Cantabile Sacra
Scriptural and Inspirational References
“I hear what the Lord proclaims, for he proclaims peace to his people...
and to those who put in him their hope.” (Ps. 85: 9-10)
“In verdant pastures he gives me repose; beside restful waters
he leads me; he refreshes my soul.” (Ps. 23)
“Covered are the heavens with his glory,
and with his praise the earth is filled.” (Habakkuk, 3, 3a)
“Be it done unto me according to thy word.” (Luke 1:38)
“But if we walk in the light, we have fellowship with one another.” (1 John 1-7)
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
Let not your hearts be troubled.” (John 14:27)
“Look down from heaven and see. Take care of this vine
and protect what your right hand has planted.” (Ps. 80: 13-14)
“Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt; et non tanget illos tormentum malitiae.”
“The souls of the just are in the Hand of God and no evil an touch them.”
(Wisdom 3)
“Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul.” (Ps. 23)
“And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to
separate day from night. Let them serve as signs and for the fixing of the
seasons, days, and years. Let them serve as lights in the firmament of the
heavens to shed light upon the earth.” (Genesis: 1:14)
“I will walk i the presence of the Lord, in the land of the living.” (Ps. 116:9)
“So they went and they found Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in the them
manger. And when they had seen, they understood what had been told
concerning this child.” (Luke 2:16-17)
“I sought the Lord and he heard my voice;
he delivered me from all my fears.” (Ps. 34:4)
“I will walk in the presence of the Lord, in the land of the living.” (Ps. 116:9)
“There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun,
and his clothes as white as the light. ‘Get up,’ he said. ‘Don’t be afraid.’”
(Matthew 17:2, 8)
‘‘’Peace’ is my farewell to you. My peace is my gift to you. Not as the world
gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled. Be not afraid, for
I am with you.” (John 14:27)
“And there he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun,
and his clothes became white as the light.” (Matthew 12:2)
“Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him
with timbrel and harp.” (Ps. 149:3)
“I am the good shepherd. I know my own sheep and they know me.” (John 10:14)
“And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came unto the
sepulchre at the rising of the sun.” (Mark 16:2)
“Now as I come again in the setting of the sun, I sing your praises, O God.
You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices.”
(Phos Hilaran, c. 3rd c. C.E. — Vespers Thanksgiving)
“In the pastures green he leadeth me, the quiet waters by.” (Ps. 23)
“Veni, redemptor gentium, ostende partum Virginis”
(“O come, redeemer of the earth, and manifest thy Virgin birth.”)
(St. Ambrose of Milan - 339 C.E. —374 C.E.)
“I will walk in the presence of the Lord, in the land of the living.” (Ps. 116)
“Mystique” (no specific scriptural reference, but possibly Jeremiah 46:2 and 11)
“Where there is darkness, let me sow light.” (St. Francis of Assisi - 1181 - 1226 C.E.)
(Inspired buy a hymn melody “Jesus, My Shepherd” by Atie Bernet, b. 16 March 1955)
“Oh, that today you would hear his voice...” (Ps. 95)
“When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished”
And he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” (John 19:30)
“My prayer shall rise like incense before you, my hands like an evening sacrifice.”
(Ps. 141)
“But the souls of the just are in the hand of God,
and no torment will reach them. They are in peace.” (Wisdom 3:1 - 3)
“Near cool water he leads and guides me.” (Ps. 23:2)
“When agels sing, there will be peace.” (PFP, 30 Nov., 2016)
“Let my prayer be set forth before you as incense, and the lifting up of my hands
as the evening sacrifice.” (Ps. 141:2)
“If we walk in the light, we have fellowship with one another.” (1 John 1:7)
“Surely goodness and loving ikindness shall follow me all the days of my life.” (Ps. 23:6)
“O Lord, you have searched me and know me.” (inspired by Ps. 139)
“Watch and pray; for you know not the day nor the hour.” (Mark 13:33)
“He was despised and rejected among men...Therefore God has exalted him
and given him a name above all others.” (1 Isaish 53:3ff)
And then shall the light break forth...”
(Elijah 1, II Kings; oratorio by Schubring/Mendelssohn)
“Watch and pray; for you know not the day nor the hour.” (Mark 13:33)
“May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands
be an evening sacrifice.” (Ps. 141:2)
“He was despised and rejected among men...” (Isaiah 53:3)
“Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani?” “My God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)
“Great is the Lord. Worthy of praise. Tell all the nations God is King.
