Monthly Archives: October 2014

Tom Booth wrote this Marian song.  It is a solo vehicle. The introduction is quite pretty but the sung part strikes me as a sappy love song but that’s just me. You can hear the original here. The text is … Continue reading →

I was surprised I’ve never blogged this song by Carey Landry before. I’ve certainly played this at masses in the past. It was one of those songs that had all the subtlety removed in the execution and it is not … Continue reading →

Entrance: Gather Your People (Hurd) AOV 1/71 Psalm 18 (O’Brien) I love you, Lord my strength. Gifts: I Have Loved You (Joncas) AOV 1/126 Communion: Will You Love Me  (Boniwell) AOV 1/40 A New Commandment  (Unknown) Thanksgiving: Only a Shadow (Landry) AOV … Continue reading →

Spirit and Song Vol 2’s section of songs for special occasions offers some selections for devotion to the Virgin Mary (eg the Assumption), the first being Trevor Thomson’s “Arrayed in Gold”. The text is at spiritandsong. It is from his … Continue reading →

This song is listed as for The Trinity in Spirit & Song Vol 2 special occasions songs but that is just part of verse one – the rest has application for reconciliation, Marian and more general applications.  It is a … Continue reading →

This is a modern setting by Timothy R Smith of the old text by Reginald Heber. I sang this as a child to the usual tune NICAEA by John B Dykes and pleasant though Smith’s setting is, I’m not sure … Continue reading →

This has a pretty tune.  It is another song for the saints, this time by Bob Hurd. The text is at spiritandsong where the sheet music can be purchased for download. You can hear the original here. My version has … Continue reading →

This Irish styled song is another that can be used on saints’ days. The lyrics are by Harry Hagan and Timothy R Smith. It is for All Saints but suppose it could also replace a Litany. The text is at … Continue reading →

This song by Matt Maher is a perfectly usable Litany of the Saints adaptable to any saints you would like to use with the cantor singing the saints’ names and the assembly replying with “pray for us”. The text is … Continue reading →

In the songs for special occasions in Spirit and Song Vol 2 we come to a series of songs celebrating saints.  This one by Bobby Fisher and Greg Lee is a bit bland and suffers from mechanical verse texts, but … Continue reading →