KURIE ELEHSON ME

Jim West jwest at Highland.Net
Wed Jul 14 22:02:46 EDT 1999


At 07:40 AM 7/15/99 +1200, you wrote:

>>Well actually that song is based on the latin phrase "kyrie eleison"- from
>>the latin mass wherein the mercy of God is invoked through Christ.
>
>ummm are you sure??  The phrase appears in  MT 17.15.  (GNT) and don't sound
>very latin
>to me.  It is also part of the *Jesus prayer* used in Taise and
>contemplative prayer.

I am 100% positive.  First, it is a latin phrase, and second, the writer of
the song was intereviewed and said as much.

Best,

Jim

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