music
Using music to draw people closer to God
Hymns are praises offered to God with singing; hymns are songs, with God’s praise as their theme … For there to be a hymn, three elements are required: there must be praise, it must be for God, and it must be sung … The singer of praise is not only performing musically but showing love for the one who is sung about. To confess God by praise is a way of preaching him; to pour out passion in song is the way of a lover.
~ St Augustine
Music at The Most Sacred Heart plays a key role in our praise and worship of Almighty God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. When we give ourselves in prayer to God, the gift we give is magnified and returned to us many times over. When we sing together, we are in rhythm together, we breathe together and we blend with one another. Our individual voices combine and our sense of community is greatly enhanced.
The hymns and songs that we sing during the liturgy are chosen to emphasise the teachings and concepts of the scriptures proclaimed at the Eucharist. They help us to absorb God’s Word more fully, especially when we recall their message throughout the day and week after Mass. Music stirs our hearts in a way that words alone cannot.
We have three choirs at Sacred Heart
THE TRADITIONAL CHOIR
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Folk Group
The folk group generally sings on the second and fourth Sunday of each month. The group was formed in 1971 to bring a more up-to-date kind of hymn, with younger people in mind, to the Sunday Mass. Fifty three years later with many different musicians and singers the mission is still the same.
If you enjoy singing or can play a musical instrument, or both, please do consider joining the folk group. If you would like more details please come and have a chat with any of the group after Mass.