Most of us recognize Taize' as a type of chant used in worship .... "Jesus Remember me when you come into your kingdom" or "Eat this bread, drink this cup, come to me and never be hungry" are familiar. Because of the international and ecumenical mission of the community, the Taize' songbook includes nearly 100 chants in 6 or 7 languages including French, German, Spanish, Latin, and Russian. Here is something I found surprising - I would have expected that a chant in my own language would be more prayerful, more meaningful. But not so. The compelling success of Taize' music is that in some mysterious way my the music of my soul can understand a language that my head cannot even pronounce. I now have several more favorites.
Which nationality has the greatest representation at Taize'? Think you know? I will tell you in the next post.
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