Monthly Archives: April 2015

Marcy Weckler has written a lovely shepherd song to use if you are sick of “Shepherd Me O God” etc. It is also good for funerals. The verses start out the same but the second one goes off on a tangent so … Continue reading →

This is another song that was done at the parish of one of my correspondents over Easter.  It is by Ray Repp and goes back to the folk mass era but is pleasant and singable. It is in the voice … Continue reading →

The music liturgy team has come up with these selections for this week: Entrance: Sing to the Mountains (Dufford) AOV 1/92 Psalm 4 ( O’Brien) Lord, let your face shine on us. Gifts: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115 Communion: Table … Continue reading →

This is a fine communion song by Paul A Tate. There is a key change going into the third verse to look out for. The text is here. You can purchase the sheet music at WLP. This is a nice … Continue reading →

I was lucky enough to be staying within walking distance of a Catholic church while away over Easter.  For many years I have played for the Tridium locally and experienced the exhausted joy of the resurrection with which most parish … Continue reading →

I continue to be educated about the songs out there by people putting up their music lists for liturgy. This is Marty Haugen’s foot washing song. There are plenty of verses and a counter melody in the the refrain if … Continue reading →

This is Ed Bolduc’s delightful setting of Psalm 95. There is a descant in the refrain if desired and the verse is a conversation between the cantor and choir, but that said it would be fine for the assembly to … Continue reading →

I noticed quite a few songs that parishes were doing for Easter that I didn’t know so I’ll be looking at some of them. This is by Michael Joncas and is, obviously, a song for Eucharist. The tune sounds like … Continue reading →

This Ed Bolduc song of praise is based on Psalm 145 and would certainly work in Advent and Easter. I think the assembly would have no trouble with the gentle syncopation but it does go a bit too high in … Continue reading →

Joe Mattingly of the Newman Singers wrote this lovely song which is going to need a choir or a cantor with a fair old range for the verses. The chorus has call and response between the sopranos and altos on … Continue reading →