Fr. Scott Haynes
Hear my Prayer, O Lord, Purcell
Henry Purcell's penitential motet, "Hear My Prayer, O Lord," evokes a pleading tone, breaking the stony heart.
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Fr. Scott Haynes
- Mar 3, 2022
- 1 min
Domine non secundum peccata nostra
The chant, "Domine, non secundum peccata nostra," is taken from Psalm 102 and Psalm 78, This penitential chant is sung on Ash Wednesday.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Mar 3, 2022
- 1 min
Qui habitat in adiutorio altissimi à 24
Conductor Paul Van Nevel directs the Huelgas Ensemble in a 24 voices motet by Josquin des Prez.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Mar 3, 2022
- 1 min
For lo, I raise up, Stanford
The anthem, For Lo, I raise up, by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, is sung beautifully by the Choir of New College, Oxford.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Let Thy Merciful Ears, O Lord
Thomas Mudd (1560-1619) composed the Lenten anthem, "Let Thy Merciful Ears, O Lord," to express the pleading prayer of the humble heart.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Hide not Thou Thy Face, Richard Farrant
Richard Farrant's word-setting in his motet, "Hide not Thou Thy Face" is especially direct, declamatory and expressive.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Attende, Domine - Gregorian Chant
To thee, Redeemer, King of highest heaven, lift we our eyes in grief and deep abasement: listen, O Saviour, to our supplications.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Feb 25, 2022
- 2 min
De Profundis, Salieri
Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let Your ears be attentive to my voice in supplication.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
Bach: Mass in B minor - Crucifixus
The Crucifixus comes from the Credo of the Mass. Bach's setting dates to 1714.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
Esto mihi, Gregorian Chant
Be my rock of refuge, God, a stronghold to give me safety. You are my rock and my fortress; for Your name’s sake You will lead and guide me.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Feb 17, 2022
- 1 min
A Flute's Song in the Night
A boy trapped in a war zone takes a rifle barrel and transforms it into a flute. By the beauty of his music, the light of Christ enters in.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Feb 13, 2022
- 3 min
In Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Canticles
St. Paul presents for us today the importance of the singing of sacred music in church. He exhorts us to do this in the “name of Jesus."
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Feb 13, 2022
- 1 min
Adoramus Te, Christe, Orlande de Lassus
The late Renaissance composer, Lassus, represents the mature polyphonic style of the Franco-Flemish school. His prayerful music calms souls.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Feb 13, 2022
- 1 min
Timor et Tremor, Francis Poulenc
Poulenc wrote Timor et tremor in Noizay (1939) for Monsieur l'Abbé Maillet. It was sung in Paris, by Les Petits Chanteurs at Holy Week 1939.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Feb 13, 2022
- 1 min
Exsúrge, quare obdórmis, Dómine?
In Psalm 43, the soul cries out to the Lord: "Awake! Why are You asleep, O Lord? Arise! Cast us not off forever!"
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Feb 13, 2022
- 1 min
Miserere mei Deus, William Byrd
William Byrd presents a stunning setting of the first verse of the penitential Psalm 50 (Miserere mei Deus). It stills the soul to prayer.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Jan 31, 2022
- 1 min
Gustav Holst: Nunc dimittis
The Ensemble, Voces 8, gives a stirring performance of the Gustav Holst setting of the Canticle of Simeon.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Jan 31, 2022
- 1 min
Nunc Dimittis by Charles Stanford
Simeon was priest in the Jerusalem Temple who had been promised by the Holy Spirit that he would not die until he had seen the Messiah.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Jan 31, 2022
- 1 min
Canticle of Simeon, Nikolai Karetnikov
The Chamber Choir of St. Petersburg sings Simeon's Canticle in moving Russian setting by Nikolai Karat the Loccum Monastery.
Fr. Scott Haynes
- Jan 29, 2022
- 1 min
God's Composer, Tomás Luis Victoria
Tomás Luis Victoria is one of the most important composers in the Church's history. He was a priest, a musician, and a mystic.
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