Author Archives: maddg

This is a great children’s song using the Lazarus story written by David MacGregor. The sheet music is free at his website. I made my usual BIAB backing: Come out, Lazarus!Get up, Lazarus!Come out, Lazarus!Come out, get up! Come out, … Continue reading →

Yes, this is the Charles Wesley hymn set to STUTTGART, but with a chorus by David MacGregor. The sheet music is free at his site. This is my version: Come, O long expected Jesus,born to set your people free;from our … Continue reading →

This is another children’s song from David MacGregor‘s vast archive. It is a gathering song from way back in 1995. The sheet music is freely available at his website, but you may have trouble downloading it so I converted it … Continue reading →

This may be a children’s song by David MacGregor, but the text is a fine invitation to participate in the great feast, alluding to the the parable. (Luke 14 and Matthew 22 – I prefer Luke.) It is a “rollicking … Continue reading →

I am away at the APMN conference in Brisbane for this weekend so a fellow medical guitarist has stepped into the breach. Entrance: Gather Us In (Haugen) AOV 1/12 Gifts: The Cry of the Poor (Foley) AOV 1/83   Communion: … Continue reading →

This is a song that would be great for gathering by David MacGregor. The sheet music is free at his website. He says to song it “with life and movement”. I made a backing, but ignored the clever counter-melody in … Continue reading →

I started having a look at all the songs that David MacGregor has posted on his website earlier in the year, but I didn’t even get through all of the “C”s, so I’ll continue where I left off. David MacGregor … Continue reading →

This is an unusual song from John Burland and Gary Pinto, which is the last song in John Burland’s recent collection Into the World. This is another very professional collection of songs from the songwriter, John Burland. The sheet music … Continue reading →

John Burland kicks of his version of the Magnificat with some harmony ‘ah’s and an “Ave Maria”. It is from his collection Into the World, for which you can buy the sheet music at his site. The text is the … Continue reading →

This is a wedding song from John Burland‘s latest album Into the World. It is more broadly applicable than usual, as it has nothing that makes it specifically Catholic or Christian. In a Mass it would best fit as a … Continue reading →