Monthly Archives: November 2018

This is a lovely song that I hadn’t heard before from CWB II in their section for Epiphany, but it is a Christmas song too. The tune by Christopher Willcock SJ is worth the price of admission and it sets … Continue reading →

This is a traditional hymn that is for both Advent (use verse 3) and Epiphany (use verse 4). It is based on Psalm 72 and written by James Montgomery c19. The tune is CRUGER by Johann Crüger. There are several … Continue reading →

Moving on liturgically through the Church year, CWB II comes to songs for Epiphany. This is from a c4th latin original by Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, translated by Edward Caswell c18. It is set to STUTTGART. The text has several variants … Continue reading →

I’m returning to Voices As One Volume 2 whenever the traditional hymnody in CWB II goes on a bit. If you need a new setting for Psalm 34, this is Ed Bolduc’s. The cantor is needed as the third verse … Continue reading →

This ends the Christmas songs in CWB II because I have done: 274 While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks AOV 1/172 275 What Child Is This? AOV 1/165 This is a translation of the c15 century Latin text Puer nobis nascitur by … Continue reading →

We will switch to Taylor’s “Mass of St Francis” for Advent. Entrance: Emmanuel (Angrisano) Wreath: Christ Circle Round Us (Schutte) Psalm: To You O God, I Lift Up My Soul (Hurd) AOV 2/14 Gifts: Come to Set Us Free (Farrell) AOV 1/39 Communion: … Continue reading →

Having covered AOV and GA there aren’t a lot of Christmas songs that I haven’t covered so I can skip: 265 Joy to the World AOV 1/170 266 O Little Town of Bethlehem GA 296 267 O Come, All Ye … Continue reading →

I’m working through the Christmas songs in CWB II that I haven’t blogged already. These I’ve done: 261 Good Christians all, rejoice 262 Hark! the herald angels sing 263 Infant holy, infant lowly The text of “In Deepest Night” is … Continue reading →

It’s not a bad idea to use a familiar tune with seasonal songs, as they can’t be sung all year. This text is set to O WALY WALY in 3/4 time, which is used for many other hymn texts. It … Continue reading →

258 Behold, a rose e’er blooming  (aka Lo, how…) I love Marty Haugen‘s music. This is sweet Christmas song in CWB II and (hooray) chords are included, but not the obvious suggestion to use a capo. For the assembly I’d … Continue reading →