We experienced a beautiful funeral liturgy last week, singing Missa de Angelis<\/em>, an array of gospel hymns, and two solos from Handel’s Messiah<\/em>! What fun! This musical combination basically “said it all” about the lovely lady who passed away. One person actually noted to me that they “had never seen a chant Agnus Dei<\/em> and Rock of Ages <\/em>side by side.”<\/p>\n That comment made me think. We live in a time when the chant is being re-discovered, employed ever more and more in worship services, and is being made available to an increasing number of people. In the same breath, I would also say that we live in a time where there are a good number of folks looking back – looking for the music – the faith – of their childhood which was part of their spiritual formation. I believe I heard the result of part of that searching in that liturgy. The singing of Rock of Ages<\/em> actually energized the mass movements, which, in turn, energized the communion hymns. All of a sudden, it was as though people had discovered that they could LOVE IT ALL!<\/p>\n I know that may not be a revelation for everyone, but I believe it is for many. Loving and understanding chant actually opens doors for understanding other styles of music but – more important – opens doors just for the understanding of text and music which has the ability to inspire and move the listener to pray. What an amazing experience!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photo Credit:teal.gmu.edu<\/a>1024\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0768<\/a>Search by image<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n By Cantor The Missa De Angelis and Rock of Ages – A Joyous Experience! We experienced a beautiful funeral liturgy last week, singing Missa de Angelis, an array of gospel hymns, and two solos from Handel’s Messiah! What fun! This … Continue reading ![\"The](\"http:\/\/of.communityofjesus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/chant.Aug_.1.jpg\")
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