Monthly Archives: May 2019

This song in Latin is by Marty Haugen and based on the antiphon from the Good Friday liturgy: We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. The text is … Continue reading →

I am up to the general hymn section of CWB II. I have already blogged so many of these it is pointless to list those I have, so I’ll just stick to the songs that are new to me. That … Continue reading →

Entrance: City of God (Schutte) AOV 1/57 Psalm 66 (McKenna) O God Let the Nations Praise You Gifts: Prayer For Peace (Haas) AOV 1/91 Communion: Seed, Scattered and Sown (Feiten) GA 195 Thanksgiving: Peace My Friends (Repp) – unless its … Continue reading →

The editors of CWB II have made the seemingly sensible decision, for the songs selected for liturgies that only occur once a year, to mate them with tunes that should be familiar from traditional hymnody. The problem is that many … Continue reading →

CWB II has some traditional hymnody for these occasions. I note they always use tunes that fit well enough but are not the most commonly used settings. 420 Let All on Earth Their Voices Raise CWB II says this is … Continue reading →

Quite a few of these are chants, which I am not going to attempt on Band in a Box and I have covered many in the past so I should be able to get through these quickly. 403 Alma Redemptoris … Continue reading →

I’ve gone back to WLP’s Voices As One Vol 2 for this song by Paul A Tate that was used recently at Ryan’s parish. It looks fine for gathering and sending and other liturgical tasks, especially during Advent and Christmas. … Continue reading →

Entrance: Alleluia, Love is Alive (Angrisano, Manibusan, Hart) Psalm 144 (McKenna) I will praise your name forever, my king and my God. Gifts: A New Commandment (Unknown) Communion: Bread of Heaven (Manibusan-Hart) Thanksgiving: O Sacred Flame (Marshall) Recessional: A New … Continue reading →

CWB II recommends this for the Common of the Dedication of a Church or Altar. It is a translation of a ?C9 Latin text Christe, cunctorum dominator alme and set to CHRISTE SANCTORUM. A slightly different translation is on p … Continue reading →

Entrance: Like a Shepherd (Dufford) AOV 1/26 Psalm 99 (McKenna) We are his people, the sheep of his flock. Gifts: Shepherd Me O God (Haugen) AOV 1/33 Communion: In the Breaking of the Bread (Hurd)  AOV 1/58 Thanksgiving: The Lord … Continue reading →