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Composer: Henryk Gorecki
The word Amen means, "So, let it be ..."
There are few words harder to utter than the word Amen. To say "Amen," is to admit one's powerless before the trail of events that make up reality. When one says "Amen" as a prayer to God, one is bowing to His Will.
For me, this experience, of uttering Amen is fraught with anxiety.
Other perspectives on the word Amen:
In this piece of music, by the contemporary classical composer Henryk Gorecki, the word "Amen" is sung over and over, sometimes in graceful assent, and sometimes as a cry of outrage. This is an honest prayer, offered up in the face of reality.
Lord, I believe. Please help me in my unbelief. Into your hands, I commend my spirit. In the presence of overwhelming evil, I understand that you are in control.
As the storm rages around me, and as I am drowning, You say, "Fear not. It is I."
I have no idea what you mean, so I say, "Amen."
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Amen
Composer: Henryk Gorecki
The word Amen means, "So, let it be ..."
There are few words harder to utter than the word Amen. To say "Amen," is to admit one's powerless before the trail of events that make up reality. When one says "Amen" as a prayer to God, one is bowing to His Will.
For me, this experience, of uttering Amen is fraught with anxiety.
Other perspectives on the word Amen:
Used at the end of a prayer or a statement to express assent or approval.
A liturgical acclamation used by Christians, Jews and Muslims especially
as the seal or intensification of a doxology or other prayer. In the Western
liturgies, it concludes the lesser doxology and most prayers; it is also used
after the Gloria and Credo of the Mass. Polyphonic settings of the Gloria, Credo
and Anglican Office responses often treat the amens separately. In the 17th
century fugal amens became common; they were later used in the masses of Bach,
Mozart and Beethoven and in the final chorus of Handel's Messiah. In Anglican
traditions it is often sung to a plagal cadence after hymns.
In this piece of music, by the contemporary classical composer Henryk Gorecki, the word "Amen" is sung over and over, sometimes in graceful assent, and sometimes as a cry of outrage. This is an honest prayer, offered up in the face of reality.
Lord, I believe. Please help me in my unbelief. Into your hands, I commend my spirit. In the presence of overwhelming evil, I understand that you are in control.
As the storm rages around me, and as I am drowning, You say, "Fear not. It is I."
I have no idea what you mean, so I say, "Amen."
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