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I also liked the off-white paper inside and ribbon to the visually and tactile-rich red cover. Prayers of the Individual and Household (1152) are extensive and are weakened only by invocations of saints and angels rather than Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.Īn index of Scripture Passages Related to Hymns (1204) will be a welcome feature for regular users of the hymnal as well as other Christians mining it for resource suggestions.

For Palm Sunday and the Triduum, Holy Week, resources are notably and appropriately expanded. Users of LW and LBW will note similarities to the front of those hymnals. “Lift Up Your Heads, O Mighty Gates” (363) is a much better text to pair with the tune TRURO than with the weak Easter text, “Christ Is Alive” (466).Ī section for liturgical propers begins on 765.

“O Come, All Ye Faithful” (392) is also presented as “Adeste Fideles,” memorably sung by Bing Crosby. Even in Bach’s day, Lutherans still used Latin texts (at least occasionally) for the Daily Office and Divine Service. Worship is ahead of its time by continuing to include Latin-language liturgical music (340ff). Additional musical settings (and parts of settings) follow. While I personally like seeing the Nicene Creed beginning “We believe…” because that is the original text, the Apostles’ Creed (239) should remain “I” rather than “We” for the same reason. The Order of Mass, Divine Service, begins on 229. Reconciliation (125) is a good Gospel word for “Confession and Absolution,” yet penitents should be taught that confession is made for the sake of absolution. Petitions to anyone other than God (109, hymns 421, 443, 693, 711, 1202, et al) should be abandoned.

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I do not believe the Bible’s theology of Holy Baptism supports such a piecemeal initiation process, but Lutherans can learn how to better connect a catechumen (youth or adult) with the congregation throughout and following catechesis. Particularly impressive is an index of Hymns for the Church Year (1205), building upon the Lutheran contribution of the “Hymn of the Day.” There are many hymns on the list we have in common throughout the Three-Year Series.Īfter an initial section for the Liturgy of the Hours, the psalter is supplemented with numerous canticles and a first-hand view of the Rite for Christian Initiation of Adults (100). Martin Luther’s most famous hymn appears as the three stanza “God Is Our Fortress and Our Rock” (576), a 1982 Michael Perry translation copyrighted by Hope Publishing Company. Lutherans will also recognize the Vajda/Schalk collaboration, “Now the Silence” (668). There are Lutheran influences evident from a Lutheran Worship psalm tone for Psalm 6, liturgical music by Richard Hillert (271, 458), the LBW version of “From Heaven Above” (388), Martin Franzmann’s “Thy Strong Word” (511), “All Glory Be to God on High” (527), and even “Weary of All Trumpeting” (635). That switch alone would teach a congregation much about our Christian heritage in Church music as well as catechize them toward a better theology of worship. Intended for Roman Catholic parishes, Worship, Third Edition is a unique thing-a hardcover hymnal instead of a disposable newsprint quarterly missal. Worship: A Hymnal and Service Book for Roman Catholics (Third Edition, Choir Edition). Hymnal (Publisher's press release, posted on August 09, 2010).īack in 2008 ( Liturgy, Hymnody, & Pulpit Quarterly Book Review Volume 2, Issue 4, Angels’ Tide, 2008), we reviewed the previous version of Worship. Musical diversity), two are designed to serve multicultural communities Īnd one is the first-ever cover to cover bilingual, English-Spanish All are truly comprehensive hymnals (featuring Have a unique focus designed to meet the needs of diverse AmericanĬatholic communities. High standards the Church has come to expect from GIA hymnals. Projects, have been working overtime to develop new hymnals for the Let's examine two from GIA.Įditors, both full-time staff members and those working on specific

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With the revised Roman order of Mass (), there was a need for publishers to update their hymnals. I was able to witness a Roman Mass in Latin and a Roman cathedral using an early version of Worship from GIA.

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I accomplished that goal, gathering brochures and bulletins from a variety of ELCA, Roman Catholic and Episcopal congregations, plus many other congregations of various denominational names. When I was on vicarage, I intended to visit every Lutheran and liturgical congregation in the community. Gather-Third Edition (Pew edition with readings).

Worship-Fourth Edition (Bb instrument edition). Worship-Fourth Edition (Keyboard landscape edition). Worship-Fourth Edition (Pew edition with readings).