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Favorite hymns or other religious songs/music...



Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly minded,
For with blessing in His hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth,
Our full homage to demand.

King of kings, yet born of Mary,
As of old on earth He stood,
Lord of lords, in human vesture,
In the body and the blood;
He will give to all the faithful
His own self for heavenly food.

Rank on rank the host of heaven
Spreads its vanguard on the way,
As the Light of light descendeth
From the realms of endless day,
That the powers of hell may vanish
As the darkness clears away.

At His feet the six wingèd seraph,
Cherubim with sleepless eye,
Veil their faces to the presence,
As with ceaseless voice they cry:
Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Lord Most High!
 
That's one of my favorites.

Just for you, a hymn composed by an Episcopalian organist, Kathleen Thomerson:

 
nota bene said:
That's one of my favorites.

Just for you, a hymn composed by an Episcopalian organist, Kathleen Thomerson:

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And THAT is one of my favorites. Thank you.
 
There is a beautiful recording by the Eaken Piano Trio that combines "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and "O Come, Divine Messiah" ("Herz und Mun und Tat und Leben") that is unfortunately that on YouTube, but here is an instrumental of "O Come, Divine Messiah":

 
Another Advent hymn, this one written by Charles Wesley:

 
My all time favorite. I cannot get over how beautiful this song us when done in a schola like this. Panis Angelicus:




Panis angelicus
fit panis hominum;
Dat panis cœlicus
figuris terminum:
O res mirabilis!
Manducat Dominum
Pauper, servus et humilis.

Te trina Deitas
unaque poscimus:
Sic nos tu visita,
sicut te colimus;
Per tuas semitas
duc nos quo tendimus,
Ad lucem quam inhabitas.
Amen.

Bread of the Angels
Is made bread for mankind;
Gifted bread of Heaven
Of all imaginings the end;
Oh, thing miraculous!
This body of God will nourish
the poor, the servile, and the humble.

Thee Triune God,
We beseech;
Do us Thou visit,
Just as Thee we worship.
By Thy ways,
lead us where we are heading,
to the light Thou dwellest in.
Amen.[1]

This was written by St. Thomas Aquinas, so yes, the age of the work is also a big part of its draw.
 
One more, the Kyrie and Gloria:



Kyrie Eleison
Christe Eleison
Kyrie Eleison

Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy.

This is the only Greek remaining in the Mass.

Glória in excélsis Deoet in terra pax homínibus bonae voluntátis.Laudámus te,benedícimus te,adorámus te,glorificámus te,grátias ágimus tibi propter magnam glóriam tuam,Dómine Deus, Rex cæléstis,Deus Pater omnípotens.Dómine Fili Unigénite, Iesu Christe,Dómine Deus, Agnus Dei, Fílius Patris,qui tollis peccáta mundi, miserére nobis;qui tollis peccáta mundi, súscipe deprecatiónem nostram.Qui sedes ad déxteram Patris, miserére nobis.Quóniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dóminus, tu solus Altíssimus,Iesu Christe, cum Sancto Spíritu: in glória Dei Patris. Amen.[SUP][8][/SUP]
Glory to God in the highest,and on earth peace to people of good will.We praise you,we bless you,we adore you,we glorify you,we give you thanks for your great glory,Lord God, heavenly King,O God, almighty Father.Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High,Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.[SUP][9]


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And finally the Gloria, which is sung at the beginning of most Sunday Masses. We first ask for mercy, and then sing praise to the Trinity.
 
I no longer consider myself a Christian or a Catholic, but I was raised as one and this was something I recall my dad frequently playing on the old record player. It's special to me in a nostalgic way:



And though I'm not a Christian or a Catholic I still occasionally attend mass (though I also attend other religious services from time to time and generally have my own relationship with God). The last couple of years I sang in my father-in-law's Church choir because he needed a couple male voices (no regular practicing Catholics from the parish were interested so I pitched in, and in his mind he got to bring me ta Jesus a little bit, so it worked okay). Anyhow, at Christmas time we did a "Lessons & Carols" performance and this was always my favorite. They do it much better than we did, and the choir did it much better this year than in years past when I was involved:

 
The architectural slideshow is stunning:

 
You ought to hear Mrs. It's Just Me sing this:

 
From Faure's Requiem, perhaps the most beautiful "Agnus Dei" ever composed (and if this sounds familiar, it was part of the liturgy at Princess Diana's funeral):



Agnus Dei, qui tolis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.

Lamb of God, you who take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
 
Perhaps the best musical piece ever composed, sacred or not



Here's an inferior recording but with added translation:
 
Something more modern:
 
and finally, this one:
 


Just because we need something beside anti-trinitarian arguments on the first page....
 
One of my favorites. Thank you for posting it.

 
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