Monthly Archives: April 2026

This is interesting. The Antiphon is the Proper for Compline set by the editor of the New Living Parish Hymn book, John de Luca. It is a lovely little song that would be useful on it’s own in other circumstances. … Continue reading →

This is an Epiphany hymn with a text by William Chatterton Dix set to DIX by Conrad Kochner. There are variations in the text and I have posted the version in the New Living Parish Hymn Book. By the way, … Continue reading →

John de Luca, the editor of the New Living Parish Hymn Book, informed us that this was a Languedoc Noel – a regional traditional French carol – translated by James Chadwick and set to LES ANGES DANS NOS CAMPAGNES. It’s … Continue reading →

This is a Holy Thursday text by Frederick Pratt Green set to O WALY WALY. I previously blogged this in 2012 from my tattered collection of loose miscellaneous songs used at my then parish. This is another song where John … Continue reading →

This is a very well known hymn By John Newton set to NEW BRITAIN. I blogged it fifteen years ago when covering AOV. In this hymnal only four verses have been selected. It is another hymn for which John de … Continue reading →

This is a song of praise, ascension and of the Eucharist, with a text by William Chatterton Dix and set to the old favourite HYFRYDOL by Rowland Pritchard. The text here is quite different from the one I blogged in … Continue reading →

This is Donald Fishel‘s song, “Alleluia No.1”, which I covered in AOV fifteen years ago on this blog. I found this in depth analysis from an organist’s perspective, which lead me to this further article on the song. The main … Continue reading →

This is a vigorous take on Psalm 99 (100) by Lucien Deiss. I looked at it in AOV about fifteen years ago. It is an old WLP copyright and you can still buy the sheet music at GIA for $0.80. … Continue reading →

This is actually a song called “Christmas Bush For His Adorning”, but everything in this collection is on a first line basis. It’s another of the Five Australian Christmas songs set by William G. James with a text by John … Continue reading →

I find it interesting to see what John de Luca did with Folk Mass material. I suppose he must have looked at three chord wonders and realised they need something more for an organist to get stuck into. This is … Continue reading →