tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24288613.post2242228082249293427..comments2023-12-03T03:04:42.826-05:00Comments on Conjubilant with Song: The Feast of the VisitationC.W.S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04745714524175357522noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24288613.post-48129927782784801462008-06-03T18:21:00.000-04:002008-06-03T18:21:00.000-04:00It's a nice adaptation and one I have not seen bef...It's a nice adaptation and one I have not seen before. My Catholic hymnody knowledge pretty much stops with the WORSHIP and GATHER editions published in the mid 80s, and Catholic hymnbloggers are mostly too conservative for something like this.C.W.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04745714524175357522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24288613.post-31940678482499359452008-06-03T01:31:00.000-04:002008-06-03T01:31:00.000-04:00One of my favorite hymnic iterations of the Magnif...One of my favorite hymnic iterations of the Magnificat is the Rory Cooney text, <A HREF="http://protocatholic.blogspot.com/2007/09/canticle-of-turning.html" REL="nofollow">"Canticle of the Turning"</A> (<I>incipit</I> "My soul cries out with a joyful shout"), set to <I>Star of the County Down</I> (an Irish folk tune closely related to the English folk tune Vaughan Williams christened <I>Kingsfold</I>). As you can see from the comments to the blog linked to, the song has achieved a high degree of ecumenical acceptance. It is in two of my hymnals, GIA's <I>Gather Comprehensive II</I> and the NACCC's <I>Hymns for a Pilgrim People</I>.<BR/><BR/>Leland aka HaruoLeland Bryant Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14211499185401035099noreply@blogger.com