Monthly Archives: May 2025

Payl Taylor’s Mass of St Francis is a very popular setting in Australian churches. There were six settings recommended initially and this was one of three that were playable in a typical suburban church. It was one of two we … Continue reading →

This is the last song from the Praise to God parish hymn book I’ll be doing for now. There are others to cover, but I was looking at ones derived from smaller collections that I am unlikely to ever cover … Continue reading →

This is 60s folk song that the Dominican’s Praise to God parish hymn book got from the Young People’s Folk Hymnal, who presumbaly got it from the Franciscan’s release by Sebastian Temple. Mary at Godsongs is all over the Folk … Continue reading →

This is more folk mass loveliness from Sebastian Temple that made it into the Praise to God parish hymn book. Temple has a very similar fingerpicking style to Paul Simon so I assume they learnt it from the same English … Continue reading →

The last collection that I will look at that was used in the Praise to God parish hymn book takes us back from obscurity to the Amercian mainstream with the Young People’s Folk Hymnal Volume 1. This was a WLP … Continue reading →

This is a song based on Colossians 3 by Father Jim Cosgrove. It was the title track of a 1985 collection and apart from that I can find nothing about this song anywhere. He cowrote the song with G. Quaglio. … Continue reading →

There was an album in 1985 called, With Thanksgiving in Your Hearts, by Father Jim Cosgrove. Two songs from it wound up in the Praise to God parish hymn book. This song suggest itself for entrance on Palm Sunday. I’m … Continue reading →

The title track from Kevin Bates‘s album, Whispers, was chosen for the Praise to God parish hymn book by the Dominican Fathers. I can’t find any sheet music for this one and it isn’t listed on One Licence as far … Continue reading →

This is another gentle song from Kevin Bates SM, that was collected from his album, Whispers, for the Praise to God parish hymn book. It sounds like a song for Lent, but you could imagine it for a funeral. Willow … Continue reading →

This is a delightful hymn in an Irish style by the late Father Kevin Bates. It was collected from his album, Whispers, for the Praise to God parish hymn book. I can’t see that this is in print, although the … Continue reading →