Monthly Archives: June 2012

Music for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 30th June/1st July

These are the songs that the liturgy team for this week have chosen: Entrance: Here I Am Lord (Schutte) AOV 1/90) Psalm: “I Will Praise You Lord” as response Gifts: Song of the Body of Christ (Haas) AOV 1/27) Communion: … Continue reading

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Mass of Glory and Praise

We just started doing Paul Mason’s Mass of Glory and Praise after many months of Mass Shalom. I think it is wonderful because Shalom’s a beast on guitar and Glory and Praise is a peach.

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Peace Be With You Always

I’m still in the miscellaneous file of songs that have been used over the years that aren’t from As One Voice. This Andrew Chinn song can’t have been used much as I don’t remember it at all. It may have … Continue reading

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Our Father (The Lord’s Prayer)

This is the one made famous by Sr Janet Mead and was written by Arnold Strals. You can see and hear her sing the song here. I picked up the original sheet music collection called “With You I Am” at a second … Continue reading

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O Silent God

This is a particularly gorgeous  song by Br Rufino Zaragoza. It is published by OCP but I couldn’t find a downloadable version. You can hear a lovely version here. My version is an exercise in BIAB jazz that is probably … Continue reading

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Over All the Earth

I’ve put this in as a communion song a few times, but I suspect I really shouldn’t have. It is probably best left as a P&W thumper.  It is by Brenton Brown and I found it in The Source: New Songs, or … Continue reading

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On the Wings of a Dove

I can’t for the life of me recall why this song was sung at mass, but it was a long time ago. It is by Bob Ferguson and was made famous by Ferlin Husky. It can be bought online here. … Continue reading

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One People, One Land

This is another of Monica Brown’s songs that is specific in reference to Australia, but, as I have suggested before, those in the Southern hemisphere often sing songs that are relevant to the Northern hemisphere, so why not sing about … Continue reading

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Olive Trees

This is a song by Jack Miffleton, based on Psalm 52:10-11.  We have an olive tree planted outside our church which was a gift in an ecumenical spirit. The song can be purchased here. My backing is an ancient MIDI … Continue reading

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A New Commandment

I was singing this as a Presbyterian teenager and I still get to sing it at Mass as a grumpy old Catholic.  It is based on John 13:34-5 and is listed as having an unknown author. I’ve noticed that some … Continue reading

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