Monthly Archives: January 2015

Music for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 31st Jan/1st Feb 2015

Entrance: Praise to You O Christ Our Saviour (Farrell) AOV 1/28 Psalm 94 (Mason) If today you hear his voice , harden not your heart. Gifts: Come to Set Us Free (Farrell) AOV 1/39 Communion: Bread of Life (Farrell) AOV 1/164 Will … Continue reading

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Music for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 24th/25th January 2015

Entrance: Galilee Song (Andersen) AOV 1/15 Psalm 24 McKenna Teach me your ways, O Lord. Teach me your ways. Gifts: Be Not Afraid (Dufford) AOV 1/114 Communion: Table of Plenty (Schutte) AOV 2/20 The Servant Song (Gillard) AOV 2/169 Thanksgiving: You Are Mine (Haas) … Continue reading

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Music for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 17th/18th January 2015

I am away for a few weeks so here are the music liturgy team’s selection for the next few weeks.  We are casting our net wide for music for the Psalm responses over the coming masses, including the wonderful Kate … Continue reading

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You Know Who I Am SAS 2/420

This song about the communal nature of sacraments is by the heavyweight team of Matt Maher and Tom Booth and is the last song in Spirit & Song Vol 2. I’m not sure if it is a communal song however. … Continue reading

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Wonderful to Me SAS 2/419

This is really another P&W song by Matt Maher with help for the text from Paul George. It gets oddly conversational for a song lyric at points. It has a pre-chorus, a call and response bridge leading into final refrain … Continue reading

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Yes, I Believe SAS 2/418

Since “Sweet Redeemer” is also in AOV NG, I’ve already blogged that song here, so I can move to the next song in Spirit & Song Vol 2. “Yes, I Believe” is a pop song by Joel Lindsay and Tony … Continue reading

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Sing Praise to God, the Gardener SAS 2/416

“Open the Eyes of My Heart” is also in AOV NG so I’ve already blogged that song here. That gets me to this wonderful song with a text by Genevieve Glen OSB set to music by Scot Crandal. This song … Continue reading

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Let It Be Done SAS 2/414

This song by Chris Muglia has a text that could have useful for an assembly to sing, but the fiddly tune means it is a solo vehicle I’m afraid, although the refrain may be a possibility. Bringing us into the … Continue reading

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Music for the Baptism of the Lord 10th/11th January 2015

Entrance: Come to the Water (Andersen) AOV 1/74 Psalm: Springs of Salvation (Andersen) Gifts: Blessed Be Our God (McKenna) AOV NG 13 Communion: Gather Your People (Hurd) AOV 1/71 Song of the Body of Christ (Haas) AOV 1/27 Thanksgiving: God Has Chosen Me … Continue reading

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Jesus, My Everything SAS 2/413

A lot of these songs in the prayer and devotion section of Spirit & Song Vol 2 are in the uncomfortable genre of love songs to Jesus. This song by Matt Maher is no exception and I think needs very … Continue reading

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