Hymnody Seminars
Welcome to this series of online seminars on hymns and hymnody, led by the Rev’d Canon Giuseppe Gagliano, Canon for Lay Ministries in the Diocese of Quebec. We explored what hymns are, why they are significant, and how they can guide us in Christian life. In each session, we will also looked more closely at particular hymns to get a deeper sense of their meaning and purpose.
These seminars ran weekly online from July 22nd to August 26th, 2020. Audio recordings and slideshows of each are found below.
July 22 – Part I – Hymnody Basics – Slideshow (Audio below begins at 42 seconds)
July 29 – Part II – Devotional Hymns – Slideshow (Audio below begins at 21 seconds
August 5 – Part III – Seasonal Hymns – Slideshow
August 12 – Part IV – Eucharistic Hymns – Slideshow
August 19 – Part V – Missional Hymns – Slideshow
August 26 – Part VI – Eschatological Hymns – Slideshow
Homework
If you are a keener and would like a bit of hymn homework before each seminar, listen to the following links. Hymn numbers refer to the Anglican Church of Canada’s hymnal Common Praise (1998).
For Part II – Devotional Hymns
- #352 “Amazing grace” (Tune: NEW BRITAIN)
- #386 “When I survey the wondrous cross” (Tunes: ROCKINGHAM, HAMBURG)
- #355 “All creatures of our God and King” (Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN)
For Part III – Seasonal Hymns
- #89 “O come, O come, Emmanuel” (Tune: VENI EMMANUEL)
- #122 “In the bleak midwinter” (Tune: CRANHAM)
- #374 “Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!” (Tune: HYFRYDOL)
For Part IV – Eucharistic Hymns
- #48 “Let all mortal flesh keep silence” (Tune: PICARDY)
- #50/51 “Now, my tongue, the mystery telling” (Tune: PANGE LINGUA, GRAFTON)
- #78 “Deck yourself, my soul, with gladness” (Tune: SCHMÜCKE DICH)
For Part V – Missional Hymns
- #436 “I bind unto myself today” (Tune: ST. PATRICK’S BREASTPLATE)
- Choir of Keble College
- Five O’Silver Music (socially distanced!)
- #435 “Take my life, and let it be” (Tune: MOZART, HENDON)
- #433 “Lord, you give the great commission” (Tune: ABBOT’S LEIGH)
For Part VI – Eschatological Hymns
- #335 “How shall I sing that majesty” (Tune: COE FEN, HURRLE)
- Harvard University Choir
- (I cannot find an online example with the obscure Canadian tune HURRLE, as it appears in Common Worship 1998.)
- #278 “Jerusalem the golden” (Tune: EWING)
- #485/486 “Love divine, all loves excelling” (Tune: BLAENWERN, LOVE DIVINE, HYFRYDOL)
Anglican Deanery of Saint Francis 