Mass of St. Cecilia - Gloria

Next in the series of posts on Mass Settings is the "Mass of St. Cecilia" by Estela García-López and Rodolfo López. It is actually written for a bi-lingual assembly, to be sung partly in Spanish and partly in English. St. Cecilia is known as the patron saint of music and in my (humble) opinion, this tune does justice to her!

I recently happened to stumble upon this setting and was immediately drawn to it on account of its simple, catchy and energetic tune!  I changed the tune (albeit very slightly) to make it easier for the kids to sing along.  A requisite for children's hymns is that they should be simple, easy to pick-up and easy to memorize. This tune definitely ticks the boxes for each of those.

I ended up creating a midi version for myself to share with the children as it helps in learning the tune correctly. All you choir animators, feel free to put it to some good use :)

Find below the lyrics, the midi version, the video and sheet music for the same.

Lyrics:

Gloria - Mass of St. Cecilia  

Glory, glory to God, in the highest

And on earth peace to people, people of good will.

 1. We praise you, we bless you, 

 We adore you, we glorify you, 

 We give you thanks, for your gre-at glory, 

Lord God, Heavenly King, 

O God, almighty Father.

Glory, glory to God in the highest,  

And on earth peace to people, to people of good will.

 2. Lord Jesus Christ, Only begotten Son, 

Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, 

You take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us; 

You take away the sin of the world, receive our prayer; 

You are seated, at the right hand of the Father, have mercy(3) on us.

Glory, glory to God, in the highest

And on earth peace to people, people of good will.

3. For you alone are the Holy One; 

You alone are the Lord. 

You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, 

With the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God, the Father. 

Amen

Glory, glory to God in the highest,

And on earth peace to people, people of good will.

Here's the midi version : (English translation)
I've put in the English translation for the same. You can sing along with the tune using the sub-titles. If you wish to sing along, make sure you turn on captions and view the video in full screen mode. To hear the bilingual (Spanish-English) version, click on the second video on this page.

Give it a listen here : (Spanish-English version)

Sheet music: (English version)

To buy the sheet music, please click here. It includes choral arrangements, guitar and piano accompaniments etc. for the bilingual (Spanish-English) version.

Below is a minimalistic arrangement that you could use. Pair it with a good beat on the organ, play the right hand accompaniment and you should be good to go!

To save the music, right click the image for the sheet music below, click  "Save As" and download it to a location on your computer.

Mass of St. Cecilia (English) - page 1

Mass of St. Cecilia (English) - page 2

Hope you enjoyed this Gloria taken from mass settings for the "Mass of St. Cecilia". For many other mass settings click here.

Gloria - Mass of Creation

I love the arrangement of the Gloria from this setting. The harmonies are so well written that it indeed takes the mass to an altogether different level. This Gloria takes a bit of effort to master, in terms of getting each of the voices right. However, the end result is worth every bit of effort and is very rewarding. We've sung it a quite a few times now and it has slowly but surely turned into one of our favourites. Give it a listen soon, you may just add it to your list of favourites too!


Here are the lyrics :

Gloria - Revised Mass of Creation 

Glory to God in the highest

And on earth peace to people of good will. 

 1. We praise you, we bless you, 

 We adore you, we glorify you, 

 We give you thanks for your great glory, 

Lord God, Heavenly King, 

O God, almighty Father.

Glory to God in the highest

And on earth peace to people of good will. 

2. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, 

Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, 

You take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us; 

You take away the sin of the world, receive our prayer; 

You are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. 

Glory to God in the highest

And on earth peace to people of good will. 

3. For you alone are the Holy One; 

You alone are the Lord. 

You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, 

With the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God, the Father. 

Amen 

Glory to God in the highest

And on earth peace to people of good will.

Give it a listen here :

Mass Of Light - Gloria

A vibrant, majestic Gloria based on the New Roman Missal.  The arrangement is by David Haas and is a part of the settings for the "Mass Of Light". Stay tuned for an entire series of posts for Mass Settings based on the New Roman Missal!
The tune is quite repetitive, so  I'd classify it as a must learn,easy-to-pick-up Gloria. I am going to attempt teaching the kids from the children's choir the same!
The tune is rich and has a truly majestic aura about it. It would be a good choice for nuptial masses. The tune being easy, it wouldn't take much effort for the congregation to join in at the verses.

Here are the lyrics : 

Gloria - Mass of Light 

Glory to God in the highest,  glory to God

And on earth peace to people, to people of good will. (2)

 We praise you, we bless you, 

 We adore you, we glorify you, 

 We give you thanks for your great glory, 

Lord God, Heavenly King, 

O God, almighty Father.

Glory to God in the highest,  glory to God

And on earth peace to people, to people of good will. 

 Lord Jesus Christ, Only Be-g-ot-ten Son, 

Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, 

You take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us; 

You take away the sin of the world, receive our prayer; 

You are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. 

Glory to God in the highest,  glory to God

And on earth peace to people, to people of good will. 

For you alone are the Holy One; 

you alone are the Lord. 

You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, 

With the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God, the Father. 

Amen 

Glory to God in the highest,  glory to God

And on earth peace to people, to people of good will.

Give it a listen here :

Glory, glory Lord - Bob Fitts

This was one of our favourite Gloria's we sang quite regularly, prior to the changes to the Roman Missal. We did it in voices, and I loved singing this hymn , praising God for his mightiness.

Here's one by Bob Fitts, a groovy beat and a lively tune truly 'Glorifying the Lord'!

Here are the lyrics to it  :

Glory Glory Lord

Ch : Glory, glory Lord!

We give you glory Lord!

Glory, glory Lord!

You are the mighty God!     

1. You who go down to the sea

You who live in the islands

If you live in the city

Lift your voice and sing out (sing out)

2. Sing to the Lord a new song

Sing His praise to the ends of the earth

Let every nation tell it

Till every man has heard

Give it a listen here. It's a nice version, with some good beats.