And Thee, O Holy Ghost, we raise / Our equal and eternal praise
“Be present, holy Trinity”
Kyrie (“Lord, have mercy”)
Gloria (“Glory be to God on high”)
Credo (“I believe in one God”)
Sanctus (“Holy, holy, holy”)
Agnus Dei (“Lamb of God”)
Anniversaries in Sacred Music: Singing the Nicene Creed with Frank Martin and Ralph Vaughan Williams6/24/2022 To Thee, O unbegotten One, And Thee, O sole-begotten Son, And Thee, O Holy Ghost, we raise / Our equal and eternal praise —From the Tenth-Century Latin Hymn, “Be present, holy Trinity” In our five-part survey of the settings of the ordinary of the Mass by Frank Martin (1890–1974) and Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), we now come to the heart of the Mass ordinary and its unique opportunities for text painting, the Nicene Creed. Consider, for a moment, the five parts of the Mass which have inspired countless composers through the centuries:
Kyrie (“Lord, have mercy”) Gloria (“Glory be to God on high”) Credo (“I believe in one God”) Sanctus (“Holy, holy, holy”) Agnus Dei (“Lamb of God”)
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Pr Brian HamerBrian J. Hamer is Chaplain to Destroyer Squadron 23, Naval Base San Diego, via the LCMS Board for International Mission Services. Archives
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