SKU: XC.HRMG1835.2
The grass has dried up and the flower has fallen... but you last forever. Therefore, I seek a faith that sets it right. The poignant text from Vachel Lindsey sets up the idea of relying on faith amid the darkness. Movement 2 from Light Shines in the Darkness establishes a dark tone with glimpses of forward certainty.
SKU: JK.99019
13th Article of Faith and Philippians 4:8.
Elegant choral anthem for mixed chorus (SATB) incorporating text from the 13th Article of Faith and Philippians 4:8: We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report, we seek after these things. Previously listed as item #00813.Composer: Sandra Ruconich / David A. Zabriskie Lyricist: Scriptural text Difficulty: Easy Performance time: 4:00Reference: 13th Article of Faith and Philippians 4:8.
SKU: CA.1804300
ISBN 9790007032005.
SKU: CA.2901700
ISBN 9790007102180.
SKU: HP.9085
UPC: 763628190859.
In Little Seeds you will find new hymns from my heart. My devotional life is given to you in my hymnwriting. During the past three years I have been writing songs for the unity of the church - songs reminding us of our baptism. I have been writing biblical story hymns for lesser-known characters. I have written paperless songs that may be easily memorized. I set a Rumi poem. There are new hymns for Christian missions from everywhere to everywhere. You will find new texts and musical settings for folk songs from around the world. I hope I have treated these with the love and respect they deserve. You will find alternate arrangements of some songs that may be useful in different settings. Lim Swee Hong composed three tunes for this collection at my request. I am also pleased to include Lianne Tan's first published hymn tune in Little Seeds.
SKU: GI.G-017353
Experienced RCIA team member, Anita Ahuja accompanies the seeker on the road from inquiry through mystagogy in this prayerful book. These forty-three prayers and meditations of discernment, preparation, and gratitude encompass the periods and rites of the initiation process, the wonder and splendor of the Triduum and Easter Vigil reception of sacraments, and the ensuing period of mystagogy. Catechumens, candidates, and sponsors alike will treasure this travel-sized collection for years to come.
SKU: GI.G-8451
ISBN 9781909469112. English. Text Source: Wild Goose Resource Group, Iona Community, Scotland. Text by John L. Bell.
This new liturgy from the Wild Goose Resource Group seeks to engage people with the biblical and contemporary issues of wealth and material possessions in an accessible way. Spare Change & Gilt-Edged Grace is the twelfth in the series of WGRG Liturgy Booklets. It contains a full liturgy formatted in both leader’s and congregational versions. With hope, Liturgies such as this may evoke the beginning of an honest conversation on a subject that is given scant attention in our worship today.
SKU: HP.8222
UPC: 763628182229. Brian Wren.
A collection of new hymn texts from one of today's preeminent hymn text writers, Brian Wren. Many are paired with new hymn tunes written by a variety of composers.
SKU: HP.8222C
UPC: 799218004121. Brian Wren.
SKU: HL.35028365
UPC: 884088651640. 5x5 inches. Joseph M. Martin.
Uses: Advent, ChristmasScrip ture: Luke 2From the composer of Tapestry of Light and The Winter Rose comes a new major work that is based on the traditional “Lesson and Carols” service. Filled to overflowing with beloved carols and original seasonal songs, this cantata tells the story of Christ's birth adorned with beautiful arrangements and meaningful Scriptures. The work includes optional moments for congregational participation, handbell ringers, and children's choir, if desired. Stunning orchestrations and a full line of support products are available to support your presentation. Titles include: A Christmas Overture; O Come, All Ye Faithful; A Prayer for Advent; People of Promise, Arise!; Song of Hope and Joy; O Little Town of Bethlehem; My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord; Lullabies of Bethlehem; Angels We Have Heard on High; Carols for Seekers; Let Christmas Begin; A Christmas Trilogy. Available separately: SATB, SAB, iPrint Orch Cd-rom, Printed Orchestration, iPrint Consort Orch CD-rom, iPrint Handbells CD-rom, StudioTrax CD, Listening CD, 10-pack Listening CDs, Preview Pack, RehearsalTrax CDs, Digital Resource Kit. Duration: ca. 59:21 (full performance) or ca. 48:37 (w/o opt. congregational anthems).
SKU: HL.35028368
UPC: 884088651671. 5.25x7.5 inches. Joseph M. Martin.
