Monthly Archives: August 2014

I’ve discovered these ritual sings in Spirit and Song Vol 2 have their purpose in small print at the bottom of the page. This song by Joshua Blakesley is suggested for RCIA and is a fine pop song. It has … Continue reading →

Well that was fun.  My virus checker decided it didn’t like a BIAB upgrade and crippled the program without telling me. Sweet …all reinstalled and back in business now. This is a special week as it is the parish’s fortieth … Continue reading →

I skipped one Bob Hurd song, “Flow River Flow” because it’s in As One Voice and I’ve already blogged it and here is another Bob Hurd song next in Spirit and Song Vol 2. This is a very nice 6/8 … Continue reading →

This is the fifth week I’ve written a song based on the upcoming week’s readings. This is much shorter and simpler than the previous ones. This folk chant sounds like a ripoff of every folk sing ever written but I … Continue reading →

This is a terrific song by Bob Hurd in a Latin style with one set of verses for gathering and another for sending forth. Oddly it sounds a bit like the bush ballad “Augathella Station”. The text of the refrain … Continue reading →

I’m pressing on with Volume Two of Spirit & Song and I’ve got to a section of ritual music. If I skip a song it means I’ve blogged it already. This song by Tom Booth has an obvious use for … Continue reading →

This is a setting of the Nunc Dimmitis by Janet Sullivan Whitaker, who wrote the wonderful “In Every Age.” This is a very nice relaxing setting to pray on your own or with others. The text is at spiritandsong where … Continue reading →

Yola’s parish use this song by Ray Repp from the folk mass era. I’d never heard of it. The text is here. It is from the Twentieth Century Folk Hymnal. You sometimes hear all this Folk mass material was lousy … Continue reading →

Entrance: Gather Us In (Haugen) AOV 1/12 Psalm 85 (O’Brien) Lord, show us your mercy and love and grant us your salvation. Gifts: Be Not Afraid (Dufford) AOV 1/114 Communion: Come to the Table (Burland) AOV NG 33 Do This … Continue reading →

Having been most unwell all week I wasn’t sure whether I’d get a song done. As usual, it is based on the readings for this week. It is played at ~65 bpm and is overly complicated but that’s just how … Continue reading →