Monthly Archives: April 2015

Look to the One VAO 1/57

This Ed Bolduc song would work for Advent in particular.  The third verse is more of a bridge exhorting us to prepare the way. The text is in the sample at WLP where the sheet music can be purchased and … Continue reading

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At the Cross Her Vigil Keeping

Looking at the Easter liturgies that were put up in the comments, I found many songs I’d never heard of that I went looking for. I’ll be interspersing them with backings from Voices As One until they run out. This … Continue reading

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Lift Your Hearts to the Holy One VAO/1/56

Deanna Light and Paul A Tate have written a trinitarian song with a bit a rhythm in case you’ve heard enough of Fr Frank Andersen’s “Trinity Song” for now — nice song though that is. The text is here where you … Continue reading

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Daily Daily Sing To Mary

Kenneth asked for a backing of this song. Hymnary has information about the song and sheet music for the various settings for the text. The one he suggested is in 6/4 time, which is not great for Band in a … Continue reading

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Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

I came across this chestnut while looking for something else.  It’s a chorus we used to sing in my Presbyterian youth written by Helen H Lemel.  There are verses to it but I’ve never sung them so I just made … Continue reading

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Live In Me VAO 1/55

Ed Bolduc has written a song for when the “I am the vine” readings come up, but it is also broadly Eucharistic. The text is in the sample at WLP where you can purchase the sheet music. If you listen … Continue reading

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Bread for the World by Marty Haugen

Marty Haugen will be in town (Brisbane) in October 2015 for a conference run by the APMN. Here is a song of his that is unpublished except on his site where you can download the sheet music for free. It … Continue reading

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Music for the Fifth Sunday of Easter Year B 2nd/3rd May 2015

Entrance: All The Ends of the Earth (Dufford) AOV 1/76) Psalm 22 (O’Brien) I will praise you, Lord in the assembly of your people. Gifts: Seed, Scattered and Sown (Feiten) GA 195 Communion: Table Song (Haas) Bread Broken, Wine Shared (Horner) AOV 2/155 … Continue reading

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Here Is Bread Here is Wine

This is a gentle song for communion from Graham Kendrick. The lyrics are at his site, as is the sheet music. Sometimes people worry whether a Eucharist song is theologically accurate, as if a song is meant to encompass every … Continue reading

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Let Us Sing VAO 1/54

A catchy upbeat song from Ed Bolduc with much to recommend to it. The text is in the sample at WLP where you can listen to an excerpt and purchase the sheet music.   These ladies start sedately but get … Continue reading

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