Monthly Archives: January 2016

Yola’s parish are using this Ed Bolduc song for the Year of Mercy. Bolduc uses Frederick Faber’s text and adds his own refrain text. His tune has two verses/refrain/verse/refrain/interlude/verse/refrain, but that will take it out to more than six minutes, so … Continue reading →

Ming also mentioned this communion song by Marty Haugen as one he uses as an instrumental. The text is based on the Didache and while the tune is nice the whole song is fine for Eucharist. I could find an MP3 … Continue reading →

Ming’s parish used this song last Sunday. It is suitable for Baptism or a Sprinkling Rite and was written by Stephen Dean. The text is here and the sheet music is at OCP, although my copy is in Gather Australia.

Entrance: All Are Welcome (Haugen) Psalm 18 (McKenna) Your words, Lord, are spirit and life. Your words, Lord, are spirit and life. Gifts: We are Many Parts (Haugen) AOV 1/86 Communion: One Bread, One Body (Foley) AOV 1/129 Song of the Body … Continue reading →

This is a David Haas song with which I was not familiar that is used at RS’s parish. It based on two psalms and is a song of praise for when that is required. (ie all the time) The text is … Continue reading →

This is the one that won the Vatican competition.  The words are by Eugenio Costa and the music by Paul Inwood. The version with guitar chords I used is here. In my backing I just have a tone for the … Continue reading →

For the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Chris’s parish are using Michael Herry’s specially written song. The sheet music is freely available at the Marists, where there is recording to which you can listen. My backing is a little faster, as … Continue reading →

Leo Watt kindly sent me another song of his to sample. I’m not sure my backing does it justice but it is a fine text and it is certainly worth looking at the sheet music and giving it a go. … Continue reading →

I made my biannual trek to the Lifeline booksale looking for liturgical music today. It really quite an event – see this report. In years past you could get AOV and GA pewbooks but I found none at all today … Continue reading →

Emma’s parish sing this very effective John Foley song from the seventies. It sounds one of those delicate songs in danger from galumphing assembly singing. The text is simple, biblical and heartfelt, and fits several liturgical niches. The tune gives the … Continue reading →