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    Posts Tagged 'Gathering Songs'

    Songs We Sing: Sing God’s Praises Glory Hallelu

    Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   This song, written by Cristi Cary Miller and Kathlyn Reynolds, and originally titled “Antiphonal Glory Hallelu,” creates an warm invitation into worship as a Gathering Song in the summer months.  It begins as a [...]

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    Songs We Sing: Come All You People

    Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s. We sing this piece from Zimbabwe, by Alexander Gondo as a gathering piece in the Fall months.  The original text is in in Shona, but we’ll sing the piece in English.  Listen to Come [...]

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    Songs We Sing: Honduras Alleluia

    Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   The Honduras Alleluia is a bright gathering song we generally sing in the summer months.  It has a nice internal rhythm, and is best accompanied by guitar and drum.

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    Songs We Sing: Hallelujah, Praise the Lord

    Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   “Hallelujah, Praise the Lord“ is a lively gathering piece from Nigeria that we sing during the summer months at St. Lydia’s.  It sounds great accompanied by guitar and drum!  As taught by Emmanuel Badejo.

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    Songs We Sing: Jesus We Are Gathered

    Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   We sing “Jesus, We Are Gathered,” a piece from Zimbabwe, as a gathering song at almost any time of the year!  Click here to listen to Jesus, We Are Gathered

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    Songs We Sing: “Kiev Alleluia”

    Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   We’ll be singing this Alleluia, drawn from the St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church hymnal, “Music For Liturgy,” and entitled Kovalyevsky Kiev Chant, during the season of Easter as our Gathering Song. Click [...]

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    Songs We Sing: Iona Kyrie

    Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   The Iona Kyrie is a piece from the Iona Community in Scotland.  The piece is sweet and reflective, and opens our worship during the season of Lent.  

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    Songs We Sing: ‘Zana, Hosanna

    Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   “‘Zana, Hosanna” is a piece from South Africa.  We sing it on Palm Sunday as we process into our worship with Palms.    

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