lenten voices

As stated in my previous post, this week's mix cd consists of choral pieces that are sacred and/or liturgical. Ranging from the 1400's to recent pieces, these songs are powerful ways for voices to express the longing that is so present in Lent.

deep river (spiritual) - chanticleer

cantate domino (lang) - 1999 indiana all-state women's choir

missa mater patris: credo (josquin des prez) - chanticleer

if ye love me (tallis) - chanticleer

the beatitudes (part) - king's college choir, cambridge

the lord is my shepherd (rutter) - king's college choir, cambridge

missa pro defunctis a 5: kyrie (palestrina) - chanticleer

o magnum mysterium (de victoria) - chanticleer

wondrous love (american folk) - chanticleer

psalm 150 (rutter) - king's college choir, cambridge

o clap your hands (gibbons) - chanticleer

what sweeter music (rutter) - king's college choir, cambridge

missa mater patris: kyrie (josquin des prez) - chanticleer

missa mater patris: gloria (josquin des prez) - chanticleer

we shall walk through the valley in peace (spiritual) - chanticleer

goin' up a-yonder (hawkins) - white river youth choir

(lenten pause)

In all the excitement this weekend, I forgot to make a new mix cd. So today I am listening to John Rutter's Requiem as performed by the King's College Choir. This is in preparation for the mix cd that will have all choral music, which will be posted tomorrow.

lenten darlings

While there are many artists who have songs with Lenten attitudes, no one understands such things better than Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler. Somehow they embody everything that I associate with Lent - redemption, confession, mortality, knowledge of spirit, grace, mercy, and awareness of sin. So here is this week's mix cd: the darlings of Lent, Over the Rhine.

changes come

all i need is everything

circle of quiet

happy to be so

everyman's daughter

gentle wounds

Jesus in new orleans

fairpoint diary

poughkeepsie

long lost brother

moth

what i'll remember most

if nothing else

latter days

idea #21 (not too late)

lookin' forward

lenten gospel

This week's mix cd consists of songs by contemporary Christian musicians that focus on brokenness or healing. Normally I see CCM artists as being less than stellar, but these are some of the exceptions to the rule.

creed - rich mullins

our great savior - artisan band

this world - caedmon's call

like a child - jars of clay

gomer's theme - third day

live and die - proxemics

in the light - dc talk

whatever - steven curtis chapman

one of these days - ffh

mansions - burlap to cashmere

where you belong/turn your eyes upon jesus - newsboys

refine me - jennifer knapp

broken roads - april geesbreght

deep enough to dream - chris rice

every season - nichole nordeman

his eye is on the sparrow - sister act ii soundtrack

come, thou fount - claire holley

he won't let you go - the kry

lenten rock

This week's mix cd consists of tunes that rock. While many would deem a good number of these bands inappropriate for anything focused on Lent, I have learned - and am learning - from these songs, and not least during a holy season. They are songs of action that both follow and lead to contemplation; both are essential to repentance. And besides, in the words of the immortal Christian band Petra, "God gave rock and roll to you."

free to decide - the cranberries

pachelbel's canon - big bad nate & the luvbuckets

comfortably numb - pink floyd

believe in what you want - jimmy eat world

embers and envelopes - mae

shimmer - fuel

love, salvation, the fear of death - sixpence none the richer

give me some truth - john lennon

amazing grace - ani difranco

everybody down - matthew

come as you are - nirvana

modern day prayer - twothirtyeight

kyrie - mr. mister

i still haven't found what i'm looking for - u2

fake plastic trees - radiohead

given to fly - pearl jam

salvation - the cranberries

lenten reflection

I am making CD's for each week of Lent (at least that is the current plan...) to listen to on my drives, which is the primary place I have my music. This week's theme is "Reflection."

simple gifts - brandon jones

only god knows why - kid rock

the sea and the mirror - music by me, words by w.h. auden

wise up - aimee mann

full of grace - sarah mclachlan

acoustic #3 - goo goo dolls

october - evanescence

why does my heart feel so bad - moby

hurt - johnny cash

every grain of sand - bob dylan

patriarch - steve thorngate

how can i keep from singing - enya