to comment by asking, "I presume it's just a matter of time before the next shoe is going to drop?"

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Okrahomer Grand Master

Okrahomer

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42 minutes ago, mfbukowski said:

The absolute best. Sibelius.

Oh 

My 

Gosh- had to imagine anything more spiritual at least to me.

Sibelius and Nephi:  I'm with you!

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MiserereNobis Grand Master

MiserereNobis

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This was filmed by friends of mine who do a good job of recording and uploading traditional Catholicism in my area.  These men are in seminary and had just been ordained to the subdiaconate (one of the steps on the way to becoming a priest).  I love this song, and this tone (i.e. version) is one of my favorites, though it is not used as often.  (any flashbacks, Mark?). I'm blessed to be able to attend a chapel where the singing and chanting is excellent -- I have been to some truly terrible attempts.

Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;
vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae.
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle. 
Eia ergo, advocata nostra, 
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. 
Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, 
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. 
O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.

Translation:

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee to we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

 

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mfbukowski Grand Master

mfbukowski

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1 hour ago, MiserereNobis said:

This was filmed by friends of mine who do a good job of recording and uploading traditional Catholicism in my area.  These men are in seminary and had just been ordained to the subdiaconate (one of the steps on the way to becoming a priest).  I love this song, and this tone (i.e. version) is one of my favorites, though it is not used as often.  (any flashbacks, Mark?). I'm blessed to be able to attend a chapel where the singing and chanting is excellent -- I have been to some truly terrible attempts.

Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;
vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae.
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle. 
Eia ergo, advocata nostra, 
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. 
Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, 
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. 
O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.

Translation:

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee to we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

 

Oh my gosh, not fair.

Tears.

Okrahomer Grand Master

Okrahomer

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5 minutes ago, LittleNipper said:

Be Still My Soul is one of most favorite of Christian Hymns. I feel this is a far more enlightening presentation: 

 

Absolutely gorgeous!  Thanks for sharing that!  Be Still My Soul is also included in the LDS Hymnal; but notice that while what I posted is based upon the same Sibelius piece (Finlandia); it has been set to a different poem which was written by John Tanner rather than Katharina von Schlegel.  The Tanner poem is entitled I love the Lord.  The inspiration for this poem comes from a section of scripture in the Book of Mormon which some call "the Psalm of Nephi."

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RevTestament Grand Master

RevTestament

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Probably one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I have ever run across - Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei. I post this version because I like all the music on the album - a little Mozart and Bach never hurts! Some traditional Catholic chant too:

I have been toying with rewriting Little Lamb(Taverber's The Lamb) as a Church Hymn

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Hamba Tuhan Grand Master

Hamba Tuhan

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What the Elders and I sang in our sacrament meeting three Sundays ago:

Apologies for the poor choice of accompanying images, but this is the clearest online recording I could find.

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RevTestament Grand Master

RevTestament

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7 hours ago, Hamba Tuhan said:

What the Elders and I sang in our sacrament meeting three Sundays ago:

Apologies for the poor choice of accompanying images, but this is the clearest online recording I could find.

I would like to see the version you sang...

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Hamba Tuhan Grand Master

Hamba Tuhan

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1 hour ago, RevTestament said:

I would like to see the version you sang...

The hymn was exactly the same. I can't vouch for the quality, but a number of people said we sounded fantastic. So just imagine three missionaries from North America, two from South America, one ward missionary and me standing around the pulpit... :P

RevTestament Grand Master

RevTestament

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I was listening to some Ralph Vaughn Williams videos, and the automatic rotator put on this video of his variations of "Dives and Lazarus:"

 

Some may recognize it right away. I particularly unmistakingly noted it at the 11:45 mark as the melody to Hie to Kolob. I didn't realize where it came from although the Church gives credit to Ralph Vaughn Williams for the melody, it is based on an old English folk tune. Anyway found that interesting. Perhaps it could found the basis for a long chorale piece/version of the hymn.

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MiserereNobis Grand Master

MiserereNobis

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24 minutes ago, RevTestament said:

I was listening to some Ralph Vaughn Williams videos, and the automatic rotator put on this video of his variations of "Dives and Lazarus:"

 

Some may recognize it right away. I particularly unmistakingly noted it at the 11:45 mark as the melody to Hie to Kolob. I didn't realize where it came from although the Church gives credit to Ralph Vaughn Williams for the melody, it is based on an old English folk tune. Anyway found that interesting. Perhaps it could found the basis for a long chorale piece/version of the hymn.

I enjoy "Hie to Kolob." I had a thread about it here. The tune is magnificent (an English traditional, yes) and the lyrics are so unabashedly Mormon.

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RevTestament Grand Master

RevTestament

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20 minutes ago, MiserereNobis said:

I enjoy "Hie to Kolob." I had a thread about it here. The tune is magnificent (an English traditional, yes) and the lyrics are so unabashedly Mormon.

My guess is Kolob has some yet unrevealed, ancient meaning which will be revelatory. I don't necessarily take it as a literal star, but something setting an order of things here on earth after the order of heaven/Kolob - similar to the language of the Bible relating people to the stars and Yeshua to the Sun.

MiserereNobis Grand Master

MiserereNobis

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4 minutes ago, RevTestament said:

My guess is Kolob has some yet unrevealed, ancient meaning which will be revelatory. I don't necessarily take it as a literal star, but something setting an order of things here on earth after the order of heaven/Kolob - similar to the language of the Bible relating people to the stars and Yeshua to the Sun.

Dante, one of the sublimest Catholic artists of the Middle Ages, ended his great Divine Comedy with the phrase that God is "the love that moves the sun and the other stars."

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