Monthly Archives: December 2018

I like this text by Timothy Dudley-Smith for its directness and it is, of course, a song for the celebrations of the Baptism of the Lord. It is set to RENDEZ A DIEU, which may be familiar to an assembly … Continue reading →

CWB II has got to songs for the “Baptism of the Lord”. I’ve done: 282 When Jesus Comes to be Baptised already. “When Jesus to the Jordan Came” is chant – text by Ralph Wright OSB and set to JESU … Continue reading →

Stepping back into Voices As One Vol 2 for a break from the traditional hymnody of CWB II takes me to this setting of Psalm 27.  There are plenty of settings of this psalm out there but this is a … Continue reading →

Taylor’s “Mass of St Francis” is being used for Advent, and the assembly changed gears today without a hitch.  There is merit in only having two settings. Entrance: Prepare the Way of the Lord (Boniwell) CWB II 250 Wreath: Christ Circle … Continue reading →

I’ve somehow managed never to have blogged this song, but it is so well known it is no discovery. The song is by John H. Hopkins Jnr. Hymnary have the background. I put a BIAB backing to a MIDI found … Continue reading →