Monthly Archives: September 2019

I should have mentioned that CWB II is alphabetical by first line not title so this song is near the end, as its first line is “With every mountain.” I was going to say this is a more recent song … Continue reading →

Continuing the pattern of fairly recent texts to old tunes is this hymn, especially relevant for Advent, by James Quinn, which is set to LEIBSTER JESU (c17). The text is here and there are nice appreciations of the author and … Continue reading →

My survey of the songs from Catholic Worship Book II that I haven’t already covered is nearing the end. I am up to this song with a text by Christopher Idle based on Ecclesiasticus 1 according to CWB II and … Continue reading →

This is delightful song from M.D. Ridge and with gathering, baptismal and sending forth verses it is liturgically useful as well. It is available to purchase from OCP and the text is in their preview. It is in my copy … Continue reading →

This is Ubi caritas est vera set to chant mode VI. This site gives the Latin text and an English translation. You can hear it in Latin here.

How lovely that Richard Connolly did a setting of Ubi Caritas. He paraphrased the Holy Thursday liturgy and set it to his tune, JEREMY. The text is here. As One Voice have a sample of the sheet music here and … Continue reading →

Entrance: Gather Us In (Haugen) AOV 1/12 Psalm 112 (McKenna) Praise the Lord, who lifts up the poor. Alleluia. Praise the Lord. Gifts: Will You Love Me?   (Boniwell) AOV 1/40 Communion: Gift of Finest Wheat  (Westendorf/Kreutz) CWB II 651 Thanksgiving: … Continue reading →

This is a refreshing, challenging and simply amazing text from John Bell. The text is here and it is set to NETTLETON. I have several of his songbooks and am only restrained from blogging them by their lack of chords … Continue reading →

This is another newish song that turned up at RS’s parish by Ricky Manalo and Bob Hurd. OCP sell the sheet music here and the text is in their preview. There are verses for gathering and Eucharist so pick those … Continue reading →

I’m on the home straight with CWB II, but leaving that for today, this one is from a liturgy as RS’s parish. It is by Bob Hurd and based on Matt 25. It is a gentle song that goes a … Continue reading →