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And I saw a new heaven (Edgar Bainton)
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth:
for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away;
and there was no more sea.
And I John saw the holy city,
new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying,
Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men,
and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people,
and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;
and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying,
neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Text: Revelation 21:1-4
Music: Edgar Bainton (1880-1956)
Labels:
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Easter,
Easter Vigil,
English,
King's College Cambridge,
Last Things,
Praise,
Resurrection
All You Nations, Sing Out Your Joy To The Lord / Terre entière, chante ta joie au Seigneur
Refrain:
All you nations, sing out your joy to the Lord:
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Terre entière, chante ta joie au Seigneur:
Alléluia, Alléluia!
Joyfully shout, all you on earth,
give praise to the glory of God;
And with a hymn, sing out God's glorious praise:
Alleluia! (Refrain)
Let all the earth kneel in God's sight,
extolling God's marvellous fame;
Honour God's name, in highest heaven give praise:
Alleluia! (Refrain)
Come forth and see all the great works
that God has brought forth by his might;
Fall on your knees before God's glorious throne:
Alleluia! (Refrain)
Glory and thanks be to the Father;
Honour and praise to the Son;
And to the Spirit, source of life and love:
Alleluia! (Refrain)
Setting of Psalm 67
Composer: Lucien Deiss (1965)
See my other blog postings in the Contemporary Catholic series.
Labels:
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France,
God,
Gratitude,
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Psalm,
Psalm (Responsorial)
O vos omnes
O vos ómnes qui transítis per víam, atténdite et vidéte:
Si est dólor símilis sícut dólor méus.
Atténdite, univérsi pópuli, et vidéte dolórem méum.
Si est dólor símilis sícut dólor méus.
Composer: Pablo Casals (1932)
06 January 2020
Baba Yetu [Our Father / Swahili / Christopher Tin]
Baba yetu, Yetu uliye
Mbinguni yetu, Yetu amina!
Baba yetu Yetu uliye
Jina lako e litukuzwe.
Utupe leo chakula chetu
Tunachohitaji utusamehe
Makosa yetu, hey!
Kama nasi tunavyowasamehe
Waliotukosea usitutie
Katika majaribu, lakini
Utuokoe, na yule, muovu e milele!
Ufalme wako ufike utakalo
Lifanyike duniani kama mbinguni. Amina
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Composer: Christopher Tin (2005)
Labels:
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Forgiveness,
God,
Hope,
Kingdom of God,
Lord's Prayer,
Salvation,
Supplication,
Swahili,
Trust
31 December 2019
Campana sobre campana
1. Campana sobre campana,
y sobre campana una;
asómate a esa ventana,
verás a un Niño en la cuna.
Belén, campanas de Belén,
que los ángeles tocan
¿qué nuevas me traéis?
Recogido tu rebaño
¿a dónde vas pastorcito?
Voy a llevar al portal
requesón, manteca y vino.
Belén, campanas de Belén,
que los ángeles tocan
¿qué nuevas me traéis?
2. Campana sobre campana
y sobre campana dos;
asómate a esa ventana,
porque está naciendo Dios.
Belén, campanas de Belén,
que los ángeles tocan
¿qué nuevas me traéis?
Caminando a media noche
¿dónde caminas pastor?
Le llevo al Niño que nace,
como a Dios mi corazón.
Belén, campanas de Belén,
que los ángeles tocan
¿qué nuevas me traéis?
3. Campana sobre campana
y sobre campana tres;
en una cruz a esta hora
el Niño va a padecer.
Belén, campanas de Belén,
que los ángeles tocan
¿qué nuevas me traéis?
Si aún las estrellas alumbran,
pastor ¿dónde quieres ir?
Voy al portal por si el Niño
con Él me deja morir.
Belén, campanas de Belén,
que los ángeles tocan
¿qué nuevas me traéis?
Villancico Andaluz tradicional
(Traditional Andalusian carol)
30 December 2019
Pastores a Belén vamos con alegría
Pastores a Belén, vamos con alegría,
que ha nacido ya el Hijo de María.
¡Allí! ¡Allí! Nos espera Jesús.
¡Allí! ¡Allí! Nos convida su luz.
Llevemos, pues, turrones y miel,
para ofrecer al Niño Emanuel.
Llevemos, pues, turrones y miel,
para ofrecer al Niño Emanuel.
Vamos, vamos, vamos a ver,
vamos a ver a recién nacido,
Vamos, vamos, vamos a ver,
vamos a ver al Niño Emanuel.
¡Oh niño celestial! Bendice a los pastores
que corren al portal, cantando sus loores.
Corred, volad, sus glorias alcanzad. (2x)
Ofrece a mil, amor y virtud.
