You Will Be My Witnesses: Music For Christian Initiation: Accompaniment Edition (Psallite) - Softcover

The Collegeville Composers Group

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814633439 ISBN 13: 9780814633434

Publisher: Liturgical Press, 2010

Synopsis

You Will Be My Witnesses: Music for Christian Initiation is a collection of new music from the Collegeville Composers Group. For use during the Rites of Christian initiation, this collection will enhance these celebrations in your faith community through accessible melodies and creative arrangements.

This exciting collection includes fourteen unique selections. The Cantor/Choir Edition contains descants and harmonies while accompaniments and reprintable assembly graphics can be found in the Accompaniment Edition. Recordings are available together on one CD to assist you in learning the songs. The CD also makes enjoyable music for personal prayer and a meaningful gift for initiation candidates.

Selections found in this collection include:

1. Come, Children, Listen to Me
   Song for the Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens


2. Lord, We Praise You
   Song of Affirmation by the Sponsors and Assembly


3. We Adore You, O Christ, and We Praise You
   Song for the Singing of the Senses


4. Go in Peace
   Song of Dismissal


5. Glory to You, Lord Jesus Christ
   Lenten Gospel Acclamation


6. Lord, Listen to Our Prayer
   Intercessions Litany for the Scrutinies


7. *Apostles' Creed
   Provided in Latin, English, and Spanish


8. *Nicene Creed
   Provided in Latin, English, and Spanish<


9. The Lord's Prayer
   Provided in Latin, English, and Spanish


10. Litany of the Saints
    Litany for the Easter Vigil


11. Praise to You, Alleluia
    Song for the Blessing of the Water


12. One Lord, One Hope, One Faith We Proclaim
    Infant and Adult Baptismal Song


13. You Will Be My Witnesses
    Responsorial Psalm for the Rite of Confirmation


14. Taste the Goodness of the Word of God
    Communion Song for the Rite of Confirmation

* Selections not included on the CD

View all Psallite products by The Collegeville Composers Group here.

About this title

Review:

Judging from the success of the Psaliite series, the simplicity and forcefulness of a melodic language which does not obscure the poetry or the theology of the texts it supports is appealing to many congregations.Pastoral Music

About this edition

• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0814633439
• ISBN 13: 9780814633434
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64