Our local paper, The Toronto Star, has a nice slideshow of All Saints Day festivities from around the world. Some of these I’d have thought more appropriate for All Souls Day, but apparently not. It is fascinating to see how different cultures have found so many different ways of marking the day.
As for me and my house, we’ve managed little more than a rousing chorus of “For All the Saints” over our breakfast cereal. Let’s hear it again:
(This is the best online version I can find. Happily, it includes some — though not all — of the military stanzas that are usually purged from modern hymnals. There’s a wonderful descant on the final stanza too.)
Happy Feast of All Saints!
November 4, 2012 at 11:37 am
Wow, I want to join in that “big sing”! Nice video.
November 4, 2012 at 12:31 pm
Yes, me too. It reminds me of those “Sing-Along Messiah” concerts that are held every year around Christmas. I’ve never attended one, but I imagine they would be great fun. Mind, singing Messiah is much more difficult than singing hymns.
November 6, 2012 at 10:24 pm
What a delight to hear that triumphant song! I sang it in a choir for the rededication of a church many years ago. I haven’t heard it since.
Thank you!
Mary K. Jones
November 6, 2012 at 10:37 pm
You are most welcome. It is a truly delightful hymn.