The Nicene creed
This morning during the service I have to introduce the Nicene Creed.
It's the one I know best because as a child we used to chant it at church, then as a teenager and a young adult I used to sing it in Latin in choirs (Beethoven first - Bach the most sublime).
We sometimes think of how the creed unites our different nationalities - last week Samy thought about everyone's country of origin.
This week I am thinking about the different generations - this doesn't change. Since 325 this doesn't change!
It's the one I know best because as a child we used to chant it at church, then as a teenager and a young adult I used to sing it in Latin in choirs (Beethoven first - Bach the most sublime).
We sometimes think of how the creed unites our different nationalities - last week Samy thought about everyone's country of origin.
This week I am thinking about the different generations - this doesn't change. Since 325 this doesn't change!
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You are my hero. It's because of phrases like this:
This morning during the service I have to introduce the Nicene Creed.
but most of all this:
then as a teenager and a young adult I used to sing it in Latin in choirs (Beethoven first - Bach the most sublime).
Take care
Yesterday I ended up chanting the creed in English in the car for the guy with whom I had the discussion about the filioque clause.
Now has anyone set the Westmminster confession to music? If not, it's about time.
Give me the WCF and I can make it say anything... Luther?
Section V. The reading of the Scriptures with godly fear, the sound preaching and conscionable hearing of the Word, in obedience unto God, with understanding, faith and reverence, singing of psalms with grace in the heart; as also, the due administration and worthy receiving of the sacraments instituted by Christ, are all parts of the ordinary religious worship of God: beside religious oaths, vows, solemn fastings, and thanksgivings upon special occasions, which are, in their several times and seasons, to be used in an holy and religious manner.
That's heresy isn't it ???
(Jon - have a nice cup of tea and a sit down before you start about heresy and WCF, OK?)