Responsorial Psalm 83(84):2-3,5-6,9-10 They Are Happy Who Dwell In Your House, O Lord

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Responsorial Psalm 83(84):2-3,5-6,9-10 for the Holy Family, Year C

 

They are happy who dwell in Your house, O Lord.

 

How lovely is Your dwelling place,

Lord, God of hosts.

My soul is longing and yearning,

is yearning for the courts of the Lord.

My heart and my soul ring out their joy

to God, the living God.

 

Sleep, Baby, Sleep - orchestral version

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Sleep, Baby, Sleep will be offered as a bonus track (details forthcoming) on a wonderfully diverse Christmas album by Fetal Records called "A Colorful Christmas" in late October, 2015. Watch here for links to iTunes, CDBaby, Amazon Music and Spotify. You may preview the song from this page.

Digital download of the album is available now, direct from Fetal Records.

A Colorful Christmas is a collection of Christmas songs, original and covers, in multiple genres by a diverse group of passionate and inspiring artists with different backgrounds. Featuring Internationally known bluesman Charlie Sayles, Tony Fazio, Scott Taylor, Richard Schletty, Greg Phillips, Subsidiarity, Law & Order, Ken Wenzel, and Jane Kraemer. “If you build it, they will come.” And so they came and came in force. Twelve originals and six traditional covers.

Sleep, Baby, Sleep is a collaboration with my brother Chris who dreamt this song and with Andre van Haren (www.andrevanharen.com) who did the orchestral arrangement. Sheet music from simple to orchestral arrangements is available upon request. 

I also have this song available with Spanish lyrics here: www.topcatholicsongs.com/duerme-nino-duerme 

Sleep, Baby, Sleep

[verse 1]
Sleep, Baby, sleep 
on this magic night. 
Sleep, Baby, sleep 
while Mother holds you tight. 
Little baby, so so small, 
lying in that humble stall. 
So sleep, Baby, sleep 
while angels watch they keep.

[verse 2]
Sleep, Baby, sleep 
while angels hum a tune. 
Sleep, Baby, sleep 
beneath the golden moon. 
Kings and shepherds see the star 
and come to visit from afar. 
So sleep, Baby, sleep 
while angels watch they keep.

[bridge] 
Born in the fullness of time, 
Spirit and matter combine. 
Praise to the King of all kings, 
The Son of the God of all things. 
Here in this portal, 
new life immortal. 
In a manger with sheep 
in soft wool you sleep.

[verse 3]
Sleep, Baby, sleep 
beneath the starry sky. 
Sleep, Baby, sleep 
to Mary's lullaby. 
You have come to save us all, 
little Jesus, so so small. 
Sleep, Baby, sleep.
Sleep, Baby, sleep.

© 2004 Christopher Schletty, Richard Schletty

Originally published

Navidad Misa de Medianoche - Salmo 95 - Hoy nos ha nacido el Salvador

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Free download of music and guitar lead sheet. Sing a salmo in Spanish! This psalm is for Christmas Midnight Mass. Get it here: https://insong.org/product/navidad-misa-de-medianoche-salmo-95-hoy-nos-ha-nacido-el-salvador

Musica: Anthony Moran © 2019, Catholic Liturgy in Song Texto: Leccionarios I, II y III. © 1987, 2004, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia Episcopal Mexicana.

O Come Divine Messiah

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Lyrics adapted from original lyrics of Simon Joseph Pellegrin (1663–1745) - an old French tune  

O Holy Night

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/VMYxSkqCmXo

Responsorial Psalm 79(80):2-3,15-16,18-19 God Of Hosts, Bring Us Back; Let Your Face Shine On Us And We Shall Be Saved

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Responsorial Psalm 79(80):2-3,15-16,18-19 for the 4th Sunday of Advent, Year C

 

God of hosts, bring us back; let Your face shine on us and we shall be saved.

 

O shepherd of Israel, hear us,

shine forth from Your cherubim throne.

O Lord, rouse up Your might,

O Lord, come to our help.

 

St. Mary's Choir from Akron, Ohio

In many of my HYMN OF THE MONTH write-up’s, I have mentioned with much affection St. Mary’s Choir, of Akron, Ohio.

I have included bits and pieces about the organist and choir members from time to time. As I grow older, and Christmas or Easter comes around, I remember them even more and so I thought I would take the time to share a little history and a few anecdotes with you while I am still able.