Traed, zagal, al Niño Jesús. (2)
Vamos, vamos, vamos a ver,
vamos a ver a recién nacido,
Vamos, vamos, vamos a ver,
vamos a ver al Niño Emanuel.
Traditional Puerto Rican carol
Riu, Riu, Chiu
Refrain:
Riu, riu, chiuEl lobo rabioso la quiso morder,
La guarda ribera
Dios guarde el lobo
De nuestra cordera.
Mas Dios poderoso la supo defender;
Quisole hazer que no pudiesse pecar,
Ni aun original esta Virgen no tuviera. (Refrain)
Este qu'es nascido es el gran monarca,
Cristo patriarca de carne vestido;
Hanos redimido con se hazer chiquito,
Aunqu'era infinito, finito se hizera. (Refrain)
Muchas profecias lo han profetizado,
Y aun en nuestros dias lo hemos alcancado.
A Dios humanado vemos en el suelo
Y al hombre nel cielo porqu'er le quisiera. (Refrain)
Yo vi mil Garzones que andavan cantando,
Por aqui bolando, haciendo mil sones,
Diziendo a gascones Gloria sea en el cielo,
Y paz en el suelo qu'es Jesus nascieta. (Refrain)
Este viene a dar a los muertos vida
Y viene a reparar de todos la caida;
Es la luz del dia aqueste mocuelo;
Este es el cordero que San Juan dixera. (Refrain)
Pues que ya tenemos lo que desseamos,
Todos juntos vamos presentes llevemos;
Todos le daremos nuestra voluntad,
Pues a se igualar con el hombre viniera. (Refrain)
Words & Music: 16th c. Spanish villancico
26 December 2019
Los Peces en el Río
(1) La Virgen se está peinando
Entre cortina y cortina
Sus cabellos son de oro
Y el peine de plata fina (Estribillo)
Estribillo
Pero mira cómo beben los peces en el río(2) La Virgen está lavando
Pero mira cómo beben por ver al Dios nacido
Beben y beben y vuelven a beber
Los peces en el río por ver a Dios nacer
Y tendiendo en el romero
Los angelitos cantando
Y el romero florecido (Estribillo)
(3) La Virgen está lavando
Con un poquito de jabón
Se le picaron las manos
Manos de mi corazón (Estribillo)
Traditional Spanish carol
Fum, Fum, Fum (Catalan)
A vint-i-cinc de desembre
fum, fum, fum (bis)
Ha nascut un minyonet
ros i blanquet, ros i blanquet;
Fill de la Verge Maria,
n'és nat en una establia.
Fum, fum, fum.
Allí dalt de la muntanya
fum, fum, fum (bis)
Si n'hi ha dos pastorets
abrigadets, abrigadets;
amb la pell i la samarra,
menjant ous i botifarra.
Fum, fum, fum.
Qui dirà més gran mentida?
Fum, fum, fum (bis)
Ja en respon el majoral
el gran tabal, el gran tabal;
jo en faré deu mil camades
amb un salt totes plegades.
Fum, fum, fum.
A vint-i-cinc de desembre
fum, fum, fum (bis)
n'és el dia de Nadal,
molt principal, molt principal,
quan n'eixirem de matines,
farem bones escudines.
Fum, fum, fum.
Déu vos do unes santes festes
fum, fum, fum (bis)
amb temps de fred i calor,
i molt millor, i molt millor
fent-ne de Jesús memòria
perquè ens vulgui dalt la glòria.
Fum, fum, fum.
Traditional Catalan Carol (16th/17th century)
25 December 2019
ليلة الميلاد Laylat Al-Milad (The Night of Christmas)
Refrain
ليلة الميلاد يمحى البغضُ
ليلة الميلاد تزهر الأرضُ
ليلة الميلاد تدفن الحربُ
ليلة الميلاد ينبت الحبُ
عندما نسقي عطشان كأس ماء ___نكون في الميلاد
عندما نكسي عريان ثوب حب___نكون في الميلاد
عندما نكفكف الدموع في العيون ___نكون في الميلاد
عندما نفرش القلوب بالرجاء ___نكون في الميلاد
عندما أُقبّلُ رفيقي دون غش ___نكون في الميلاد
عندما تموت فـيّ روح الإنتقام ___نكون في الميلاد
عندما يرمـد فيّ قلبي الجفا _____نكون في الميلاد
عندما تذوب نفسي في كيان الله ___نكون في الميلاد
Laylat al-Milad ... yummahah-l-bughdou1. 'Indama nusqee 'atshan ka'sa ma' ... nakoonu fi-l-milad
Laylat al-Milad ... tuzhiru-l-ardou
Laylat al-Milad ... tudfanou-l-harbou
Laylat al-Milad ... yanbutou-l-hubbou.
