Monthly Archives: April 2019

A shout out to all the music ministers who have survived the Triduum. I was just strumming along with very talented musicians who carried the burden, and sang the Exultet, and other impossible tasks, so I got off lightly. If … Continue reading →

Trish suggested this setting by Paul Sarcich in Gather Australia. Holy Spirit, Lord of Light, From the clear celestial height. Thy pure beaming radiance give. Come, thou Father of the poor, Come, with treasures which endure; Come, thou Light of … Continue reading →

Finishing up the Pentecost songs in CWB II: 389 Send Down the Fire of Your Justice 391 Veni Sancte Spiritus (Taize) The Latin text: Veni, creator Spiritus mentes tuorum visita, imple superna gratia, quae tu creasti pectora. Qui diceris Paraclitus, … Continue reading →

Continuing with songs for Pentecost from CWB II brings me to Lucien Deiss’s song with a text based on Isaiah 61:1-2 and Luke 4;18-19. It is an interesting tune. The text is here. The sheet music can be purchased at … Continue reading →

This is a Pentecost song from CWB II with a text by William Dalrymple MacLagan that is lifted into being a good hymn by the setting by Richard Connolly, who always does something interesting. I got the chords from Together … Continue reading →

This comes across as a somewhat pedestrian hymn with a text by Brian Foley set to LAUS DEO by Richard Redhead. The text is here. It appears to be more usually set to ALL FOR JESUS (Stainer)

Having already done Dan Schutte’s wonderful: 384 Send Us Your Spirit … I have come to this Pentecost song with a direct text by John R. Peacey and here set to WOODLANDS by Walter Greatorex. The text is at the … Continue reading →

This is another song for Pentecost in Catholic Worship Book II. It is by Christopher Willcock and it is exciting and interesting but I fear of absolutely no use to any assembly I have ever come across. That is because … Continue reading →

We will still use the seasonal psalm, Marty Haugen’s “Be With Me”. Entrance: The King of Glory (Jabusch) Ritual Song 628 Gifts: Jesus Remember Me (Berthier) AOV 1/152 Communion: Behold the Wood (Schutte) Recessional: Holy Darkness (Schutte) AOV 2/24

I am still plodding through CWB II’s songs for Pentecost. I have done: 381 Come Down, O Love Divine … and so to “Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, Come”. This is an anonymous translation of Veni Creator Spiritus attributed to Rabanus … Continue reading →