Monthly Archives: December 2017

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Year B 30/31st December 2017

Entrance: Joy to the World Psalm 104 (McKenna) The Lord remembers his covenant forever. Gifts: Star Child (Shirley Erina Murray – Carlton R. Young) AOV 2/43 Communion: What Child is This Away a Manger Thanksgiving: Let There be Peace on Earth (Miller/Jackson) … Continue reading

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More Love, More Power VAO 315

A song of devotion from Jude Del Hiero via Vineyard. Probably not liturgical – more a slow burn P&W exercise but the none the worse for that. It seems to be popular in America. The text is here. The sheet … Continue reading

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My Deliverer VAO 314

Continuing to go through Voices As One Vol 2, this is a song by Rich Mullins and Mitch McVicker which could be sort of an Advent/Christmas song but might be better as a solo item outside of a liturgy. The … Continue reading

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Make Us Your Own VAO 313

This is a very pretty song for Eucharist by Ed Bolduc. It looks complicated when you look at the sheet music but is makes more sense when sung and it is at least feasible for an assembly to tackle. The … Continue reading

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Music for the Fourth Week in Advent Year B 23rd/24th December 2017

Entrance: Sing Out Earth and Sky (Haugen) AOV 2/32 Wreath: All Is Wonder (Watts) AOV NG 4 Psalm: To You O God, I Lift Up My Soul (Hurd) AOV 2/14 Gifts: The Magnificat (Kearney) AOV 1/52 Communion: Bread Broken, Wine Shared (Horner) AOV 2/155 Thanksgiving: … Continue reading

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Make of Our Hands a Throne VAO 312

While generally noted for his choir work this Steven C Warner song is a perfectly accessible work for an assembly to use for Eucharist. The sheet music can be purchased at WLP, where the lyrics are in their sample. I’m am … Continue reading

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Love One Another VAO 311

This is a song suitable for marriage by Feargal King, that would also work in a more usual liturgy. I’m not sure it would survive an assembly with its large leaps between notes so it might be best as a … Continue reading

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Lord, We Are the People VAO 310

This is Ed Bolduc‘s setting of Psalm 24. The verses are fiddly enough to warrant a cantor but the refrain is gentle and singable. The sheet music can be purchased at WLP. The text is hidden in the preview there.

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Lord, Send Your Spirit VAO 309

308 in Voices as One 2 is Brenton Brown’s “Lord, Reign In Me”, which I have already blogged under it’s other name “Over All the Earth.” 309 is Aaron Thompson doing a version of Psalm 103. It says it is … Continue reading

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Music for the Third Week of Advent Year B 16th/17th December 2017

Entrance: Emmanuel (Angrisano) Wreath: All Is Wonder (Watts) AOV NG 4 Psalm: To You O God, I Lift Up My Soul (Hurd) AOV 2/14 Gifts: Praise to You, O Christ, Our Saviour(Farrell) AOV 1/28 Communion: One Bread One Body (Foley) AOV 1/129 Thanksgiving: … Continue reading

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