1. Introduction The Hinário Para o Culto Cristão (HCC) is one of the most well-known collection of sacred hymns adopted by several traditional Baptists churches in Brazil currently. One could affirm that church music is always in a process of development as observed in the history of the church. According to the history of church music, religious music always had the power to influence a local community, and among the Baptists in Brazil, it was not different. Researchers support the idea that the growth of the Pentecostalism in Brazil during the late eighties could be one of the reasons for the reformulation of the main Brazilian Baptist hymnal known as Cantor Cristão. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate that the HCC worked as a tool …show more content…
Those sections facilitate the planning and the organization of a variety of worship services and special services such as Christmas, Easter, birthdays and funerals. A careful analysis of the HCC shows that one hundred and sixty-six hymns that were included on it comes from the Cantor Cristão and eighty-two hymns were exclusively composed by Brazilian musicians. This hymnal was published in 1991, precisely, after one hundred years of the publication of the first edition of the Cantor Cristão, which was the third Brazilian Protestant hymnal published in Brazil and the first Baptist hymnal printed in Brazil. Several Americans immigrated to Brazil during the American Civil War, and in 1871, a group of American missionaries and immigrants organized the first Baptist church in Brazil. “The first Brazilian Protestant hymnal organized in Brazil was the ‘Salmos e Hinos’, which was published in 1861. This particular hymnal is the official hymnal of the Congregational church in Brazil. The second Protestant hymnal published in Portuguese was the ‘Hinos e Cânticos Espirituais’. It was created in 1876 and edited by Richard Holden, who was an influential Scottish Protestant missionary in Brazil during that time.” …show more content…
She also had a specific and solid philosophy regarding the role of the HCC. According to her, this hymnal was an opportunity to Brazilians Baptists demonstrate their identity and heritage. In other words, she stated: “Our music reflects who we are and where we are. A hymnal is a collection of songs that can show where we are in our Christian walk and where we will be in our spiritual walk” Sutton had an extraordinary missionary vision and her work impacted a number of Brazilian Christians. As a practical application, it is known that “A hymn is not really a good hymn until it has been well written, well chosen, and well sung.” Surely, the work of Sutton will be remembered as a substantial contribution to the success of the
...ligious life of the town of San Miguel and construction of its main temple which from 1872 he was raised to parish. But like everyone, this temple of the Holy Trinity underwent several transformations, for example: in the first decades of the 19th century was built the current altar; and from 1881 to 1897 he received major improvements, like the composure of the entire building, the purchase of pictures, furniture and several sacred ornaments as well as the construction of the chapels of the Tabernacle and Nuestra Señora de la Soledad and the arches of the entrance to the former chapel of the Entombment of Christ and the old sacristy; the most recent improvement was made in the last years of the 20th century, and which involved the National Institute of anthropology and history, the Government of the State and the father Carlos Cabrero, responsible for the parish.
Becoming a true theologian and scholar deals with not limiting the extents of homiletics. The assumption is that the black preaching tradition is distinct and identifiable. What is interesting for any African American student of homiletics is that while many argue for a defined set of African American homiletic characteristics, there is little agreement on what these characteristics are? When people try to characterize what makes African Ame...
“For over one thousand years the official music of the Roman Catholic church had been Gregorian Chant, which consists of melody set to sacred Latin texts and sung without accompaniment” (Kamien 67). The credit for developing Gregorian chant music, also known as plain...
Veloso, Caetano, and Barbara Einzig. Tropical Truth: A Story of Music and Revolution in Brazil. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo, 2003. Print.
The focus of this book is Sacred Heart of Jesus Church and Parish in Montegut, Louisiana, and the outline of the book follows the tenure of each priest. However, I could not write about Sacred Heart without writing about Montegut, Bourg, and Little Caillou. The book follows the church parish boundaries and as each new parish is created, the focus remains with the priest of Sacred Heart.
