Love this--I wish we could go back in time to re-experience the Folk Movement in our church. I was part of a Youth Choir in the early 70s. We sang all these by Peter Sholtes.
Thanks Henry. In a world where all white people are being labeled as totally ignorant of oppression and pain in othes we are reminded of the powerful yet never publicized counterculture of the 60s and 70s. The children of love were never in the media. The media loved to show the lives of the decadent and self destructive hippies but never the children of love who listened to the cries of those suffering injustice and worked to implement social change using their "white power connections." Be angry but do not sin... My parents were children of the king living and working for love and justice. They never did drugs or had sex with anyone other than their spouse but marched on calloused knees. They were rejected by their churches because they were different and rejected by the world because they were of Christ. This is a side of history never tough and lost to this generation. This song was their anthem.
Peter Scholtes wrote the hymn "They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love" while he was a parish priest at St. Brendan's on the South Side of Chicago in the 1960s. At the time, he was leading a youth choir out of the church basement, and was looking for an appropriate song for a series of ecumenical, interracial events. When he couldn't find such a song, he wrote the now-famous hymn in a single day
@@tonekenny5225 - hi there. I get what you're. saying. By rendition I just mean performance. I know that Peter wrote this. song, so it's not a cover. But it is a performance, a rendition. It's the original rendition, well the first recorded one the public heard, I guess.
Peter was a friend and colleague long ago. I loved his music. He used to say with subtle humor that it was the only anti-semitic song he ever wrote. His "Why don't we open up the boxes, tumble down the walls" remains one of my favorites. Miss you Peter.
I go to the SSPX these days and love the TLM, but I grew uo during folk Mass mania and i think there’s room for all of us. Pity Francis and Roche are trying to stamp us out.
This song appeared in the first Mission England Praise book back in the 70s or 80s, but was left out of the subsequent Mission Praise books. Anyone know why, please?
Because of copyright issues most likely. This song first appeared in "Hymnal for Young Christians" printed by FEL Publications in Chicago, about 1967. It went out of business because of lawsuits from the diocese where it was located. I'm really not familiar with the praise books you mentioned but in all likelihood it had something to do with those issues
Great memories! I love the folk mass! I grew up with it and I feel the Holy Spirit moving and I know Christ is the REAL presence in the Eucharist! I respect and love the beauty of traditionalism but I find that many traditionalists focus too much on the externals and close their hearts and minds to the Spirit working in them leaving no room for true conversion of heart.
I love this version. Would you mind if we embed your video in our weekly TH-cam worship service. We'll certainly credit you in the description. Please let me know. Blessings, Pastor Glenn
All this music was revolutionary at the time, but where is it now? Today it's a tired holdover from an age when people put their faith in and tried to fashion the Church to the winds of change and the fashions of the age. Of course it was exciting and thrilling, but it wasn't Christ, it was the flaw in human nature that delights being apart of something bigger than us, a revolt. When the revolt was over, those people left the Church for that was were their faith was in the revolut, not in God.
if unity and the love of Christ holding us together is fashion, and not the very words of Jesus "they will know you by your love", what is tradition, and why hold to it?
They sure did leave, some are still there, the blue hairs. most of the priests are old, the nuns are gone except for a few here and there, it's a new religion that seems (lately) to be desperately backpeddling to try to add reverence and some traditional things in an attempt to stem the decline. In addition the Bishops are selling off unused beautiful buildings and crowding everyone into mega parish's to make it look like there's a full house but it's mostly blue hairs unless you go to a TLM.
Jesus is my life. I love all praise songs, contemporary and more traditional (including this one) as long as the Lord is celebrated and Truth proclaimed. When will Christians stop fighting each other and fight their common enemy? We waste our time, energy and resources entering in vain discussions about worship styles and theological issues that have divided the Christian community for centuries. Satan rubs his hands with glee with a big grin on his face.
If you believe in your heart that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins and that He raised from the dead on the 3rd day. If you confess with your mouth that He is Lord and acknowledge Him as your Saviour and Lord eagerly waiting for His return, then you are my brother/sister. I don't care how old you are, what colour you are, which denomination you belong to, if you prefer old hymns or modern songs etc. Let us love one another and STAND UNITED AGAINST THE EVIL ONE and stop picking on each other. Blessings to God's people. Thank you Lord!
Brings me back to summer camp evenings around the fire, Putnam County, NY, 1968!
Such a lovely rendition 🕊🙏🏽
Happy Easter 2024, all! ✝️
I remember hearing this during the charismatic movement..
I went to a church revival meeting.. 1975.
Love this--I wish we could go back in time to re-experience the Folk Movement in our church. I was part of a Youth Choir in the early 70s. We sang all these by Peter Sholtes.
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Thanks to St. Stephen's Lutheran Parochial in the 1970s for teaching me and other great songs like this!
great hymn . i remember learning it in choir at St. Paschal Baylon, Oakland Ca. 1967.
Shout out to Sr. Judith Anne Baldino (nee Marie St. Anthony) teaching us this and many, many great songs at St. Vinnie’s!
beautiful song from my youth. Thank you for posting this.
Had this at church service today. Needless to say, I feel so moved.
Can't believe this was written in one night.
Thank you so much for the Folk Mass music. I remember these wonderful songs from the Folk Mass that started at our Parish in the 60s.
