Spirit of God (in the clear running water)

If the last song was from my past, this is from my wife’s Catholic childhood.  The tune fills her with dread with memories of singing it incessantly at her Catholic primary school.  When she hears me do a tune like this she somewhat traumatised with flashbacks.

Yola’s parish mixes the most up to date tunes with folk mass songs from the sixties including this odd song by Sister Miriam Therese Winter MMS.

If you don’t think it is odd read the text here. I don’t mean bad by the way, just peculiar.

Hymnary have details of the hymnals in which you can find the sheet music, and Godsongs has the details of purchasing the collection that contains this and many other songs of the era.

My copy is in the old blue book Living Worship Hymnal and to my shame I got the chords watching someone play it on guitar on You Tube.

Thanks for the chords:

 

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7 Responses to Spirit of God (in the clear running water)

  1. Michele Pippen says:

    I’m trying to find the folk mass version. It was one of the first tunes I learned to play on guitar. The other was ‘Sons of God’ – both were very simple guitar chords – my memory is that Spirit of God was like D A7 G… Thanks I’m 60 – I played that tune when I was 13.

    • admin says:

      Wow, that’s amazing Michele. If you are looking for the sheet music Mary at Godsongs says it is still in print – which is also amazing.

      Geoff

  2. Cathy Schneider says:

    hi

    we have the music but wish to purchase so we can display the words via overhead projector in our churches. Does anyone know who has the copyright and how to obtain it? many thanks in anticipation

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