Monthly Archives: April 2026

I blogged this many years ago from its appearance in AOV. It was written by William Kethe a refugee from Catholic persecution and contributor to the Geneva Bible. It is based on Psalm 99 (100) and set to OLD 100th, … Continue reading →

I’ve been away in Sydney this weekend to see Ron Sexsmith. This wonderful Canadian singer songwriter doesn’t come to Australia often and wasn’t coming to Tasmania so we made the trip to Sydney to see him. He is the gentlest … Continue reading →

I have looked at this text in Gather 3rd ed, where it was set to DIADEM, and OCP’s Guitar Accompaniment Book where it was set to CORONATION. NLPHB sets it to MILES LANE by Wiliam Shrubsole, which was it’s original … Continue reading →

I blogged this as “All Glory, Laud and Honor” while I was looking at the OCP Guitar book. This is another ancient text, this time from more than 1200 years ago from St Theodulph of Orleans and translated less than … Continue reading →

This is good excuse to have another crack at this hymn with a text attributed to St Francis of Assisi, translated by William Henry Draper, and set to LASST UNS ERFRUEN a C17 German tune arranged by Ralph Vaughn Williams. … Continue reading →

I’ve already done this as “My Loving Saviour, How Have I Offended You” from CWB I and the backing there is not terrible really. The tune is HERZLIEBSTER JESU by Johann Cruger, harmonised by Johann Sebastian Bach. The confronting text … Continue reading →

I have blogged various versions of this in English with excruciating backings. This is the Latin version of this Eucharistic hymn by Thomas Quinas set to PLAINSONG ADORO TE [1], for which de Luca gives his own arrangement. Which I … Continue reading →

This is, of course, “The Three Drovers,” I have all the details of this song noted already from blogging it in the Praise to God collection. Comparing that to the sheet music in this collection, the arrangement is the same … Continue reading →

This is a translation by K. W. Blount from over three hundred years ago, of a Latin text Vexilla regis prodeunt by Venantius Fortunatus that is roughly 1500 years old. It is set to PLAINSONG VEXILLA REGIS here arranged by … Continue reading →

I have blogged this before in AOV, but I love the song so I’m doing it again here. The text is by Henry Francis Lyle and it is set to EVENTIDE by William Henry Monk. This arrangement is the same … Continue reading →