'Indama naksoo 'uryan thaowba hub ... nakoonu fi-l-milad
'Indama nukafkifu-d-dumoo' fi-l-'uyoon ... nakoonu fi-l-milad
'Indama nafrishu-l-qulooba bi-r-raja' ... nakoonu fi-l-milad.
2. 'Indama uqabbilou rafeeqi douna ghush ... akoonu fi-l-milad
'Indama tamootu fiyya roohu-l-intiqam ... akoonu fi -l-milad
'Indama yarqudu fi qalbi-ya-l-jafa ... akoonu fi-l-milad
'Indama tamootu nafsi fi kiyan il-lah ... akoonu fi-l-milad.
English Translation:
Refrain
On the night of Christmas ... Hatred will vanish1. When we offer a glass of water to a thirsty person, we are in Christmas
On the night of Christmas ... The Earth blooms
On the night of Christmas ... War is buried
On the night of Christmas ... Love is born
When we clothe a naked person with a gown of love, we are in Christmas
When we wipe the tears from weeping eyes, we are in Christmas
When we cushion a hopeless heart with love, we are in Christmas
2. When I kiss a friend without hypocrisy, I am in Christmas
When the spirit of revenge dies in me, I am in Christmas
When hardness is gone from my heart, I am in Christmas
When my soul melts in the Being of God, I am in Christmas
Arabic Christmas Carol
24 December 2019
聖夜靜歌 (聖夜清,聖夜靜) [Sheng Ye Qing, Sheng Ye Jing] (Holy Night, Blessed Night)
聖夜靜歌 (聖夜清,聖夜靜)
(1) 聖夜清 聖夜靜
明星燦爛 天地寧
水寂山眠 萬籟無聲
卿雲繚繞擁着伯利恆
客店馬槽誕生天嬰
(2) 聖夜清 聖夜靜
天使顯現 牧人驚
金琴玉箏 漫天歌韻
哈利路亞 山海欲齊鳴
傳報佳音 救主降生
(3) 聖夜清 聖夜靜
救主耶穌今降生
仁愛 捨身 公義 和平
聖容赫華 猶如日初升
恩光輝耀 照徹乾坤
English Paraphrase: "Holy Night, Blessed Night"
(1) Holy night, blessed night
Stars shine brightly, earth is still.
Hills and valleys, field and woodlands,
All surround the small town Bethlehem.
In a manger, Christ the Lord sleeps.
(2) Holy night, blessed night,
Angels sing praise, shepherds fear,
Earth and heaven ring with praises,
Alleluia all creation sings.
Tell the good news: Christ is born now.
(3) Holy night, blessed night
Christ has come down, dwells with us.
Sacrifice, love, peace and justice.
Shine upon us like the morning sun.
Grace and glory bless the whole world.
Text: Zhu Weiyu and Wu Jingren (1921)
English paraphrase: Kathleen Moody
Music: Shi Qigui (1982)
23 December 2019
The "O" Antiphons: 23 December -- O Emmanuel (plainchant / Hallock)
O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, expectatio gentium, et Salvator earum: veni ad salvandum nos, Domine, Deus noster. O Emmanuel, our king and lawgiver, the desire of all nations and their salvation: come and save us, O Lord our God. Latin: plainchant English: Peter Hallock, 1986
Labels:
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Catholic,
English,
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Peter Hallock
22 December 2019
The "O" Antiphons: 22 December -- O Rex Gentium / O King of Nations (plainchant / Hallock)
O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti. O King of Nations, and their desire, you are the cornerstone that binds two into one: Come and save the creature, whom you have fashioned from clay. Latin: plainchant English: Peter Hallock, 1986
Labels:
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Advent Lessons and Carols,
Anglican,
Catholic,
English,
Latin,
O Antiphons,
Peter Hallock
21 December 2019
The "O" Antiphons: 21 December -- O Oriens / O Rising Dawn (plainchant / Hallock)
O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol iustitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis. O Rising Dawn, brightness of the light eternal, sun of righteousness: come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. Latin: plainchant English: Peter Hallock, 1986
Labels:
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I Wonder As I Wander (Appalachia/USA)
I wonder as I wander out under the sky
How Jesus the Saviour did come for to die
For poor on'ry people like you and like I;
I wonder as I wander out under the sky
When Mary birthed Jesus 'twas in a cow's stall
With wise men and farmers and shepherds and all
But high from God's heaven, a star's light did fall
And the promise of ages it then did recall.
If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing
A star in the sky or a bird on the wing
Or all of God's Angels in heaven to sing
He surely could have it, 'cause he was the King
I wonder as I wander out under the sky
How Jesus the Saviour did come for to die
For poor on'ry people like you and like I;
I wonder as I wander out under the sky
Appalachian folk carol, adapted/expanded by John Jacob Niles
20 December 2019
The "O" Antiphons: 20 December -- O Clavis David/O Key of David (plainchant / Hallock)
O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel;
qui aperis, et nemo claudit;
claudis, et nemo aperit:
veni, et educ vinctum de domo carceris,
sedentem in tenebris, et umbra mortis.