Spread the news of his love. (Ps. 145:3) (inspired by a melody of Suzanne Toolan, SM)
“...and in the garden, a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. There,
accordingly, because of the Preparation Day of the Jews, for the tomb was
close at hand, they laid Jesus.” (John 20:41-42)
“Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; naught be all else to me save that thou art.
Thou my best thought by dy or by night. Waking or sleeping, they presence my light.”
(8th c. Dalian Forgaill)
“Do not be afraid: for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.
He is not here, for he has risen, jus as he said...He is going ahead of you into
Galilee. There you will see him.” (Matthew 28: 5-8)
“If it be possibe, as far as in you lies, be at peace with all people...Be not overcome
by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:18 and 21)
“Truly, this man was the Son of God.” (Matthew 27:54)
“He was despised and rejected among men.” (Isaiah 53:3)
“And then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly
appear. Then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord
will protect you.” (Isaiah 58:8)
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“Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul.” (Ps. 23)
“And Peter, answering, said to Jesus, ‘Lord, it is good for us to be here. If thou
wilt, let us make here three tabernacles: one for thee, and one for Moses,
and one for Elijah.” (Matthew 17:4)
“They knew him in the breaking of the bread.” (Luke 24:35)
“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me. yet, not my will, but yours be done.”
(Luke 22:42)
“Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee.” (Luke 1:28)
“Requiescat in pace.””Rest in peace.” (on a 1st c. BCE Hebrew gravestone)
“Like the dawning of the morning on the mountains golden heights...
Like the breaking of the moonbeams on the gloom of cloudy nights...”
(Fredrick W, Faber, 1814 - 1863)
“And then, in their midst, he was transfigured before them.” (Matthew 17:2)
“And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and hiis
clothes became white as light...An as they came down from the mountain, Jesus
charged them, saying, ‘Tell the vision to no man until the Son of Man be risen again
from the dead.’” (Matthew 17)
“Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.” (Ps. 130:1)
“Morning has broken like the first morning. Praise for the singing; praise for the
morning; praise for them springing fresh from the world.”
(Islam Yusuf (Cat Stevens), 1972)
“He leads me on the path of righteousness for his name’s sake.” (Ps. 23)
“And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my beloved Son upon whom my favor rests.’”
(Matthew 3:17)
Pastorale on The Epiphany (PFP)
“Lord, you have searche me and you know me.” (Ps. 139)
“Ave, Maria, Stella Maris” (“Hail, Mary, Star of the Sea”) 5th-6th c. C.E. appellation for
the Virgin Mary.
“But Jesus called the children to him and said, ‘Let the little children come to me,
and do not hinder them. For the kindgom of God belongs to such as these.’”
(Luke 18:16)
“He was despised and rejected among men...” (Isaiah 53:3)
“Praise be to you, Lord of all; praised for the earth and sky and sea—
the splendor of all creation.” (attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, c. 1224 C.E.)
“And then shall your light break forth like the dawn and your healing quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will protect you.”
(Isaiah 58:8)
“But the angel spoke and said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid. For I know that you seek
Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen even as he said.”
(Matthew 27:5-6)
“When it was late that same day, the first day of the week, though the doors where the
disciples gathered had been closed because they were afraid of the Jews, Jesus came
and stood in their midst and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’” (John 20: 19-20)
“Watch [and pray], for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.” Matthew 24:42)
“And when Jesus had received the sour wine, he said,
‘It is finished!’ And bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.” (John 19: 28-30)
“And after he had said all these things to them, he was taken up into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God. (Mark 16:19)
“By restful waters he leads me. He refreshes my soul.” (Ps. 23)
“Adoro te devote latens Deitas” “Godhead here in hiding whom I do adore...”
(Thomas Aquinas, 1227 - 1274 C.E.)
“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will,
but thine be done.” (Luke 22:42)
“Peter, if you love me, feed my sheep.” (John 21: 15-17)
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.”
(Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)
“Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, said, “It is finished!”
And bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.” (John 19:28-30)
“Watch and pray, therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.”
(Matthew 24:42)
“In paradisum deducant te angeli.” “May angels guide you into paradise”
(Requiem liturgy)
“We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist.
