That All May Be One: Songs of Unity
Family of Faith [PDF]
That All May Be One in Christ [PDF]
During 2006 the National Association of Pastoral Musicians and the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement sponsored a hymn competition for a new hymn text and a new communion song for ecumenical services and other celebrations of unity. Both of the winning entries are based on the prayer of Jesus, “That all may be one (John 17:21).”
These two congregational songs are now available as free downloads (see above) for local churches to use in worship during the fall and winter of 2007 as they prepare for ecumenical celebrations next January during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The 2008 observance will mark the one hundredth anniversary of this important ecumenical event.
Reprint Permission
Permission is hereby granted for local churches and other worshiping communities to reprint the music and texts of these songs for their own congregations, choirs, and musicians for use at worship. This permission is strictly for non-commercial use and extends until December 31, 2008.
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Family of Faith
Steven Ottományi, Director of Liturgy and Music at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Huntington Beach, California, has created a new hymn text entitled “Family of Faith” that may be sung to several different tunes familiar to English-speaking Christians. In just four brief stanzas the hymn forms a prayer to Christ to bring about the change of heart required for genuine unity in one family of faith. |
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That All May Be One in Christ
Father Ricky Manalo, CSP, a well known composer and author, is currently pursuing doctoral studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkley, California. He has collaborated with Spanish and Vietnamese text writers to produce a new Communion song entitled “That All May Be One in Christ.” Rodolfo López and Nguyen Dinh Dien translated the text of Manalo’s English refrain and then each created three original verses in Spanish and Vietnamese in keeping with the theme of the song yet reflecting their own unique cultural perspective. Choral and instrumental arrangements were written by Gerard Chiusano. The result is a liturgical song for the Communion procession that both seeks and expresses unity in diversity. |
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2007 NPM National Convention
“That All May Be One” was the theme of the NPM National Convention held in Indianapolis in July 2007. The hymn “Family of Faith” was sung at both the opening and closing events, and the Communion song, “That All May Be One in Christ,” was sung during the festive Eucharistic celebration on July 11, the Memorial of Saint Benedict.
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