Gifts of the Spirit CWB II 383

This is another song for Pentecost in Catholic Worship Book II. It is by Christopher Willcock and it is exciting and interesting but I fear of absolutely no use to any assembly I have ever come across.

That is because it is in 7/8 time. That is except for the introduction/interlude that goes 7/8 7/8 4/4 7/8. 7/8 time is just plain nuts.

I’d say it is a choir project or that Willcock did it to win a bet.

I would suggest you go to OCP and listen to this and if you think you can cope buy the sheet music there. The text is in their preview and since CWB II won’t give me chords I got them from OCP to make a backing. 7/8 on BIAB is no picnic.

If it wasn’t obvious already, the inclusion of this song is further evidence that CWB II was never seriously intended for ordinary suburban parishes.

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