But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll
see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him.” (1 Corinthians 13:12)
“The morning breaks, the shadows flee; Lo, Zion’s standard is unfurled! The dawning
of a brighter day. Majestic rises on the world.” (Parley P. Pratt, C.E. 1807 - 1857)
“When it was late that same day...Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them,
‘Peace be with you...’ And they rejoiced at the sight of him.” (John 20: 19-22)
“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” (Luke 23:46)
“For one brief shining moment...” (“Camelot” by Alan Jay Lerner, C.E. 1918 - 1986)
“Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.” (Ps. 130)
“Remember, Man, that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return.” (Genesis 3:49)
“Father if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not my will, but Thine be done.”
(Luke 22:42)
“I call on you, my God, for you will answer me. Turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.”
(Ps. 17:6)
“Now in the place where he was crucified, there was a garden. And in the garden a
new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. There, accordingly, because of the
Preparation Day of the Jews, for the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus.”
“Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of
my supplication.” (Ps. 130:1-2)
“Beside quiet streams he leads and guides me.” (Ps. 23)
“My heart is not proud, nor are my eyes haughty. I buy not myself with great things,
nor with things too sublime for me.” (Ps. 131)
“I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the fall...and my soul
is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of
the Lord’s great love, we are not consumed. For his compassions never fail. They are
new every morning.” (Lamentations 3:19-24)
“My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.” (Ps. 119:50)
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“God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform...For God is His own
interpreter. And He will make it plain in His own time, in His own way.”
(William Cowper, C.E. 1773)
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“And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for years to come.” (Ps. 23)
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“Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be
attentive to my cry for mercy.” (Ps. 130)
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“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror. Then we shall see face to face.
Then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. (1 Corinthians 13:12)
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“And then shall your light shine forth as the light of morning breaketh; and your
health shall speedily spring forth then; and the glory of the Lord ever shall
reward you.” (Isaiah 58:10-11)
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“And then there will be peace.” (Isaiah 9:7)
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“Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, dawn on our darkness and
lend us your aid.” (Reginald Heber, C.E. 1783 - 1826)
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“They will look on me whom they have pierced...and they will grieve bitterly...
as for a firstborn who has died.” (Zechariah 12:10)
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“I will walk in the presence of God, in the land of the living.” (Ps. 116:9)
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“Thus at the flaming forge of life our fortunes must be wrought. Thus on it sounding
anvil shaped, each burning deed and thought.”
(The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, C.E. 1807 - 1882)
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“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world givs.
Do not let your hearts be troubled.” (John 14:27)
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“I shall walk in the presence of the Lord, in the land of the living.” (Ps. 114)
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“Taking him down, (they) wrapped him in a linen shroud and placed him in a tomb
chiseled into the rock, a tomb never yet used.” (Luke 23:50)
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“For now, we see only a reflection as in a mirror; but then we shall see face to face.”
(1 Corinthians 13:12)
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“For now, we see only a reflection as in a mirror; but then we shall see face to face.”
(1 Corinthians 13:12)
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“Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” (Ps. 30:5)
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“During the time of Harrod, Magi from the East came to Jerusalem and asked,
‘Where is the one who has been born King of the Jews? for we saw his star
when it rose and have come to worship him.’” (Matthew 2:1-2)
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“And again, another Scripture says, ‘They will look on him whom they have pierced.’”
(John 19:37; Zechariah 12:10; Revelation 1:7; Psalm 22:16-17)
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“Now we see but a dim reflection, as in a mirror. Presently, I know only in part,
but then I will know fully!” (1 Corinthians 13:12)
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“These are but a shodow of things to come.” (1 Corinthians 2:17)
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“And theyu looked on him whom they have pierced.” (Zechariah 2:10)
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“Now that same day, two of them were going to a village called Emmaus,
about seven miles from Jerusalem.” (Luke 24:13-35)
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“For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed; and nothing hidden that
will not be made known.” (Luke 12:2)
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“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord.
Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” (Isaiah 40:3)
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“In the quietude of an autumn morning, A whisper of hope niggled its way through
cool, crisp dawn, Settling gracefully, pointedly, decidedly, Washing away fear and
doubt and sadness, Replacing them all, blessedly, With the sound of a sweet melody,
Captured forever in my heart, Captured forever in the Song of the Universe.
Captured forever. (Paul F. Page, C.E. 1947 — )
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“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river. Imagine peace like a river flowing over
your soul, washing away your worries and bringing a refreshing, healing stream of
life to you. (Isaiah 66:12)
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