CHANTS

This page reproduces the chant book  commonly used as part of our practice.   Sunday morning chants will follow the order presented here.    A few less commonly used  chants are added at end.  
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A leader begins the opening syllables of each chant, written in boldface in this text.  A bell rings and, with the drum beat, the group joins for the rest of the chant.  Some chants are preceded by a longer “EKO” recited by the leader.   

The syllables we chant are old languages, often meaningful in translation, and worthy of study and contemplation. Some are translated here (itallics).  However chanting is not an intellectual exercise, but an opportunity to engage wholeheartedly, a practice with relevance, afterall, to the meaning of the words.   
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