Just a spontaneous recording on my iPhone!

1. 	Torrents d'amour et de grâce,
			Amour du Sauveur en croix!
			A ce grand fleuve qui passe,
			Je m'abandonne et je crois.

				Je crois à ton sacrifice,
				O Jésus, Agneau de Dieu,
				Et couvert par ta justice,
				J'entrerai dans le saint lieu.


		2. 	Ah! Que partout se répande
			Ce fleuve à la grande voix;
			Que tout l'univers entende
			L'appel qui vient de la croix!

				Je crois à ton sacrifice,
				O Jésus, Agneau de Dieu,
				Et couvert par ta justice,
				J'entrerai dans le saint lieu.

Torrents D'Amour (Oh the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus)- Spontaneous Recording!

Mass XIII at the Church of the Holy Innocents Traditional Latin Mass (9/7/2012)
Introit, Kyrie & Gloria. The men sing the Introit and the ladies join in at the Kyrie and Gloria
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Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison.

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
................................................
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Et in terra pax
hominibus bonæ voluntatis.

Laudamus te; benedicimus te;
adoramus te; glorificamus te.
Gratias agimus tibi
propter magnam gloriam tuam.

Domine Deus, Rex coelestis,
Deus Pater omnipotens.
Domine Fili unigenite Jesu Christe.
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei,
Filius Patris.

Qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis.
Qui tollis peccata mundi,
suscipe deprecationem nostram.
Qui sedes ad dextram Patris,
O miserere nobis.
Quoniam tu solus Sanctus,
tu solus Dominus,
tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe.
Cum Sancto Spiritu
in gloria Dei Patris.

Amen.

Glory be to God in the highest.
And in earth peace
to men of good will.

We praise Thee; we bless Thee;
we worship Thee; we glorify Thee.
We give thanks to Thee
for Thy great glory.

O Lord God, Heavenly King,
God the Father Almighty.
O Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son.
Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy,
thou only art the Lord,
thou only art the most high, Jesus Christ.
Together with the Holy Ghost
in the glory of God the Father.

Amen.



Mass XIII ( Stelliferi Conditor Orbis) -  Church of the Holy Innocents

Jesus Dulcis Memoria

Gounod's Benedictus sung for Candlemas on 2/2/2015. 

Gounod Mass (Benedictus) - Vox in Rama Choir - Church of the Holy Innocents

I found this wonderful piano cover of hiding place on Youtube and I felt inspired to add some vocals. Please visit his YouTube Page: https://youtu.be/_vdaCKMCav0.

*uploaded for entertainment only. This will not be sold. 



Hiding Place by Selah - Vocals by Cynthia Smith, piano by "Izem's Covers".

My mom, Guerda Toussaint was well known in the Haitian, Protestant music scene. She now has Alzheimers but when she was younger she used to be a singer, composer and guitar player. She has composed tons of songs. I asked her if she remembers any of her songs and she started singing a song she used to sing with her teen choir.  I started singing the choir parts with her and then we had a blooper and burst out laughing. 

Mom & Daughter Duet Blooper

The Hail Mary:

AVE MARIA, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

The Hail Mary in Latin (Ave Maria)

A Convert’s Thanks - Recited and Written by Cynthia Smith, O.P., in the Spirit of St Augustine's "Late Have I Loved You". 

A Convert's Thanks

You heard my cry
A cry imperceptible to my own ears
A cry which arose from the depths of a void
A void expanding into my soul and my flesh
A missing piece of a puzzle, that you held in your hands
You waited while I barreled through life, searching
Feeling so alive, and yet so dead
Oh yes. I wanted, I needed, I thirsted
And when the thirst became more than I could bear
You came as a whirlwind, lifting me out of the void
And placed me where you willed me to be
And I lay there stunned
As my not-so-perfect world shattered into a thousand little pieces
You came rushing in, filling the void
Cool, living waters with no end
I drank and gasped, and drank again.

A Convert's Thanks Poem - Read to Chopin's Prelude in E-Minor

The Hail Mary & Angelus in Latin

ANGELUS (Latin)

V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae.
R. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.

Ave Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus. * Sancta Maria, Mater Dei ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

V. Ecce ancilla Domini,
R. Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.

Ave Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus. * Sancta Maria, Mater Dei ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

V. Et Verbum caro factum est,
R. Et habitavit in nobis.

Ave Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus.* Sancta Maria, Mater Dei ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genetrix,
R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.

Oremus. Gratiam tuam, quaesumus, Domine, mentibus nostris infunde; ut qui, Angelo nuntiante, Christi Filii tui incarnationem cognovimus, per passionem eius et crucem ad resurrectionis gloriam perducamur. Per eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen.

ANGELUS (English)

V. The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. 

Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with Thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.* Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayer for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord,
R. Be it done to me according to Thy word.

Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with Thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.* Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayer for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

V. And the Word was made flesh,
R. And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with Thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.* Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayer for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray. 
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that, as we have known the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, by the message of an angel, so by His Passion and Cross we may be brought to the glory of the Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. 
R. Amen.

The Hail Mary & Angelus in Latin

Recited by Cynthia Smith Smith, O.P.

Late have I loved you,
Beauty so ancient and so new,
late have I loved you!

Lo, you were within,
but I outside, seeking there for you,
and upon the shapely things you have made
I rushed headlong,
I, misshapen.

You were with me but I was not with you.
They held me back far from you,
those things which would have no being
were they not in you.

You called, shouted, broke through my deafness;
you flared, blazed, banished my blindness;
you lavished your fragrance,
I gasped, and now I pant for you;
I tasted you, and I hunger and thirst;
you touched me, and I burned for your peace.

"Late Have I Loved You" by St Augustine, recited to Hans Zimmer's Time

Traditional Catholic hymn, O Salutaris Hostia sung to the Anthem of the First Polish Republic (Gaude Mater Polonia.  Vox in Rama Latin Mass Choir, Church of the Holy Innocents, NYC. 2014.

P.S. Sorry for the fan noise.  This was recorded during the Mass in the choir loft.

O Salutaris Sung to the Anthem of the First Polish Republic - Vox in Rama Latin Mass Choir

Tu es sacerdos in aeternum.    A favorite for ordinations.

Tu es Sacerdos in Aeternum

The Sanctus portion of the Ordinary of the Mass 
SANCTUS, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis.

HOLY, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.



Sanctus by Craig Courtney

Sanctus XII from  Mass XII - Vox in Rama Latin Mass Choir

My Mom Singing Precious Lord in English & Haitian Kreyol

She was a singer in her youth. 

Music transcends Alzheimer's!

Cynthia Smith, O.P., Daughter of Dominic

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