Monthly Archives: June 2014

This is another song for solo prayer in a circumstance where it makes sense to the singer.  I don’t think it is one that has general applicability really. It is by Tom Franzak and the text is at spiritandsong. If … Continue reading →

Entrance: All Are Welcome (Haugen) Psalm 145 ( O’Brien) I will praise your Name forever, my King and my God. Gifts: Come to Me (Norbet) AOV 1/37 Communion: Come to the Table (Burland) AOV NG 33 Seed Scattered and Sown … Continue reading →

This is another fine song for solo use by Rich Mullins in the praise genre. I’m not sure about songs that say “O God, you are my God” but I suppose that is sorta psalmlike. The text is at spiritandsong … Continue reading →

This is a bouncy song by Amy Grant and Wes King that would be best as a childrens’s song. The text is based on Matt 6:33 and can be found here. I couldn’t find downloadable sheet music so you’ll just … Continue reading →

This song by Jesse Manibusan is more suited as a prayer for the assembly than most of the songs in the Spirit and Song Vol 1, Prayer and Praise section. I am bit worried by lots of D notes  to … Continue reading →

Tom Booth‘s setting of Br Charles de Foucauld’s prayer is a reflective song for private prayer. The text is at spiritandsong. For background on the prayer see here. The sheet music is available in several collections at OCP. You can hear … Continue reading →

This song by Leonard E. Smith Jnr is based on Isaiah 52:7. The text is at spiritandsong and the sheet music can be purchased for download at musicnotes. My backing is a bit bluegrass: Lenny Smith’s laid back country version of this … Continue reading →

This is a Rory Cooney song that is a modern chant that can be done a cappella or with bass and drums only. Because of this the arrangement in Spirit and Song Vol 1 has no chords but if you … Continue reading →

This song was a collaboration between Rich Mullins, Tom Booth and Mitch McVicker. It is definitely a solo vehicle.  It’s in the key of F# for a start (6 sharps – count them) and the tune goes down to a … Continue reading →

Entrance: Christ Be Our Light (Farrell) AOV 2/3 Psalm 33: The Lord set me free from all my fears (Bishop / Fort) (ie Rita and Elizabeth didn’t like any of the suggested tunes and wrote one themselves) Gifts: You Are … Continue reading →