Monthly Archives: April 2018

This David Haas song is for the Mandatum on Holy Thursday.  It has plenty of verses for a lot of washing. Since it is only used once a year it is fair enough to have a singable refrain for the … Continue reading →

I’m currently in Gather Comprehensive looking for David Haas songs that I have missed from other sources in the past. Here, David Haas has used Joel 2:12-13 and Psalm 51 to craft this moving song for Ash Wednesday and Lent more … Continue reading →

I should have said that we have marked the change of liturgical season by switching back to Mason’s “Mass of Glory and Praise”. We are currently using the Celtic Alleluia as the Gospel Acclamation as we know how to sing … Continue reading →

My survey of David Haas songs from Gather Comprehensive that I haven’t heard before continues with this Christmas song. The text is by Timothy Dudley Smith and here, set by Haas. I know we get used to winter symbolism in … Continue reading →

This is David Haas song for gathering or Advent that is very gentle and soothing. It does start a bit like “Rockabye Baby”, but the text is fine and it singable, although I’d bring the key down from Ab to … Continue reading →

I’m jumping from OCP to GIA for more David Haas songs. I enjoyed blogging the songs he used at the Perth APMN conference last year, which covered his more recent songs. I have already looked at everything from AOV 1&2 … Continue reading →

Entrance: Alleluia, Love is Alive (Angrisano, Manibusan, Hart) Psalm 117 (McKenna) Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting. Gifts: O Sacred Flame (Marshall) Communion: Song of the Body of Christ  (Haas) AOV 1/27 Thanksgiving: Without Seeing You (Haas) … Continue reading →