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Entrance: Gather As One  (McKenna) AOV NG 48 Psalm 77 (McKenna) The Lord gave them bread from heaven. Gifts: Bread Broken, Wine Shared Bread  (Horner) AOV 2/155 Communion:  In the Breaking of the Bread  (Hurd) AOV 1/58 Thanksgiving: My Soul … Continue reading →

Entrance: Gather Your People (Hurd) AOV 1/71 Psalm 144 (McKenna) The hand of the Lord feeds us, he answers all our needs. Gifts: Take and Eat (Russell) AOV 2/162 Communion:  Gift of Finest Wheat  (Westendorf/Kreutz) CWB II 651 Thanksgiving:  One Body (O’Brien- … Continue reading →

We are also observing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday. Entrance: A Place at the Table  (Shirley Erena Murray – Lori True) AOV NG 1 Psalm 22 (McKenna) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Gifts: … Continue reading →

Entrance: The Summons  (Maule-Bell) AOV NG 149 Psalm 84 (McKenna) Lord, show us your mercy and love, and grant us your salvation. Gifts: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115 Communion: Our Supper Invitation (Bates) AOV 1/185 Thanksgiving:  A Voice in the … Continue reading →

Entrance: A New Heart for a New World   (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 1/158 Psalm 122 (McKenna) Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy. Gifts: Open My Eyes  (Manibusan) AOV 1/166 Communion: In the Breaking of the Bread  (Hurd) … Continue reading →

Gather 3rd ed included this TAIZE chant by Jacques Berthier. The chorus is a prayerful mantra that works well on its own, but there are the cantor’s lines to use as well over the ostinato refrain. There are versions in … Continue reading →

Trawling through these collections can turn up some real gems sometimes. This song pairs a typically direct Shirley Erena Murray text to the great tune from Tony Alonso written when he was just a pup. It would be a rousing … Continue reading →

This is an interesting song on the subject of Wisdom with a text by Steven C. Warner set by Leslie Palmer Barnhart. It is based on Ecclesiasticus 51: 13-22 and as a singable hymn a useful alternative to songs like … Continue reading →

Going through collections that contain popular songs to find the ones I don’t know, frequently means finding the songs that haven’t caught on for a good reason. This Marty Haugen song (with help on the text from Susan Briehl) has … Continue reading →

When Willow sold off their physical hymn books I got the last 3 volume Gather 3rd edition for guitar they had. I’ll resume looking for the songs in that collection that have not already been covered here. “Over My Head” … Continue reading →