Monthly Archives: August 2026

I blogged this as “Holy God, We Praise Your Name” in As On Voice 2 many years ago. This version leaves the archaic language intact. The text is a German paraphrase of the”Te Deum Laudamus” attributed to Ignace Franz and … Continue reading →

This stirring hymn is by master tunesmith Richard Connolly, who wrote both the words and music on this occasion. This might be one to end my eternal quest for hymns for Christ the King, although I fear it needs the … Continue reading →

Every now and then I have a look for new things at the Willow website, or things that I haven’t noticed before. While there I noticed Erica Marshall’s, “A Christmas Blessing”, which is one I have seen before and blogged … Continue reading →

When I blogged this song with it’s appearance in the Praise to God Parish Hymnal, I had concerns over its authorship. PTG said the tune was by Sr Deirdre Brown and other sources had it by Sr Germaine Habjan. The … Continue reading →

Unbelievably in all these years I’ve never covered this spiritual, which has become a standard. First published in the 1920s of unknown authorship it became popular in the 1950s. This hymnal has John de Luca’s own arrangement and there are … Continue reading →