Please take a moment to read about St. Mary’s Choir as I remember them and listen to some wonderful recordings.
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https://www.motherofmercycatholichymns.com/st-marys-choir/

Consume Our Will

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       REFRAIN
Come now fill us with your will divine
Consume our will by your Spirit refine
that we may live now as you will                  

Responsorial Psalm Isaiah 12 for the 3rd Sunday in Advent Year C - Sing And Shout For Joy For Great In Your Midst Is The Holy One Of Israel

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Responsorial Psalm Isaiah 12 for the 3rd Sunday in Advent, Year C

 

Sing and shout for joy for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.

 

Truly, God is my salvation,

I trust, I shall not fear.

For the Lord is my strength, my song,

he became my saviour.

With joy you will draw water

from the wells of salvation.

 

Help Us Return to You

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On Dec 3, the first week of Advent, the Church gave us in the office of readings the reading from Isaiah 2: 6-22, 4: 2-6 to reflect on. Comparing it to our time in some ways,  the developed world
 is similar in the number of vehicles (horse-power), chariots -the number of weapons of all sorts (we can hardly keep up production to meet demands). We have scores of psychics and fortune tellers to say nothing of economic, political, and cultural forecasters both social and personal(economic advisers). All large cities around the world are noted by tower skylines. Idolatry in the form of materialism
  seems to dominate - worshiping the works of our hands. 
                                       
Ant.  We have abandoned you O Lord - help us return to You
                           
 Lord, you have abandoned your people,
Because they are filled with fortune tellers
and soothsayers, like the Philistines
they covenant with strangers.

Their land is full of silver and gold,
   and there is no end to their treasures;
Their land is full of horses,
   and there is no end to their chariots.

Their land is full of idols;
   they worship the works of their hands,
   that which their fingers have made.

The haughty eyes of man will be lowered,
   the arrogance of men will be abased,
   and the Lord alone will be exalted, on that day.
For the Lord of hosts will have his day
 
 against all that is proud and arrogant,
   all that is high, and it will be brought low;
Against every lofty tower
   and every fortified wall,
Against all the ships of Tarshish
   and all stately vessels.


Human pride will be abased,
   the arrogance of men brought low,
And the Lord alone will be exalted, on that day.
   The idols will perish forever.
From the terror of the Lord
   when he arises to overawe the earth.

ANT.  We have abandoned you O Lord - help us return to You

From the book of the prophet Isaiah   2:6-22; 4:2-6
 

Responsorial Psalm 125(126) for the 2nd Sunday in Advent Year C - What Marvels The Lord Worked For Us! Indeed We Were Glad

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Responsorial Psalm 125(126) for the 2nd Sunday in Advent, Year C

 

What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad.

 

When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage,

it seemed like a dream.

Then was our mouth filled with laughter,

on our lips there were songs.

 

What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad.

HYMN OF THE MONTH – December: The City of David is Sleeping

HYMN OF THE MONTH – December: The City of David is Sleeping

As part of my series on Catholic hymns, I have chosen a Christmas song appropriate for the Christmas season. This Christmas song was composed by a religious Sister of Mercy who lived more than 30 years ago but the song itself is much older.  Please take a moment to read about this wonderful Christmas song.

Please visit my website Mother of Mercy Catholic Hymns and click on HYMN OF THE MONTH.

https://www.motherofmercycatholichymns.com/the-city-of-david-is-sleeping/

Be sure to read about these other fine hymns appropriate for the Christmas season.
Sleep Holy Babe
The New Born King

Advent Longing

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REFRAIN
In this time of Advent longing - to celebrate your first coming

Come Lord, Veni Emmanuel- Adaptation of O Come O Come Emmanuel

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After a year-long hiatus, we recently released a new episode on our Contemplative Worship podcast... a song for advent. 

This is an adaptation and new arrangement by Color, of the favourite advent hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel, with four of the O antiphons included. 
 

Come Lord, Veni Emmanuel

Come Lord, Veni Emmanuel

Come Lord, Veni Emmanuel


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Responsorial Psalm 24(25):4-5,8-9,10,14: To You, O Lord, I Lift Up My Soul

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Responsorial Psalm 24(25):4-5,8-9,10,14 for the 1st Sunday in Advent, Year C

 

To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

 

Lord, make me know Your ways.

Lord, teach me Your paths.

Make me walk in Your truth, and teach me:

for You are God my saviour.

 

To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

 

The Lord is good and upright.

Responsorial Psalm 92(93):1-2,5 for the Solemnity of Christ the King - The Lord Is King, With Majesty Enrobed

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Responsorial Psalm 92(93):1-2,5 for the Solemnity of Christ the King, Year B

 

The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed.

 

The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed;

the Lord has robed Himself with might,

He has girded Himself with power.

 

The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed.

 

The world You made firm, not to be moved;

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