Monthly Archives: January 2026

The title track of the collection A Hundredfold: A Contemporary Folk Hymnal, from 1978, is as obscure as the rest of the collection. I can find no sign of Ken Meltz‘s song anywhere and it is extremely out of print. … Continue reading →

This is probably a bad idea, but I found a little book called A Hundredfold: A Contemporary Folk Hymnal second hand many years ago and it intrigues me, so I’m going to have a look at it. It was published … Continue reading →

This is the last song from Holy Ground, Monica Brown’s collection of mantras. Thinking about them all, I can see a liturgical use for many of them, apart from their obvious use in personal prayer and retreats. The sheet music … Continue reading →

This is a bit more than a mantra – it has three harmony lines so let’s call it a piece for a children’s choir. It’s very psalm like. It is by Monica Brown from her excellent value collection Holy Ground. … Continue reading →

This is another of these mantras that I have looked at before but have reposted in the context of the collection Holy Ground by Monica Brown. It would make a good entrance chant with minimal to nil accompaniment. I made … Continue reading →

Entrance: You Are Welcome (Watt) Psalm 118 (McKenna) Happy are those who follow the law of the Lord Gifts:  Enemy of Apathy (Bell-Maule) AOV 2/75 Communion: To the Table We Are Called (O’Brien/Harvey) AOVD Recessional: Glory and Praise to Our God (Schutte) … Continue reading →

Entrance: You Are Welcome (Watt) Psalm 111 (McKenna) A light rises in the darkness for the upright, for the upright. Gifts: The Cry of the Poor (Foley) AOV 1/83   Communion: All the Hungry, Come (Doherty) Recessional: Bring Forth the … Continue reading →

Entrance: Gather As One  (McKenna) AOV NG 48 Psalm 145 (McKenna) Happy the poor in Spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Gifts: Seek Ye First (Lafferty) AOV 1/48 Communion: Beatitudes (Balhoff/Ducotte) Recessional: Send Us Out (Bryant) AOVD

Entrance: Christ be Our Light  (Farrell) AOV 2/3 Psalm 26 ( McKenna) The Lord is my light and my salvation Gifts: How Can I Keep From Singing (Lowry) GA 454 Communion: The Summons  (Maule-Bell) AOV NG 149 Recessional: Galilee Song … Continue reading →

Entrance: Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness (Grant) CWBII 468 Psalm 39 (McKenna) Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will. Gifts: All the Hungry, Come (Doherty) Communion: Here I Am Lord (Schutte) AOV 1/90 Recessional: Hearts on … Continue reading →