The hymnody connected with the celebration of the Eucharist is rich and varied. From simple chant to congregational chorale to complex motet, the faithful sing the wondrous gift of God's love to the human race in Jesus, and make perpetual representation of the Sacrifice of the Cross and its saving grace in the Body and Blood of her Lord. This collection is devoted to music intended for use during the celebration of the Eucharist. The rich traditions of the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and Lutheran Churches are recorded here for the devotion of the faithful.
Selections include:
- Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness
- Pange Lingua Gloriosi Corporis Mysterium
O Bread of Life- This Is the Hour of Banquet and of Song
- Ave Verum Corpus
- Ave Verum Corpus (Motet)
- My God, Thy Table Now Is Spread
- Cherubic Hymn
- Eat This Bread
- Praise the Lord, Rise Up Rejoicing
- O Sacrum Convivium
- Come Let Us Eat, for Now the Feast Is Spread
- Receive the Body of Christ
- I Received the Living God
- Here, O My God, I See Thee Face to Face
- Gustate et Videte
- Gustate et Videte (Motet)
- Now the Powers of Heaven
- Completed, Lord, the Holy Mysteries
- We Have Seen the True Light, Let Our Mouths Be Filled with Your Praise, O Lord
- Go, My Children, with My Blessing
J. Michael Thompson is the director of music ministry at St. Peter's Church, where he is the founder and director of the Schola Cantorum. He has been a pastoral musician and liturgist for twenty years, as well as a composer, author, and a noted promoter of the Liturgy of the Hours and Gregorian chant in contemporary parish situations.
