Monthly Archives: July 2015

This hymn is by Delores Duffner OSB and is another from RS’s parish. It makes a fine recessional. The text is here. You can purchase the sheet music and hear a snippet at OCP. OCP sets it to AZMON by … Continue reading →

Entrance: Table of Plenty (Schutte) AOV 2/20 Psalm 145 (O’Brien) The hand of the Lord feeds us, God answers all our needs. Gifts: One Body (O’Brien- Watts) AOV 2/146 Communion: Table Song (Haas) One Bread, One Body (Foley) AOV 1/129 Thanksgiving: Enemy of … Continue reading →

Number 98 in Voices As One is an extraordinary song called “We Are One Body” which is also in Spirit and Song so I have already blogged it here. That gets us to Ed Bolduc’s “We Gather Here” a gathering … Continue reading →

This song was used recently at Ryan’s parish. The text is suitable for general liturgical uses but the fourth verse is especially apt for reconciliation and penance.  The text is by Ralph Finn and the tune is ICH GLAUB AN … Continue reading →

This is a social justice prayer in a song reminding us that we are the agents of God’s change in the world. It is by Paul A Tate and has call and response verses.  In the chorus there is a … Continue reading →

Entrance: All Are Welcome (Haugen) Psalm 23 (O’Brien) Lord, you are my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want. Gifts: Shepherd Me O God (Haugen) AOV 1/33 Communion: Like a Shepherd (Boniwell) AOV 1/26 The Summons (Maule-Bell) AOV NG 149 Thanksgiving: A Place … Continue reading →

This is a hymn from RS’s parish. It has a text by William Whiting and a tune by John B. Dykes. Hymnary have the text and sheet music. For obvious reasons it is associated with the naval services.  The US … Continue reading →

This is is an interesting song from Ed Bolduc, with assistance from R S Raus for the text.  It is suitable for Lent or Eucharist generally. What is interesting is the key changing from G to Eb to E and … Continue reading →

This is a hymn of Lutheran origin with a text by Herman G. Stuempfle. Ryan’s parish sing it to the fine traditional tune KINGSFOLD. The sheet music is at Hymnary. The text (or at least some of it) is here. GIA … Continue reading →

This song by Laura Kutscher is an obvious pick for baptism, sprinkling and associated liturgies (“Baptism of the Lord” etc). Is she the same person as Laura Kutscher-Dankler who works at GIA according to the link? It has a call … Continue reading →