Same here. Our choir director chanted the Exultet (lovely baritone!), which is fortunate, as neither our rector nor our deacon can carry a tune in a bucket!
Redwolf
Ya I know what you mean!
Ah, now time to relax!
(And to start planning the next major event… Mother’s Day Mass)
The Choir Sang thier hearts out today. I am really proud of all of them… Made a few boo boos… however, I do not think the congregation noticed.
A few of the youth involved approached me afterwards asking me “when will there another CEG mass? When will there be another CEG Mass?” That makes me feel great! All the fun and hard work in practicing pays off. And to get the youth charged up in the music ministry is very exciting…
Alleluia!
Laura
I love the Exultet - it’s one of my favorite parts of Easter. Our priest is my favorite Exultet cantor - he was a Trappist monk for 11 years in his youth and he knows how to chant. He doesn’t have the greatest singing voice, but there is a difference between singing and chanting. He does the Christmas Martyrology as well. They both always give me goosebumps!
Beth
It sure is good to see you back Redwolf!
Claus that is such a good version of that hymn! I love that tune! In fact I played it today (on organ) as a prelude before the processional hymn.
The only reason I did not use it as one of the congregational hymns is that no one else knew it…but they will by next year!
For anyone who would like the music it is number 184 in the Episcopal 1982 Hymnal. Key of C(although there is one stray Bb note in the refrain.
The notes on this tune are intresting-
melody is based on Victimae Paschali laudes(#183 in the hymnal) and the two can be sung/performed together, although some transposing would be necessary- I’d love to hear that done.
Words: Michael Weisse(1480-1534) tr. Catherine Winkworth(1827-1878)
Music : Christ ist erstanden, melody from Geistliche Lieder, 1533: harm. after Hans Leo Hassler(1564-1612)
Christ the Lord is risen again!
Christ has broken every chain!
Now through all the world it rings
that the Lamb is King of kings. Alleluia!
refrain:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Christ, our Paschal Lamb indeed,
Christ, today your people feed.
Alleluia!
He who gave for us his life,
who for us endured the strife,
takes our sin and guilt away
that with angels we may say:
Alleluia!
refrain
He who bore all pain and loss
comfortless upon the cross
is exalted now to save,
wresting victory from the grave.
Alleluia!
refrain
That’s lovely, Claus, and the whistle suits it. 
Very, very beautiful, even for an old Buddhist like me.
Very, very beautiful, even for an old Buddhist like me.
Buddhists are so serenely hot. flirt, flirt
Blushes 
And I thought you just went for good Christian boys like our Walden
Blushes
And I thought you just went for good Christian boys like our Walden
I go for anybody with money. Oops. I didn’t say that. 
Hi Redwolf, nice to see you back. I bet you got a heck of a lot done during your internet fast, though, didn’t you? Amazing how much time this thing can suck up! Sure is fun, though…
Steven
Isaiah 40 always makes me think of the despairing disciples during those three long days:
Why do you say, o Jacob, and assert, o Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord, and the Justice due me escapes the notice of my God”?
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable.
He gives strength to the weary,
and to him who lacks might He increases power.
Though the youths grow weary and tired, and the vigorous young men stumble badly,
Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength;
they will mount up with wings like eagles,
they will run and not get tired,
they will walk and not become weary."
Isaiah 40:27-31
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bearing the spices which they had prepared.
And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing, and as the women were terified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them,“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen.”
Luke 24