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Songs for Lent – New York Hymns
Red Mountain Music along with a number of other fantastic musicians from the New York area released a collections of songs last year called simply “Songs for Lent.” The texts were curated by Cardiphonia from the Sacred Harp as they … Continue reading
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Tagged Benj Pocta, Brian T Murphy, Clint Wells, jason Harrod, Lent, Matt Boswell, Melanie Penn, Michael Van Patter, New York Hymns, Red Mountain Music, Sacred Harp
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The Top 30 “Retuned” Hymns
Here is our highly subjective list of the top 30+ favorite/most played congregational re:tuned hymns. From Indelible Grace (here is their most recent ‘live’ album that is a greatest hits album of sorts) Arise, My Soul, Arise – Kevin Twit … Continue reading
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O Holy Child – a Song for Epiphany
This Sunday celebrates the first Sunday of Epiphany where we celebrate Jesus Christ coming into the world as light into darkness. His life in every way shines God’s glory into our world but with the coming of God’s glory we … Continue reading
New Years Hymn – Charles Wesley
Collection of Hymns for the New Year – Charles Wesley (use tune for “O Worship the King“) All praise to the Lord whose trumpet we hear, Which speaks in his word the festival year: The loud proclamation of freedom from … Continue reading
Go! Tell it on the Mountain and Everywhere!
{From The Hymnary} Refrain: Go, tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere; go, tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born. 1 While shepherds kept their watching o’er silent flocks by night, behold, throughout the … Continue reading
Singing Christmas Songs after Christmas
A number of years ago I realized that it would be really helpful to the church to sing a few Christmas songs after Christmas. Our people needed to experience, sing, rest and reflect on the reality of Christ’s birth beyond … Continue reading
Judea by William Billings
Judea is a much loved shape-note composition by William Billings, widely regarded as the father of American choral music. He was an untrained musician by today’s standards who dedicated his life to writing hymns and teaching ‘singing-schools’ in the rural … Continue reading
O Come Emmanuel Advent Devotional
The familiar advent carol “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” has been sung during advent for over a thousand years (and is still an incredible favorite!). Initially it was sung one verse at a time during evening worship the week before … Continue reading
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Tagged advent, Bifrost Arts, Castle Island Hymns, Christmas, Emmanuel, High Street Hymns, O Antichons, Red Mountain Music, Sufjan Stevens
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I Wonder as I Wander – an appalachian carol
I Wonder as I Wander is a fascinating, and relative new comer to the advent and Christmas season song reportoire. Yet it has also been extremely popular across musical genre’s being recorded by everyone from Joan Baez to Julie Andrews … Continue reading
Christmas by Castle Island Hymns
[Purchase at BandCamp] What do I think of this new Christmas/Advent hymns album by Boston City Life musicians Bobby Krier, Justin Ruddy and ensemble? Nom Nom Nom! The arrangements are super interesting to listen too, the production work includes stellar … Continue reading
