iSNARK! 186

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Another hymnal to review, this time, the Adoremus Hymnal, produced by the Adoremus Society and published by the Ignatius Press.  And in the middle of it all, I've been keeping my word from iSNARK! #185 by giving my opinions title by title for songs in Worship IV.  You can find these on Christus Vincit - the BLOG!  But first, we welcome you in Latin, German, and baby talk.
Feasts for the Week: January 29-February 5.  We also give a congratulatory shout-out to Mount Calvary Parish in Baltimore, MD.  Find out why!  Also: new source for the Ordinary Form Calendar: Women for Faith and Family.
Don't Do This at Church: two instances, scattered.
Commercials: the usual three, scattered about.

Music:
1. Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation (tune: Westminster Abbey)
2. Alleluia (written by Theodore Marier); 3. O Jesus, I Have Promised (tune: Day of Rest)
4. We Proclaim Your Death, O Lord (from Holy Angels Mass, written by yours truly)
5. In Thee Is Gladness (tune: In Der Ist Freude); 6. I Sought the Lord (tune: Artavia)
7. Jesus Shall Reign (tune: Duke Street)
8. All Creatures of Our God and King (tune: Lasst uns Erfreuen), arranged and performed by Johnny Proctor, courtesy of Soundclick.

Top Ten Song Titles that Almost Made It into a Major Hymnal, brought to you by Ineffable.

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iSNARK! 185

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The second in a series of new hymnals to be reviewed. This time, we review GIA's new flagship hymnal, Worship - Fourth Edition.
Also: Happy Ordinary Time! Or is it Happy Post-Epiphany? That, and moveable feasts for 2012 and 2013.
Feasts for the Week covers feasts from January 14-22.
Two instances of Don't Do This at Church, and the usual commercials, scattered within.
In What We Have Done, and in What We're Going to Do: What we did for the feast day of Blessed Brother Andre Bessette (in which Richard Chonak from the Catholic Light blog discovers a hymn with 14 verses) and the Epiphany, and what we're doing for Sunday II of Ordinary Time.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Kingsfold Edition, brought to you by the Society for a Moratorium on the Music of Marty Haugen and David Haas Facebook Page

Music:
1. Lord, Every Nation on Earth (written by yours truly)
2. As with Gladness Men of Old (tune: Dix)
3. The Liberty Bell March (written by John Philip Sousa), performed by the Hampshire Guitar Orchestra, courtesy of Music Alley

Additional link: Christus Vincit - the BLOG!

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iSNARK! 184

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Happy, blessed and prosperous New Year to all friends, family, listeners, and snark-o-maniacs!

I have in my possession a copy of the latest edition of the St. Michael Hymnal, and you're going to hear a review of it right here on iSNARK!
Also, we hear from technologically created Christus Vincit and iSNARK! guests past and present as to how they celebrated the New Year.

You'll hear from Basso Profundo, the Singing Fish, Fr. Jud McFry, The Bitmap, Papa Joe Ratzi, Frank A. Rinze, and of course, Shamus O'Reilly! You'll also hear how I celebrated, New Year's Rockin' Eve, and certain disposable drinking cups.

Also:
Two instances of Don't Do This at Church, and the usual commercials, scattered within.
In What We Have Done, and in What We're Going to Do: What we did for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and what we're doing for the First Friday (January 6, the optional memorial of Blessed Andre Bessette) and the Epiphany.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Christmas Carols Edition, brought to you by Crack

Music:
1. Puer Natus in Bethlehem (Chant, Mode I), sung by Basso Profundo, the Singing Fish
2. Not So Silent Night, written and performed by Charlie Crowe

Additional Links:
The Scandal of What We Sing; Bad Poetry, Bland Theology: Let's Write a Hymn; and Songs of the Saved and the Bland, the three mentioned articles about bad hymn alterations by Professor Anthony Esolen
Johnny Proctor; Chabanel Psalms

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