It brings me to tears! Praise be to Jesus Christ our great God and saviour. Long live the holy Catholic and apostolic Church outside of which is utter darkness and loss
I am risen, and I am always with you, alleluia; you have placed your hand upon me, alleluia; your wisdom has been shown to be most wonderful, alleluia, alleluia. O Lord, you have searched me and known me; you know when I sit down and when I rise up.
Mil gracias Eduardo.... Estoy buscando como un loco la melodia y el tono para el proyecto litúrgico y has sido tu canal el que más me ha ayudado. Dios te bendiga.
Seriously, shouldn't this be in a major key? It's Easter for the love of God, the greatest feast of the year! Why are we singing a slow, sad song on Easter?
Gregorian chant is a contemplative/meditative kind of chant. This is not a "sad song", it's a beautiful hymn. The objective is meditation and pray, not dance and scream like in protestant cults.
+Nate Lloyd The concept of major and minor keys is more of a modern idea that is not very relevant to how Gregorian chant is organized. +Marco Feitosa You are right that this chant is not for getting people worked up into a fevered passionate feeling, and your criticism of much (though definitely not all) of Protestant music is correct, unfortunately. However, it can certainly be argued that the performance of this particular version of the "Resurrexi" introit is, to some ears, too slow and too soft. This is a valid criticism. Gregorian chant is actually supposed to be sung in a manner that fits the chant text and the liturgical observance. Unfortunately, in modern usage, this principle has been obscured by certain rigid, but quite novel, ideas about Gregorian chant. Many people imagine Gregorian chant to be some kind of quiet, ethereal mysticism , yet they forget that this chant system was developed over many centuries to be expressive of the range of feelings and experiences of Christ and the saints. That collective Christian experience includes exuberance and abundant joy. So, while I admire the skill and the sincerity that is evident in the chanting of this antiphon, I do agree with Nate Lloyd in one sense, that the way it is being sung is not sufficiently festive for a joyful feast such as Easter. One thing that would help here would be if the chanters would just increase their tempo and raise the volume of their voices. After all, the English translation of the text is "I am risen and I am with you always." It is also an introit, or entrance antiphon, so it is actually sung at the beginning of the Easter Day Mass, so it really should have more energy and more expression.
It brings me to tears! Praise be to Jesus Christ our great God and saviour. Long live the holy Catholic and apostolic Church outside of which is utter darkness and loss
I am risen, and I am always with you, alleluia; you have placed your hand upon me, alleluia; your wisdom has been shown to be most wonderful, alleluia, alleluia. O Lord, you have searched me and known me; you know when I sit down and when I rise up.
Mil gracias Eduardo.... Estoy buscando como un loco la melodia y el tono para el proyecto litúrgico y has sido tu canal el que más me ha ayudado. Dios te bendiga.
If you understand the wording of this chant in your native language it will give you chills.
LA CHAIR EST MORTE !
부활절 입당송, “다시 살아나도”
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Seriously, shouldn't this be in a major key? It's Easter for the love of God, the greatest feast of the year! Why are we singing a slow, sad song on Easter?
Gregorian chant is a contemplative/meditative kind of chant.
This is not a "sad song", it's a beautiful hymn. The objective is meditation and pray, not dance and scream like in protestant cults.
+Nate Lloyd The concept of major and minor keys is more of a modern idea that is not very relevant to how Gregorian chant is organized.
+Marco Feitosa You are right that this chant is not for getting people worked up into a fevered passionate feeling, and your criticism of much (though definitely not all) of Protestant music is correct, unfortunately.
However, it can certainly be argued that the performance of this particular version of the "Resurrexi" introit is, to some ears, too slow and too soft. This is a valid criticism. Gregorian chant is actually supposed to be sung in a manner that fits the chant text and the liturgical observance. Unfortunately, in modern usage, this principle has been obscured by certain rigid, but quite novel, ideas about Gregorian chant. Many people imagine Gregorian chant to be some kind of quiet, ethereal mysticism , yet they forget that this chant system was developed over many centuries to be expressive of the range of feelings and experiences of Christ and the saints. That collective Christian experience includes exuberance and abundant joy.
So, while I admire the skill and the sincerity that is evident in the chanting of this antiphon, I do agree with Nate Lloyd in one sense, that the way it is being sung is not sufficiently festive for a joyful feast such as Easter. One thing that would help here would be if the chanters would just increase their tempo and raise the volume of their voices. After all, the English translation of the text is "I am risen and I am with you always." It is also an introit, or entrance antiphon, so it is actually sung at the beginning of the Easter Day Mass, so it really should have more energy and more expression.
I find it’s beauty gives me great joy and peace at the same time.