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God loves us and desires a dynamic communication with us, his children. Psalm 113 says,

 “Who is like the Lord our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,
who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?”

Imagine this… God Almighty stoops down like a loving parent stoops to speak in love to his or her children.

God wants to train us in the school of prayer and for this effect has given us this beautiful gift right in the middle of the Scriptures: the Book of Psalms. The Psalms are the book of prayer of the Hebrew people, and they were also adopted by the Christian Church who sees in them a prophetic exaltation of Jesus the Messiah.

GIA Publications has just made available a downloadable version of this hymn based on an ancient Greek prayer, the Phos hilaron. A morning text is also included. It is fully bilingual in Spanish and English.

Listen here from a live Vespers Service at Calvin Worship Symposium:

You can also purchase a choral arrangement, available here from the publisher which is compatible with the congregational version. You can here the choral version here:

From OCP, the publisher: “Traditional and uplifting, Owen Alstott’s Heritage Mass is sure to stand the test of time at your parish. From humble beginnings to one of the most used Mass settings ever published, these familiar melodies have lifted congregations for generations and are sure to inspire your own congregation to reach a deeper connection with their faith.”

Kyrie:

Gloria:

Holy, Holy, Holy:

We Proclaim Your Death:

Amen:

Lamb of God:

Lamb of God, Descant:

I love this rendition from this movement by Vivaldi’s Gloria, performed by an ensemble from Israel:

This is a retuning of a beloved text; music and new chorus by Carlos Colón. Recorded by the choir and congregation of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Waco, Texas.

O Lord, I am not worthy that thou should’st come to me;
But speak the word of comfort, my spirit healed shall be.

Refrain: Worthy, Worthy, Worthy / Worthy is Your name / The Lamb before all ages/ The King who comes to reign. / Worthy of all praises/ Worthy and adored, the Alpha and Omega/ The Savior of the world.

And humbly I’ll receive thee, the bridegroom of my soul,
No more by sin to grieve thee or fly thy sweet control.

Eternal Holy Spirit, unworthy though I be,
Prepare me to receive him and trust the Word to me.

Increase my faith, dear Jesus, in thy real presence here,
And make me feel most deeply that thou to me art near.

Estribillo en español: Digno, digno, digno/ Digno de alabar/ Cordero sempiterno, el Rey que volverá/ Digno de alabanza, digno de loor/ el Alfa y Omega: del mundo el Salvador.