SKU: CR.984361

ISBN 9780758669032. 7 X 10.25 inches.

This text by Lisa M. Clark is set to a memorable tune and two-part mixed setting by Jonathan Kohrs. The text highlights the story of salvation, while carrying themes of outreach, the new creation, and the end times. The choral texture builds from start to finish and blossoms with a descant in the final stanza.

In paradise, You shared Your best
With us, Your children dear.
Your bounty, presence, work, and rest:
Secure from guilt or fear.
But we brought shame upon the land
And disobeyed Your clear command.
Oh, we will never understand
The darkness we brought near.

In exile, driven from Your face,
We hid and worked in vain.
We lost the children's honored place
And earned Your just disdain.
But Jesus came to take our blame
And took away our horrid shame
And gave to us His holy name,
That we may life regain.

In restoration, we are free
And welcomed home anew.
You smile on us abundantly
And bless us through and through.
But as we wait for that great day,
When all dishonor melts away,
Let us, Your own beloved, say:
'Our Lord, we honor You!'

Text copyright © 2020 Concordia Publishing House.

SKU: GI.G-8099

UPC: 785147809937. English.

The first new collection from John L. Bell featuring the Cathedral Singers and the Iona Community since 2001. Beautifully recorded by the Cathedral Singers under the direction of Bill Chin, this new collection features a perfect mix of new world music and choral favorites. The Splendour of the House of God is a collection of texts that “speak of God to God’s people or for God’s people to God.” These songs for worship have existed in the Iona repertoire for some time and have proven their worth. Today, the Iona Community shares these brilliant texts with the world. All of the texts in this collection speak, in one way or another, to what is involved in public worship—from physical buildings to living our faith in the world. The Splendour of the House of God was premiered at the 2011 NPM National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. Contents: The Splendour of the House of God, O Christ, the Master Carpenter, All People Living on the Earth, I Was Glad, I Love the Lord, In Complete Desperation, Conceiver of Both Heaven and Earth, This Is My Will, We Cannot Measure How You Heal, Lux Aeterna, In Christ We Live, Wisdom's Table, O Taste and See, The Lord of the Earth, O Come, Let Us Sing. .

SKU: GI.G-CD-968

UPC: 785147096825.

From one of GIA’s most accomplished composers comes a compelling collection of new music suitable for use throughout the liturgical year. Filled with expressive texts and exquisite melodies, Tony Alonso’s A House of Prayer shows a depth of wisdom and a maturity of craftsmanship that represents some of his finest work to date. Tony’s impassioned setting, “Be My Hands and Feet” evokes the heartbreaking imagery of Christ’s sacrifice while the stunning Mary Louise Bringle text calls us to be his hands and feet here on earth.  “A Joyful Christmas Gloria” is exactly that! This contemporary rendering is a wonderful blending of the tune from “Angels We Have Heard on High” with the “Gloria” text from the 2010 Revised Order of Mass and features an uplifting piano arrangement by Jeanne Cotter.  “From the Many Make Us One”—a collaboration with Gabe Huck—is sure to be an instant communion classic that you will come back to again and again. Each song provides exactly what good liturgical music should: they reach in, open the mind, touch the heart, and imprint on the soul. This music speaks to the needs of the church and will truly inspire the sung prayer your assembly. CONTENTS: From the Many, Make Us One • We Gather Round You • A House of Prayer • A Joyful Christmas Gloria • Be My Hands and Feet • Gabriel’s Message • Springs of Water • Sing Me Home to You • The Table of Emmanuel • The Rising Sun • Today Is Born Our Savior • Life to the Full • Glorify the Lord by Our Lives • The Greater Glory of God.  .