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Hymn Blog - April 11, 2010
April 11, 2010 – Easter II (Ecofest Sunday)
VU 875 – Praise to God, Your Praises Show. This metrical version of Psalm 150, the psalm in the lectionary for this Sunday, is by Henry Francis Lyte, published in his “Spirit of the Psalms” (1834). The tune, LLANFAIR, is attributed to Robert Williams, a Welsh musician, blind from birth, and the tune first appeared in John Perry’s “Peroriaeth Hyfryd” (“Sweet Music”) (1837). Llanfair is the anglicized form of Llanfechell, the composer’s home town on the Isle of Anglesey.
MV 41 – O Beautiful Gaia. American Carolyn McDade is well known for her songs of personal and social transformation. For three decades she has gathered circles of women to sing and reflect on life, the verses of this hymn coming from such a gathering in Atlantic Canada. The additional verse, to honour today’s blessing of the bicycles, is by Paul Stott. The arrangement is by Lydia Pederson, former music director at Royal York Road United Church, and active member of the Hymn Society.
MV 39 – Mother Earth, Our Mother Birthing. The text is by Australian Norman Habel, editor of The Earth Bible Series, initiator and coordinator of “The Season of Creation” (www.seasonofcreation.com), and author of numerous articles, books and songs. Composer Neil Weisensel, Music Minister at Canadian Memorial United Church in Vancouver, British Columbia, is an accomplished and critically-acclaimed composer, music producer and performer. He has composed and arranged music for feature films, stage works, documentaries, and animation for the CBC, Bravo!, TSN, W Network and CTV. He composes in many genres, including jazz, rock, gospel, ethno-cultural and world beat music. Mr. Weisensel has written five operas, numerous works for orchestra, dance, and chamber and choral music. Internationally, he produced music for the Host Pavilion at Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany, and received commissions from performing arts organizations in the US and Canada.
MV 135 – Called by Earth and Sky. Words and music are by Pat Mayberry, a singer songwriter who began singing in Ottawa in 2001. She has written for the Seasons of the Spirit and Bible Quest curricula. Four of her hymns are found in More Voices.
VU 875 – Praise to God, Your Praises Show. This metrical version of Psalm 150, the psalm in the lectionary for this Sunday, is by Henry Francis Lyte, published in his “Spirit of the Psalms” (1834). The tune, LLANFAIR, is attributed to Robert Williams, a Welsh musician, blind from birth, and the tune first appeared in John Perry’s “Peroriaeth Hyfryd” (“Sweet Music”) (1837). Llanfair is the anglicized form of Llanfechell, the composer’s home town on the Isle of Anglesey.
MV 41 – O Beautiful Gaia. American Carolyn McDade is well known for her songs of personal and social transformation. For three decades she has gathered circles of women to sing and reflect on life, the verses of this hymn coming from such a gathering in Atlantic Canada. The additional verse, to honour today’s blessing of the bicycles, is by Paul Stott. The arrangement is by Lydia Pederson, former music director at Royal York Road United Church, and active member of the Hymn Society.
MV 39 – Mother Earth, Our Mother Birthing. The text is by Australian Norman Habel, editor of The Earth Bible Series, initiator and coordinator of “The Season of Creation” (www.seasonofcreation.com), and author of numerous articles, books and songs. Composer Neil Weisensel, Music Minister at Canadian Memorial United Church in Vancouver, British Columbia, is an accomplished and critically-acclaimed composer, music producer and performer. He has composed and arranged music for feature films, stage works, documentaries, and animation for the CBC, Bravo!, TSN, W Network and CTV. He composes in many genres, including jazz, rock, gospel, ethno-cultural and world beat music. Mr. Weisensel has written five operas, numerous works for orchestra, dance, and chamber and choral music. Internationally, he produced music for the Host Pavilion at Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany, and received commissions from performing arts organizations in the US and Canada.
MV 135 – Called by Earth and Sky. Words and music are by Pat Mayberry, a singer songwriter who began singing in Ottawa in 2001. She has written for the Seasons of the Spirit and Bible Quest curricula. Four of her hymns are found in More Voices.
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