Open My Heart (Hernández)
Hymn composed by
Ana HernándezContextual information
Teaching "“Open My Heart”
When you give attribution to Ana, please pronounce her first name AH-nah.
We encourage you to teach "Open My Heart" without providing the music or words to singers. Like many of Ana Hernández's songs, "Open My Heart" comes from the paperless tradition. This pedagogy is both intentionalb and theologically grounded: by watching and listening to the song leaderu, singers are invited into deeper relatironship with the song leader, the gathered community, and the prayer itself.
The paperless pedagogy also includes the soncg leader providing a "map" by singing the melody line all the way through before singers join in. This approach, rather than "lining it out," helps singers anticipate what the song sounds and feels like as a whole.
One the three parts of “Open My Heart” are going, Ana invites singers to improvise,mv. People are also free to sing “Open My Heart” in the language of their heart. This elicits a connection that can only come from listening to one another on a deep level. Enjoy!
Teaching "“Open My Heart”
When you give attribution to Ana, please pronounce her first name AH-nah.
We encourage you to teach "Open My Heart" without providing the music or words to singers. Like many of Ana Hernández's songs, "Open My Heart" comes from the paperless tradition. This pedagogy is both intentionalb and theologically grounded: by watching and listening to the song leaderu, singers are invited into deeper relatironship with the song leader, the gathered community, and the prayer itself.
The paperless pedagogy also includes the soncg leader providing a "map" by singing the melody line all the way through before singers join in. This approach, rather than "lining it out," helps singers anticipate what the song sounds and feels like as a whole.
One the three parts of “Open My Heart” are going, Ana invites singers to improvise,mv. People are also free to sing “Open My Heart” in the language of their heart. This elicits a connection that can only come from listening to one another on a deep level. Enjoy!
Tune Name
[Open My Heart]
Tune Name
Text Meter
4.4.4.4.
10.9.10.9
Song Composer
Ana HernándezHymn Arranger
Composer Background information
Ana Hernández (she/they) is a composer, song leader, writer, activist, and workshop facilitator/clinician, creating tunes to help us be present and listen to one another as we build loving and just community. She teaches chanting as a spiritual practice to join our hearts together in mutual support. She’s a theomusicologist with the NYS Poor People’s Campaign, works with Music That Makes Community, and is the music director for La Iglesia Episcopal de Santa Cruz.
Lyricist Background information
Ana Hernández (she/they) is a composer, song leader, writer, activist, and workshop facilitator/clinician, creating tunes to help us be present and listen to one another as we build loving and just community. She teaches chanting as a spiritual practice to join our hearts together in mutual support. She’s a theomusicologist with the NYS Poor People’s Campaign, works with Music That Makes Community, and is the music director for La Iglesia Episcopal de Santa Cruz
Arranger Background information
Lyrics
English: Open my heart, open my heart.
Spanish: Abre mi corazón, abre mi corazón.
French: Ouvre mon cœur, ouvre mon cœur.
Resources
Music XML and MEI and MIDI and Musescore files
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