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Medd on the Eucharist

October 19, 2016

Helpful yet challenging commentary from Blunt’s Annotated Prayer Book

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In Liturgy Tags Eucharist

My lovely one

February 29, 2016

The poetry of Edward Taylor, and Finzi’s setting of same

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In Music Tags Eucharist, Hymns, Poems

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern

January 18, 2016

The Hymnal version is far from the original – perhaps to its, and our, benefit

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In Liturgy Tags Hymns, Translation, Eucharist

Father, we thank thee who hast planted

April 10, 2015

A look at another fine Bland Tucker hymn based on an early Christian source

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In Liturgy Tags Agricultural festivals, Church, Eucharist, Kingdom, Hymns

The Sacrifice of Praise

January 30, 2015

The full text and real import of Pierpoint’s ‘For the beauty of the earth’

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In Liturgy Tags Eucharist, Hymns

Glorious things of thee are spoken

August 25, 2014

Connecting Newton’s fine hymn to the Transfiguration, Holy Cross Day, and Sukkoth

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In Liturgy, Music Tags Advent, Agricultural festivals, Heaven, Eucharist, Hymns, Kenosis, Transfiguration

Lammas Day

August 1, 2014

Harvest, food, and the Bread of Life

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In Liturgy Tags Agricultural festivals, Eucharist, Kalendar, Ceremonies

Discerning the Body

June 19, 2014

Focusing on Christ’s Presence in the Sacrament – and finding it elsewhere

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In Liturgy Tags Eucharist, Church, Hymns

The wounded side of Christ

May 3, 2014

Exploring the rich symbolism of this image

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In Liturgy Tags Easter, Eucharist, Iconography, Saints, Holy Week

The Presence of Christ

April 28, 2014

The Second Sunday of Easter

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In Liturgy Tags Easter, Eucharist, Sacraments

Lord, stay with us

April 20, 2014

Finding the Emmaus account in the Hymnal

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In Liturgy Tags Easter, Eucharist, Hymns

O Sapientia

December 17, 2013

Understanding a series of Magnificat Antiphons that mark a season within Advent

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In Liturgy Tags Advent, Anglicanism, Chant, Creation, Daily Office, Eucharist, Kalendar