Monthly Archives: May 2025

Father Kevin Bates had a collection called Whispers in the 1980s and the Praise to God parish hymn book used seven songs from that album. Some of these are better known and I have already blogged them: “A Trusting Psalm“, … Continue reading →

From the seemingly inexhaustible supply of Gregory Norbet songs from the Weston Priory, the editors of the Praise to God parish hymn book chose this seventies song from the collection, Wherever You Go. I’m not sure this can be sung … Continue reading →

There are a few more Weston Priory songs that made it into the Praise to God parish hymn book, this one from the collection, Winter’s Coming Home. “Shepherds and Kings” was written by Gregory Norbet and is a sprightly Christmas … Continue reading →

The other famous Loreto Sister songwriter from Australia is Deirdre Browne and a song attributed to her, “Gift of Peace” was taken from the collection Throw Open Your Hearts for the Praise to God parish hymn book. This song is … Continue reading →

At this point I was going to have a look at songs from The Comforter album by Paul Gurr, which is largely composed of Brian Boniwell songs, but in the interim I have a come across a copy of the … Continue reading →

This is also a folk styled Peter Kearney song from the collection, Songs of the Lord’s Travellers, which was collected for the Praise to God parish hymn book. Unlike yesterday’s song there is a Bandcamp post so you can listen … Continue reading →

This is a rather obscure Peter Kearney song from 1987 from the album Songs of the Lord’s Travellers, that was selected for the Praise to God parish hymn book. It is a lovely restful tune, but I can’t find it … Continue reading →

While they sourced the anonymous song, ” I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” from the collection, Songs of Praise from the Word of God movement, the Dominican Fathers showed they knew how to play the game by transcribing their own … Continue reading →

The Praise to God parish hymnal found some of their material in collections like Songs of Praise from the “Word of God” movement in the USA. This song by Donald Kopinski is an adaptation of Isaiah 60, oddly enough. It … Continue reading →