Monthly Archives: February 2016

Music for the Fourth week of Lent 5th/6th March 2016

The English language mass at Kyoto today was interesting but I forgot to note the songs sung by a mainly Filipino group with guitars. I did note some Frank Andersen songs in their song book, though. I don’t know what … Continue reading

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Time for a break

…back in March.

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By Your Cross GAB 87

Suzanne Toolan wrote this one for Lent and Holy Week based on a traditional prayer for the Stations of the Cross. It is an ostinato refrain over which the cantor sings the verses. The text of the refrain is at spiritandsong … Continue reading

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By the Waking of Our Hearts GAB 86

I really should pay more attention because I’ve already blogged this one here. This is still an interesting one by Ricky Manalo CSP and I think I’m warming to it after all. It is a song for Pentecost with an … Continue reading

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A Rightful Place

I saw that RS’s parish were using this Steve Angrisano song a a recessional today. I enjoyed the clip at spiritandsong where the sheet music can be purchased and the lyrics can be found. It’s an alt-folk hoot (or hootnanny) … Continue reading

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Lord, When You Came

I blogged this as Pescador Des Hombres nearly four years ago and the annoying MIDI guitar in my backing still bugs me, so in honour of today’s readings and that many assemblies will be singing it today, I’ve redone the … Continue reading

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Music for the Third Week in Lent Year C 27th/28th February 2016

Entrance: Hosea (Norbet) AOV 1/30 Gifts: Tree of Life (Thompson) AOV NG 138 Communion: A Place at the Table (Shirley Erena Murray – Lori True) AOV NG 1 Gather Your People (Hurd) AOV 1/71 Thanksgiving: Be Merciful (Haugen) Recessional: Holy Darkness (Schutte) … Continue reading

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Music for the Second Week of Lent Year C 20th/21st February 2016

Entrance: Christ Be Our Light (Farrell) AOV 2/3 Gifts: God of Second Chances (Haas) Communion: We Remember (Haugen) AOV 1/81 Bread Broken, Wine Shared (Horner) AOV 2/155 Thanksgiving: Be Merciful (Haugen) Recessional: Lord, the Light of Your Love (Kendrick) AOV 2/59

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Music for the First Week of Lent Year C 13th/14th February 2016

We are changing to Paul Taylor’s Mass of St Francis for Lent but using the Lenten Gospel Acclamation from Paul Mason’s Mass of Glory and Praise. We are using Marty Haugen’s setting of Psalm 91, “Be With Me” as the … Continue reading

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Bread That Was Sown GAB 85

I can skip a lot of songs form OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book already blogged: 77 Blest Are They 78 Blest Be the Lord 79 Bread, Blessed and Broken 80 Bread for the World 81 Bread of Life (Cooney) 82 Bread of … Continue reading

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