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I covered this back in 2012 from a miscellanous pile of music, but is also here in this hymnal. The text was by Luke Connaughton and it is set to CRESSWELL by Anthony Milner. Godsongs has some background. I found … Continue reading →

I haven’t ever properly blogged this one so here goes. I have looked at it referencing several settings here. This is Charles Wesley‘s text and there are six of his verses here in the New Living Parish Hymn Book. In … Continue reading →

I have played most Vigil masses when I am in home for years, but our lovely priest has unfortunately felt the call back to his home in India and we are being administered from Launceston until we get a new … Continue reading →

This is also known as “God, Whose Almighty Word,” or “Thou, Whose Almighty Word.” It is a Trinitarian hymn and a sung prayer. Either way it is set MOSCOW (aka ITALIAN HYMN) by Felice Giardini (C18) and the words were … Continue reading →

I blogged this already from its appearance in Gather Australia. Set to SLANE, this text is by Jan Struthers is a sung prayer that would suit a wedding or where there is need for consolation. John de Luca gave us … Continue reading →

Getting back to the New Living Parish Hymn Book, we have this sung prayer. I’m thinking of uses in Lent or at a funeral. It was originally written by Synesius of Cyrene (375-430) the Bishop of Ptolemais and was translated … Continue reading →

This song from GIA Unbound is not just for weddings. Adam M.L. Tice has been inspired by the love chapter in 1 Cor 13 but takes it beyond the cliches into something remarkable. The tune by Eddie Cavazos is a … Continue reading →

This is another great text in GIA Unbound. Written by David Bjorlin, it is an antidote to fear that excludes and divides. The tune was written by Eddie Cavazos. Find it at GIA and read the words in their preview. … Continue reading →

This is a delightful song for Christmas and beyond written by Chris Shelton and set to OLD CORNISH CAROL (aka MY DANCING DAY). It is found in GIA Unbound. Read the great lyrics in the preview at GIA and you … Continue reading →

This is a Christmas song for those whose Christmas is in winter. It’s not as recent as some of the others in Unbound, but they were putting up a lot of Christmas songs to give us material for the season … Continue reading →