Monthly Archives: April 2014

A gospel song full of good intentions from Tom Booth continues the gathering and sending forth songs from Spirit & Song Vol One. The lyrics are at spiritandsong, where you can purchase the sheet music for download. It has some … Continue reading →

Pedro Rubalcava wrote this joyful acclamation that can be used whenever we need to thank God — so that’s always. It would be different to live in a parish where bilingual songs made sense. Here there are small groups of lots … Continue reading →

I’m going through Spirit and Song Vol 1 looking at their gathering songs and recessionals and I’m up to this one by John D. Becker, who is another songwriter new to me. You can find the text, listen to a … Continue reading →

I’m still in gathering and sending songs in Spirit & Song Vol 1. Steve Angrisano wrote this entrance song that would be best for a youth mass or gathering. I know him mainly from “Go Make A Difference.” It is upbeat … Continue reading →

This is another Ricky Manalow song, this time with a Japanese/Asian style in a setting based on the Pentecost sequence. The text is here and it can be purchased for download at OCP. Perhaps it could be used as a gentle … Continue reading →

This is a song by Ricky Manalo for Lent from Spirit and Son Vol 1. It is a restrained, gentle song that sounds very singable for most uses in Lent. The text is here and the sheet music can be purchased … Continue reading →

For this gospel tune Christopher Walker used a nineteenth century refrain by Caroline Noel and adapted the verses from Phillipians 2. I’m still in the gathering and sending songs in Spirit & Song Vol 1. The text is at spiritandsong and … Continue reading →

This is a P&W setting of an old anonymous American text from the nineteenth century written by Timothy R. Smith. The text and links to purchase for download are at spiritandsong. It might work as a recessional at Easter Vigil … Continue reading →

Entrance: Blessings on the King (Lynch) AOV 1/104 Psalm 22 (O’Brien) My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Gifts: God of Second Chances (Haas) Communion: Tree of Life (Thompson) AOV NG 138 Were You There (trad) AOV 1/103 … Continue reading →

The main purpose of this blog is for musicians of modest talents, like myself, to have an idea how a song goes according to the actual music, so they can learn to play it. Many strummers like myself can’t just … Continue reading →