{"id":4175,"date":"2010-03-14T14:53:13","date_gmt":"2010-03-14T14:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/03\/out-of-darkness-god-has-called-us.html"},"modified":"2010-03-14T14:53:13","modified_gmt":"2010-03-14T14:53:13","slug":"out-of-darkness-god-has-called-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/03\/out-of-darkness-god-has-called-us.html","title":{"rendered":"“Out of darkness, God has called us…”"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Sunday afforded our choir an opportunity to sing one of my favorite modern hymns: “Out of Darkness” by Christopher Walker. (I chose it for my Mass of Thanksgiving, too, and we’ll hear it a couple of times during Holy Week.) <\/p>\n

It turns out to be a particular favorite at ordinations,  and I found the ordination clip below on YouTube that presents the hymn to good effect — complete with timpani!  (Also, before someone brings it up: I have no idea what’s up with the two processionals.  It almost looks like a mistake.)
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Out of darkness, God has called us,
Claimed by Christ as God’s own people,
Holy nation, royal priesthood,
Walking in God’s marv’lous light… <\/em><\/div>\n

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