Jesus Prayer Chant
  • JonathanLCJonathanLC
    Posts: 75
    Just a quick question: does anyone know of a setting of the Jesus Prayer to English plainchant or perhaps in Greek or Latin that would be easy to sing on the move? I am finding quite a few choral settings, but not quite what I am looking for.
  • NihilNominisNihilNominis
    Posts: 1,023
    I know of a round. Living composer -- can ask if he'd be willing to share.
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  • Chris Garton-Zavesky
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    Excuse my ignorance. What's the "Jesus Prayer"?
    Thanked by 1sdtalley3
  • M. Jackson Osborn
    Posts: 8,414
    Chris -
    'Lord Jesus Christ, true Son of the Living God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.' Many be repeated numerous times.

    This was first taught me by Fr James T Moore in 1962. Neither of us dreamed at that time that he would become the first pastor of the Cathedral of our Lady of Walisngham.
    Thanked by 2CHGiffen cesarfranck
  • rollingrj
    Posts: 352
    "Domine Jesu Christe, Filius Dei, miserere me peccatorem!"

    "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner."

    From the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14).
    Thanked by 3M. Jackson Osborn sdtalley3 CHGiffen
  • chonakchonak
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    Does "miserere" take an accusative object, genitive, or a dative? I ask because in some motets, the words "miserere mei" appear.
  • Andrew_Malton
    Posts: 1,187
    Lewis and Short quote examples with accusative, dative, and genitive (pl).
  • Chris Garton-Zavesky
    Posts: 6,902
    Andrew,

    That means that the answer to Chonak's question is, "Most emphatically, Yes!"
  • JonathanLCJonathanLC
    Posts: 75
    So after no luck in finding a setting, I decided to have a bash at writing a setting. Anyone who would like to improve on my poor offering, please do, as I am using the simple version as a chant in the morning before devotions. The Jesus Prayer I sing 33 times and the Holy God three times at the end. You may find the music attached in txt and png format.
    JP 1 and 2.txt
    939B
    Jesus Prayer.png
    1304 x 682 - 103K
    JP 2.png
    1296 x 680 - 111K
    Thanked by 1SBCpianoman
  • chonakchonak
    Posts: 9,216
    Here's a little edit for the first one:

    (c4)O(gh) Lord(hhh) Je(ixgvhiHG)sus(g) Christ,(g.,) Son(fg) of(h) God,(hijIHiih.:) have(g) mer(hj)cy(jIH) on(g) me(hg) the(fd) sin(fgh)ner.(g.::) Ho(gf)ly(df) God,(g.;) Ho(gf)ly(df) Migh(g)ty(g) One,(g.;) Ho(ixghi)ly(h) Im(f)mor(d)tal(f) One,(g.;) have(g) mer(hj)cy(jIH) on(g) us.(hg..::)

    That is:
    * "Oh" is an exclamation of surprise, while "O" is a particle used in addressing someone.
    * In GABC, if the text contains punctuation marks, put them immediately after the preceding words, not after the music notation. If you don't do that, the output will have unwanted hyphens, as happened in both examples.
    Thanked by 2ServiamScores JonathanLC
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