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Three approaches to a Catholic hymn
June 10, 2015 - 10:20pm — Richard Schletty
Video • “Three Approaches To A Catholic Hymn”
Published 10 June 2015 by Jeff Ostrowski
The following video shows three (3) ways hymns are sung by our choir:
That haunting setting—in English—of the PANGE LINGUA of St. Thomas Aquinas was taken from the Campion Hymnal. It can also be sung in Latin, and the “Second Approach” (see video) is a good way for amateur choirs. Read the full story at Corpus Christi Watershed.
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