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Tag Archives: The Hymnal 1982
What’s in the Box?
We sang what I call a “square” hymn a couple of weeks ago at St. Alban’s, Hymn 601 in The Hymnal 1982. Square hymns are …well, square, literally. Or sometimes rectangular. Two or four lines of music, regular phrase lengths, … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged Advent, hymns, light, music, O day of peace draw nigh, text, The Hymnal 1982
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But Like a Child at Home
(re-worked from a posting on April 26, 2012) It’s impossible to know how many musical settings of Psalm 23 there are. In The Hymnal 1982 alone there are four settings (Hymns 645, 646, 663 and 664). Choral anthems and solo … Continue reading
Gardening Hymns
Some of you may have read an article about prison gardens in Monday’s Washington Post [Prison Gardens, article], and if you are anything like me, your response was a big “DUH”. Of course nurturing something, in this case fruits and … Continue reading
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us
This weekend reminds us of one of our country’s darkest – and finest– moments. The Civil Rights movement shaped most of the mid-20th century in this country and is now a movement that has expanded in scope to include differences … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged hymn, Lift every voice and sing, Martin Luther King, reconciliation, The Hymnal 1982
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Comfort, Discomfort Ye My People
“The best part of the discomfort you’re feeling right now is the comfort you’ll feel after you come out of the pose.” – Rebecca, yoga instructor, December 10, 2014 com•fort verb \ˈkəm(p)-fərt\ : to cause (someone) to feel less worried, … Continue reading
Ordinary Gifts
I love summer. I love the feeling of warm – yes, even humid – air on my skin. I love the sounds of summer – crickets and cicadas and all the surprising creatures in my neighborhood that call to each … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged hymn, life, Matt Haig, Morning Song, mystery, Ordinary Grace, science fiction, summer, summer reading, The Humans, The Hymnal 1982, William Kent Krueger
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Mysterious Ways
Have you ever answered difficult or puzzling situations with a shake of the head and the words “well, God does move in mysterious ways”? That phrase, “God moves in a mysterious way”, can be a flip or serious answer to … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged depression, God moves in a mysterious way, hymn, John Newton, mental illness, The Hymnal 1982, trust, William Cowper
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In the midst of life
I am unabashedly a fan of The Hymnal 1982, still occasionally called the “new’ hymnal by some folks. It represents so much good thinking on music in the church, finding a balance between traditional and unusual, comforting and challenging, and it … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged Basque Carol, Holy Week, Mary, The Annunciation, The Hymnal 1982
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A Bishop, A Hymn, and God’s Grace
With apologies to Laurence, Deacon and Martyr at Rome in 258 A.D., I’d like to write about something that happened on my drive in to church yesterday morning. As I was making my way through Georgetown, my iPod which was … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged Abbot's Leigh, Austria, bishop, courage, Cyril Vincent Taylor, Diocese of Southern Ohio, Franz Joseph Haydn, Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken, God's eternal love, God's grace, Grace, Herb Thompson, Hymnody, John Newton, love, St. Laurence, The Hymnal 1982, Virginia Theological Seminary
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The Daily Cup 