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While the head-scratching and hand-wringing continues over the “Ixnay Yahweh” decision, composer Dan Schutte is talking about what led him to write “You Are Near,” and reveals that he’s revising it. H/T to Catholic Sensibility. Here’s what Schutte had to say: There certainly has been a flurry of discussion arising from the recent directive from…

This is just too good to resist. Hot on the heels of the kerfuffle about using the name YAHWEH in liturgy, I stumbled on this gorgeous rendition of “You Are Near.” Watch. Listen. It’s lovely. And the sign language interpretation is just pure poetry. H/T to Paul Snatchko.

The Vatican has decided to crack down on one seemingly inoffensive word that crops up in some popular hymns — and it could soon change what we hear at mass. From CNS: In the not-too-distant future, songs such as “You Are Near,” “I Will Bless Yahweh” and “Rise, O Yahweh” will no longer be part…

For those who just can’t wait, the first parts of the new mass translation are now available online at the USCCB website. James Martin, S.J. takes note: The changes start at the very beginning of the Mass. In answer to the familiar “The Lord be with you,” the people will no longer say, “And also…
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