I really like this version. it is excellent, i just can't work out the rather jarring line "you are seated at the right hand of the Father" - to me the emphasis is all wrong and disruptive and goes off the rails there. It doesn't flow lie like the rest of the song. why didn' t they go.. "you are seated at the - and then two same notes for RIGHT HAND and a higher note for "of" and then down for "the" and up again for Father" it would flow o much better. The present notation is just stumbling
I like this a lot, but the line "you are seated at the right hand of the father" seems to go right off the pattern.. i am not sure why the notation follows the rather unnatural breaking up of notes. It is really confusing and disruptive.. I personally think the note should go UP on the word RIGHT and stay on the same higher note for HAND, and of should be a note higher, come down on "of" and down again on "the" and up again on Father, it would flow better and match other lines.
@Nedmurgon1968 THe problem for a liturgical music composer is that there is a non-negotiable order of words that must be fitted into the melody line. Yes the notes seem to be a little odd at first but once u have sung the phrase a few times it becomes a easier.
@Gericho49 , thanks, yes it is certainly getting easier as i go. Also someone told me the hi note emphasises that the Lord is at Right hand of the Father which is more important than that he is seated, so climaxing note emphasises that. good point too. the other thing, sorry for being pedantic, is that people always say "sin" when the word is "sins" and "sins' when the word is 'sin" and the new translation has made it consistent, but this version sings "sin", i sing "sins" it will still fit
I really like this version. it is excellent, i just can't work out the rather jarring line "you are seated at the right hand of the Father" - to me the emphasis is all wrong and disruptive and goes off the rails there. It doesn't flow lie like the rest of the song. why didn' t they go.. "you are seated at the - and then two same notes for RIGHT HAND and a higher note for "of" and then down for "the" and up again for Father" it would flow o much better. The present notation is just stumbling
Nedmurgon1968 5 months ago
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Nedmurgon1968 5 months ago
I like this a lot, but the line "you are seated at the right hand of the father" seems to go right off the pattern.. i am not sure why the notation follows the rather unnatural breaking up of notes. It is really confusing and disruptive.. I personally think the note should go UP on the word RIGHT and stay on the same higher note for HAND, and of should be a note higher, come down on "of" and down again on "the" and up again on Father, it would flow better and match other lines.
Nedmurgon1968 5 months ago
@Nedmurgon1968 THe problem for a liturgical music composer is that there is a non-negotiable order of words that must be fitted into the melody line. Yes the notes seem to be a little odd at first but once u have sung the phrase a few times it becomes a easier.
Pax
Gericho49 5 months ago
@Gericho49 , thanks, yes it is certainly getting easier as i go. Also someone told me the hi note emphasises that the Lord is at Right hand of the Father which is more important than that he is seated, so climaxing note emphasises that. good point too. the other thing, sorry for being pedantic, is that people always say "sin" when the word is "sins" and "sins' when the word is 'sin" and the new translation has made it consistent, but this version sings "sin", i sing "sins" it will still fit
Nedmurgon1968 5 months ago