O Key of David, and sceptre of the house of Israel;
you open and no one closes;
you close and no one opens:
come and deliver us from the chains of prison,
we who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.
Latin: plainchant
English: Peter Hallock, 1986
Labels:
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Advent Lessons and Carols,
Anglican,
Catholic,
English,
Latin,
O Antiphons,
Peter Hallock
19 December 2019
The "O" Antiphons: 19 December -- O Radix Jesse/O Root of Jesse (plainchant / Hallock)
O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum,
super quem continebunt reges os suum,
quem Gentes deprecabuntur:
veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare.
O Root of Jesse, you stand as an ensign to the people;
before you kings shall keep silence,
all nations bow in worship:
come and save us, and do not delay.
Latin: plainchant
English: Peter Hallock (1986)
Labels:
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Advent Lessons and Carols,
Anglican,
Catholic,
English,
Latin,
O Antiphons,
Peter Hallock
Venez, divin Messie (France)
See also the English translation: O Come Divine Messiah
Refrain:
Venez, divin Messie,
Sauvez nos jours infortunés;
Vous êtes notre vie,
Venez, venez, venez!
1. Ah! descendez, hâtez vous pas,
Sauvez les hommes du trépas,
Secourez nous, ne tardez pas.
Voyez couler nos larmes.
Grand Dieu! Si vous nous pardonnez,
Nous n'aurons plus d'alarmes:
Venez, venez, venez!
(Refrain)
2. Ah! désarmez votre courroux,
Nous soupirons à vos genoux,
Seigneur, nous n'espérons qu'en vous.
Pour nous livrer la guerre,
Tous les enfers sont déchaînés;
Descendez sur la terre,
Venez, venez, venez!
(Refrain)
3. Que nos soupirs soient entendus!
Les biens que nous avons perdu
Ne nous seront-ils pas rendus?
Seigneur, Vos saints oracles
A tous les siècles étonnés
Promirent ces miracles,
Venez, venez, venez!
(Refrain)
4. Si vous venez en ces bas lieux,
Nous vous verrons victorieux,
Fermer l'enfer, ouvrir les cieux.
Nous l'espérons sans cesse;
Les cieux nous furent destinés:
Tenez Votre promesse;
Venez, venez, venez!
(Refrain)
5. Ah! puissions-nous chanter un jour,
Dans Votre bienheureuse cour,
Et Votre gloire et votre amour!
C'est là l'heureux partage
De ceux que vous prédestinez:
Donnez-nous-en la gage:
Venez, venez, venez!
(Refrain)
See also the English translation: O Come Divine Messiah
Text: Abbé Simon-Joseph Pellegrin, 1663-1745
18 December 2019
The "O" Antiphons: 18 December -- "O Adonai" (plainchant / Hallock)
O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel,
qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti,
et ei in Sina legem dedisti:
veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.
O Adonai, ruler of the House of Israel,
you appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush:
on Mount Sinai you gave him your law:
with outsretched arm, come and redeem us.
Latin: plainchant
English: Peter Hallock, 1986
Labels:
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Advent Lessons and Carols,
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English,
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Angelus ad virginem
1. Angelus ad virginem
Subintrans in conclave.
Virginis formidinum
Demulcens inquit "Ave."
Ave regina virginum,
Coeliteraeque dominum
Concipies
Et paries
Intacta,
Salutem hominum.
Tu porta coeli facta
Medella criminum.
2. Quomodo conciperem,
quae virum non cognovi?
Qualiter infringerem,
quae firma mente vovi?
'Spiritus sancti gratia
Perficiet haec omnia;
Ne timaes,
sed gaudeas,
secura,
quod castimonia
Manebit in te pura
Dei potentia.'
3. Ad haec virgo nobilis
Respondens inquit ei;
Ancilla sum humilis
Omnipotentis Dei.
Tibi coelesti nuntio,
Tanta secreti conscio,
Consentiens
Et cupiens
Videre
factum quod audio,
Parata sum parere
Dei consilio.
4. Angelus disparuit
Etstatim puellaris
Uterus intumuit
Vi partus salutaris.
Qui, circumdatus utero
Novem mensium numero,
Hinc Exiit
Et iniit
Conflictum,
Affigens humero
Crucem, qua dedit ictum
Hosti mortifero.
5. Eia Mater Domini,
Quae pacem reddidisti
Angelis et homini,
Cum Christum genuisti;
Tuem exora filium
Ut se nobis propitium
Exhibeat,
Et deleat
Peccata;
Praestans auxilium
Vita frui beta
Post hoc exsilium.
Text: Mediaeval 13th century Latin carol
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