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by Chris Calderone<\/em><\/p>\n

In 1999, Oregon Catholic Press released Spirit & Song: A Seeker\u2019s Guide for Liturgy and Prayer<\/em>. This worship resource, geared towards youth and young adults, provided ritual orders, planning guides, and plenty of musical selections for aspiring music ministers. It also granted access to a new wave of contemporary worship music arising from youth conferences, retreats, and other similar events. In the subsequent decade, OCP expanded tremendously on the \u201cSpirit & Song\u201d model with the formation of a separate division at spiritandsong.com<\/a>, the release of Spirit & Song 2<\/em> in 2005, and the launch of an annual-subscription collection called Choose Christ<\/em> in 2009. Now, OCP presents us with a new release \u2013 in hymnal form. Spirit & Song<\/em>, touting the name to replace its two-volume predecessor, comes to us with a consolidated yet ever-expanding approach to publishing contemporary music.<\/p>\n

Spirit & Song<\/em> arrives, of course, on the heels of the new Roman Missal and the mandate by the Bishops\u2019 Committee on Divine Worship to cease the publication of the first two Spirit & Song<\/em> volumes. In a webinar offered by OCP in late 2013, editors cited this necessity with several other objectives in the creation of the new hymnal. These objectives included a new and expanded contemporary repertoire, a \u201chouse-cleaning of liturgically inappropriate songs,\u201d and attention to the \u201cNew Evangelization\u201d movement. To accomplish this, songs were filtered through two committees of paid church musicians, traveling evangelists, and academics with master degrees and Ph.Ds. in theology. Some of these committee members also served on the editorial team. This new 352-page hardbound hymnal is complete with Mass settings, a psalter, and a more varied repertoire.<\/p>\n

Two of the five Mass settings included in Spirit & Song<\/em> have been revised: one being Steve Angrisano\u2019s Mass of a Joyful Heart, the other being Matt Maher\u2019s Mass of St. Timothy. OCP also included Curtis Stephan\u2019s Mass of Renewal, secured rights to Ed Bolduc\u2019s Mass of St. Ann, and introduced Tom Booth\u2019s Mass of the Desert. In a church full of teenagers or young adults, I would likely trust any of these five Mass settings to fulfill its purpose in quickly unifying a mixed congregation in song. A tiny smattering of additional service music accompanies these five settings.<\/p>\n

Editors proudly offer \u201ctwo verbatim settings of the most common psalms\u201d in Spirit & Song<\/em>. In this psalter, 28 psalms yield 49 psalm settings. While the numbers are meager, the ratio is fairly consistent with other mainstream hymnals. In week-to-week liturgy planning, I would feel quite limited in finding a setting for each Sunday\u2019s responsorial psalm. However, the music\/worship leader of an occasional retreat or semi-annual event would likely have little trouble finding an appropriate psalm for the day. The settings themselves are all of the same ilk, almost exclusively from the main pool of Spirit & Song artists and composers. 36 psalm settings have been lifted from Spirit & Song 1<\/em> and 2<\/em>. Syncopated melodies and folk-driven rhythms abound with the hope of engaging youth and young adults. Consequently, many of the psalm settings run the risk of inaccessibility for the average parish congregation.<\/p>\n

Spirit & Song<\/em> maintains the original vision of Spirit & Song<\/em> as a liturgical resource by providing ritual music and guides. The hymnal contains outlines for the Order of Mass, Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, Night Prayer, Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction, Reconciliation of Several Penitents with Individual Confessions (a popular form of the Sacrament for youth gatherings and retreats), and even guidelines for the reception of Communion. I consider these outlines a great strength and advantage of Spirit & Song<\/em>. There\u2019s something to be said about a \u201cyouth hymnal\u201d that can empower a small group of aspiring liturgists and musicians to learn about and plan Evening Prayer or a Reconciliation service for their peers while providing nearly all the resources to do so. Spirit & Song<\/em> contains 27 appropriate and accessible songs for the above-mentioned rituals, as well as for RCIA, funerals, and marriages.<\/p>\n

