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Meditative singing
"Singing is one of the most essential elements of worship. Short songs, repeated again and again, give it a meditative character. Using just a few words they express a basic reality of faith, quickly grasped by the mind. As the words are sung over many times, this reality gradually penetrates the whole being. Meditative singing thus becomes a way of listening to God. It allows everyone to take part in a time of prayer together and to remain together in attentive waiting on God, without having to fix the length of time too exactly." Read more
In a Taizé Service simple chants that repeat are used to draw the community together in a prayerful response to the Presence of "God-with-us."
Ubi caritas is one such chant. Enjoy.
"Singing is one of the most essential elements of worship. Short songs, repeated again and again, give it a meditative character. Using just a few words they express a basic reality of faith, quickly grasped by the mind. As the words are sung over many times, this reality gradually penetrates the whole being. Meditative singing thus becomes a way of listening to God. It allows everyone to take part in a time of prayer together and to remain together in attentive waiting on God, without having to fix the length of time too exactly." Read more
In a Taizé Service simple chants that repeat are used to draw the community together in a prayerful response to the Presence of "God-with-us."
Ubi caritas is one such chant. Enjoy.
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