I wish I knew what they were saying. HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Everyone seems to soar above his or her own self to touch something universal. Do I exaggerate to say that this is why G-d has given us the ability to sing and make music? I first heard this as part of a radio program on the local NPR station, and was shamed into silence. I played it all that weekend and it is my 'go to album' of the moment. I think this recording would lend itself well to background music for meditation as the voices are not distracting enough to pull you from deep thought; in fact, I found that the recording produced cleansing thoughts and a feeling of invigoration.
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I finally took the plunge and as soon as I listened to it for the first time, knew I would love it. At the very heart of the ecumenical movement is the reality of prayer. The diversity of collaborators in this work (including US folk-rocker James Taylor, Yemenite singer Ofra Haza, Canadian rocker Alanis Morissette, the late Musrat Fateh Ali Khan [one of his last performances], the American Boychoir w/Devin Provenzano, the English Chamber Orch. You can distinguish the sound of Alanis Morissette in some tracks, and that wonderful voice is one reason why I bought the cd. The CD bears continual listening flawlessly. I hear struggling, questioning, demanding voices, passionate with love and with pain, with defiance, with acceptance, with serenity, victory and failure. I was simply heartbroken after the shooting at the AME Church in Charleston several weeks ago. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Anglican Cycle of Prayer For many years, the Anglican Cycle of Prayer has been one of the most popular resources produced by the Anglican Communion Office.
I don't think I'll ever tire of it-- it is compassion, depth and emotional connection all rolled into one, to say the least, combined with holy singing. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.
Particularly uplifting is the song featuring James Taylor (even to a woman who does not consider herself religious, it's a fantastic piece). I played it all that weekend and it is my 'go to album' of the moment. Please try again. The concept of the album certainly speaks to the state of the world as it is: searching for a Strong Hand From Someplace even in uncertainty as to who might wield that Hand. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. The concept of the album certainly speaks to the state of the world as it is: searching for a Strong Hand From Someplace even in uncertainty as to who might wield that Hand. I heard one of the tracks on this cd on radio 2's Good Morning Sunday show and was immediately taken in by it. Perhaps, but this is certainly one of the reasons. Do someone else a favor.... Share it with them. What a wonderful surprise the entire CD is! My father recommended this to me and so I think of him when I listen to it. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations I didn't know any of the beautiful people who died, but I wish I had--The Reverand Pinckney, Our Wanza and all of them. The content of many of the original prayers is modernistic and stark, as the translations of the lyrics show. My father recommended this to me and so I think of him when I listen to it. Such Pretty Forks in the Road Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2010
The experience for me is made even more poignant by not knowing the literal sense of the words (except for the few sections in English and Hebrew). It is with primitive urgency and lustrous clarity rising like flickering embers from a fire that Jonathan Elias's ambitious
I put it on my Mp3 player and sat there with the rest of the crowd, watching them, knowing they too were reflecting upon that day in history and in fact, upon humanity itself. I finally took the plunge and as soon as I listened to it for the first time, knew I would love it. This allows me to imagine all sorts of dialogues with G-d.
It has a haunting quality, with wistful tones and also deep melancholy. For most of us the thought of praying for an hour seems too far out of our reach, but what if there was a simple way to spend an hour in prayer talking with Jesus. Listening to it now as I write this review, the track "hope" begins and I am moved to tears by the angelic voice and feel of this, flowing through my soul. The content of many of the original prayers is modernistic and stark, as the translations of the lyrics show. The actual titles of the selections are (in order): Mercy, Strength, Hope, Compassion, Grace, Innocence, Forgiveness, Benediction and Faith.
Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. I think this recording would lend itself well to background music for meditation as the voices are not distracting enough to pull you from deep thought; in fact, I found that the recording produced cleansing thoughts and a feeling of invigoration. This is a haunting, moving piece of music that should leave you breathless. & Chorus) shows the great number of fields that composer Jonathan Elias was drawing from.
This music leaves me defenseless, breathless, and almost speechless.