Sunday, December 13, 2015

Now sing in brightness

Today is Gaudete Sunday in the season of Advent. So what else should I give you but “Gaudete”? It’s a carol dating way, way back, and has the kind of hollow echoes that I think of as emerging from ancient holy places, where people made it their vocation to come together to create a powerhouse of prayer.

There are plenty of versions out there, but because it’s primarily about the godhead becoming human through birth by Mary (the refrain is “Rejoice, rejoice, Christ is born of Mary. Rejoice!”), I’ve always thought the best versions are by women’s voices. My favorite (so far) is by the group Mediaeval Baebes:




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