In Memoriam, 2020

This week we celebrate the Feast of All Souls, and in this time of remembrance, we thought we’d take some time to honor the composers, text authors, and pastoral musicians who passed away over this last year. 

In this episode, you’ll hear music from six members of our field who died between November 2019 and November 2020. As we celebrate their lives and their contributions, we hope you’ll join us and add in the names of your loved ones, colleagues, friends, mentors, choir members, neighbors – who died in 2020.

Episode links

For more information about the composers we featured, visit the following links: Colin Mawby, Pablo Sosa, Ray Repp, Carlos Rosas, Graham Maule, and Shirley Erena Murray.

You can also purchase the song recordings you heard in this episode: “We Remember” (Carol Browning and Martin Willett), “Lullaby” (Colin Mawby), “Regina Caeli” (Colin Mawby), “Celtic Blessing” (Colin Mawby), “Si fui motivo de dolor” (Pablo Sosa), “Yo se que se” (Pablo Sosa), “El cielo canta alegría” (Pablo Sosa), “Into Your Hands” (Ray Repp), “Into Your Hands” (Ray Repp), “Peace My Friends” (Ray Repp), “Cantemos al Señor” (Carlos Rosas), “El Señor es Mi Pastor” (Carlos Rosas), “Take This Moment” (John Bell, Graham Maule), “Hey, My Love” (John Bell, Graham Maule), “The Quiet Center” (Zack Stachowski, Shirley Erena Murray), “And Jesus Said” (Tony Alonso, Shirley Erena Murray), and “Sing for Peace” (Marty Haugen, Shirley Erena Murray).

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Season 4 Kick-Off!

It’s finally here! After an extended summer “break,” we’re happy to be back with an all new episode! Today we’re kicking-off Season 4 of Open Your Hymnal with a special preview episode. You’ll hear a run-down of the songs and composers we’ll be featuring in our upcoming season. You’ll also hear a little more about some of our new approach to programming and interviewing. Our first full interview episode will be out in just a few weeks.

Of course, we have more plans in the works for Season 4 than we were able to talk about in today’s episode. We’ve got additional interviews, some surprise guests, lots of themed episodes, and more. If you haven’t already done so, follow us on social media (Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter). Subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! You can subscribe to OYH on Apple Music, Spotify, and Google Play.

We’re glad to have you with us for another season of the show. So, please open your hymnals to Season 4!

Episode links

You can purchase the song recordings you heard in this episode: “In Every Age” (Janèt Sullian Whitaker), “Jesus Comes” (Sally Ann Morris, text by Mel Bringle), “Not By Bread Alone” (M. Roger Holland, II), “I Say Yes, Lord/Digo Si, Señor” (Donna Peña), “Have Mercy On Us For We Have Sinned” (W. Clifford Petty), “Behold the Lamb” (Martin Willett), “I Am the Bread of Life” (Suzanne Toolan, arr. Rory Cooney), “Table of Plenty” (Dan Schutte), “Shepherd of My Heart” (Francis Patrick O’Brien), “Holy, Holy, Holy” from Mass of Joy & Peace (Tony Alonso), “Santo, Santo, Santo” from Misa Luna (Peter Kolar), “Ang Katawan ni Kristo/Behold, the Body of Christ” (Fr. Ricky Manalo, Pia de Leon), “You, the Christ” (Ian Callanan, text by Shirley Erena Murray), “This is Your Justice” (Craig Colson), and “With Great Love” (Chris de Silva).

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OYH Selects: "From Ashes to the Living Font"

Alan Hommerding

It’s our Lenten kick-off episode! To commemorate the start of the season, we are re-releasing our conversation with Alan Hommerding from February, 2017. You’ll hear the same great interview, but with added features like the OYH Playlist segment.

Join Zack Stachowski and Matt Reichert as they chat with composer and text-writer Alan Hommerding. They discuss the way metrical hymns works, the "evaporating pool" of hymn tunes in American parishes, and the need for a moratorium on the tune BEACH SPRING (no, not really). Whether you know a lot about hymns, are new to hymns, or think you don't like hymns (you're wrong, by the way), you'll learn something new in this episode. 

So, please open your hymnal to "From Ashes to the Living Font."

Episode links

For more information about Alan Hommerding and his other compositions, visit his composer page at World Library Publications. You can read the blog post Alan mentions at PrayTell.

You can purchase a copy of the score from World Library Publications. By following these links, you can also purchase the other song recordings you heard in the episode: "O Sacred Head Surrounded" (J.S. Bach/Leo Hassler), “The Quiet Center” (Shirley Erena Murray/Zack Stachowski), “The Thorn Tree” (S. Genevieve Glen/Scot Crandal), “In the Arms of Jesus” (Alan Hommerding/John Angotti), “Loving and Forgiving” (Scott Soper), and “Your Love, O Lord” (Alan Hommerding/Ed Eicker).

You can purchase the organ instrumental recording of ST. FLAVIAN and the piano instrumental recording of LAND OF REST on iTunes. The piano instrumental recordings of BEECHER and BEACH SPRING were recorded by Fr. Robert Koopmann, OSB, on the album "Sacred Improvisations."

You can view the video of comedian Andy Andrews singing the text of "Amazing Grace" to different tunes on YouTube.

You can view video of the conversation with Dr. Lynn Trapp and Dr. Jennifer Pascuale, "The Hymns Every Parish Should Know," in the NPM digital media library. It can be accessed through NPM's website, www.npm.org. NOTE: You must be a member to access the video content. Sign up today!

You can visit the Hymnary website at www.hymnary.org.

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