Taize Music

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We recently introduced a song (Jesus, Remember Me) by the Taize community and I received encouraging feedback. It worked very well during communion (we hummed the melody to start the song) and I'd like to expand our repetoire to include more from the Taize community. These songs from the community reminds me a little of my time (as a youth) singing in Latin with the men and boys choir at Grace Episcopal Church.

'Jesus, Remember Me' http://www.taize.fr/ext/sound/mp3/jesus_remember_me.mp3 http://www.taize.fr/en_article356.html

I like this song as well: 'Dominus spiritus est' http://www.taize.fr/ext/sound/mp3/dominus_spiritus_est.mp3

From the Taize website:

It is important to sing the songs with the same simplicity as in Taizé, so that groups and parishes can discover both the song itself and the prayer it expresses.
There is a profound relation between the musical phrase and these few words that are sung “to infinity”. This long repetition of the same song is linked to a very ancient way of praying, including, for example, the Ave Maria in the West and the Jesus Prayer in the Eastern Churches. This is specifically what the Community wishes to preserve.

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Link to the Taize Prayer and Song http://www.taize.fr/en_rubrique12.html

Do you recall singing the song 'Jesus, Remember Me' - what did you think?