The main body of songs in Spirit & Song<\/em> combines categories found in the first two volumes, and provides a well-rounded liturgical variety to choose from. 66 songs \u201cfor the Church Year\u201d span from Advent to Pentecost, and include selections for Christ the King and the Blessed Virgin Mary. After this, 172 songs fall into three categories: Gathering & Sending, Communion, and General Songs, each section alphabetical by title. Excluding the Mass settings and psalm settings, 128 of the 265 songs in Spirit & Song<\/em> are lifted from Spirit & Song 1<\/em> and 2<\/em>. These \u201cre-prints\u201d represent a body of worship music which, in the past 15 years, has become established in its own right, and which joins the ranks of other post-Vatican-II \u201cwaves\u201d of music.\u00a0Spirit & Song<\/em> nonetheless introduces a plethora of new music, as well as some interesting approaches to liturgical music.<\/p>\n

Editors of Spirit & Song<\/em>, in the 2013 webinar, used the term \u201cblended worship\u201d to describe the repertoire found in the hymnal. The preface cites four sources used to achieve a repertoire of blended worship.<\/p>\n

The first, perhaps most intriguing, is the use of \u201ctraditional hymns arranged for contemporary ensembles.\u201d Examples would include Sarah Hart\u2019s and Kevin Hipp\u2019s arrangement of \u201cCome, Holy Ghost\u201d and Trevor Thomson\u2019s verse\/refrain, English\/Latin arrangement of \u201cSalve, Regina.\u201d Those who cherish our Church\u2019s repository of chant and hymnody will likely disapprove of these arrangements. However, such arrangements just might succeed in sparking interest with those worshippers who are too young to remember \u2013 or care about \u2013 the origins of these \u201cclassics.\u201d While some artists have set traditional texts to completely new music, I find others trying too hard to reinvent the wheel \u2013 often with poorer design. I wonder how much more effort it would take to simply teach the same young worshippers the \u201coriginals.\u201d The texts usually remain intact, though, and finding new musical vehicles to propel forward enduring texts is neither a new nor necessarily a bad idea.<\/p>\n

The second source comes from \u201cenduring titles written in the 1970s and 1980s.\u201d Indeed, the hymnal\u2019s new repertoire was not left to fend for itself, touting favorite OCP titles such as \u201cTable of Plenty,\u201d \u201cChrist, Be Our Light,\u201d and \u201cOn Eagle\u2019s Wings.\u201d One would expect nothing less, and a good handful of carry-overs from the first two Spirit & Song<\/em> volumes include these favorites.<\/p>\n

The third source of the Spirit & Song<\/em> repertoire compliments the \u201cenduring titles\u201d with \u201csongs by today\u2019s contemporary Catholic songwriters.\u201d The Spirit & Song<\/em> division of OCP has evolved into a \u201clabel\u201d of sorts, supporting a growing pool of songwriters who regularly release albums, podcasts, videos, and collaborative collections through spiritandsong.com<\/a>. The same artists, many who are veterans from the first two volumes, provide the bulk of music published in Spirit & Song<\/em> I have found some of these artists\u2019 \u201clatest releases\u201d in Spirit & Song<\/em> to be solid additions to a contemporary repertoire. Jesse Manibusan and Sarah Hart, for example, offer a fine and versatile new song for Communion titled \u201cBread of Heaven.\u201d The songwriters have also done well in writing songs for specific purposes, but I find some of it a bit forced. One particular travesty is found in a new song for the Sprinkling Rite, which includes the supplication, \u201con our dryness pour your dew.\u201d Perhaps a strained correlation to the \u201clike the dewfall\u201d simile found in EP II, I again feel as though some artists are trying too hard. Despite such examples of overshooting the mark, the \u201ccontemporary Catholic songwriters\u201d at Spirit & Song<\/em> have successfully filled this new hymnal with songs to meet nearly every liturgical need.<\/p>\n

