The Commons: Christ Our Light Has Come - Steve Angrisano and Curtis Stephan

[@MazichMusic]

I used this song to kick off my pre-Christmas mass music program in 2024. Just myself on vocal and piano. So singable and meanighful!

[@jameshowland7393]

We've chosen this song as our prelude to this Sunday's mass. We'll also use it in the prelude set for the Christmas Vigil Mass. It's a beautiful and heartful song. Steve and Curtis never fail to bring such beautiful music to us.

[@ChrisBrunelle]

Such a fun song

[@dianefrank3688]

I absolutely love this rendition of this song. Steve Angrisano & Curtis Stephan your voices and passion are beautiful.

[@sandralione4352]

We are learning this for epiphany Sunday. I personally think if we had more music like this it enhances the joy of the season and our faith. Christ our light has come!!

[@MazichMusic]

I cringe every time someone says "our parish is traditional." I always ask the person, "is traditional music working?"

[@diegomontoya8889]

It really saddens me that as a youth and music minister for the last 15 years, that the church, not directly, but through its clergymen, are trying to get rid of this style of music altogether. This is a great example of seasonal music that could aid our liturgy at any of the Masses during the holy season of Christmas, but will likely be seen as "too contemporary". Well, Curtis and Steve you keep writing and keep singing! I love this stuff and I will not let this stuff get filed away never to be heard, because a vocal minority wants antiphons and chant at every Mass. Thank you for your gifts!

[@brianralph5036]

I totally agree

[@michaeldowning7010]

I too love this music and I feel like there is a great place in worship for new music that stirs the heart since it comes from love. I think many among church leadership feel like we went a bit overboard in throwing out the traditional hymns and chants after Vatican 2 which may lead us to lose a big part of the solemnity and weight that being a follower of Christ requires. I agree in that I think we can become too relaxed and lose some of the beauty of the "I live this way because I'm willing to die this way" mentality of the early Christians if we don't keep some traditional hymns antiphons and chants in the mass, but our worship music needs to still be alive too. Let's keep singing adoro te devote, All creatures of Our God and King, and Pange Lingua. Let's continue to add in 10,000 Reasons and Christ in me Arise too. Above all though; let's sing every word and note with the intention of a prayer that brings us closer to God, binds the members of the body of Christ more tightly together in His healing loving embrace, and gives all the honor and glory to our Father in heaven!

[@kelleyhooper8536]

We just sang this for Eucharist on Sunday.

[@susanwashburne8489]

❤

[@tzman417]

Music ministry is within the discretion of the pastor. So long as it follows the rubric.

[@ms.jenkinskbclassroom6066]

This is a new song to me. They sound beautiful together. 😇

[@Jenny-fx5qd]

This is a beautiful song and I love this song you have a beautiful voice singing on this song

[@MrDaveonthefly]

A mix of traditional and contemporary music is nice

[@MazichMusic]

That's what I aim for in my ministry. I'm probably too contemporary for my current pastor, but he says I am tapping into the spirituality of the congregation. I'm sorry, in almost 69 years and I don't do a lot of the old stale music, preferring music that speaks to the people.

[@bernadettepittman939]

Go Steve!!!

[@chantalward2231]

Love this song! All of my groups sang it at all 4 of our Christmas Masses. It was so moving!!! I am so grateful that I have the freedom to pick traditional music and contemporary.

[@MazichMusic]

I get a little resistance from my pastor on contemporary songs, but I revail and it's working out. I've been in music ministry since 1977 and it seems more pastors are taking their parishes down the traditional rabbit hole. They can't figure out why megachurches have taken over. The music can draw people in in if it's inspiring and relevant.

[@jimverwoert8826]

Bravo gents! Keep up the great work :)

[@robertgorton3856]

This is a very beautiful new Christmas song that I defintely want to learn and teach our parish. I too hope contemporary music continues to be allowed to be used in our parishes.I do not want the all Latin Mass back.But,with ones pushing for the Latin Mass time will only tell.Enjoy the contemporary music while we can!!

[@TimothyLimer]

May God continue to bless your ministry! I'm preparing to play this with our contemporary music ministry for the Christmas season. It is beautiful! The dynamics of the piece literally bring tears to my eyes. I hope I can communicate the message of good news to my community through this song and do justice to both. Thank you for putting into our hands.

[@nickfoos3090]

Beautiful!

[@tomaben]

New hymn seed good and good job

[@tomaben]

Is Christmas season hymn

[@diegomontoya8889]

Are you playing it a whole step up from the Spirit and Song sheet music (A Major)? I see you have a Capo 4 (but are playing G?) I like this Key your playing it in, but I think I need to transpose my S&S sheet.

[@OCPmusic]

Let me know if this helps explain it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn-sgaOwgracq8U

[@muttmitchell4675]

@@OCPmusic Got it. That makes sense. I'll play around with that and see how I fair. (Diego)

[@segarci1]

Interesting partial capo use by Steve. Can you tell us what's going on there? Also, this looks like it's being recorded a step above the published key (A), with Curtis playing G with a capo on the fourth fret, right?

[@OCPmusic]

Hi there! I am working to get the answer to this question for you!

[@OCPmusic]

They are in the key of B major (Capo 4, play G).

[@segarci1]

@@OCPmusic Thanks. I didn't have my guitar in hand to confirm what I was looking at when I asked the question. I find the higher keys that some of these songs are recorded in easier to sing (vs. published assembly-friendly sheet music keys) with my vocal range. I am inclined to go with the capoed chord forms as well - would be nice if the sheet music included these as well (easy enough for me to figure out). Still curious about what Steve is doing with his capo and partial capo... like the sound. Will figure it out on my own when I find the time.

[@OCPmusic]

Here is the response directly from Steve! :) "1) The cut capo creates a kind of DADGAD tuning in the key of E. I like the way the open chords sound but it MUST be on the second fret to create the correct relationship between the capo’d and non-capo’d strings. 2) SO...to get into the correct key of the song, I’ve got to capo up higher, which then requires a regular capo 2 frets below the cut capo. 3) When playing with Curtis or Tom, I almost always capo up to a higher key so that our two guitars are complementary and not fighting for the same musical space." @@segarci1

[@segarci1]

@@OCPmusic Awesome! Thanks Steve and OCP KZbin guy.

[@debbies6192]

Beautiful!