Monthly Archives: June 2025

This is a c17 translation by Walter Kirkham Blount of Victimae paschali laudes, attributed to Wipo of Burgundy c11 and set here to LASST UNS ERFREUEN, so you know the tune. It is an Easter hymn in Catholic Worship Book … Continue reading →

This is something special. This is a fairly early work by Christopher Willcock SJ. It has all his hallmarks – gorgeous off kilter melodies, modulations all over the place and suitable texts – what’s not to like if you are … Continue reading →

This is a song from Tom Parker, initially released in the 1960s in the collection, Let All the Earth Sing His Praise. It is a waltz time song for Advent, based on Isaiah 40. It found its way into the … Continue reading →

The first song from CWB I to look at is this Christmas song for children by Pam Conn. It was in a collection called Happy Are the Children of the Lord from 1975 by Joe Dailey and Friends. I had … Continue reading →

This is only Catholic Worship Book 1, because there has since been a CWB 2. It was a Collins/EJ Dwyer publication in 1985 under the auspices of the Liturgical Commission of the Archdiocese of Melbourne and was approved for use … Continue reading →

Before I dive back into Hymnal Archeology with the 1985 Catholic Worship Book, there is a new song from Erwin Cabucos to be looked at. He based the text on Matt 6:25-36. The sheet music can be purchased at Sheet … Continue reading →

This is the last song from Emmanuel Worship‘s 2024 EP, Rivers in the Desert. It was written by Madeleine Luciano and Dom Dougherty inspired by the images in Ezekiel 37. The brave and the gifted will attempt singing it up … Continue reading →

This song continues the reflective nature of the songs from the Emmanuel Worship EP, Rivers in the Desert. This is a sung meditation on the nature of what John O’Donohue called “thin places” and was written by Chiara Leeds and … Continue reading →

This is a heart felt song of personal reflection from Emmanuel Worship, written by Madeleine Luciano. Think of it as a new take on “How Can I Keep from Singing.” I should mention that repeated close listening and entering all … Continue reading →

My next project for hymnal archeology is to find all the leftover songs from Australia’s Catholic Worship Book 1 that I haven’t yet blogged from other sources. Before I do that, I want to finish up the Emmanuel Worship EPs … Continue reading →