Cantus Christi

By Douglas Wilson

Book Overview

Liturgical culture drives all other expressions of culture. The culture we exhibit in the presence of our gods is the defining element of every culture. The saints of the last two millennia have added... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591280044
• ISBN13: 9781591280040
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Canon Press
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.4" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Not Kum Ba Yah

This is a hefty 450 pages full of both Psalms and Hymns. The Psalms are divided into: musical style-metrical (for beginners), chant (Gregorian and Anglican), and through-composed (actual Psalm text rather than a metrical version). The hymns have five categories: Sacraments, Festivals, Adoration, Supplication, and Evening Hymns. But wait, there's more! Louis Shuler gives an excellent overview on musical style, Douglas Wilson writes an essay on why we need to be singing good solid Psalms and hymns and not repetitive trite songs. At the back of the book are all sorts of ways to find the song you are looking for: Alphabetical by Title and First Line, Alphabetical by Tunes, Metrical Index of Tunes, Index of Authors, Composers, and Sources, Chronological Index of Hymn Tunes. In other words, if you can't find it, you don't know what you're looking for. There is a nice mix of old familiar, but sound and then there is the really old. If you are looking to improve your singing and improve your choice of songs, this is a great hymnal.