SKU: HP.C6367

UPC: 763628163679.

Advent candle lighting anthem Designed to support the lighting of the Advent candles, this includes a choral opening based on Coventry Carol, followed by a call and response litany with piano underscore, then a text to be read with the lighting of the candle. As that concludes, the choir comes back in with the option of adding the congregation for an original melody calling for peace on earth and for the Light of light to end our darkness. A concluding prayer is also provided. There are five readings, one for each candle. Reproducible parts for the congregation and 7 optional handbells are included.

SKU: GI.G-4026

Gary comes through with a wonderful collection of music for Sunday Eucharist and other occasions. Utilizing talented musicians, soloists like Theresa Donohoo, text writers like Rory Cooney and Brian Wren, as well as his own musical and writing talents, Gary has produced a real winner! Music in this collection can be applied to many liturgical occasions adn features two gathering rites—one for Advent and one for Lent. CONTENTS: COVENANT HYMN (G-4017) • GOD IS ONE, UNIQUE AND HOLY (G-4018) • PENITENTIAL LITANY (G-4019) • GLORY TO GOD (G-4020) • GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (G-4021) • LORD’S PRAYER (G-4022) • MAY WE BE ONE (G-4024) • HYMN OF THANKSGIVING (G-3475) • ADVENT GATHERING (G-4025) .

SKU: GI.G-1046

UPC: 785147004622.

For the Taizé Community, prayer together, three times a day, is a vital way to return to the wellsprings, to renew hope, and to get ready to take on practical commitments. This CD, like the other recordings made in Taizé, shows how this prayer is renewed while yet remaining constant throughout the years. Many of the songs presented here are new: they were written by brothers of Taizé between 2012 and 2017 and are recorded here for the first time. Others have been part of the community’s prayer for many years. A few come from a much older tradition: for example, the hymn Ô vous qui dans l’obscurité (You who in darkness) comes from the German evangelical churches of the 17th century, the litany Ô Sagesse (O Wisdom), which calls for the coming of Christ, is based on antiphons of the age-old tradition of the Latin Church. These last two pieces are sung at Taizé especially during the season of Advent. Most of these songs focus on an essential reality that can be internalized more and more deeply, as the words are tirelessly repeated. The simplicity of these repetitive forms makes them easy to sing in many situations, but they can nevertheless achieve great breadth and depth, especially when the voices of a large assembly are united with solo singers and instruments. To help use these songs in prayer groups or parishes, practical suggestions as well as the musical scores are available online and in books listed on the Taizé website www.taize.fr/en.