Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Protestant 'Liturgy'... In Bad Taste
The clip is from the Protestant Megachurch, City Harvest, Easter 2007 Service/Celebration.
Now, compare that to the ancient proclaimation of the Roman Catholic Church- the Exultet:
Here's the text to the Exultet:
Rejoice, heavenly powers! Sing, choirs of angels!
Exult, all creation around God's throne!
Jesus Christ, our King, is risen!
Sound the trumpet of salvation!
Rejoice, O earth, in shining splendor,
radiant in the brightness of your King!
Christ has conquered! Glory fills you!
Darkness vanishes for ever!
Rejoice, O Mother Church! Exult in glory!
The risen Savior shines upon you!
Let this place resound with joy,
echoing the mighty song of all God's people!
My dearest friends,
standing with me in this holy light,
join me in asking God for mercy,
that he may give his unworthy minister
grace to sing his Easter praises.
Deacon: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Deacon: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Deacon: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
It is truly right
that with full hearts and minds and voices
we should praise the unseen God, the all-powerful Father,
and his only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
For Christ has ransomed us with his blood,
and paid for us the price of Adam's sin to our eternal Father!
This is our passover feast,
when Christ, the true Lamb, is slain,
whose blood consecrates the homes of all believers.
This is the night
when first you saved our fathers:
you freed the people of Israel from their slavery
and led them dry-shod through the sea.
This is the night
when the pillar of fire destroyed the darkness of sin!
This is night
when Christians everywhere,
washed clean of sin and freed from all defilement,
are restored to grace and grow together in holiness.
This is the night
when Jesus Christ broke the chains of death
and rose triumphant from the grave.
What good would life have been to us,
had Christ not come as our Redeemer?
Father, how wonderful your care for us!
How boundless your merciful love!
To ransom a slave you gave away your Son.
O happy fault,
O necessary sin of Adam,
which gained for us so great a Redeemer!
Most blessed of all nights,
chosen by God to see Christ rising from the dead!
Of this night scripture says:
"The night will be as clear as day:
it will become my light, my joy."
The power of this holy night dispels all evil,
washes guilt away, restores lost innocence,
brings mourners joy;
it casts out hatred, brings us peace,
and humbles earthly pride.
Night truly blessed when heaven is wedded to earth
and man is reconciled with God!
Therefore, heavenly Father,
in the joy of this night,
receive our evening sacrifice of praise,
your Church's solemn offering.
Accept this Easter candle,
a flame divided but undimmed,
a pillar of fire that glows to the honor of God.
(For it is fed by the melting wax,
which the mother bee brought forth
to make this precious candle.)
Let it mingle with the lights of heaven
and continue bravely burning
to dispel the darkness of this night!
May the Morning Star which never sets
find this flame still burning:
Christ, that Morning Star,
who came back from the dead,
and shed his peaceful light on all mankind,
your Son, who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.
A beautiful composition, as compared to City Harvest's, "Jesus must be superman... etc..."
Labels: Easter, Hymns, Music, Protestants, Video
Thanks for haring many clips in your fantastic blog. Do enjoy it very much. Regards to the comparison of the above 2 clips... Actually there is no fair comparison. One is taken from a concert/play/skit as part of a worship svc that's not exactly a rite/ritual. The other is taken from a liturgy meant for formal worship/praise. Both are different events with different objectives and probably targeted at different audiences.
Both have the ability to touch hearts and may draw pple closer to God in using different approaches - a reflection of the infinite facets that God has which He has reflected upon all of His enitre creation when He created the world with multitudes of living thinx and humans.
One Spirit.... Many gifts.... All working for Christ! Thanks again.
: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:00:00 PMIf I may so bold... Touch hearts? I cannot understand how 'pyrotechnics' and rap can touch anyone. Sure, I'm been touched by certain songs in evangelical services; but these were melodious, soft, and euphonious pieces, not rap and dance.
All working for Christ, certainly! Jesus called for unity; with unity comes uniformity of belief, practice, interpretation of scripture, etc... For this simple fact, the RC Church does not give Communion to non-Catholics; giving communion to a non-Catholic would be an insult to the Real Presence.
Don't forget what the Gospel tells us... Yes, many can serve Christ on earth, however, on the day of judgement, our Lord can turn round and tell say that he reconizes them not.
PLEASE SEE: http://deo-juvante.blogspot.com/2007/03/notes-of-true-church-extra-ecclesiam.html
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