Monthly Archives: March 2026

This is a James Garrahy song from the Emmanuel Worship collection from 2006, Revolution. It is out of print but I found a second hand copy years ago. It is one of the more reflective songs from this collection and … Continue reading →

Liz Buchanan’s adaptation of Psalm 108 is another sung prayer from Emmanuel Worship‘s Revolution, from 2006, which is out of print these days. It is a lovely ballad – think “Tears of Heaven” in style – that does go power … Continue reading →

This is a sung prayer written by Patrick Keady from Emmanuel Worship‘s collection, Revolution. It has traces of U2 and an unfeasible vocal range, so is a solo for a youth rally. MyBIAB backing is more generic rock.

This is an encouragement song for youth applications by James Garrahy from Emmanuel Worship‘s 2006 collection, Revolution. This song appears more practical than some here, being a typical Oz rock style, especially if you dropped the key to E. I … Continue reading →

This song with music by Roby Curtis and lyrics by Roby Curtis and Patrick Keady is more accessible and generally usable than the first few songs in the collection Revolution by Emmanuel Worship from 2006. It is more of a … Continue reading →

This Patrick Keady song from Emmanuel Worship‘s Revolution collection from the 2000s sounds a bit like a Green Day song. It is a solo vehicle that goes very high and involves a bell solo of all things, but is mostly … Continue reading →

This is another gathering song for a youth rally from Emmanuel Worship‘s mid 90s collection, Revolution. This one was written by Roby Curtis. This is the voice of a new generation from twenty years ago. It is a solo vehicle … Continue reading →

I’m planning to spend most of the rest of the year going through the astonishing work, The New Living Parish Hymn Book, but as a brief change of pace I am going back to the recent past of 2005-6 and … Continue reading →

This is the last song in Psalms for All Time Vol 3 by Paul Mason. Volumes four and five are planned for those with the stamina to match Mason. The sheet music is at Liturgical Song. This “psalm” is Isaiah … Continue reading →

For Vigil this year, we are doing what we did last year: For Vigil we will use Tony Alonso’s Exsultet and I’m hoping our priest will sing his bit. Last year we had an opera singer booked but she lost … Continue reading →