This morning I wasn’t able to attend Liturgy, but as it was the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross, I was singing the Troparion hymn of the feast to myself as I went about opening the blinds and other movements of greeting the day. (“Oh, God, save Thy people, and bless thine inheritance….”) Gradually, without my fully noticing for a while, the melody of my humming changed to this hymn, which our family learned relatively recently and which has become a favorite of mine. I suppose it’s slightly more appropriate for another Sunday focusing on the Cross, that one in September when we consider The Elevation of the Life-Giving Cross. But it came to me today, so here it is, for your uplifting, too.
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Now I have sung it too! Thank you…one of my favorites. I love how it moves.
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I had to stop right away and sing this beautiful hymn. Prayer, praise, and worship…
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My favorite thing I can do with the internet is look up songs and hear the music since I can’t read music.
Stirring hymn for Lent. ….till all the world proclaims
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Beautiful hymn! I grew up singing it. (at least, I assume this is the same one, since I too, cannot read music : (
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so sorry you could not go to liturgy but the church is always with us and that hymn is so wonderful! I know it well! the Cross is truly our Victory, our Refuge… love and prayers!
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I LOVE this hymn! I think I’ve always known it, but it is a favorite of mine and I love to belt it out at church! And I forgot to mention that I used to love the powdery white stuff on the calla lilys orange tongue, too. I used to slide my fingers up from the bottom and savor the softness!
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This is one of my favorites, too. God is good to fill your heart with so many songs.
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I think I told you that they sang this at the end of the “Rite of Election / Call to Continuing Conversion.” It gave me so much joy.
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Yes, Kate, and that brought the hymn to the forefront of my mind, and caused me to plow through Mr. Glad’s papers to find the music so that JFW could play it for us on the piano recently.
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#473 in the 1982 Episcopal hymnal. I immediately dug out my arrangement and played it as well. Thank you.
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That is a favorite of mine too, and it’s in our hymnal. We may be singing it this Sunday. I’m trying to make a list for Palm Sunday.
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I know Lift High the Cross of Jesus and it’s as beautiful.
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