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Pentecost is well-nigh upon us. So it’s time for a Pentecost playlist.
A big thanks, as always, to everyone who contributed selections for this liturgical season mix. I’m really enjoying the tradition, and I’m grateful that it’s something people seem to be on the lookout for now.
Beauty that moves: A Pentecost playlist
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- “Come Thief” by Natalia Zuckerman
- “Firefly” by Mura Masa feat. NAO (thanks, Chris Hamby)
- “Spirit in the Dark” by Aretha Franklin
- “Changes” by Seu Jorge
- “I Know You Got Soul” by Erik B. & Rakim
- “Land of Hope and Dreams” by Bruce Springsteen (thanks, Jim Naughton)
- “Serpentine Fire” by Earth, Wind & Fire
- “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light ‘Em Up)” by Fall Out Boy (thanks, Chrissie Crosby)
- “I’ve Got Dreams to Remember” by Angelique Kidjo
- “Shine” by Collective Soul (Spotify) / Dolly Parton (YouTube) (thanks, Miranda Hassett)
- “Burn” by Ellie Goulding (thanks, Allison Winter)
- “U Plavu Zoru” by Pink Martini (thanks, Mike Angell)
- “Evolve” by Ani DiFranco (thanks, Jonathan Elliott)
- “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen (thanks again, Jonathan)
- “Tongues” by Lobster Bologna
- “Breathe” by Lalah Hathaway (thanks, Eduardo Rivera)
- “Do It Anyway” by Ben Folds Five (thanks, Jane Gober)
- “Treat Me Like Fire” by LION BABE (thanks again, Chris)
- “Send Me On My Way” by Rusted Root
- “Something To Talk About – Live” by Bonnie Raitt
- “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – Live” by Cannonball Adderley
- “Signed Sealed Delivered” by The Fearless Flyers feat. Blake Mills (Spotify) / Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (YouTube)
A few notes:
- I was delighted to discover this charming music video featuring Ben Folds Five and THE FRAGGLES:
- Even more delightful is this viral video of little Tallulah singing “Serpentine Fire.” Listen for the “uh” about nine seconds in; this kid is feeling the funk. Endless thanks to her aunt, musician Ana Hernández, for sending me the video.
This is pretty much EVERY TIME we get in the car.
Tallulah requests her favorite song (by Earth, Wind & Fire 🌍💨🔥) and does this…
#WhoNeedsTVIveGotA3YrOld 😉
Posted by Heidi Dean on Sunday, April 29, 2018
- If you don’t see your pick, it’s probably in the (unsequenced) overflow list, “More Pentecost 2018.”
- Finally, my seasonal reminder not to listen on shuffle. That might just be the sin against the Holy Spirit.
Want more liturgically themed playlists? Here’s Epiphany, Lent, and Easter. I find they’re good for targeting a certain moods, whatever the season. For example, the Easter playlist is great for running, I’ve learned.
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Related Prayers
Collect for Pentecost (BCP, Public Domain)
O God, who on this day taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in her holy comfort; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Collect for Ordinations, etc. (BCP, Public Domain)
O God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; by the effectual working of your providence, carry out in tranquillity the plan of salvation; let the whole world see and know that things which were cast down are being raised up, and things which had grown old are being made new, and that all things are being brought to their perfection by him through whom all things were made, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Related Media
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Theology of Hope by Jürgen Moltmann
Perhaps my favorite book from seminary, and certainly filed in my head under “Holy Spirit, Experience of.”
Veni Sancte Spiritus by Taizé Community
Have I mentioned Kristin and I are going to Taizé for a few days this summer? Super excited for my first time.