Even When He is Silent

I heard this beautiful anthem today at the Birmingham Unitarian Universalist Church. The church bulletin told us that the words were found on the walls of a concentration camp after World War II. The music was composed by Kim André Arnesen. The anthem is performed here by the St. Olaf Choir at Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway.

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A Tribute to the Notre Dame Cathedral

From the YouTube site:

"...Notre-Dame de Paris (meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, was a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. Its innovative use of the rib vault and flying buttress, its enormous and colorful rose windows, and the naturalism and abundance of its sculptural decoration set it apart from the earlier Romanesque style...

"Track List:
00:00 - 06:10 | Pange Ligua Gloriosi
06:11 - 12:37 | Ave Maria (Franz Biebl) - Riga Chamber Choir Ave Sol
12:38 - 18:34 | Introit Antiphons
18:35 - 21:04 | Adoremus in Aeternum
21:05 - 22:27 | O Salutaris Hostia
22:28 - 25:51 |Ave Verum Corpus
25:52 - 33:20 | Hymn of the Cherubim, Tchaikovsky"

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Ave Maria (Bruckner) From the Notre Dame Cathedral

From the YouTube site posted on April 16, 2019:

The Georgia Boy Choir offers this video as a tribute to the iconic monument to Beauty, Goodness, and Truth that has stood in Paris for centuries. We pray that it may one day be restored.




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Sing We of the Blessed Mother

A hymn for this day, the Feast f the Annunciation, was shared by Scott Gun over at Seven Whole Days. The words are by George Timms, and it is set to the tune, "Rustington." Sung here by the choir at the Church of St.Thomas Fifth Avenue (New York City).

   

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