God's Portal; 'Panis Angelicus' FREE BACKING MUSIC TRACK

MUSIC FOR USE IN MASSES AND SERVICES OF WORSHIP.
Many priests, pastors, and worshipping communities find themselves unable to enjoy a sung Mass or worship service due to any or all of the following factors;

• No church
• No money to build a church
• No organ
• No piano
• No musical instruments
• No money to purchase musical instruments
• No organist
• No pianist
• No musicians

In answer to the requests, we have founded 'God's Portal', which will make free musical backing soundtracks available.

HOW TO USE;

1. Download the MP3 tracks [or tracks] you wish to use.
2. Each track is of music which is in the public domain, all being over a hundred years old.
3. Use the different musical backings in your church/worship services/ public event to enable congregation/ worshippers to enjoy singing with backing.
4. The usual format is to choose four songs for a Mass or worship Service.
5. These are used in the following way;

• First track or piece of music as an Entrance song [at the beginning of the Mass or Worship Service].
• Second track or piece of music at the Offertory [at a point in the Mass or Worship Service where prayer is offered, and congregants conduct the Offertory according to their usual protocol]
• Third track or piece of music after Communion.
• Fourth track or piece of music at the Recessional [end of the Mass or worship Service.]

Feel free to use these tracks for any worthy purpose.

Artist; Catherine Nicolette Whittle
[50 years experience in music, 40 years experience as church organist and musician.]
Media for this track; Church Organ and Concert Piano
Recording Artist; Jan Louw
Studio; A to Z Music 
Artwork Design; A W

Music Piece 9; 
'Panis Angelicus'
'Panis Angelicus' [Latin for 'Bread of Angels' or 'Angelic Bread'] is the penultimate strophe of the hymn 'Sacris solemniis' written by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the Feast of Corpus Christi as part of a complete liturgy for the feast.
In 1872 César Franck set this strophe for tenor voice, harp, cello and organ, and incorporated it into his Messe à trois voix, Op. 12
Various versions of the song exist, both in Latin and English.
One text contains a doxology.
One popular version in Latin, and another often sung version is English, are given below.
The lyrics fit the music of the backing track.


'Panis Angelicus'
Lyrics

Latin version Panis angelicus fit panis hominum; Dat panis cœlicus figuris terminum: O res mirabilis! Manducat Dominum Pauper, pauper, servus et humilis. Pauper, pauper, servus et humilis.   Panis angelicus fit panis hominum; Dat panis cœlicus figuris terminum: O res mirabilis! Manducat Dominum Pauper, pauper, servus et humilis. Pauper, pauper, servus et humilis. [English Version] O wond'rous heav'nly Bread, Whereby mankind is fed, O Food of Love Divine! long promised by a sign, O deepest mystery, One with our Lord to be, Humble, lowly, To all men offered free. Humble, lowly, To all men offered free. This food to be our aid, So was the promise made, On that same night wherein the Saviour was betrayed, "This is My Body true,   This Blood is shed for you,   All who eat and drink shall have life anew.   All who eat and drink shall have life, shall have life     anew." Click in the following link for the music backing track of 'Panis Angelicus' http://cross.tv/143093 With thanks to J Louw and A W