EASTER WEEK 2 SATURDAY MORNING PRAISE

 

SONGS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD

SATURDAY MORNING PRAYER

EASTER WEEK II 


APRIL 22

PSALTER WEEK II

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VIRTUAL RESOURCES

Virtual resources provide more than the dry bones of the liturgical text. They celebrate the Hours with sounds and images. Most of all they provide community, both community with those who produced the sounds and images, and community of those who celebrate at different times and places with the same sounds and images.  

The posts for Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer include:

Two virtual resources providing the whole text for the Hour.
Two virtual alternatives for the beginning Hymn.
A virtual alternative for each of two psalms of the Hour.
A virtual alternative sung version of both the Gospel Canticle and Lord's Prayer

Breviaries which provide the liturgical texts for the Hours usually contain multiple ribbons which are necessary to switch between sections of the book. Word on Fire provides a monthly Breviary contains the texts for Morning and Evening Prayer. It reads straight through just like a book except for the Hymns which are in the back of the book. Four hymns on this post mean that one never has to flip to the back of their book. 

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FULL ROMAN RITE SERVICES

Three Models (Options) for Morning Prayer (Lauds):

Praying with Christ Every Day, Every Where will be greatly helped by a variety of models each illustrated by a concrete option. 

Becoming skillful at understanding and adapting these models 
for both personal and communal prayer is a major goal of this website. 

The Instruction for the Liturgy of the Hours promotes both recitation in common as well as singing the Hours. 

The first model below emphasizes recitation in common. 
The second model below emphasizes the sung nature of the celebration. 
The third model below with its easy-to- read monthly booklet is very suitable for personal meditative prayer and study, including marking the text. 

Each of the three Options contains the full official text of Roman Rite for Morning Prayer.  

Each of the three Options has a beginning hymn. These are noted below as an aid to choosing among options.  With a little practice, one can begin with one option and its hymn, then switch to another option.

RECITATION IN COMMON MODEL

DIVINE OFFICE.ORG OPTION

Excellent model of small (household size) community reciting the office with sung hymn at the beginning. Experience the Hours as community prayer even when praying alone and as skill building in preparation for praying with others as a small group.  


Invitatory Psalm 100
Hymn: "God Whose Almighty Word"
by John Marriott
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COMPLETELY SUNG MODEL

SING THE HOURS OPTION

Excellent model of totally sung office, mostly by one very talented young person. His father is an excellent translator of Latin Hymns. Although they use some Latin, there is always an English translation. If English is preferred, either pause the Latin after a verse to pray the English or mute the Latin and pray the English. 


Hymn: "Aurora Lucis Rutilat," Ambrosian Hymn
English Gospel Canticle & Lord's Prayer
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PERSONAL MEDITATION MODEL

WORD ON FIRE OPTION

Bishop Baron's organization produces a monthly booklet that contains Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer for each day. It reads straight through like a book except for the beginning hymns for each hour which are all in the back of the booklet.  

Below is a close approximation to the hymn they have chosen. Often the video has more or different verses. Sometimes the translation and or the tune will be different.  Unfortunately, sometimes the choice of hymn has been changed due to the lack of available videos. 

 WORD ON FIRE BOOKLET: APRIL 2023, pages 464-473

Ambrosian Rite Mass Hymn - Hic Est Dies Verus Dei


No English Version of this Song on YouTube

HYMN SELECTED FROM MY PERSONAL FAVORITES

This fourth hymn option reflects hymns in the blog author's music collection (first vinyl discs, then cassettes, then CDs) that are now available on YouTube along with recent discoveries.  

Iste Confessor Domini (Confessor Bishop, Hymn)
20K views / 11 years ago


Gregorian Notation and Chant

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THE FOUR WEEK PSALTER 

WALKING AND SINGING WITH THE PEOPLE OF GOD

For health reasons, I walk forty to fifty minutes each morning and evening on a treadmill. The two above offices total about thirty-five minutes. Adding some of the additional options below brings the time to over forty-five minutes. The three options are interleaved by opening three tabs on the computer in front of the treadmill. With a little more dexterity, they could be interweaved on a cellphone of pad. The repetition of each psalm three time in three different formats provides a pleasing ritual experience. 


MATINS PSALM

(Office of Readings) 

PSALM 136





LAUDS SONGS

(Morning Prayer)



It is good to praise the Lord, and to sing psalms to your name, O Most High,

Bonum est confitéri Dómino* et psállere nómini tuo, Altíssime,



CANTICLE DEUTERONOMY 32

Listen, heavens to what I say; earth, hear the words of my mouth!

DEUTERONOMY 32:1-12
Audíte, cæli, quæ loquor,*  áudiat terra verba oris mei!



* PSALM 8 *

How wonderful is your name over all the earth!  O Lord, our Lord!

PSALM 8:2-10
Dómine, Dóminus noster,* quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra,





LECTIONARY OPTION

The book of Isaiah read at Lauds and Vespers
DRA Isaiah 7: 10-16 modernized

Antiphon
Lord, guide our feet into the way of peace.

