But I knew nothing about this and had it pigeon-holed in the category of “old music.” Artists thereafter picked it up in a surprising variety of styles. A version hit the radio waves in 1973 when a English group called Steeleye Span brought it to the top of the charts (one of few a cappella songs to be a hit). What I did not realize, though, is how popular the tune had become with modern artists. Our rendition of Gaudete Christus est natus was robust: we added finger bells and a tambourine and practically belted it out. We called our chorus “The OK Chorale” because we sang pretty okay, not to mention we couldn’t resist the word play with corral.
Hank and I discovered the setting back in 2008 when our little choral group, composed of ranchers and townspeople in Bowie, Texas combined to present our first Festival of Lessons and Carols. The principal chant melody associated with this text appeared in a marvelous three-part setting in a book of carols Piæ Cantiones published in 1582.
It is from these words, and the Latin verb gaudere (to rejoice), that we name this third Sunday of Advent “ Gaudete Sunday.” Isaiah 35:10īut within of all the joyous texts for this Sunday, the words Gaudete Christus est natus (Rejoice, Christ is born) captivate me most. Then shall the lame man leap like a hart,įor waters shall break forth in the wilderness,Īnd streams in the desert - Isaiah 35: 5-6Īnd the ransomed of the Lord shall return,Įverlasting joy shall be upon their heads Īnd sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, Readings for this power-packed Sunday also include a famous text from Isaiah: Rejoice in the Lord always again I say, rejoice. In Western Christian liturgies, it is proclaimed by this opening verse: Whoosh, that went quickly, yes?Īdvent’s third Sunday, known as Rejoicing Sunday, occurs between December 11th and 17th and announces a day of rejoicing.
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If your Advent wreath has the traditional set of three purple candles plus one rose, then light that rose candle today! We’ve arrived at the third Sunday of Advent.
(55) U.S.A.Gaudete in the original version of the Piae Cantiones 1582
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