Monthly Archives: November 2025

This is a setting of Horatius Bonar‘s venerable text using THE MOREEN a traditional Irish tune. It has been added to OCP’s Breaking Bread for 2026. Growing up a Presbyterian I sang a lot of this Scotsman’s words but not … Continue reading →

After putting up a Worship Now psalm by Gabriel Wanous yesterday I recalled that they also had a free offer on this psalm for The Presentation of the Lord earlier in the year. Alas that has expired but it is … Continue reading →

Back to the 2026 Breaking Bread selections from OCP for 2026. This is by Dan Schutte and is described as a “stirring, patriotic tune”. If it meant to be about the USA, as an outsider looking from across the Pacific … Continue reading →

I used a free offer from Worship Now for the sheet music of the Psalm for this week, the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. Worship Now have modern American Catholic music and if you go there now … Continue reading →

Somehow it appears I have never blogged this Frank Andersen folk classic that we are singing tomorrow. How is this possible? You can buy the sheet music at the MSC site. I lazily imported an ancient MIDI of mine into … Continue reading →

This is a very recent text and tune in a very traditional mode. It was added to Breaking Bread for 2026 by OCP. The words are by Lynné D Gray and set here by Daniel Partridge. It’s a lovely tune … Continue reading →

This is not the Christmas carol – this is a song with a text by Cyril Alington set to GELOBT SEI GOTT (aka VULPIUS). It is suitable for Easter and Christ the King. It was added by OCP for 2026. … Continue reading →

The next song chosen by OCP for 2026 is Ken Canedo’s, “For the Sake of Christ”. The text is based on 2 Cor 15:15, 12:7-10. The bridge can go into SATB parts if resources allow and the chanted chorus also … Continue reading →

OCP have chosen Michael Joncas’ Lenten text as reset by Scott Crandal (PREVAIL) for 2026. They say: Text writer Michael Joncas states that this piece “seeks to tie together Noah’s transforming experience surviving the Great Flood, Jesus’ transforming experience during … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year when I see what is in and out at OCP for 2026, before I get back to Australian compositions. Spoiler alert, what is in is chant adjacent and solemnity and what is out is liveliness … Continue reading →