The time between 1485 and 1660 marked a period of new beginnings for the people living in England; this time is known as the Renaissance. In England, the people were challenging their past beliefs; where before the Renaissance, England thrived basing their lives, government, and music off of God and his principles alone. During these one-hundred and seventy-five years, the English people started questioning their original principles about religion and established a yearning for information and proof based off of science instead of God. This desire caused many changes to form in England. The Renaissance period quickly became known as the rebirth of knowledge named by the change from God’s knowledge to the knowledge of man. The Renaissance brought on many changes to English culture especially in their music. There was a rise in secular, or non-religious music, instrumental music, and dance music. Although the English Renaissance occurred many centuries ago, the major changes in musical styles are evident in both spiritual and secular music.
In his book Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology, John S. Hammett, professor of systematic theology at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, attempts to provide a biblical and distinctively Baptist ecclesiology that is relevant for the Church’s contemporary setting.
Striking in the conversation about the structure of worship is the multitude of additions and shifts of emphases. Acts 2:46-47 portrays the fellowship of believers as gathering daily, as having glad and sincere hearts, in “celebration of the resurrection of Jesus and the promises of which that resurrection was the seal” (González 107). Evident in Justin Martyr’s, First Apology, ca 150 AD, is the initial formation of structure a structure of worship, which included the gathering of people on the day of the sun, reading from the memoirs of the apostles or prophets, a discourse by the president, prayers of thanksgiving, a sharing of the Eucharistic elements, and a collection of aid for those in need (Martyr 71). Early in the second century hymns were added, and the
The understanding of music in the church is important to any believer. For worship, through music, to be what God intended it to be, one must understand the important role of music and how to biblically apply it to a service. The Bible, however, does not give strict guidelines on this matter. Therefore, the church must interrupt what the Bible does say about worship into their routine. The issues discussed in the chapters to follow are the author’s position of issues within the church. This conviction will then be examined by the Bible and discussed.
Early Sunday morning, people shuffle in through the mahogany doors as the smell of Frankincense and Myrrh tickle the nose. Rays of sunlight beam through the stained glass windows, making rainbow images on the red velvet carpet. What sounds like the voices of angels singing praise to the lord harmoniously circulates in the air. A mighty voice roars from the altar, “Now, let us bow our heads in prayer.” This is a majestic place where one can find peace, confess sins and thank the lord for all of the blessings he has bestowed upon them.
He concludes that the Caribbean church is in fact fulfilling the Great Commission, especially in terms of the "Jerusalem" model outlined in Acts 1: 8. This writer will seek to summarize and critically analyze Newman's article, presenting her ideas and findings on this very interesting topic.
Gospel music is “type of music based on the hymns and spirituals of Americans from the Sou...
At the other end, Psalm 150 opens a gate in the other direction. Here we find an appeal to the liturgical choir, ‘let everything that has breath praise the LORD’, a call for cosmic praise from every being gifted with the power of speech. For the writer of this Psalm, the Psalter is only a beginning, an introductory exercise in praise. Now however, the circle widens, and the whole world is exhorted to take up the Hallelujah, without need of text and songbook. The universal congregation sings along in its own fashion.
Kuss (2004) explores the idea, “in some measure to the eradication of essentialisms and to critical reassessments of the infinite ways in which cultural representation still relies on criteria and conceptual frameworks developed within the Eurocentric sphere of influence, including some models of cultural criticism stemming from vastly different historical experiences.” Firstly, one of the most popular Latin American genre is mestizo music’s. “One prevalent feature found in this genre of music is the emphasis on chordophones, such as guitar, harp, and mandolin (Thomas, 2011). This genre of music is more rhythmically based, fast-paced, with a strong instrumental performance and a strong vocal presence. Some general features of this genre is the prominent use of costume. Moving into the twentieth-century brass bands and various types of accordions became more popular (Thomas, 2011). “During the colonial period, missionaries used music and costumed dances to attract indigenous peoples to Christianity” (Turino). This genre can be seen throughout Latin-America, and specifically in Mexico and Chile sine the influence of the Catholic church has grown. This genre involves a combination of
Music is an essential part of life because of the expression it allows people to have, its entertainment, and its therapeutic ways for the world.