"Cut off the glass of this coffee table and seal it, and continue to protect the rest of the site."
Owen took one last look at the strange damaged note and gave an order.
Everyone quickly returned to the church, where nearly five hundred believers had gathered.
Amid the haze of aroma, everyone, headed by Bishop Tucville, walked through the arches supported by square stone pillars without squinting. Only Owen and a few investigators looked exhausted, following each step and looking around.
Hester, the head of the diocese, is a highly respected priest on weekdays. Not only does he do his best to maintain public security on the mysterious side, but he also performs a wide range of rescue work in life outside the church. In times of war, difficulties arise.
He helped many righteous people and poor people under conditions.
The news of his sudden death at the beginning of the new year made the atmosphere of morning prayer seem a bit solemn compared to the previous tranquility, and there was some minor chaos in the preparation stage of the ceremony.
All the eyes of the congregation were cast on Fanning and his entourage who came in later, especially on Hester's boss, Bishop Tuckville.
The problem mainly arises from the selection of psalms from the "Song of Mercy" in the first section of the regular mass.
The song originally rehearsed by the choir had a more joyful and moving atmosphere, which was very suitable at the beginning of the new year. However, when the accident suddenly occurred, it was a bit inappropriate to start like this.
The clerical staff and grassroots clergy in the church still have the basic literacy, and this problem has been solved during the inspection. Therefore, as soon as these knowledgeable people with higher religious ranks come in, some people immediately walk around quickly.
Ask in a low voice.
In the silent moment of emergency, Bishop Tukweil's mind was racing rapidly.
It is a bit troublesome. Even if an ordinary funeral prayer is sung at the beginning and then transferred to the mass part of the "Song of Mercy", the emotional connection is somewhat abrupt.
First be sad and solemn, and then still bask in joy?
The requirement of perfection is too much to achieve in a short period of time, and the repertoire level of a choir in a small town must also be taken into consideration.
Tukwer walked for half a minute, and when he was about to reach the sacrament altar, he didn't think twice and had to slow down temporarily.
Only Fan Ning did not slow down and went straight to the altar alone.
The audience's eyes fell on him, and his eyes fell on the pipe organ high in the back, where a musician was sitting, with his lower body covered in the bandstand. From this angle, only a black back and head could be seen.
Irving, a hundred meters away, was also staring at Fan Ning's movements.
I saw this middle-aged gentleman in clean and old-fashioned clothes, taking a few steps to stand next to the choir leader.
"Blessed are those who mourn."
Fan Ning's hands were basically hanging naturally, slightly opened, his palms slightly turned forward, and he looked up towards the sun.
Following a standard salute to "Unfallen Fire", there seemed to be a faint oscillation of F bass in the air, and a string of deep and thick F major prayers slowly sang from his mouth
!
The blueprint that Fanning chose to adapt this time is the greatest large-scale vocal work of Brahms, the "torch bearer" in the previous romantic period: "The Deutsche Requiem"!
This work has a total of seven movements, and what is presented now is the first movement. Fan Ning made a small choral arrangement based on the theme, and revised the original text of the lyrics in a way that is more suitable for the Holy Sun Church.
Compared with the overwhelming and heroic effect of the original band and choir, the unaccompanied chanting sound is another solemn style, which is not only more in line with the current atmosphere, but also avoids the "old days" to a large extent.
Reproduce the pollution caused by music.
If there is a need to reproduce the original large-scale work later, Fanning will only dare to choose the music of the Baroque period instead of the current romanticism.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."
First came the ultimate "candle", and then the profound "key". The original leader of the choir suddenly felt excited in his heart, and the spiritual water surface that had never wavered in the ancient well seemed to be tapped by the tip of a "key".
, causing ripples!
A melody couldn't help but emerge in his mind, starting in the B flat major key of the fifth above, followed by Fan Ning's imitation at intervals of two bars:
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."
The other choir members were also inspired and continued to advance the chorus of hymns -
"He who sows with tears will reap with joy."
“He who goes out with seeds in tears will surely come back with sheaves in joy!”
For a time, purer and stronger sunlight shines in through the circular or arc-shaped windows, creating a three-dimensional effect of interweaving light and dark, and the surrounding golden and heavy color paintings show the brilliance and holiness!
Many of the congregants, who were sallow and skinny but dressed in shabby but clean clothes, began to tremble, shed tears, and looked up at the dome with their hands lowered.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted”
"You will be comforted, you will be comforted"
At the end of the chant, the atmosphere returned to silence. At this moment, there were a few young people in the church who were possessed by demons, possessed by evil spirits, or were bewitched by esoteric cult groups, and the altar suddenly became clear.
"This Lavoisier?"
Owen doesn't understand the twists and turns of the scriptures and masses in the church, and his artistic accomplishments are a little shallower than those of He Meng and Gang in the inspection team, but his spiritual perception as a knower is no problem.
, at this moment, I can clearly feel the extremely strong purifying power of mysticism in the mysterious atmosphere of the church!
"This Lavoisier actually composed a hymn on the spot that functioned as the "Enter the Stage Sutra"?"
Bishop Tukville and several clergymen around him looked calmly moved.
Next, the originally rehearsed "Sutra of Compassion" and the sound of the pipe organ from above sounded normally. It was a classic work by the early medieval "Crescent Moon" musician Ma Xiao.
The music itself is a masterpiece, but without Lavoisier's participation in playing and singing, and the choir's level in the small town was limited, the effect was somewhat uneventful.
But those believers who listened did feel the process from grief to receiving mercy, and from tranquility to joy.
Perfect connection! Perfect comfort!
"This man is divine!"
"There is so much sorrow in this world, and he came from the Lord to be a teacher!"
The clergy and believers stood with their hands down one after another, looked up at the dome to pay tribute again, and turned their glances back to Fan Ning for the first time.
While "The Sutra of Compassion" was in progress, Fan Ning seemed to glance at the organ bandstand again, but did not react much.
He spoke again, and fell into the ears of several stunned deacons:
"Your cake is so toasted that it has curled edges."
"If it is not a consecration material, your merits cannot be recorded."
An aide with a naturally curly head and beard, who was listening immersed in the whole process, suddenly trembled with fright.
Fan Ning spoke softly, with a heartbroken expression, and continued to remind these clergymen, and apart from them, only other knowledgeable people could hear it, which did not affect the purity of the mass ceremony——
"The stretching of your altar cloth is immodest."
"Charcoal, is the charcoal burned well?"
"Has the frankincense been checked in the incense boat?"
"The bread and wine must be taken to the place of consecration in advance. Those who have broken the commandments must first make confession before receiving Holy Communion. Do not stand in a place with strong sunlight."
"What missions you have received in this diocese and what etiquette you have performed are still lacking in understanding."