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Come harmonize with us!

Dear Lydians, Last Sunday, a few of us stayed behind to learn the harmony parts to “Come Down O Love Divine,” which we will be singing for the next few weeks. The group included singers of all levels, including those who have never learned to read music.  We had a blast, made great strides together, […]

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Songs We Sing: All Praise to Thee My God This Night

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   We’ll sing this lovely hymn, All Praise to Thee My God This Night, which can be done as a round, as a closing hymn during the month of July.  We’ll take it a […]

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Songs We Sing: Come Down O Love Divine

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   Click here to listen to our closing hymn, Come Down O Love Divine.  We’ll sing this hymn on Pentecost and the following Sundays, until the end of June at a nice brisk tempo […]

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Songs We Sing: Come Light of Lights

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   Come Light of Lights is a piece by our friend, Ana Hernandez, that can be found in the volume, Music By Heart. We sing it during the summer months as a Lamp Lighting Song.  It […]

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Songs We Sing: Evening Lamps Are Lit

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s. Evening Lamps Are Lit is a piece by our friend, Ana Hernandez, that can be found in the volume, Music By Heart. We sing it during the summer months as a Lamp Lighting Song.  It’s […]

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Songs We Sing: Honduras Alleluia

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   The Honduras Alleluia is a bright gathering song we generally sing in the summer months.  It has a nice internal rhythm, and is best accompanied by guitar and drum.

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Songs We Sing: Hallelujah, Praise the Lord

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   “Hallelujah, Praise the Lord” is a lively gathering piece from Nigeria that we sing during the summer months at St. Lydia’s.  It sounds great accompanied by guitar and drum!  As taught by Emmanuel Badejo.

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Songs We Sing: Summer Table Acclamation

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   During the summer, we sing a different response during the Eucharistic Prayer.  It’s brighter, in a light three, and written in a major key to reflect the season.  Listen to the Summer Table Acclamation, […]

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Songs We Sing: Jesus We Are Gathered

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   We sing “Jesus, We Are Gathered,” a piece from Zimbabwe, as a gathering song at almost any time of the year!  Click here to listen to Jesus, We Are Gathered

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Songs We Sing: “Festive Table Acclamation”

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   During the season of Easter, Advent, and Christmas, we sing a special setting of our Eucharistic Prayer, with festive acclamations of “Glory to you forever and ever!” peppered throughout.  The setting was written […]

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