Monthly Archives: December 2025

For this mantra, Monica Brown used Isaiah 30:15 as inspiration for her text. It is available in the collection Holy Ground, at Emmaus. By waiting and calm you shall be saved. In quiet and trust lies your strength. Thus says … Continue reading →

I am working through Monica Brown’s collection of mantras, Holy Ground, and I am finding a lot of musicality in these short pieces. This one would work at a funeral or during Lent. Some people don’t like us singing in … Continue reading →

This mantra from Monica Brown is based on the prologue of the Rule Of Benedict. It is from the collection, Holy Ground. Listen, the voice of your God is calling. Listen, the voice of your God is calling. Listen with … Continue reading →

This is a round by Monica Brown from her collection, Holy Ground. I blogged it years ago here. My backing does not attempt the round for clarity.

I’ve blogged this one many years ago, here, but I’m posting it again in the context of this collection of mantras from Monica Brown, Holy Ground. This is a lovely song for Confirmation and Pentecost, with the beautiful solo verses … Continue reading →

You’d think puting up simple mantras would be nice and simple, but not with Monica Brown. Her penchant for changing time signatures every bar makes it rather tedious to make a Band in a Box backing, yet when you hear … Continue reading →

This mantra from Monica Brown’s Holy Ground, can be done simply as a personal prayer or expanded into many descants and harmonies as in her clip below. You can buy the sheet music collection at Emmaus for $A5. All praise, … Continue reading →

I am working though a book of mantras by Monica Brown called Holy Ground. This site has background on the meaning of “Shekinah” and helpfully also has the lyrics of this song. The sheet music can be downloaded for almost … Continue reading →

Entrance: Come to the Water (Andersen) AOV 1/74 Psalm 28 ( McKenna) The Lord will bless his people with peace. Gifts:  Baptised in Water (Saward; tune BUNESSAN) CWB II 99 Communion: Bread Broken, Wine Shared (Horner) AOV 2/155 Recessional: Springs of … Continue reading →

Entrance: We Three Kings Psalm 71 ( McKenna) Lord, every nation on earth will adore you, will adore you. Gifts: Star Child (Shirley Erina Murray – Carlton R. Young) AOV 2/43   Communion: The First Noel – verses 3-5 Recessional: Joy … Continue reading →