Non vos estis qui loquímini, sed Spíritus Patris vestri, qui lóquitur in vobi


ANGLICAN MORNING PRAYER

DEANERY GARDEN CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
An excellent model of how to incorporate liturgical prayer
into our daily lives including plants, animals and the environment
as well the daily events of today and history


RECORDED SERVICES

FULL ROMAN RITE SERVICES

DIVINE OFFICE. ORG
Excellent model of small household size community praying the office
but with song only at beginning

SING THE HOURS
Excellent model of totally sung office
but mostly by one person



OUTLINE OF TODAY'S OFFICES ABOVE
Invitatory Psalm 100 (DO only)
Hymn "God Whose Mighty Word" (DO only)
Hymn: "Aurora Lucis Rutilat, 
 Psalm 92 
Canticle: Deuteronomy 32v1
Psalm 8 
Reading:  Romans 14v7-9
 Responsory: The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
Benedictus Luke 1v68
 Intercessions: "Son of the living God, protect your people."
The Lord's Prayer & concluding prayers


DEANERY GARDEN CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
An excellent model of how to incorporate liturgical prayer
into our daily lives including plants, animals and the environment
as well the daily events of today and history



RECORDED SERVICES

RECORDED


Divine Office || Morning Prayer for Saturday in the 6th week of Easter || May 23, 2020


Booklet for the Liturgy of the Hours during the Easter Season p. 324
Psalms 92, 135A, 135B

Antiphon
You have made me glad, O Lord;
for the works of your hands I shout with joy, alleluia.

Delectásti me, Dómine, 
et in opéribus mánuum tuárum exsultábo, allelúia.


PSALM 92

It is good to praise the Lord,
  and to sing psalms to your name, O Most High,

Bonum est confitéri Dómino*
  et psállere nómini tuo, Altíssime,




Antiphon
It is I who give death and life; 
it is I who strike and also heal. Alleluia.

Ego occídam et vívere fáciam; percútiam et ego sanábo, allelúia.


CANTICLE DEUTERONOMY 32

Listen, heavens to what I say;
  earth, hear the words of my mouth!

DEUTERONOMY 32:1-12
Audíte, cæli, quæ loquor,*
  áudiat terra verba oris mei!




Antiphon
With glory and honor you crowned your Anointed One, alleluia.

Glória et honóre coronásti Christum tuum, allelúia


PSALM 8

How wonderful is your name over all the earth,
  O Lord, our Lord!

PSALM 8:2-10
Dómine, Dóminus noster,*
  quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra,

The Corner Room
3;41 min; 15K views, Mar 2018 very readable display text, simple slide as background
lose the steel guitar, twangy sound, too much country western feel, covered most of the text
find diction, nice refrain well spaced in the verses

John Alexander Wilson
5:53 min, 12K views, Dec 2016 displayed text and great video
Celtic melody, Irish whistle and  bodhran drum
nice refrain well spaced in the verses very sing able.

🎤 Psalm 8 Song - How Majestic Is Your Name
3:11 min; 10K Oct 2018 displayed text and really nice video kept pace with the song
stylistically similar to his other work, does a good job of fitting translation and words to melody

Psalm 8: Word for Word (lyrics)
3:34 min 1K views Oct 2018 performance video interspersed with text video
driving rhythm pushed you on comes back to the refrain from which it starts

Psalm 8 (Adonai, Adonenu) (SSA Choir) - by Dan Forrest
10K 2018 good as an anthem, not enough of the text, muddy by the other parts of the text
really a beautiful music composition

Psalm 8: O Lord our Governour (after Henry Lawes) · Westminster Abbey Choir/Andrew 
2:32 min 2K views  no text video or slides, excellent Anglican chant
diction clear, tempo was perfect, organ not overpowering, voiced balanced

Psalm 8 (In All the Earth) (feat. Emily Heilman) - The Psalms Project
3:57 min 77K views no text, or videos lovely to listen to but could not sing along to it

Janet Isaac Morrison
2:40 3K views Jan 2012  a little ho hum in contrast with the grandeur of the text


Oh Yah! Messianic Reggae praise from Psalm 8, Lyric Video, WOW!
5:00 min 1K views Jan 2019  slides with words
Not enough of the text, unusual refrain and rhythm, shallow?

How Majestic Is Thy Name (Psalm 8) · Keith Green
3:59 min 30K views Apr 2015 no displayed text, no slides, no video
very dated Barry Manalow style, does not cover enough of text

Karl Kohlhase
3:47 min 7K views Aug 2014  displayed text and
better covered the text, simpler arrangement and accompaniment with single vocal
crosses a lot of genres

How Excellent Your Name (Psalm 8) Thai female vocalist Rose
3:38 min 116K views, Oct 2010 displayed text plus slide show
ok could have  used more text, too much repetition

Rozanne Visagie
4:44 min 1K views Aug 2018
invoked a sense of peace with the majesty, covered the text, simple piano accompaniment

Deirdre Nicole Neely - Topic
3:46  4K views May 2014
majestic mispronounced irritating

"How Majestic Is (Psalm 8)" song by Hoss Hughes
3:32 min 15K views July 2012
no finesse, rough and crude

Psalm 8 - Calgary Girls Choir Psalm 8 (Adonai, Adonenu) by Dan Forrest
5:39 min 28K views Oct 2015
did a good job but the basic composition has its problems

My Soul Among Lions // Majesty (Psalm 8)
4:22 min 4K views, Aug 2015
has potential background of the locusts was a bit annoying
barebones of a composition, needs arrangement



Short Responsory
℣. The Lord has risen from the dead, alleluia, alleluia.
℟. For our sake he died on the cross, alleluia, alleluia.

Responsorium breve
℣. Surréxit Dóminus de sepúlcro,* Allelúia, allelúia.
℟. Qui pro nobis pepéndit in ligno.* Allelúia, allelúia.



Antiphon
‘Peace be with you, it is I,’ alleluia. ‘Do not be afraid,’ alleluia.

Pax vobis, ego sum, allelúia; nolíte timére, allelúia..