Finally, Spirit & Song<\/em> draws on music from \u201cour evangelical brothers and sisters\u201d as a source. OCP has done well to secure rights to music from \u201cblockbuster\u201d artists who are rarely \u2013 if ever \u2013 included in major Catholic publications. Tried and true praise & worship standards such as Chris Tomlin\u2019s \u201cHow Great is Our God\u201d and Hillsong United\u2019s \u201cMighty to Save\u201d stand alongside other devotional songs offered by Spirit & Song artists. Even some recent top-of-the-chart hits, such as Matt Redman\u2019s \u201c10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),\u201d are at the top of OCP\u2019s advertising list for Spirit & Song<\/em>. Such inclusions, of course, run the risk of fading out of the limelight long before the hymnal runs its course. In this aspect, Spirit & Song<\/em> will continue to strive for a balance between short-lived trends and enduring repertoire.<\/p>\n

The Spirit & Song<\/em> hymnal presents music in a comfortable page layout, avoiding most mid-song page turns and consequently creating occasional blank space. However, the music and lyrics themselves appear fairly condensed in the hymnal. Most psalm settings and some other songs also resort to text-only verses; I would personally prefer to see the music of these verses printed out. Other resources, such as the guitar\/vocal harmony book, provide a more generous music and page layout, contain full acknowledgements, and add to the alphabetical index with scriptural, topical, and liturgical indices. Song titles, numbers, and acknowledgements are in a \u201cfun\u201d yet legible font. Both the hymnal and the additional resources continue Spirit & Song\u2019s<\/em> tradition of meticulous \u2013 and occasionally irksome \u2013 transcriptions, including every syncopated rhythm, 16th note, triplet, tempo change, instrumental interlude, and cue notes. While such attention to detail keeps many transcriptions faithful to their composers\u2019 modern recordings, it often leaves little room for interpretation, and I find myself telling musicians, \u201cYou\u2019ll have to hear the recording to learn this one.\u201d<\/p>\n

The last features in need of mention are the additional resources for Spirit & Song<\/em>. OCP offers full keyboard and guitar accompaniments, as well as an 18-CD set featuring every selection in Spirit & Song<\/em>. OCP wisely decided to make available a spiral-bound version of the guitar\/harmony book this past summer. Solo instrument books in C, Bb, and Eb are due this coming Fall. While the hymnal itself only contains an alphabetical index, other resources include scriptural, topical, and liturgical indices. The pinnacle of resources, however, lies in the \u201cAll-Inclusive Digital Edition.\u201d With this option, customers can have their cake and eat it, too: an annual subscription, starting at $400 for a congregation up to 200 people, includes digital downloads of various text and melody prints, accompaniments, solo instrument parts, MP3s, and reprint permissions for every selection found in Spirit & Song<\/em>. This service, offered in partnership with LicenSing Online, provides a fascinating option for music ministers. I cringe, however, at the notion of adding on yet another reprint-permission and licensing subscription to the two or three subscriptions many parishes currently maintain.<\/p>\n

OCP continues to reach out to youth and young adults through Spirit & Song<\/em>, and this division aims to provide a hardbound, enduring hymnal to update an already-successful endeavor. To this end, I believe that Spirit & Song<\/em> delivers as a solid, well rounded, and practical book for liturgists and musicians. While its scope continues to be geared towards younger congregations, Spirit & Song<\/em> has graduated from \u201csongbook\u201d status and has earned place in any hymnal collection as a fine and useful resource.<\/p>\n

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Chris Calderone recently finished a M.A. in Liturgical Music degree from Saint John’s School of Theology\u2022Seminary, and currently works as Director of Liturgy and Music at Christ Church Newman Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He has worked and served in Music Ministry, Youth Ministry, and Young Adult Ministry in various parishes, schools, and summer camps in Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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