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Posts Tagged 'Music for Summer'

Songs We Sing: Come Light of Lights

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   Come Light of Lights is a piece by our friend, Ana Hernandez, that can be found in the volume, Music By Heart. We sing it during the summer months as a Lamp Lighting Song.  It […]

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Songs We Sing: Evening Lamps Are Lit

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   Evening Lamps Are Lit is a piece by our friend, Ana Hernandez, that can be found in the volume, Music By Heart. We sing it during the summer months as a Lamp Lighting Song. […]

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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: Summer Table Acclamation

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   During the summer, we sing a different response during the Eucharistic Prayer.  It’s brighter, in a light three, and written in a major key to reflect the season.  Listen to the Summer Table Acclamation, […]

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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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