Uses: Advent, ChristmasScrip ture: Luke 2From the composer of Tapestry of Light and The Winter Rose comes a new major work that is based on the traditional “Lesson and Carols” service. Filled to overflowing with beloved carols and original seasonal songs, this cantata tells the story of Christ's birth adorned with beautiful arrangements and meaningful Scriptures. The work includes optional moments for congregational participation, handbell ringers, and children's choir, if desired. Stunning orchestrations and a full line of support products are available to support your presentation. Titles include: A Christmas Overture; O Come, All Ye Faithful; A Prayer for Advent; People of Promise, Arise!; Song of Hope and Joy; O Little Town of Bethlehem; My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord; Lullabies of Bethlehem; Angels We Have Heard on High; Carols for Seekers; Let Christmas Begin; A Christmas Trilogy. Available separately: SATB, SAB, iPrint Orch CD-rom, Printed Orchestration, iPrint Consort Orch CD-rom, iPrint Handbells CD-rom, StudioTrax CD, Listening CD, 10-Pack Listening CDs, Preview Pack, RehearsalTrax CDs, Digital Resource Kit (Power Point, Poster/Program PDFs, Rehearsal Tips, Choir Devotionals, Children's Program, Composer Bios). Duration: ca. 59:21 (full performance) or ca. 48:37 (w/o opt. congregational anthems).
SKU: JK.01461
Joseph Smith--History 1:14-20, 25, James 1:5.
Peaceful anthem for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano, relating the story of Joseph Smith's First Vision, with original words and music: If you seek wisdom, come unto God's throne and kingdom. He will hear your sweet entreaty, if you ask with faith complete. Composer: Robert Millett Lyricist: Robert Millett Difficulty: Medium Performance time: 2:53Reference: Joseph Smith--History 1:14-20, 25, James 1:5.
SKU: PE.EP73479
ISBN 9790577019888. 297 x 210mm inches. English.
At First Light was commissioned by Eric Bruskin, a resident of Philadelphia, USA, in memory of his mother. Eric had a longstanding enthusiasm for my work, and I was touched to be the person he approached for a task which is both a privilege and a daunting responsibility. In a sense, no music can ever measure up to the weight of love or the hope of consolation vested in it under such circumstances - but in memory I carry the deaths of both my own parents, and I was able to draw upon that. Eric's fondness for my Cello Sonata (itself written in memoriam) led him to ask that I include a solo 'cello part in the new work - but his attachment also to my polyphonic sacred choral writing meant that he wanted a centrepiece which would be both a showcase of that approach and the celebration of a life well lived. Therefore, the seven movements of At First Light arrange themselves as a series of slow meditations surrounding an exuberant 9-minute motet in which the lamenting cello falls temporarily silent.Eric's Jewish faith meant that approaching an agnostic humanist brought up within the Anglican tradition was hardly free of problems! Gradually, though, I was able to win his approval for a collated mosaic of texts. This embraces some liturgical Latin (necessary for the motet) as the shared preserve of broad western culture in general, but balances it with a secular approach to loss, celebration, remembrance and the many shades of our mourning those whom we see no longer. Eric was adamant that he did not want the title Requiem; but what has emerged is still a form of semi-secular Requiem in all but name, taking its title instead from a phrase in the poem by Thomas Blackburn set as the third movement. This seemed to suggest succinctly how the loss of one very close to us is an awakening into an unfamiliar world where everything is changed. Following the exuberant central movement, the texts by the Lebanese-born Kahlil Gibran and the US, Kentuckian poet Wendell Berry first address the departed loved one directly, then place us within an imaginary funeral cortege, where the perennial and universal in human experience become personal without subscribing explicitly to any particular faith (or lack of it). The final text of all is a translation of a Hebraic prayer, requested and provided by Eric Bruskin, which serves to mirror its Latin counterpart heard at the outset.Throughout , the lamenting cello represents a commentary on the experience articulated in the text. It evokes and, in a sense, tries to embrace and sanctify the individual existential journeys of the bereft, as they in turn seek to make their own sense of what the short-lived Second World War poet Alun Lewis called 'the unbearable beauty of the dead' (movement 5).In a modern world hostage to ever greater menace, displacement, bloodshed and anguish, I hope fervently that this music not only brings a measure of solace to the person who commissioned it, but also makes its own small contribution to bailing out the sinking ship of humanity.
