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A new Nativity

December 21, 2015

Seeing the Incarnation here and now

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In Society Tags Incarnation, World

Veiled in flesh

May 10, 2015

Christ clothed in our flesh, and we clothed with Him

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In Liturgy, Music Tags Ascension, Baptism, Choral literature, Easter, Hymns, Iconography, Incarnation, Mary, Theosis

On the Way

March 8, 2015

Psalm 19 connects the creating, redeeming, and sustaining aspects of the divine

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In Liturgy Tags Creation, Incarnation, Psalms, Kenosis, Repentance

The Sunday of the Passion

April 13, 2014

Children at the Triumphal Entry, and the Harrowing of Hell

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In Liturgy Tags Advent, Departed, Holy Week, Hymns, Incarnation, Kenosis

The Annunciation

March 25, 2014

The Hymnal version of ‘Quem terra, pontus, sidera’ misses out on rich language

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In Liturgy Tags Hymns, Incarnation, Mary, Translation

Adam lay i-bounden

March 9, 2014

Understanding a popular carol about the Fall and redemption

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In Liturgy, Music Tags Ascesis, Choral literature, Departed, Heaven, Hymns, Holy Week, Incarnation, Theosis, Kenosis, Lent, Mary, Transfiguration

The blessed sonne of God onely

January 4, 2014

Luther, Coverdale, and Vaughan Williams meet in this favorite hymn-anthem

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In Liturgy, Music Tags Anglicanism, Choral literature, Daily Office, Hymns, Incarnation, Translation, Printing & Publishing

This little Babe

December 30, 2013

The powerful full text of this familiar poem by an English Roman Catholic martyr

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In Liturgy, Music Tags Choral literature, Hymns, Kenosis, Incarnation, Martyrs, Poems

Corde natus ex parentis

December 25, 2013

Connecting the cosmic Christ and the human Jesus in a fifth-century hymn

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In Liturgy Tags Hymns, Incarnation, Poems

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

December 24, 2013

A possibly medieval text feels surprisingly modern, especially in Gardner’s setting

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In Liturgy, Music Tags Choral literature, Incarnation

The case of the missing thalamus

December 16, 2013

An important scriptural image found in many Advent texts is missing from the Hymnal

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In Liturgy Tags Advent, Church, Epiphany, Heaven, Incarnation, Mary, Hymns, Translation

The Nativity of St John the Baptist

June 24, 2013

On the life and ministry of the Forerunner, and music written in his honor

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In Liturgy, Music Tags Anglicanism, Chant, Choral literature, Saints, Hymns, Kalendar, Incarnation, Martyrs, Rite

Candlemas

February 2, 2013

A look at the background and symbolism of this great Feast of Our Lord

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In Liturgy Tags Ceremonies, Chant, Church, Hymns, Incarnation, Kalendar, Kenosis, Mary, Processions, Saints

The Epiphany

January 6, 2013

A look at the threefold nature of this Principal Feast

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In Liturgy Tags Anglicanism, Baptism, Chant, Epiphany, Hymns, Iconography, Incarnation, Kalendar

The IV. Sunday of Advent

December 22, 2012

The Annunciations and Visitation prepare us for Christ’s birth

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In Liturgy Tags Advent, Incarnation, Kalendar, Kenosis, Martyrs, Mary, Saints