"100 Songs Every Parish Should Know By Heart"
  • noel jones, aagonoel jones, aago
    Posts: 6,605
    Their words, not mine....

    http://www.scribd.com/doc/6511756/100-Songs
  • noel jones, aagonoel jones, aago
    Posts: 6,605
    This kind of shotgun approach to hymns for a parish creates a meal of specialties, but no meat and potatoes. Smorgasbord, a buffet. Music for everybody.
  • chonakchonak
    Posts: 9,157
    This list, although it contains some neo-Broadway tunes, would be a great improvement for many parishes.
  • Jeffrey TuckerJeffrey Tucker
    Posts: 3,624
    Awful list. Pathetic. Makes Catholics look like dumbed-down evangelicals with eclectically bad taste.
  • Steve CollinsSteve Collins
    Posts: 1,021
    I've seen a lot worse. I only hope that it's not listed in any priority. The parts of the Mass are all contained in there somewhere. I would add to them (the parts of the Mass) that the congregation should know them by heart in Latin(Greek) AND English.

    When it comes to the hymns, though, I don't think there's much to be gained by singing them from heart. Many people need the visual aid of reading the words to help comprehension. Having hymns in the Mass, "proper" or not, means that the texts are important, and should be comprehended in order to enhance one's worship experience. Otherwise, the whole exercise is just background noise during the Mass.

    I think the part about tunes, meters, and texts should be read by every PIP!
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