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The Hymnal 1982

Enriching Our Worship Music Afro-Centrically

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on May 16, 2017May 16, 2017
  • The Weekly Word
Collection of Afro-centric hymnals

In a recent Facebook post, Indiana Diocesan Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows commented that it was the music of David Hurd that drew her to the Episcopal Church. Her testimony resonated with me. It […]

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The Great FIFTY Days of Easter

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on May 8, 2017May 8, 2017
  • The Weekly Word
Paschal candle

On one of the Facebook groups comprising church musicians, someone recently asked: What are you playing tomorrow? Still on Easter or moving on? There were many responses to this query, most of which advised that […]

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Ask Ambrose: Getting Past the “Gloom” of Lent

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on March 24, 2017February 28, 2020
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Q: I’m an upbeat, extroverted kind of person, and I’ll confess that Lent is not my favorite season. It’s so sad! And mournful! And gloomy! Isn’t that antithetical to the Christian life? Isn’t being a Christian […]

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Ask Ambrose: Liturgy for Candlemas

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on February 1, 2017December 30, 2019
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The Presentation in the Temple by Meister des Marienlebens

Q: My parish is interested in observing the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ with a Candlemas Procession and Eucharist. However, I’m not sure where to find liturgical and musical resources for […]

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O Sing unto the Lord a New Psalm

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on January 30, 2017
  • The Weekly Word
Page from the psalter in the Bible

I’m always a little sad when I have to recite a psalm in worship instead of singing it. I realize that for some frequent services, like the Daily Office, it’s not always possible to sing […]

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Ask Ambrose: The Hidden Part of the Hymnal

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on January 10, 2017December 30, 2019
  • Ask Ambrose
cover of the hymnal 1982

Q: I just started working in an Episcopal Church and am trying to get to know The Hymnal 1982—the actual hymnal and the service music book. Can you tell me more about the service music that […]

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Ask Ambrose: Liturgical Music Resources in Spanish

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on November 9, 2016December 30, 2019
  • Ask Ambrose
Map of Mexico and Latin America

Q: I’m looking for some additional liturgical music resources in Spanish for the congregation I serve. My parish currently uses El Himnario and Flor y canto, and we also use Wonder, Love, and Praise and Voices Found, and we translate hymns from Lift […]

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