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This article originally published May 11, 2017
Here is the result of a collaboration done in two days between me, Dan-Vi Nguyen (user asiansa09) and André van Haren. Dan-Vi's original post is here – you can see how the song progressed.
4/29/2017: A piano-guitar-voice score (PDF file) has been added to the end of this story. It is free for you to download. I am grateful to my colleague, composer André van Haren, for doing an engraving (music score) of his piano arrangement using Sibelius.
5/1/2017: I changed "I see blood" to "I saw blood." It sounded too much like "icy blood." I also decided to sing "I saw blood and water flowing" as a connected phrase. There was previously too much space in the middle of the phrase. This works out well to offset the vocal harmonies which now now provide counterpoint (polyphony). I also worked hard to thin out the mix in Apple Logic Pro. I had built up a wall of sound when I first added...
I was inspired by lyrics posted by TCS member asiansa09, in her blog post here at TCS: "For the Love of Humanity." Dan was hoping that someone could set her lyrics to music. I took on the challenge.
Initially, I composed an upbeat Folk-Gospel styled song which greatly modified Dan's lyrics. It is called God's Gift to All the World and is posted here.
Next, I created a chant-styled song that is much more faithful to Dan's original lyrics and is totally different than the Folk-Gospel version. Listen to it below. I sing along with my dulcimer.
Let me know what you like and do not like. I appreciate the feedback. Let me know if you would like notated sheet music for this.
For the Love of Humanity
CHORUS
I have seen water and blood
flowing out from the heart of Christ.
Blessing my brothers and sisters
for all generations.
VERSE
A message from Christ to Sister Faustina
for the love of humanity:
Christ wants to illuminate the way for us
and draw every soul to his heart.
His image is a fountain of...
Originally posted May 3, 2017
Salmos Responsoriales y Aclamaciones, Palm Sunday through Easter. Get free guitar lead sheets by clicking on links. See our YouTube playlist.
Domingo de Pascua – Salmo 117 – Éste es el día del triunfo del Señor. Aleluya.
Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa – Salmo 18 – Tú tienes, Señor, palabras de vida eterna
Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa – Isaías 12 – Sacarán agua con gozo de la fuente de la salvación
Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa – Salmo 29 – Te alabaré, Señor, eternamente
Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa – Éxodo 15 – Alabemos al Señor por su victoria
Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa – Salmo 15 – Protégeme, Dios mío, porque me refugio en ti
Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa – Salmo 103 – Bendice al Señor, alma mía
Viernes Santo de la Pasión del Señor – Salmo 30 – Padre, en tus manos encomiendo mi espíritu
Jueves Santo: Misa vespertina de la Cena del Señor ABC – Salmo 115 – Gracias, Señor, por tu sangre que nos lava
Domingo de Ramos ABC – Salmo 21 – Dios mío, ¿por qué me has abandonado?
See our Liturgical calendar / Ver nuestro calendario litúrgico
More responsorial psalms in Spanish / Mas salmos reponsoriales: insong.org/salmos-responsoriales-y-aclamaciones/
Music © 2019, Anthony Moran, insong.org
Originally published April 4, 2023
I wrote this song in the 1990s about an athetoid cerebral palsy student who came into my class at the age of 14. He had no control of his limbs save some control of his head and was unable to speak.
He needed total care. He seemed to have normal intelligence. This was confirmed when we got him a computer with a program that enabled him to select words and sentences using his head to control a switch. He had a wonderful family who were devout Catholics.
I had some wonderful conversations with him about his condition in relation to his faith in the good Lord and about heaven where the Lord will give us a new glorified body like his own. Between the loving care he received from his mom, dad, and brother and the gift of Faith, he was grateful to be alive and prayed for us all. I was truly blessed to know him and his family.
Salmo responsorial: Domingo de Ramos ABC - Salmo 21 - Dios mío, ¿por qué me has abandonado? Descarga gratuita de partituras en el siguiente enlace. Todos los versos del salmo están disponibles. / Responsorial psalm in Spanish for Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday). Free download of sheet music at the following link. All the psalm verses are available.
Music © 2019, Anthony Moran, https://catholicliturgyinsong.org
Originally published April 6, 2022