Monthly Archives: June 2019

Using Chanted Responses to Amanda McKenna’s Antiphons – a guest post by Chris Wroblewski

Amanda McKenna’s popular psalm antiphon settings are quite accessible to the average parish, and have been designed to be used with spoken verses.  The verses can, however, easily be sung by using chant tones, and it’s much easier than using … Continue reading

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Music for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 6th/7th July 2019

Readings: Isaiah 66:10-14 Galatians 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-12,17-20 We only need talk of peace when there is none. Paul talking about his only boast, is in contrast to those who will boast that they made people submit to their way of … Continue reading

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Let Us Go Rejoicing CWB II 536

I’m working through Catholic Worship Book II’s hymn section and finding I have blogged most of them already, so I’m really just picking up scraps of repertoire. Still Christopher Willcock is always a thrill and a challenge. His setting of … Continue reading

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Jesus, Come! For We Invite You CWB II 527

I’ve skipped lots of previously blogged hymns to get to this one by Christopher Idle. This is a gathering song with a delightful text – you have to love “Jesus come! surprise our dullness.” Maybe I just prefer an English … Continue reading

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In Christ There Is No East Or West CWB II 519

I have previously blogged this set to MCKEE and include it here from CWB II because they set it to ST BERNARD. The text is by William Arthur Dunkley. In Christ there is no East or West, In Him no … Continue reading

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I Love You, O My Lord Most High CWB II 513

I suppose it is no coincidence for an Australian Catholic Hymn book, that many of these old songs are set to Irish melodies. This one is set in CWB II to DANIEL, although other settings appear more common overseas. I … Continue reading

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I Bind Unto Myself Today CWB II 510

This song’s text is attributed to St Patrick and translated by Cecil Frances Alexander. It is set to the Irish tune ST PATRICK. oddly the first verse stops half way through. The text in CWB II is: I bind unto … Continue reading

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Music for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 29th/30th June 2019

We are actually celebrating the feast day of St Peter this Sunday as he is our patron saint. We would usually use Psalm 15 (You are my inheritance, O Lord) for the Thirteenth Sunday but it has been replaced, as … Continue reading

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I Come With Joy, A Child Of God CWB II 508

This Brian Wren text covers gathering, communion and recessing so pick your verses and the whole service is covered. The text is provided by the wonderful people at Hope Publishing. They give an extra verse for funerals there. CWB II … Continue reading

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Humbly We Adore Thee CWB II 507

This is by Melvin Lloyd Farrell and, while not mentioned by CWB II, is one of several hymns loosely based on the original Latin text Adoro te Devote by Thomas Aquinas. It is set to the chant ADORO TE DEVOTE. … Continue reading

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