Thanks Henry. In a world where all white people are being labeled as totally ignorant of oppression and pain in othes we are reminded of the powerful yet never publicized counterculture of the 60s and 70s. The children of love were never in the media. The media loved to show the lives of the decadent and self destructive hippies but never the children of love who listened to the cries of those suffering injustice and worked to implement social change using their "white power connections." Be angry but do not sin... My parents were children of the king living and working for love and justice. They never did drugs or had sex with anyone other than their spouse but marched on calloused knees. They were rejected by their churches because they were different and rejected by the world because they were of Christ. This is a side of history never tough and lost to this generation. This song was their anthem.
Peter Scholtes wrote the hymn "They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love" while he was a parish priest at St. Brendan's on the South Side of Chicago in the 1960s. At the time, he was leading a youth choir out of the church basement, and was looking for an appropriate song for a series of ecumenical, interracial events. When he couldn't find such a song, he wrote the now-famous hymn in a single day
@@tylerfitzgerald677 gee, I wonder why? Ecumania.
@@tylerfitzgerald677 st Brendan's is long gone sadly. It's too bad there's no video of them singing this at the church
Such a lovely, beautiful rendition of this song. Thanks for sharing it.
More than just a rendition, I believe this is the original.
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@@tonekenny5225 - hi there. I get what you're. saying. By rendition I just mean performance. I know that Peter wrote this. song, so it's not a cover. But it is a performance, a rendition. It's the original rendition, well the first recorded one the public heard, I guess.
this song makes my day
Peter was a friend and colleague long ago. I loved his music. He used to say with subtle humor that it was the only anti-semitic song he ever wrote. His "Why don't we open up the boxes, tumble down the walls" remains one of my favorites. Miss you Peter.
Anti Semitic? How?
He seems like a really interesting dude. Thanks for sharing this.
that's a beautiful song makes me cry every time!
Yes!
That's interesting. I was born 1964 in South Shore , Chicago. Was baptised and had first communion St Phillips Neri.
I always remembered this song.
This was the theme song of my camp this summer. It's such an amazing song and what we learned from it really moved us as a camp
Beautifully simple, as the composer intended and demonstrated on this album.
Please add "CC".
This music is now available through The Lorenz Corp.
So nice to hear the original recording. 👍🎶
my choir sang this song today, I was completely entranced even though I was singing
Thumbs up if Christ sees a Christian in your life! :) Praise His Holy Name!
I go to the SSPX these days and love the TLM, but I grew uo during folk Mass mania and i think there’s room for all of us. Pity Francis and Roche are trying to stamp us out.
This song appeared in the first Mission England Praise book back in the 70s or 80s, but was left out of the subsequent Mission Praise books. Anyone know why, please?
Because of copyright issues most likely. This song first appeared in "Hymnal for Young Christians" printed by FEL Publications in Chicago, about 1967. It went out of business because of lawsuits from the diocese where it was located. I'm really not familiar with the praise books you mentioned but in all likelihood it had something to do with those issues
I find it hilarious that this is the last video in Sandra lees drunk playlist 😂😂😂
Great memories! I love the folk mass! I grew up with it and I feel the Holy Spirit moving and I know Christ is the REAL presence in the Eucharist! I respect and love the beauty of traditionalism but I find that many traditionalists focus too much on the externals and close their hearts and minds to the Spirit working in them leaving no room for true conversion of heart.
I love this version. Would you mind if we embed your video in our weekly TH-cam worship service. We'll certainly credit you in the description. Please let me know. Blessings, Pastor Glenn
Nice to hear it sung by a choir, as it should be - the song is 'WE are Christians....', not I.
1966? Wow
i am 46 years old and find your statement to be just that of a 15 year old.
Why doesn’t the Catholic Church sing this song anymore? It’s simplicity is its beauty.
False advertising - - I want to HEAR the congas, not just see them... How else would I know I'm meant to be at Mass, without the congas?
All this music was revolutionary at the time, but where is it now? Today it's a tired holdover from an age when people put their faith in and tried to fashion the Church to the winds of change and the fashions of the age. Of course it was exciting and thrilling, but it wasn't Christ, it was the flaw in human nature that delights being apart of something bigger than us, a revolt. When the revolt was over, those people left the Church for that was were their faith was in the revolut, not in God.
if unity and the love of Christ holding us together is fashion, and not the very words of Jesus "they will know you by your love", what is tradition, and why hold to it?
They sure did leave, some are still there, the blue hairs. most of the priests are old, the nuns are gone except for a few here and there, it's a new religion that seems (lately) to be desperately backpeddling to try to add reverence and some traditional things in an attempt to stem the decline. In addition the Bishops are selling off unused beautiful buildings and crowding everyone into mega parish's to make it look like there's a full house but it's mostly blue hairs unless you go to a TLM.
I still am Christian and I still sing songs like this. In fact, we sang it today at Mass in 2017.
Jesus is my life. I love all praise songs, contemporary and more traditional (including this one) as long as the Lord is celebrated and Truth proclaimed. When will Christians stop fighting each other and fight their common enemy? We waste our time, energy and resources entering in vain discussions about worship styles and theological issues that have divided the Christian community for centuries. Satan rubs his hands with glee with a big grin on his face.
If you believe in your heart that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins and that He raised from the dead on the 3rd day. If you confess with your mouth that He is Lord and acknowledge Him as your Saviour and Lord eagerly waiting for His return, then you are my brother/sister. I don't care how old you are, what colour you are, which denomination you belong to, if you prefer old hymns or modern songs etc. Let us love one another and STAND UNITED AGAINST THE EVIL ONE and stop picking on each other. Blessings to God's people. Thank you Lord!